SOTF MISFIT | 0372 Critical Skills Operator

03xx Infantry / Marine Corps MOS Profile

0372 Critical Skills Operator

Critical Skills Operators are Marine Raiders trained for special operations tasks after MARSOC screening, assessment, and qualification.

Code / Pipeline0372

MOS NameCritical Skills Operator

Category03xx Infantry

Unit AssociationForce Recon / Special Operations Capability

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Marine Corps MOS Profile

Responsibilities and Pipeline

Primary Responsibilities

Execute and supervise ground combat tasks tied to maneuver, reconnaissance, security, fires integration, and small-unit leadership.

Training Pipeline

Complete recruit training or officer commissioning, then Marine Combat Training or The Basic School as applicable.

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.

Current Member Tracking

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USMC Responsibilities

0372 Critical Skills Operator 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.

Execute and supervise ground combat tasks tied to maneuver, reconnaissance, security, fires integration, and small-unit leadership.
Prepare weapons, communications, navigation, patrol orders, rehearsals, and reporting procedures before movement.
Lead Marines through field training, live-fire progression, tactical decision games, and mission rehearsals.
Develop junior leaders who can control teams, squads, sections, platoons, and supporting attachments in austere environments.

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 or officer commissioning, then Marine Combat Training or The Basic School as applicable.
Attend the infantry/reconnaissance schoolhouse associated with the MOS: Infantry Marine Course, Infantry Officer Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, or an advanced qualification school.
Develop through unit field exercises, live-fire progression, patrolling, weapons employment, orders production, and leadership billets.
Advance into team leader, squad/section leader, platoon staff, platoon commander, operations, instructor, or senior enlisted/officer roles.

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.

Chain of Command Matching Logic

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Rank / Grade Requirements

Grade LaneEnlisted MOS

Entry / Award Basis

Critical Skills Operator lane for enlisted Marines selected and trained through the Marine special operations pipeline.

Typical Rank Use

Normally Cpl through GySgt/MSgt depending on team, element leader, operations, instructor, and staff billets.

Schoolhouse & Qualification Requirements

SchoolhouseSpecial operations assessment, selection, individual training course, and advanced skills pipeline as assigned

Special operations training emphasizes assessment, individual skills, small-team operations, communications, fires, medical, mobility, and mission planning by billet.

Entry QualificationsScreening / Prerequisites

Requires assessment/selection, medical screening, security eligibility, fitness standards, maturity, and successful completion of assigned individual training requirements.

Associated SchoolsFollow-On Training

SERE Level C
Basic Airborne / Military Free-Fall as assigned
Combatant Diver or maritime mobility schools as assigned
Advanced communications, fires, breaching, medical, language, and instructor tracks

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

Current Members in this MOS

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