Primary Responsibilities
Serve as a qualified instructor, coach, or formal school staff member after experience in a primary MOS.
09xx Training / Marine Corps MOS Profile
0916 Martial Arts Instructor
Martial Arts Instructors train Marines in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, including techniques, character discipline, and instructor-led sustainment.
Code / Pipeline0916
MOS NameMartial Arts Instructor
Category09xx Training
Unit AssociationTraining Cadre
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Responsibilities and Pipeline
Training Pipeline
Earn experience in a primary MOS and meet screening requirements for the instructor billet.
Billet Progression
This MOS is usually earned after demonstrated performance in a primary specialty and selection for an instructor billet.
Current Member Tracking
The Current Members section below is populated from command-record MOS data. When a chain of command changes MOS, this page is regenerated to keep the roster link accurate.
USMC Responsibilities
0916 Martial Arts Instructor 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 a qualified instructor, coach, or formal school staff member after experience in a primary MOS.
- Plan, deliver, evaluate, and remediate instruction in accordance with Marine Corps training standards.
- Maintain student safety, records, lesson plans, risk management, and performance feedback.
- Mentor Marines through professional development, discipline, standards, and repeatable training methods.
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.
- Earn experience in a primary MOS and meet screening requirements for the instructor billet.
- Attend the formal instructor, drill instructor, marksmanship, martial arts, combat instructor, or water survival course tied to the MOS.
- Serve at a schoolhouse, recruit depot, range, unit training section, or training command billet.
- Progress into senior instructor, chief instructor, curriculum, operations, or staff leadership 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
Chain of command records can list a current MOS, prior record MOS, ADMOS, or specialty track. This page shows a member as a Current MOS when the MOS is the member’s active specialty and as Recorded Profile MOS / ADMOS when it appears in the member history.
Rank / Grade Requirements
Grade LaneInstructor qualification MOS
Entry / Award Basis
Martial Arts Instructor MOS for qualified Marines who complete required Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor training.
Typical Rank Use
Available across multiple grades once prerequisites are met; commonly LCpl/Cpl through SNCO grades depending on unit instructor requirement.
Schoolhouse & Qualification Requirements
SchoolhouseTraining Command / MOS-specific instructor schoolhouse
Instructor MOSs require completion of the appropriate instructor course, demonstrated proficiency in the parent specialty, and performance in a formal training billet.
Entry QualificationsScreening / Prerequisites
Usually requires command screening, maturity, fitness, conduct standards, parent-MOS credibility, instructor evaluation, and completion of the required formal instructor course.
Associated SchoolsFollow-On Training
- Formal instructor certification
- Curriculum development and safety qualification
- Range, water survival, martial arts, recruit-training, combat-instructor, or aviation instructor tracks as 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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Training Cadre
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