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0121E5

Personnel Clerk

E-5 (Sergeant) · Marines

E1–E3E-4E-5E-6E-7E8–E9
HEADS UP

The 1stSgt calls you before calling HQMC. The S-1 officer shows you the problem before showing it to the CO. That is the operational reality at Sgt 0121 — you are the enlisted voice who either solves the personnel problem before it becomes a command issue or explains to the 1stSgt why it became one anyway. The standard is not 'good job finding it.' The standard is 'it was never wrong in the first place.'

The Honest MOS Read
Sgt in the S-1 shop is the rank where the administrative machinery either runs through you cleanly or jams because you were not the NCO the situation required. You are running a section or functioning as the senior administrative NCO in a smaller shop — the officer in charge is learning the regulations you have been executing for two or three years, and the 1stSgt is the voice on the phone at 1700 expecting an answer, not a process description. The daily work at Sgt spans a wider register than at Cpl. You manage the unit diary cycle for the section's junior Marines, reviewing transactions before they post, running the HQMC return log, resolving complex actions that come back after initial processing fails — a retroactive promotion date, a hardship reassignment package, a BAH dependency audit that finance says is S-1's problem. You brief the S-1 officer on unit personnel status. You advise the company staff on promotion windows, reenlistment timelines, and OMPF corrections in queue. The FitRep input you write for your Cpls is the most visible work product of the Sgt tour. The S-1 officer reads the Section A narrative you draft and signs it; the quality of that narrative determines whether the officer edits it or signs as written. An S-1 officer who signs without editing trusts your NCO judgment — and that trust is built one correctly written FitRep at a time. A Section A that is vague, inflated, or copied from last quarter is a Section A the officer edits. The officer is not your editor. At Sgt you manage the section's MCTFS access permissions — which Marines have what level of access, whether permissions need revoked after a PCS departure, whether any terminals have been left accessible by Marines who have moved on. The IG audits the access list. A terminal with active permissions belonging to a Marine who PCS'd six months ago is a finding and a security incident. It has your section chief's name on the front and yours behind it. The compassionate-reassignment package, the hardship-discharge determination, the lateral MOS change packet — these reach the Sgt's desk because the Cpl does not yet have the regulatory depth to adjudicate them. You read the applicable MARCORSEPMAN chapter, build the package to the HQMC standard, and track it to resolution. A compassionate-reassignment package sitting incomplete in the action queue is a Marine whose family situation is waiting on paperwork. That urgency has to be real every time, not just when the 1stSgt asks about it.
Career Arc
  • 01Cpl to Sgt pin-on via cutting score — composite verified, Corporals Course complete, Sergeants Course in queue or complete.
  • 02Section ownership at Sgt: assigned section of the S-1 shop or senior admin NCO where the officer depends on Sgt-level regulatory depth.
  • 03FitRep Section A input cycle begins for Cpls in the section. First input drafted and reviewed by S-1 officer inside the first quarter.
  • 04Complex action exposure: compassionate reassignment, retroactive entitlement, lateral MOS change, OMPF correction requiring HQMC message traffic.
  • 05Sergeants Course PME graduate — required gate for SSgt; in-residence at the regional NCO Academy is the preferred format.
  • 06SSgt composite tracked monthly against current MARADMIN cutting score — FitRep marks, PFT/CFT, rifle qual, MCMAP belt, education credits, awards.
  • 07MSgt versus 1stSgt career track conversation opens at Sgt — the occupational-SME path and the troop-leadership path diverge here.
Common Screwups
  • ×Signing off a Cpl's MCTFS transactions without actually reviewing them. At Sgt you are accountable for what leaves the section under your supervision. An audit trail with your review signature on a wrong transaction means you signed off on something you did not verify. 'I trusted the Cpl' is not a finding mitigation.
  • ×Advising on separation eligibility or reenlistment incentives from memory rather than from the current published MARCORSEPMAN and active MARADMINs. Policy changes on fiscal-year cycles. A Marine who declines or accepts a reenlistment option based on incorrect information from the section SNCO has a legitimate grievance.
  • ×UCMJ action — NJP, Article 32 referral, or administrative separation proceedings. At Sgt in an admin MOS the irony is direct: you process these actions for other Marines, and the Sgt who becomes the subject of one has created the clearest possible conflict between the billet and the person. The command's trust in the section's integrity depends on the section's senior NCO having zero adverse record.
  • ×Physical fitness failure or body composition program enrollment. The section chief's SSgt board recommendation depends in part on whether the Sgt is holding the Marine Corps standard. A Sgt who fails a PFT while writing FitRep input about their Cpls' physical performance is writing a contradiction the board reads clearly.
  • ×Missing the FitRep submission window because the section was busy. The Marine gets a permanent gap in their record. The S-1 officer who had to explain to the CO why submissions were late does not forget who was responsible for the submission calendar.

A Day in the Life

  • 0500Wake. Check the company group chat and the section's action log notifications. Any overnight HQMC returns, any Marines with liberty incidents, any early formation calls. Triage before PT.
  • 0530-0700Company PT formation. You are an NCO. Accountability for section Marines reported to the section chief or S-1 officer. PT at the front. 1st-Class is the standard; the section's average is unit-visible.
  • 0830Section muster. S-1 officer or section chief puts out the week's tasking updates. You receive the section's action list and priority items for the day. Brief the Cpls on their assignments.
  • 0900-1000HQMC return log review and morning action audit. Returned actions are the first priority: pull the deficiency notice, identify the error, build the correction package, assign the Cpl under your supervision. This is the most important 60 minutes of the administrative day.
  • 1000-1130Section processing: complex actions at your desk (compassionate reassignment, retroactive entitlement, OMPF correction requiring HQMC message), simpler actions supervised through Cpls. Review Cpl transactions before they post to the diary.
  • 1130-1300Chow. Sit with other Sgts and the S-1 officer when the schedule allows. Keep an eye on the section's junior Marines from a different table.
  • 1300-1500Afternoon work: diary cut-off approaching — review pending transactions, confirm error log clean, submit. FitRep Section A drafts in work for Cpls coming up on reporting period close. Walk-ins from 1stSgts or company staff with complex records questions handled at the desk.
  • 1500-1600End-of-day section close: all open actions documented with next-action notes and assigned Cpl, MCTFS access permissions verified (no ghost terminals), sensitive documents secured, terminals locked. Brief the S-1 officer on items requiring officer-level action or CO visibility.
  • 1630-2000Liberty or additional tasking. Personal time — family if off-base, Sergeants Course study if the in-residence slot has not dropped, MCMAP training, TA coursework. If the 1stSgt calls about a records problem, you answer and you have an answer — not a process description.
  • Field operations / deployed admin elementAt Sgt you are the deployed element's senior administrative NCO. The diary cycle continues; complex actions continue; the 1stSgt's calls continue. The section chief is not available for backup — you make the adjudication calls, document them, and brief the S-1 officer. Independence is the operational state.

Weekly Cadence

Monday through Friday at Sgt 0121 runs on two parallel tracks: the diary cycle and the complex-action queue. Monday morning is the accountability moment — the weekend produced new HQMC returns, new action requests from 1stSgts, new walk-in problems. The Sgt who walks in Monday with the return log already triaged and the action queue prioritized starts the week ahead; the one who discovers the return log for the first time starts behind. Tuesday through Thursday is the section's rhythm: complex actions progressing through build and submission, Cpl transactions reviewed before posting, diary cycle running daily, FitRep input drafting for approaching reporting period close dates, and the window walk-ins that constitute the real-time personnel advisory function of the S-1 shop. The mentoring layer runs alongside — structured sessions on error patterns identified in the diary log, walk-throughs of complex action types the Cpl has not processed before, check-ins on composite score progress. Friday is the company event and section closeout: diary cycle closed with a clean error log, all open actions with documented next-action notes, terminals locked, access permissions verified. The Sgt who leaves Friday with a section running at standard is the Sgt who earns the early recommendation for Sergeants Course.

Key Skills — How to Drill Each

  1. 01
    Conduct a records review of a Marine's OMPF — verify all documents filed, signed, and sequenced correctly — and identify discrepancies before HQMC or an IG inspection does.
    An OMPF review is a structured audit: FitRep record (complete, no gaps, signatures present), performance and conduct marks (complete by marking period), administrative remarks (properly routed and filed), awards (citation present with correct signatures), educational credentials. Read MCO P1080.20's OMPF organization chapter before your first review. You are looking for date gaps in the FitRep record, missing endorsers on administrative actions, awards in the system without citations, and entries with wrong transaction dates. Find it before the IG does.
  2. 02
    Process a complex personnel action — retroactive promotion, hardship discharge, compassionate reassignment — and document the action trail completely.
    Complex actions have three requirements the routine diary cycle does not: a complete regulatory basis (cite the chapter, not just the manual title), a documented action trail (every call, submission, return, and follow-up in the section's action log), and a realistic timeline communicated to the Marine and the 1stSgt. A compassionate-reassignment package under MARCORSEPMAN requires specific supporting documentation — medical records, family member status verification, command endorsement. Build the documentation checklist from the applicable chapter before touching the action.
  3. 03
    Write FitRep Section A input for Cpls that the S-1 officer can sign without editing — specific actions, measurable results, no inflation.
    Section A describes what the Marine did and what it produced — not their character. 'Motivated and professional' is not Section A input. 'Processed 47 separation packages with zero HQMC returns in the quarter, managed the section's diary cycle during S-1 officer TDY, and mentored the PFC through the first independent diary submission' is Section A input. If the S-1 officer can sign it without changing a word, you wrote it correctly.
  4. 04
    Brief the battalion S-1 officer or XO on unit personnel strength, reenlistment windows, and promotion cutoff timelines using accurate MCTFS data.
    The brief the S-1 officer gives the XO comes from data you verified. Unit strength figures from a MCTFS pull today, not last week's screenshot. Reenlistment window list cross-checks MCTFS EAS dates against the service record books. Promotion cutoffs reference the current month's MARADMIN cutting score. Brief in plain language — the XO does not know what 'diary cycle compliance' means; they know whether their Marines are promotable on time.
  5. 05
    Mentor junior clerks on MCTFS error correction — walk through the rejection, identify the cause, fix it, and document the process so it does not repeat.
    Four steps, in order: identify the error code from the HQMC return or diary error log; match it to the relevant MCO P1080.20 chapter; correct the transaction with the junior Marine watching and explaining each step; enter a note in the section's action log documenting what the error was, what caused it, and the correction. The last step is the one junior Marines skip — and it is the one that prevents the same error next quarter.
  6. 06
    Identify and initiate an OMPF correction for a Marine whose record contains an error they may not know about.
    The Marine whose OMPF has an error from three years ago may not know until they sit with a VA representative at EAS and the adjudicator pulls the record. Run a quarterly OMPF review of every Marine in your assigned section — not just when an action comes through, every quarter. Initiate the correction the day you find it. An hour of prevention is worth three months of HQMC correction petition.

Manuals & References — What Chapters Matter

  • MCO P1080.20 — MCTFS Administration Manual
    At Sgt you need this manual at the chapter level. The error-code appendix, the OMPF organization chapter, the correction procedures chapter, and the complex-action submission chapters are the sections you navigate without a table of contents. When the 1stSgt calls about a record problem at 1700 Friday, you find the applicable chapter faster than the problem ages.
  • MCO 1900.16 (MARCORSEPMAN) — Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual
    Own the separation-types chapter, the reenlistment eligibility chapter, the hardship and compassionate-reassignment chapter, and the RE-code table. These are the sections the CO asks about in the officer call and the ones the Marine's VA representative cites in the claims adjudication.
  • MCO P1610.7 — Performance Evaluation System
    You write FitRep Section A input now. The marking-standards chapter, attribute rating chapter, and relative-value guidance are the three sections to read before writing your first input. The quality of your Section A drafts determines whether the S-1 officer edits them or signs — and the officer's read of your judgment as an NCO tracks directly with FitRep quality.
  • MCO P1400.31 and MCO 1400.32 — Marine Corps Promotion Manuals (Volumes I and II)
    Your Marines' promotion mechanics and your own SSgt composite score mechanics live across these two volumes. The Sgt who cannot describe their composite score without looking it up cannot credibly advise a Cpl on theirs. Pull the current MARADMIN monthly for both enlisted promotion cutting scores and the SSgt-specific cut.
  • NAVMC 1200.1L — Military Occupational Specialties Manual
    The 0121 MOS task list is here and the duties the S-1 officer evaluates you against are defined here. At Sgt, the tasks listed are what Section A input describes and what the IG checks against the section's training records.
  • Privacy Act of 1974 and DoD 5400.11-R — Department of Defense Privacy Program
    At Sgt you manage MCTFS access permissions and supervise junior Marines handling personnel records daily. An access-control failure — active terminal belonging to a PCS-departed Marine, unauthorized disclosure by a junior clerk — generates a finding that goes to the commanding officer with your name attached. Know the access-control requirements, run a quarterly permission audit, and know the disclosure-incident reporting procedures before you need them.

Standards — How to Hit Each

  • Sergeants Course PME graduate — required gate for SSgt.
    In-residence at the regional Marine Corps NCO academy is materially preferred by SSgt selection boards — the network and the rigor are noted in FitRep records. Pull the slot when it drops; if the section is shorthanded, make the case to the S-1 chief that the slot is a gate requirement, not a nice-to-have.
  • OMPF for every Marine in assigned section current and error-free before the next unit inspection or IG visit — not after.
    Build a quarterly OMPF review calendar. The review is a structured audit: FitRep complete and gap-free, performance marks complete by period, administrative remarks properly filed, awards with citations present, educational documents filed. Any discrepancy found gets an initiated correction action the same day. 'I found it before the IG did' is a positive note; 'the IG found it first' is not.
  • Unit diary rejection rate at zero or near-zero for section submissions.
    Zero rejections is the target; near-zero requires understanding why each rejection occurred. The diary error log is reviewed after every submission. Any rejection is matched to an error code, correction built and resubmitted, cause documented in the action log. If the same error type recurs, it is a training issue — build a structured session on the applicable chapter, not just another correction.
  • FitRep input for Cpls submitted before the reporting period closes.
    Track reporting period closing dates on the section's calendar the same way you track diary cycle cut-off windows. The Section A input is due to the S-1 officer at least two weeks before the closing date. A missed submission window leaves the Marine's record with a permanent gap. The section chief knows which Sgt tracks closing dates and which one discovers them at the deadline.
  • 1st-Class PFT and CFT — the section's average is visible on the unit health-of-the-force report.
    At Sgt the physical standard is a section-level statement. A Sgt who scores below 1st-Class while writing FitRep input about Cpls' physical performance creates a visible contradiction. The SSgt composite score takes the PFT hit directly; a below-standard cycle in a competitive year moves the timeline.

Technical Mistakes — Concrete Consequences

  • Correcting a MCTFS error verbally with the submitter and not documenting the correction action in the section's log.
    The verbal correction happened; the documented correction did not. When the IG pulls the action log and finds a gap between the original submission and the posted correction, 'I told the Cpl to fix it' is not a documented action trail. The finding is the gap, not the error — and the gap is the Sgt's failure.
  • Routing a hardship or compassionate-reassignment package without verifying all supporting documentation is complete.
    An incomplete package submitted to HQMC returns with a deficiency notice. The Marine's timeline — tied to a family medical situation or a financial hardship — extends by the weeks it takes the deficiency response to process. Read the applicable MARCORSEPMAN chapter before touching the action, verify every required document is present before submitting.
  • Signing off a Cpl's MCTFS transactions without reviewing them because you trust them.
    Trust is not a verification substitute. The audit trail shows your signature; HQMC's return comes back with your routing on it. Spot-check is appropriate once the Cpl has demonstrated consistent accuracy over a sustained period; rubber-stamp is never appropriate.
  • Failing to advise a separating Marine to review their discharge documentation before they sign.
    The RE code and character of service govern VA benefits eligibility and federal employment for the rest of the Marine's career. A Marine who signs separation documents without understanding what each code means is making a permanent decision without understanding it. The Sgt who explains what they are signing is doing the job. The Sgt who processes the signature without the explanation is not.
  • Missing the FitRep submission window because the section was busy.
    The Marine's record has a permanent gap. The promotion board reading the record three years later notes it and the explanation does not change the read. The S-1 officer who had to explain late submissions to the CO does not forget. Track the closing dates. Submit early.

Career Decisions at This Rank

  • MSgt track versus 1stSgt track — which career path fits this Marine
    The occupational-SME path (MSgt → MGySgt → HQMC staff / division G-1) rewards regulatory depth, policy-shaping ability, and capacity to advise general officers. The troop-leadership path (1stSgt → SgtMaj) rewards interpersonal command authority and the willingness to own a company formation's daily life. The Sgt who is honest at E-5 about which of these descriptions fits them makes the right billet requests and the right SNCO conversations. Talk to a MSgt and a 1stSgt who came up from 0121 and ask both what they wish they had known at Sgt.
  • B-billet assignment — DI duty, recruiter, MSG, instructor billet versus staying in S-1 tours
    B-billets are career-broadening and career-hard on families. Drill instructor duty at MCRD is three years; the DI hat identifier is a known positive signal at the SSgt and GySgt boards. MSG (Marine Security Guard) at embassy postings is a genuinely broadening global experience. Recruiter duty puts you in a civilian community as the Corps' face — workload is intense in a different dimension. Each has a different impact on the family situation and the composite score build. Talk to Marines who completed the tour before volunteering.
  • Reenlistment at Sgt — indef, lateral options, special duty, or EAS
    The reenlistment decision at Sgt is more consequential than at Cpl because the career is genuinely bifurcating. SRB tiers and bonus amounts for 0121 are in the current MARADMIN — pull it before sitting with the career planner. Options include indef for the SRB bonus, special duty with the SDA bonus, lateral move if the performance record supports a technical option, or school-of-choice. The honest question: is the career arc from Sgt to SSgt to GySgt in the 0121 field the one you want? If not sure, have the conversation with a GySgt 0121 before deciding.
  • Education through Tuition Assistance versus deferring to the GI Bill
    TA credits on active duty do not consume GI Bill months. Every credit earned on TA is a credit that does not burn post-service. For a Sgt with three to eight years remaining depending on reenlistment decisions, using TA toward a bachelor's degree is materially better than deferring. Two courses per semester is sustainable on a garrison schedule; adjust to one course during workup or deployment cycles.
  • Commissioning via MECEP or ECP — pursue or pass
    MECEP (full-time student, retains enlisted pay) and ECP (direct commission for Marines with a bachelor's degree) are the active-duty commissioning paths. The honest question: does the Sgt's regulatory competency and decision-making style align with the officer's responsibility for shaping policy, or with executing it? The 0121 Sgt who understands the framework well enough to advise an O-2 already has the foundational competency for the officer corps. Talk to your S-1 officer — their read of you is the most direct signal available.

How the Seat Varies by Unit Type

  • Battalion S-1 shop (rifle, artillery, support battalion)
    Direct-support billet at the most personal level. Every pay problem, promotion warrant delay, and OMPF discrepancy in the battalion lands on S-1, and the Sgt's response is visible to the battalion 1stSgts and XO. High interpersonal stakes, moderate regulatory complexity, pace tracks with battalion operational tempo.
  • Consolidated section (regiment, group, installation)
    Higher transaction volume, more complex action types, deeper regulatory exposure. The Sgt at regimental or installation level processes retroactive entitlements, inter-service transfers, and complex OMPF corrections for units they may never interact with directly. Faster skill development in the categories that become routine at SSgt and GySgt.
  • Deployed administrative element (MEU, UDP, combat deployment)
    The Sgt 0121 on a deployed element is the senior administrative NCO for a battalion-sized force, operating with reduced connectivity and no section chief backup for real-time decisions. One deployed admin element tour produces the independence that takes two garrison tours to build.
  • Marine Corps Recruit Depot administrative section
    Highest administrative processing volume in the Corps at Sgt. Recruit accessions, training attrition separations, graduation records, rapid-cycle OMPF building — more separation packages and OMPF transactions than a fleet unit would see in three equivalent tours. Pace is the feature; accuracy requirements are unforgiving.
  • HQMC or supporting establishment assignment
    Reserved for Sgts with demonstrated regulatory depth. At HQMC the Sgt 0121 advises policy-level decisions, reviews cross-Corps administrative procedures, and interfaces with the MCTFS program management office on system issues affecting every unit diary in the Corps. Senior leadership exposure is significant; career signal for the SSgt board is strong.

What Good Looks Like at This Rank

The good Sgt 0121 is the Marine the S-1 officer calls before calling HQMC, because the answer is already researched, the regulation is cited by chapter and section, and the correction package is in draft. Not 'I'll look into it' — the answer is ready. That requires knowing the regulatory depth cold enough that 'looking into it' is confirmation, not discovery. The Sgt who reaches that level is the one the S-1 officer trusts with the XO brief, the 1stSgt trusts with the Friday records call, and the section chief trusts with the next complex action without a second look. The junior Marines in the section process clean work because the Sgt reviewed it before it hit the system, not after it bounced. The mentoring model is not correction after the fact — it is the structured walk-through before the first submission, the pattern identification when the same error appears twice, and the training session on the applicable chapter when the pattern continues. The section's rejection rate reflects the Sgt's teaching. The SSgt board read builds correctly: Sergeants Course graduate, MCMAP Brown Belt in, 1st-Class PFT and CFT held cycle over cycle, rifle qual at Expert, awards stack growing, education credits accumulating through TA and CCAF, and FitRep marks from the S-1 officer reflecting what the officer observed — clean Section A inputs, a section running without supervision, complex actions completed correctly the first time. The Sgt who earned that FitRep did not need the officer to explain what the rating meant.

Preview — The Next Rank

SSgt (E-6) is the rank where the distinction between knowing the regulations and being the regulation starts to matter. The S-1 officer typically rotated in with general administrative knowledge and is relying on the SSgt to fill the regulatory depth that a year in the billet has not provided. The battalion commander calls the SSgt at 1700 when the XO's records question requires a real answer. Job content shifts from running a section to running multiple Sgts and advising the S-1 officer on decisions the officer has not made before. You write FitReps for three to five Sgts per cycle. You manage the section's MCTFS access permissions across multiple billets. You advise on complex entitlement actions — retroactive BAH, dual-military dependency status, hardship separation — from source document through HQMC adjudication, often without a senior NCO to validate the analysis before it goes up. You brief the battalion XO on personnel readiness. You own the S-1 inspection preparation for IG visits. The SSgt career path bifurcates more sharply than at Sgt. The MSgt track and the 1stSgt track have different FitRep profiles, different B-billet histories, and different SNCO Academy timing requirements. The Sgt who was honest about which path fits them arrives at SSgt already positioned — the right billets, the right SNCO conversations, the right school timing.
FAQ

0121 E5 — Frequently Asked Questions

Q01What does a E5 0121 (Personnel Clerk) actually do?
You run a section of the S-1 shop — unit diary quality control, awards processing, promotion and separation packages, OMPF management — or you function as the senior enlisted advisor in a smaller S-1 shop where the officer in charge relies on you to know the regulations the officer is still learning.
Q02What's the most important thing to know as a E5 0121?
The 1stSgt calls you before calling HQMC.
Q03What does a typical day look like for a E5 0121?
Time-blocked day at the E5 0121 rank tier: 0500 Wake. Check the company group chat and the section's action log notifications. Any overnight HQMC returns, any Marines with liberty incidents, any early formation calls. Triage before PT, 0530-0700 Company PT formation. You are an NCO. Accountability for section Marines reported to the section chief or S-1 officer. PT at the front. 1st-Class is the standard; the section's average is unit-visible, 0830 Section muster. S-1 officer or section chief puts out the week's tasking updates.…
Q04What mistakes get E5 0121 soldiers fired or relieved?
Signing off a Cpl's MCTFS transactions without actually reviewing them. At Sgt you are accountable for what leaves the section under your supervision. An audit trail with your review signature on a wrong transaction means you signed off on something you did not verify. 'I trusted the Cpl' is not a finding mitigation; Advising on separation eligibility or reenlistment incentives from memory rather than from the current published MARCORSEPMAN and active MARADMINs.…
Q05What career decisions matter most at the E5 0121 rank tier?
MSgt track versus 1stSgt track — which career path fits this Marine — The occupational-SME path (MSgt → MGySgt → HQMC staff / division G-1) rewards regulatory depth, policy-shaping ability, and capacity to advise general officers. The troop-leadership path (1stSgt → SgtMaj) rewards interpersonal command authority and the willingness to own a company formation's daily life. The Sgt who is honest at E-5 about which of these descriptions fits them makes the right billet requests and the right SNCO conversations.…
Q06What's next after E5 for a 0121 (Personnel Clerk) in the Marines?
SSgt (E-6) is the rank where the distinction between knowing the regulations and being the regulation starts to matter.
Q07What manuals and regulations does a E5 0121 need to know cold?
MCO P1080.20 — MCTFS Administration Manual (the daily regulation; know the error codes the system returns and what each one requires to fix).; MCO 1900.16 (MARCORSEPMAN) — the regulation the 1stSgt calls you about at 1700 on a Friday when a Marine is separating Monday.; MCO P1610.7 — Performance Evaluation System (you write FitRep input now; the quality of that input determines whether your Cpls promote on time or fight for it).

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