SOTF MISFIT | 0311 Rifleman

03xx Infantry / Marine Corps MOS Profile

0311 Rifleman

Riflemen are the core infantry Marines who locate, close with, and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver and support Marine rifle squads, platoons, and companies.

Code / Pipeline0311

MOS NameRifleman

Category03xx Infantry

Unit Association3/5 / 2nd Recon / Force Recon

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Responsibilities and Pipeline

Primary Responsibilities

Serve as the basic infantry rifleman in Marine rifle squads and fire teams.

Training Pipeline

Complete recruit training.

Billet Progression

This MOS sits inside the Marine ground-combat lane and depends on field discipline, small-unit leadership, communications, weapons proficiency, and repeated field evaluation.

USMC Responsibilities

0311 Rifleman is described here by practical Marine Corps duties, billet expectations, and training progression. This section avoids game-language so the page reads like a professional MOS reference.

Serve as the basic infantry rifleman in Marine rifle squads and fire teams.
Employ individual weapons, crew-served support when assigned, communications, navigation, patrolling, and fieldcraft.
Execute offensive, defensive, security, urban, amphibious, and expeditionary infantry tasks.
Develop toward fire-team leader, squad leader, instructor, or specialty billets.

Training Pipeline

The pathway is shown at a broad public level. Exact prerequisites, screening, quotas, course names, and assignments can change by fiscal year, manpower requirement, medical qualification, command screening, and schoolhouse policy.

Complete recruit training.
Complete School of Infantry infantry training / Infantry Marine Course or current entry-level infantry pathway.
Join an infantry battalion or other infantry billet and complete unit live-fire, field, and readiness training.
Progress through advanced infantry skills, leadership schools, and billet experience.

Billets And Skill Growth

Entry-level Marines focus on core tasks, equipment, field discipline, and reliable execution.
NCOs supervise small teams, enforce standards, plan rehearsals, and train junior Marines.
SNCOs and officers manage readiness, risk, training plans, inspections, reporting, and integration with adjacent staff sections.
Instructor and staff billets preserve standards, document lessons learned, and build repeatable training for the next rotation.

Command Profile Use

Individual names and member-specific history are kept on command profile pages. This MOS page stays focused on the role, standards, training pipeline, and billet use.

Rank / Grade Requirements

Grade LaneEnlisted MOS

Entry / Award Basis

Entry-level rifleman MOS after recruit training and infantry training.

Typical Rank Use

Pvt through Sgt for rifleman, fire-team, and squad-level billets; SSgt through MGySgt for platoon sergeant, company operations, and infantry senior-enlisted billets.

Schoolhouse & Qualification Requirements

SchoolhouseSchool of Infantry / Advanced Infantry Training Battalion / Reconnaissance Training Company as applicable

Recruit training, Marine Combat Training or Infantry Marine Course path, then MOS-specific infantry, reconnaissance, scout sniper, weapons, or leader training.

Entry QualificationsScreening / Prerequisites

Must meet infantry screening standards, weapons/field prerequisites, swim or reconnaissance screening where required, medical eligibility, security requirements, and command endorsement for advanced schools.

Associated SchoolsFollow-On Training

Basic Reconnaissance Course / reconnaissance training pipeline when assigned
Basic Airborne Course for parachutist-qualified billets
Military Free-Fall when billet-qualified
Marine Combatant Diver / dive supervisor track when assigned
SERE Level C for designated high-risk or special-operations-associated billets
Scout Sniper / advanced marksmanship schools where applicable

Course titles, quotas, prerequisites, and sequence can change by fiscal year, manpower requirement, medical qualification, and current schoolhouse policy.