Marine ANGLICO officer?
I was wondering how ANGLICO works from the officer side. I read on Wikipedia that officers could be artillery officers, aviation officers, or even naval officers. I was wondering how that worked. Especially for the last two. Can a naval aviator be getting the best of both worlds of Ground and Air? Are the reserves really the only ones to be airborne qualified and why? What does the officer do? And how can you become an ANGLICO officer? Thanks
Whats a naval gun liaison officer? and can you be one off nrotc or do you have to go to the academy?
NGLOs pretty much an obsolete Navy job. The NGLO normally works with Marines who will be doing an amphib operation. They coordinate Naval Gunfire support required by the amphib landing force with the ships that are supporting the amphib landing. During WWII, Navy destroyers and battleships provided preparation fires on the beach heads and little further inland. This was coordinated by a NGLO. During the Korean War, most of the combat was far inland where Naval Gunfire Support could not reach. Ditto for Vietnam. For the 1991 Iraq war and beginning of current Iraq war, NGLOs were used to coordinate Navy launched cruise missile strikes. Not much since then. It is Surface Warfare. Headquarters Marine Corps has a position for a Navy Captain and a Navy Commander on the staff of the Commandant of the Marine Corps. You can apply for and likely get the position of NGLO regardless of your entry source - Academy, NROTC, or OCS. Lieutenant Colonel, US Marine Corps-Retired
Discuss your reasons for wanting to become a Naval Officer?
Its for the NROTC scholarship. It is limited to 2,500 characters, or 200-300 words. Any advice or comments on what I have written? "Being a United States Naval Officer would not only allow me to fulfill a family tradition, but also would give me the opportunity to challenge myself. I knew from an early age that I was destined to join the Navy; it’s in my blood. I’m a descendant from a long line of service members, both enlisted and officers. My family has been serving in the military since 1812 and in the Navy since at least World War II. I am extremely proud of my naval heritage, and have long since desired to follow in my families' footsteps. My father, a retired GM1, is one of the most patriotic men I know and instilled in me a deep love for my country. He’s one of the main reasons why I wish to join the Navy; he has shown me the meaning of sacrifice, of honor, and of loyalty. He has always encouraged me to go to college, get my degree and join the Navy as an officer. He’s pushed me to excel, so that I may have a better life then he did. While I strive to be the best I can be, I want to push myself further. I want to challenge myself to do things I’ve never thought imaginable. Being an officer would allow me to accomplish this. It requires much strength and dedication to be able to not only serve your country, but to lead others in your stead. Naval officers do this every day of their lives. They make critical decisions that often test who they are. I want the chance to do the same. I want to become an officer to better myself and find out what I am made of. "
Does the U.S. Navy and Air Force do ground missions?
The Navy has SEALS for special operations and they are well known. The Navy has a very large ground force you may have heard of….called Marines.The Air Force has certain ground units to fulfill certain missions. To start, Security Forces are charged with policing and base defense and will have specialized SWAT type units for nuke base defense, anti-sniper teams and provide K-9 training for all branches. SF have seen much ground action in every desert combat action in the last 20 years. They wear dark blue berets.Then there is what is internally known as the “Green” Air Force; special small units to accomplish specific ground mission tasks. They are:TACPs- Tactical Air Control Parties: units assigned to an Army battalion/regiment to call in air strikes. They are part of the Army unit and must train and qualify as part of they unit, e.g. Airborne or Rangers. They wear black berets. Also similar are JTACs.Combat Weather Techs- Trained meteorologist who, like TACPs, are assigned to a military unit (Battalion/Regiment size) to help plan missions based on weather conditions, so can be Ranger qualified. They wear grey berets.Pararescue Jumpers- or PJs, (what you may have seen in in the commercial) once called Rescue Commandos by congress, they are highly trained and specialized to be fully integrated with any Special Operations unit (Delta, SEALS, Rangers, etc) and serve as a high level combat medic as well as their traditional role to rescue downed military personnel (usually pilots) behind enemy lines. With one of the highest training and wash-out rates of any SpecOps unit, they wear maroon berets.Combat Control Teams: Highly trained and specialized units that can work independently or with a SpecOPs team of Delta, SEALS or Rangers. They are trained to be forward air controllers, call in air strikes, help take over a foreign airfield and then turn it into a US airfield, the training is long (2 years) and also a very high wash out rate. They wear scarlet berets.
Marines Air Support Operations Operator questions?
Specialties in Air Traffic Control/Air Support include: Here is a breakdown of the differences between ATC and Air Support: * Air Traffic Controller: Air traffic controllers routinely perform various duties and tasks related to the control of air traffic and vehicles within the designated areas aboard an established airport control zone, expeditionary airfield or remote area landing site. Training - Pensacola Fl where they work with real aircraft * Air Support Operations Operator (MOS 7242): Performs as liaison between air and ground forces. Air support operations operators perform duties incidental to the operation of tactical air support systems, operating various electronics equipment in a clear and electronics countermeasures environment. performing liaison necessary to ensure effective air support operations, and supervising and participating in preparation, movement, and emplacement of air support equipment. Training at 29 Palms Ca where they coordinate aircraft movements between ATC facility and the ground maneuver elements of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) or Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB). Bottomline - No - Air Support Ops Operator will not give you any experience that will help you to apply for a job with the FAA in the area of ATC. It will help you to be familar with how aircraft are controlled in a battlefield environment - one in which the FAA does not participate directly. Also will help you be familar with the type of equipment used by ATC for airfield control and terminal control needs. The squadron that you would be attached is the Marine Aviation Support Squadron (MASS) whose primary mission is to support the Marine Aviation Control Squadron (MACS). You could be assigned any Marine Corps Air Station as follows: Cherry Point NC; New River, NC; Yuma, AZ; Miramar, CA; 29 Palms CA; Iwakuni Japan; Futema Okinawa Japan; and in future Guam. Cherry Point, Camp Pendleton, and Okinawa is the location of the Primary MASS squadrons. The other places usually have detachments. There may still be a detachment at Kaneohe, HI, but not sure. Lieutenant Colonel, U S Marine Corps-Retired (Marine Aviator)
Has anyone served in every branch of the US military?
My father in law who is now 92, started out in the Navy. He was in the Pacific Theater (China) during WWII. After the war and being discharged, he kicked around Detroit for a while (short while) then decided to join the Marine Corps. He stayed in for 4 yrs and was discharged and immediately joined the Army. He was Infantry and served in Korea during the war and saw action at the Chosin Resevoir. For actions during that time he was awarded the Silver Star. He then received a battlefield commission. After the war, his commission was pulled, (I don’t understand why or if even this was common,) he volunteered for a new kind of unit called Special Forces. This was sometime back in the 50s and he stayed in the SF community until his retirement sometime in the early to mid 70s. He had 3 tours in Vietnam with incursions into Laos. He always has some great recollections of the people he got to meet, and serve with and the places he got to go to. A true American hero to me.
What are the requirements to become a marine paratrooper?
One has to meet Marine and Army physical fitness standards (within 30 days of the course- ages 19-21 age group with pull up requirements or 20 seconds flex arm hang-not the one for USMC females it's harder than that), pass an airborne physical and get unit commander's recommendation. Riggers are the only entry level MOS who are required to attend the the US Army Airborne School and possibly Free Fall Courses. Other Marines that attend:1. Recon Marines/Radio Recon Marines/others assigned to Recon.2. MARSOC/Raider operators and support personnel.3. ANGLICO Marines.4. Marines who get to attend due to reinlistment incentive.5. Volunteer Marines who's unit got them in due to open slots. *On average 750 slots are available each year for Marines at airborne school so slots to get in to airborne school is competitiveU.S. Army Airborne Entrance Requirements
How do Marines go through Airborne school?
It’s been 22 years since I graduated from Airborne School, but other services requirements haven’t changed much, as the school reservation system requirements are well-known.Marines attempting to go to Airborne School who are not in an airborne unit in the Marines have to get a waiver in accordance with MCO 3120.11, Marine Corps Parachuting Policy and Program Administration from HQMC 60 days prior to school. I cannot speak to the ease with which a non-airborne unit Marine can obtain such a waiver. Anecdotally, the only Marine or Navy folks I’ve ever seen use parachuting as part of their unit operations.Your non-waiverable options from the Marine Corps are as follows:Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) (so I’m assuming artillery related MOSs)Radio Reconnaissance PlatoonsDivision Recon BattalionsForce Recon (of course)MARSOCMy assumption is that the majority of these have infantry MOSes as their root requirement, similar to the US Army’s equivalents, though we have the 18 series for SF.The Army tosses out Airborne school slots as recruitment and retention tools like candy; the number of 5 jump chumps amongst ROTC cadets, for instance, is depressing, especially when you see those cats running around in their “death from above” shirts at a leg National Guard logistics unit.I suspect the Marines are a little more frugal in their squandering of funding on training unless it is germane to duties.