Marine Corps Offering Thousands of Dollars in Bonuses in Push for More Intelligence Specialists

[rangerrebew]

Marine Corps Offering Thousands of Dollars in Bonuses in Push for More Intelligence Specialists
 
Military.com | By Drew F. Lawrence
Published May 03, 2024 at 10:49am ET

The Marine Corps needs more counterintelligence and human intelligence specialists, also known as CI/HUMINT, and is offering some Marines thousands of dollars in bonuses to transfer into those jobs.

The service has labeled the military occupational specialty, or MOS, as "high-demand, low-density," adding that "the need for qualified Marines to lateral move to this MOS will remain high for the foreseeable future," according to an official administrative message posted in late April.
 
The effort is aimed at recruiting current corporals, sergeants or staff sergeants from any other Marine Corps job. Lance corporals and gunnery sergeants can also apply, but must be "determined exceptionally qualified" for the role based on the screening process, according to the message.
 

CI/HUMINT specialists conduct "sensitive and complex" intelligence operations in support of Marine units, like the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, or MAGTF, around the world, according to the message.

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[rangerrebew]

Isn't Marine Corps Intelligence an oxymoron?

KIDDING!  JUST KIDDING!

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Isn't Marine Corps Intelligence an oxymoron?

KIDDING!  JUST KIDDING!

You may be on to something....

Just guessing here, but I wouldn't be shocked if the required ASVAB scores for those intelligence MOS's are comparatively high, while the primary pool of transferees would be infantry/03, which has a lower ASVAB score.

Now I'm sure there are enough 03 Marines will sufficiently high ASVAB scores, but I'm also guessing those are the ones more likely to be on a good track with promotions, etc..  In other words, they're having to convince some of the most successful infantry Marines to leave their units and MOS for a brand new one that has much less in the way of troop leadership opportunities.