Primary Responsibilities
Install, operate, protect, and maintain tactical communications systems supporting command and control.
06xx Communications / Marine Corps MOS Profile
0699 Communications Chief
Communications Chiefs are senior enlisted leaders who manage communications sections, readiness, training, technical programs, and command-post support.
Code / Pipeline0699
MOS NameCommunications Chief
Category06xx Communications
Unit AssociationCommunications / 2nd Recon Support
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Responsibilities and Pipeline
Training Pipeline
Complete entry-level Marine training and communications MOS school.
Billet Progression
This MOS keeps command-and-control systems functioning across field, garrison, and expeditionary command posts.
Current Member Tracking
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USMC Responsibilities
0699 Communications Chief 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.
- Install, operate, protect, and maintain tactical communications systems supporting command and control.
- Manage radio, data, network, transmission, encryption, and troubleshooting tasks at unit level.
- Advise commanders on communications planning, signal operating instructions, spectrum use, redundancy, and equipment readiness.
- Maintain equipment accountability, maintenance records, crypto discipline, and communications training.
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 entry-level Marine training and communications MOS school.
- Build proficiency on tactical radios, data systems, networks, crypto handling, and communications planning.
- Serve in battalion, squadron, company, or higher headquarters communication sections.
- Progress into chief, warrant officer, communications officer, or senior staff billets through experience and advanced courses.
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 LaneSenior enlisted MOS
Entry / Award Basis
Communications Chief MOS for senior enlisted communications Marines overseeing communications sections and staff planning.
Typical Rank Use
Normally GySgt through MGySgt for battalion, regiment, MEF, and joint communications billets.
Schoolhouse & Qualification Requirements
SchoolhouseMarine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Twentynine Palms, California
Tactical communications instruction covers radio operation, communications planning, net discipline, equipment employment, troubleshooting, and command-and-control support.
Entry QualificationsScreening / Prerequisites
Requires communications-field classification, normal color perception and hearing where required, security eligibility for assigned systems, equipment accountability, and course completion.
Associated SchoolsFollow-On Training
- HF/VHF/UHF and SATCOM sustainment
- Tactical data and network familiarization
- Communications chief / planner progression
- Joint fires communications support when assigned
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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MOS Association
Communications / 2nd Recon Support
This page links the occupation lane to communications and 2nd Recon support pathways. Matching chain of command members appear in the Current Members section above.