Primary Responsibilities
Perform a designated special skill, staff capability, or qualification-based billet supporting Marine Corps operations.
8xxx Billet Designators / Marine Corps MOS Profile
8002 Joint Terminal Attack Controller
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers are qualified personnel who direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and terminal attack control.
Code / Pipeline8002
MOS NameJoint Terminal Attack Controller
Category8xxx Billet Designators
Unit AssociationFire Support / Airwing Integration
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Responsibilities and Pipeline
Training Pipeline
Meet prerequisite rank, MOS, medical, security, and command-screening requirements for the designator.
Billet Progression
This MOS page summarizes the billet, training lane, progression path, and current command-profile matches.
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
8002 Joint Terminal Attack Controller 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.
- Perform a designated special skill, staff capability, or qualification-based billet supporting Marine Corps operations.
- Advise supported commanders and staffs on the specific capability tied to the designator.
- Maintain currency, documentation, and recurring training required for the special skill.
- Integrate the capability with the supported unit instead of replacing the Marine’s core leadership responsibilities.
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.
- Meet prerequisite rank, MOS, medical, security, and command-screening requirements for the designator.
- Complete the formal course or certification tied to the special skill.
- Maintain currency and documentation through recurring training, evaluations, and billet performance.
- Serve as a staff advisor, qualified operator, instructor, or capability lead based on unit needs.
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 LaneAdditional qualification / billet MOS
Entry / Award Basis
Joint Terminal Attack Controller designation for qualified personnel trained and certified for terminal attack control.
Typical Rank Use
Rank depends on parent MOS and billet; commonly NCO/SNCO or officer grades assigned to fires, air-control, reconnaissance, or special operations support billets.
Schoolhouse & Qualification Requirements
SchoolhouseMarine artillery / fires training pipeline and Expeditionary Warfare Training Group / joint fires qualification path as assigned
Fire support training covers observed fires, target location, call-for-fire procedures, close air support integration, clearance language, communications, and joint fires coordination.
Entry QualificationsScreening / Prerequisites
Requires command screening, communications proficiency, map and target-location skill, security eligibility, medical qualification, and progression through fires/JTAC qualification events.
Associated SchoolsFollow-On Training
- Fire Support Marine course
- Joint Fires Observer / JTAC qualification track when selected
- SERE Level C for designated forward or high-risk billets
- Laser designator / close air support procedures 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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MOS Association
Fire Support / Airwing Integration
This page links the occupation lane to fire support and airwing integration pathways. Matching chain of command members appear in the Current Members section above.