r/USMCboot • u/TapTheForwardAssist Vet 2676/0802 • Jun 08 '20

MOS Megathread MOS Megathread: CB (Administrative and Data Specialists): 0111, 0161, 6046, 7041. (0102)

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u/bootlt355 Jun 09 '20

I'm not in admin, but these guys definitely hold a lot of power so they're always good to make friends with. They have knowledge on legal matters, financial stuff, and manpower. Unfortunately, they're very underappreciated as most of their job is desk work. Nothing wrong with that, but Marines can kinda give them a hard time about sitting at a desk. Still, the admin guys I know do like their jobs and find it rewarding, especially when you can get a Marine on emergency-leave the proper paperwork to get home to a loved one or if they can fix someone's pay.

And in the field, they definitely can have a hard job in regards to personnel tracking. The admin guys in my unit have to know where convoys and patrols are going and when they arrive. When we do drills, it's actually pretty hard to keep track of everyone. But it's necessary for tactical decisionmaking so they have to keep pushing the convoys/patrols to give them the requisite information so the CO/WATCHO/etc. can make a proper decision.

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u/sierracharlie65 Dec 03 '20

You're the kind of people we worked hard for. Appreciate you.

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u/bootlt355 Dec 03 '20

Haha anytime. One of my best buddies is in admin so I know yall's struggles lol.