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Marine Corps Officer Job Descriptions

MOS 3102 - - Traffic Management Officer

By Rod Powers, About.com

MOS/Title: 3102 -- Traffic Management Officer

Type of Officer : Limited Duty Officer, Warrant Officer

Type of MOS : PMOS

Rank Range: LtCol to Capt, CW05 to WO

Job Description: MOS 3102, Traffic Management Officer (TMO) , is a unique MOS which encompasses broad responsibilities for the transportation and/or distribution of supplies/equipment, personnel/units, and personnel property, deployment storage of personal effects and operate Personal Effects and Baggage Centers. TMOs use numerous Federal, DoD, and service regulations; the Defense Transportation System (DTS); commercial modes of transportation; and distribution logistic functions to enable optimal selection and procurement of commercial and/or government-operated land, air, and water transportation services. TMOs make daily physical distribution management decisions regarding receipt and distribution of cargo and facilitate the execution of travel/transportation entitlements for military members and dependents and civilian employees. TMOs act as the contracting officer representative (COR) for various Commercial Travel Office (CTO) contract. TMOs are responsible for various procurement actions, financial documentation and payment processes for transportation services. TMOs within designated billets may perform logistics movement control center functions and container control operations. TMOs organize and control forward deployed organizations for the reception of forces at ports of debarkation (POD) via common user modes of transportation and the Defense Transportation System (DTS) and distribution of sustainment cargo. Base/Station TMOs conduct deployment support operations from origin to point of embarkation and return via commercial assets. TMO billets are located at all USMC Base/Station, MARFOR G-4 SMOs, MEFs, MLGs and the Defense Logistics Agency.

Job Requirements:

(1) Complete the ITO/TMO Courses at Ft. Eustis, VA.

(2) Skill progression schools:

    (a) Mobility Warrant Officer Basic, U.S. Army Transportation Center and School, Ft. Eustis, VA.

    (b) Transportation/Storage of Hazardous Material (N14C081), Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, GA or Mobile Training Team (MTT).

    (c) Transportation/Storage of Hazardous Material (Recertification) (AOISBM2), School of Military Packaging Technology, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

    (d) Strategic Deployment Planning (A08M7Vl;, U.S. Army Transportation Center and School, Ft. Eustis, VA.

    (e) Air Deployment Planning (AOBM7U), U.S. Army Transportation Center and School, Ft. Eustis, VA.

    (f) Unit Movement Officer Deployment Planning (A08M7T1), U.S. Army Transportation Center and School, Ft. Eustis, VA.

    (g) Advanced Logistics Officers Course (ALOC), Marine Corps University, Quantico, VA (Maj through LtCol) .

    (h) Global Transportation Network (GTN) Users Course, Air Mobility Command (AMC) , Scott AFB, IL.

    (i) Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES) (A08RAC2), Joint Deployment Training Center, Ft. Eustis, VA.

    (j) Intermodal Dry Cargo Container (CSC) Reinspection (A33LAS1), U.S. Army Defense Ammunition School, Savanna, IL.

    (k) Marine Corps Logistics Education (MCLEP), Pennsylvania State University (Maj through LtCol) .

(3) Secret or above security clearance (all grades WO - LtCol).

Duties: For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to MCO 1510.41, Individual Training Standards.

Related Department of Labor Occupation Codes :

(I) Manager, Operations 184.117-050.

(2) Manager, Traffic 184.167-094.

Related Marine Corps Jobs:

None.

Above information derived from MCBUL 1200, part 1

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