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0699E8-E9

Communications Chief

E-8 to E-9 (Senior NCO) · Marines

E1–E3E-4E-5E-6E-7E8–E9
HEADS UP

MSgt/1stSgt through MGySgt/SgtMaj in the 0699 communications chief field is the institutional level — you are setting the standard for how 06xx Marines are developed, employed, and retained across an entire echelon. Every wire run, every SATCOM link, every network segment in the MAGTF traces back to a standard you set and a Marine you developed.

The Honest MOS Read
Master Sergeant or First Sergeant through Master Gunnery Sergeant or Sergeant Major in the 0699 Communications Chief field is the senior enlisted level where the question changes from 'can you run the communications' to 'have you built the institution that runs the communications when you leave?' As 1stSgt, you run the communications company or detachment — 100 to 200 Marines across sections covering the full 06xx spectrum. You are the senior enlisted leader the commanding officer depends on to translate communications readiness into formations that execute. You run morning formation, discipline, climate, family readiness, COMSEC compliance across the company, and the retention program that determines whether the Marines who are good enough to be communications chiefs in ten years are still wearing the uniform. You write the FitReps that determine the next GySgt and 1stSgt slates for the communications community. The communications expertise that earned you the 0699 designator is your credential; the troop leadership is the job. The CO does not need you to configure a switch — the CO needs you to build a company of Marines who can configure switches, align terminals, lay wire, manage COMSEC, and integrate all of it under operational pressure. As MSgt, you are the senior communications SME at the regimental, MEF, or HQMC level. S6 operations chief at regiment manages the regimental communications plan and coordinates the battalion communications chiefs. G6 section senior enlisted at MEF advises the MEF G6 on communications architecture, COMSEC program management, MCEN accreditation, and the 06xx MOS structure. HQMC C4 section SNCO is the institutional pinnacle of the staff track — the senior enlisted voice in Marine Corps communications policy, doctrine, and force structure decisions. You are the Marine the doctrine team calls when the MCWP 6-10 revision cycle starts. As SgtMaj, you advise the battalion, regimental, or MEF commander on every enlisted decision in the communications community. You set the standard for how 06xx Marines are developed, employed, and retained across an entire echelon. The SgtMaj of the communications battalion or the communications regiment is the senior enlisted voice that shapes the community. The battalion SgtMaj of a communications battalion runs 400-600 Marines across every 06xx specialty. The regimental SgtMaj of a communications regiment runs the institutional standard for the MEF's communications enlisted force. As MGySgt, you are the occupational pinnacle of the 06xx field. The Marine the Commandant's office calls when the MAGTF communications doctrine, the 06xx T&R program, or the MOS structure needs the voice of a senior enlisted practitioner. The MMPB occfield owner role for the 06xx field is a MGySgt billet. The communications chiefs across the MEF quote your guidance at section training without realizing they are doing it. The daily work at this level is institutional. You write fewer FitReps, but the ones you write determine who becomes the next 1stSgt, SgtMaj, MSgt, and MGySgt in the communications community. You brief general officers on communications posture. You chair boards. You set policy. You visit units and the formation reads your presence as the institutional standard they are being measured against. The test at this rank is not whether you can restore communications when the CP goes dark — it is whether you have built a generation of communications chiefs who can do it without you. The retirement transition at 20-26+ years TIS as a senior 0699 SNCO with clearance, deployment record, and institutional communications experience is the most lucrative civilian-career inflection in the enlisted communications force. Defense industry, federal civilian IT at the GS-14/15/SES level, cleared commercial telecommunications, and consulting are all open. Plan 24-36 months ahead.
Career Arc
  • 01GySgt to MSgt/1stSgt pin-on via centralized SNCO selection board under MCO 1400.32.
  • 021stSgt: communications company/detachment senior enlisted assumption, or MSgt: S6 operations chief / G6 section SNCO.
  • 031stSgt School (Camp Lejeune or Camp Pendleton — verify current MARADMIN) for 1stSgt track.
  • 04Senior Course / Sergeants Major Course at Marine Corps University for SgtMaj track.
  • 05MGySgt / SgtMaj selection board — the E-9 gate.
  • 06SgtMaj: battalion or regimental SgtMaj of a communications unit — institutional troop leadership.
  • 07MGySgt: MMPB occfield owner, HQMC C4 senior enlisted, institutional doctrine contributor.
  • 08Retirement transition planning: 24-36 months ahead, SkillBridge, VA disability claim, post-service career positioning.
Common Screwups
  • ×Going public with disagreement with the CO. You take the disagreement in the CO's office with the door closed; you walk out aligned, every time. The formation reads every signal between the 1stSgt and the CO.
  • ×Confusing seniority with leverage. The Corps keeps senior enlisted who serve the formation — not the ones who run their own program off the commanding officer's back.
  • ×Stopping personal PT because you are too senior. Marines stop respecting the chevrons when the body stops carrying them. The 1st-Class PFT is still the bar.
  • ×Letting a GySgt run a communications section where capability lanes do not talk to each other. The integrated COMSEC failure, the PACE plan gap, or the multi-layer outage that nobody owns is the GySgt's problem — and the communications chief's failure.
  • ×Confusing the warm-up to retirement with the job. Until you walk out of the formation for the last time, the formation is your job. The communications Marines are still watching.

A Day in the Life

  • 0500Wake. Phone check — overnight company or battalion emergencies. Marine in the brig? Family emergency? COMSEC incident? The 1stSgt hears about it before the CO.
  • 0530PT formation. Report company accountability to the battalion SgtMaj.
  • 0545-0700Unit PT. You run with the company. The GySgts set the pace for their sections; you set the standard for the company.
  • 0700-0900Hygiene, chow, change into cammies. Walk the company area. Meet with the CO — 20 minutes on the day's priorities, the battalion SgtMaj's tasking, and any company issues.
  • 0900First formation. The CO addresses the company; you stand behind. GySgts and SSgts translate tasking to their sections and platoons.
  • 0915-1130Battalion work. The battalion BUB with the CO and the battalion SgtMaj. Walk the company — comm shop, COMSEC vault, motor pool, barracks. Meet with the company GySgts for section status. You may be at the regimental SgtMaj's SNCO council.
  • 1130-1300Chow. You eat with the battalion command team. Conversation is battalion-level: climate, retention, slates, SgtMaj-community reads.
  • 1300-1500Afternoon work. FitRep drafting for GySgts. Climate-survey review with the CO. Marine-in-crisis intervention. Mentorship sessions with the communications chief GySgts — the most consequential conversations of the week.
  • 1500-1630Final formation. Company-level sensitive items and COMSEC accountability. CO and 1stSgt brief company adjustments.
  • 1630-1800Stay with the CO for the daily AAR. Prep for tomorrow. Battalion SgtMaj coordination.
  • 1800-2200Personal time. Family. Senior Course study. Transition planning. After-hours coordination with GySgts, SSgts, or Marines in crisis. The 1stSgt's phone is always on.
  • MEU / ITX / major exerciseThe clock collapses. You are the company senior enlisted during the exercise. The battalion SgtMaj reads the company's performance. The regimental SgtMaj reads it. The E-9 board reads it.

Weekly Cadence

The Mon-Fri rhythm at the 1stSgt level runs on the battalion calendar and the CO's priorities. Monday is planning — synchronize with the CO, brief the GySgts on the week, coordinate with the battalion SgtMaj. Tuesday through Thursday is execution — training observation, climate work, mentorship, and the institutional communications work (COMSEC compliance, equipment readiness, retention analysis). Friday is the BUB cycle and release. The MSgt rhythm is staff-oriented — regimental or MEF-level planning cycles, communications architecture coordination, COMSEC program management, and institutional policy work. The weekly staff meetings with the S6 or G6 replace the troop-leadership formation cycle. The second rhythm is the SgtMaj-community work: the battalion SgtMaj's SNCO council (weekly), the regimental SgtMaj's bench conversation (quarterly), the institutional board cycles (annually), and the MEU PTP timeline (compressed during workup). The senior enlisted who is on the SgtMaj or MGySgt track is actively engaged in the community dynamics that shape the next slate. The third rhythm is transition planning for the Marines nearing EAS and for yourself. VA disability claims, SkillBridge programs, Transition Readiness Program compliance, post-service career positioning. The 1stSgt who runs transition planning as a company program — not as individual Marines scrambling before their EAS date — is the 1stSgt whose re-enlistment and transition metrics are in the top tier.

Key Skills — How to Drill Each

  1. 01
    Run a 1stSgt's call that handles accountability, discipline, family readiness, training calendar, and COMSEC accountability across all 06xx capability families in 30 minutes flat.
    The 1stSgt's call is the daily rhythm of the communications company. Accountability by section. Sick call and medical status. Discipline actions in progress. Family readiness issues. Training calendar for the week. COMSEC vault status across all sections. The 1stSgt who runs a tight 30-minute call that gives every section chief the information they need — and takes the information the CO needs — is the 1stSgt whose company runs itself between calls.
  2. 02
    Build a communications company quarterly training schedule with the CO that builds cross-capability depth in every section without burning the sections out.
    The company training schedule rolls up to the battalion long-range training schedule. Build it 90-120 days out: NAVMC 3500.44 collective and individual T&R events across all 06xx capability families, integrated communications exercises that force sections to work across lanes, COMSEC key management exercises, individual Marine development events (MCMAP, PME, civilian certifications). Brief the CO Monday. The 1stSgt whose training schedule survives the next month without major revision is the 1stSgt the battalion SgtMaj trusts.
  3. 03
    Mentor four GySgts and the senior SSgts as the next 1stSgt/MSgt cohort — honest reads on who is troop-leadership track and who is institutional SME track.
    Each GySgt communications chief gets quarterly mentorship with development objectives tied to the E-8 competitive package. The 1stSgt vs MSgt read is the most consequential mentorship conversation at this level. The 1stSgt who develops two GySgts into E-8-promotable candidates with honest track assessments is the 1stSgt the regimental SgtMaj names.
  4. 04
    Walk the communications sections during a battalion or regimental MCCRE or ITX and identify the integrated communications plan failures — the ones that emerge where two capability lanes intersect — before the evaluators do.
    The integration failures are the ones the evaluators look for. The SATCOM section and the network section both reporting green while the WAN link between them is down. The COMSEC key rotation that was completed in the radio section but missed in the data section. The field wire section that laid cable to the correct grid but terminated it on the wrong patch panel. Walk the lanes during the exercise. Find the integration failures before the evaluator's AAR. Brief the communications officer so the AAR is a conversation about improvement, not a surprise.
  5. 05
    Brief the battalion or regimental commander and the SgtMaj on communications morale, retention, equipment readiness, and the second-order effects of communications infrastructure decisions.
    The senior commanders depend on the senior communications enlisted for the ground truth they cannot see from the conference room. The second-order effects: the MCEN accreditation delay that means the battalion's network will not be operational for the first week of the exercise. The COMSEC key distribution timeline that requires the battalion to use unencrypted HF for the first 48 hours of the deployment. The retention trend that shows the best 0631 network admins are ETSing because the civilian market is paying twice the re-up bonus. Brief honestly. The SgtMaj who hears it from you acts on it. The SgtMaj who hears it from the IG investigates.
  6. 06
    Run a Red Cross notification or memorial with the dignity the family and the formation require.
    Casualty notification and casualty assistance under the Marine Corps casualty assistance program. The notification team is typically the senior NCO, the CACO, and the chaplain. Service charlies or alphas depending on the case. The notification is verbatim from the approved script. You stay until the family is ready for you to leave. The 1stSgt who treats this as a checklist is the 1stSgt the SgtMaj does not name to senior billets. The 1stSgt who treats this as the most important hour of the year is the senior Marine the regiment names without thinking.

Manuals & References — What Chapters Matter

  • MCDP 1 — Warfighting; MCDP 1-3 — Tactics
    You teach these to the next generation of communications chiefs. You do not consume them. The Commandant's Reading List and the Sergeants Major Symposium reading list both reinforce the institutional expectation at this rank.
  • MCWP 6-10 — Marine Corps Communications
    You are the practitioner the doctrine team calls when the revision cycle starts. You have walked every page of this manual in the field. Your feedback on what works and what does not is institutional input — deliver it when asked.
  • MCO 1610.7 — Performance Evaluation System
    You are the rater or reviewing officer on the FitReps that determine the next 06xx GySgt and 1stSgt slates. Your relative-value decisions ripple across the community. Write FitReps that the board can defend and that the next generation of communications chiefs can learn from.
  • MCO 1400.32 — Marine Corps Promotion Manual
    MSgt/1stSgt/MGySgt/SgtMaj board mechanics and 06xx MOS roadmap. You advise every GySgt in the formation on board preparation. Know the mechanics well enough to mentor honestly.
  • MCO 1900.16 — Marine Corps Retirement/Separation Manual
    You are the resource the formation comes to for transition questions. Know the retirement mechanics, the VA disability claim timeline, the SkillBridge eligibility window, and the Transition Readiness Program requirements.
  • The Commandant's Planning Guidance (current edition)
    You translate the Commandant's strategic intent down to the Marines running field wire in the rain. The communications chiefs across the MEF are watching whether you speak the Commandant's language or your own.

Standards — How to Hit Each

  • SNCO Academy Senior Course graduate; Sergeants Major Course (Marine Corps University) before competing for command SgtMaj slate.
    The Senior Course at the SNCO Academy is the structured PME at the E-8 level. The Sergeants Major Course at Marine Corps University is the gate to the command SgtMaj slate. Pull the slot immediately at pin-on. The SgtMaj-track GySgt/MSgt who does not have the Sergeants Major Course scheduled 18-24 months before E-9 eligibility is not competitive.
  • Company UCMJ rate, retention rate, and SAPR/EO climate index in the top tier of the battalion.
    The battalion SgtMaj reports the company-level metrics at the regimental BUB. The 1stSgt whose company's UCMJ rate is higher than the battalion average, whose retention rate is lower, or whose climate survey is worse has the conversation with the SgtMaj that no 1stSgt wants. Own the metrics. Shape them proactively through climate work, sensing sessions, and honest leadership.
  • COMSEC account for the company at zero discrepancies across all crypto families through every IG and inspection.
    At the company level the COMSEC account spans every section, every platoon, every crypto device family. The 1stSgt owns the company's compliance posture. Zero discrepancies is the standard — not 'mostly clean.' The IG does not grade on a curve.
  • Zero senior-enlisted-level integrity incidents — financial, fraternization, OPSEC, cyber.
    One incident ends the career permanently at this rank. The Corps does not relitigate. The standard is simple: do not create the situation that requires the investigation.
  • Post-service transition plan running 24-36 months out.
    VA disability claim filed pre-EAS (the BDD process allows filing 180-90 days before separation). SkillBridge slot identified with a defense contractor or federal agency. Retirement not walked into cold. The senior 0699 SNCO who plans the transition deliberately lands in the top tier of post-service outcomes. The one who waits until terminal leave starts scrambling.

Technical Mistakes — Concrete Consequences

  • Going public with disagreement with the CO.
    The formation reads every signal between the 1stSgt and the CO. A public disagreement — in formation, at the BUB, in front of the SNCOs — fractures the company's command climate. Take it in the CO's office. Walk out aligned. The Marines never see the disagreement; they only see the alignment.
  • Confusing seniority with leverage.
    The battalion SgtMaj and the regimental SgtMaj read it within a quarter. The 1stSgt who runs his own program off the CO's back — who uses the rank to pursue personal priorities instead of the company's mission — loses the CO's trust, the SgtMaj's sponsorship, and the E-9 slate simultaneously.
  • Stopping personal PT because the rank protects you.
    The formation reads the 1stSgt's PFT score as a leadership signal. A senior enlisted leader below 1st-Class is a senior enlisted leader whose fitness standard the Marines do not take seriously. The chevrons do not replace the run time.
  • Letting a GySgt run a communications section where capability lanes do not integrate.
    The PACE plan with gaps between capability lanes fails at the intersection. The COMSEC account with section-level silos fails at the platoon-level audit. The multi-layer outage that nobody owns becomes the communications company's failure. The 1stSgt who does not hold the GySgt accountable for integration owns the failure personally.
  • Treating the last years before retirement as cruise control.
    The Marines see it immediately. The formation reads a senior enlisted leader who has checked out. Reenlistment rates drop. The climate survey reflects it. The battalion SgtMaj's read changes. The transition from honored retirement to quiet departure is one bad year of checked-out leadership.

Career Decisions at This Rank

  • SgtMaj vs MGySgt track at E-9.
    The SgtMaj track is troop leadership at the battalion, regimental, or MEF level — the senior enlisted who advises the commander on every enlisted decision. The MGySgt track is the occupational SME pinnacle — the MMPB occfield owner for 06xx, the HQMC C4 senior enlisted, the institutional doctrine contributor. Both pin at E-9. The distinction is whether your career's weight falls on troop leadership or institutional technical authority. The Sergeants Major Course at Marine Corps University is the gate for the SgtMaj slate. The MGySgt track does not require it but benefits from senior staff education.
  • Retirement at 20-24 years vs staying for 26-30.
    The BRS multiplier at 20 years is 40% (2.0% per year). Each additional year adds 2.0%. Staying for 24 = 48%; 26 = 52%; 30 = 60%. The TSP match and continuation pay are already collected. The decision: does the additional service time and the additional retirement percentage outweigh the post-service earnings you forgo? Senior 0699 SNCOs with TS/SCI clearance and COMSEC program management experience command $120K-$200K+ in the cleared defense-contractor market. The math is real both ways. Run it with a financial counselor.
  • Post-service career positioning — defense industry, federal civilian, consulting.
    Senior 0699 SNCOs are hired into communications architecture roles, COMSEC program management, network engineering leadership, and cleared IT management at defense contractors (Leidos, Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, CACI, Peraton, ManTech, General Dynamics IT). Federal civilian roles at DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency), NETCOM, MARCORSYSCOM, and the MCEN program office are direct transitions at the GS-14/15 level. SkillBridge programs within the last 180 days of service provide the bridge. Start the relationship-building 24-36 months before transition.
  • Institutional contributions — doctrine, T&R, MOS structure.
    At the MSgt/MGySgt level, you have the standing to contribute to the MCWP 6-10 revision, the NAVMC 3500.44 T&R update, and the 06xx MOS structure review at the MMPB. These contributions outlast your service. The MGySgt whose input shapes the next revision of the communications T&R program influences how every future communications chief is trained. This is not optional work at this rank — it is the institutional responsibility the rank carries.

How the Seat Varies by Unit Type

  • Communications company 1stSgt (comm bn within the MEF)
    The troop-leadership pinnacle for the 0699 1stSgt track. You run 100-200 Marines across every 06xx specialty. The company's COMSEC compliance, training readiness, retention, and climate are your daily metrics. The battalion SgtMaj reads the company's performance weekly.
  • Regimental or division S6 operations chief (MSgt track)
    Staff-track MSgt billet. You manage the regimental communications plan, coordinate the battalion communications chiefs, and advise the regimental S6 on communications architecture. The institutional visibility is high. The regiment and division SgtMaj community reads your work.
  • MEF G6 section senior enlisted (MSgt/MGySgt)
    MEF-level institutional staff billet. You advise the MEF G6 on communications architecture, COMSEC program management, MCEN accreditation, and 06xx force structure. The scope is doctrinal and institutional. The MEF SgtMaj community is the most visible in the Corps.
  • Communications battalion SgtMaj
    The SgtMaj-track pinnacle within the communications community. 400-600 Marines across every 06xx specialty. You set the institutional standard for the MEF's communications enlisted force. The regimental SgtMaj and the division SgtMaj know you by name. The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps may know you by reputation.
  • HQMC C4 section SNCO / MMPB occfield owner (MGySgt)
    The occupational-SME pinnacle. You are the senior enlisted voice in Marine Corps communications policy, doctrine, MOS structure, and force planning. The communications chiefs across the Corps reference your guidance — often without knowing it came from you. The institutional impact outlasts your service.

What Good Looks Like at This Rank

The good 1stSgt/SgtMaj 0699 is the senior Marine every communications Marine in the formation knows by face, by reputation, and by the standard he has held since SSgt. He is the reason the re-enlistment line forms after a hard deployment with broken gear, triple-stacked COMSEC issues, and a communications plan that held the MAGTF together anyway. The CO trusts him with the worst news at 0200; the Marines trust him to fight for what they need before walking away from what he cannot win. The good MSgt is the institutional communications SME the regimental S6 and the MEF G6 call before they write the communications annex. His input shapes the doctrine because the doctrine reflects what he has tested in the field. The operations chief whose communications coordination at regiment is seamless — whose battalion communications chiefs are aligned, whose COMSEC program management is IG-proof, whose MCEN accreditation posture is current — is the MSgt the G6 names to the MEF staff without a second thought. The good MGySgt is the Marine the Commandant's office calls when the 06xx MOS structure needs redesigning — and the communications chiefs across the MEF quote him at section training without realizing they are doing it. His influence on the 06xx T&R program, the MCWP 6-10 revision, and the COMSEC policy updates outlasts his active service. The good SgtMaj is the senior Marine whose communications battalion or regiment runs a re-enlistment rate in the top tier of the MEF, whose COMSEC compliance rate is perfect, whose MCCRE communications ratings are consistently in the top tier, and whose GySgts are getting selected for 1stSgt and MSgt. The division SgtMaj knows his name. The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps knows his name. The standard he set follows him out of the formation and lives in the section chiefs he developed.

Preview — The Next Rank

There is no next rank for most Marines at this level. The SgtMaj who has served as battalion or regimental SgtMaj, or the MGySgt who has served as the MMPB occfield owner or the HQMC C4 senior enlisted, is at the pinnacle of the enlisted communications career. The next chapter is transition. The post-service career for senior 0699 SNCOs with TS/SCI clearance, COMSEC program management experience, and institutional communications leadership is one of the strongest in the enlisted force. Defense industry, federal civilian IT leadership, consulting, and the GS-14/15/SES pipeline at DISA, NETCOM, and MARCORSYSCOM are all open. The final measure is what you leave behind: the communications chiefs you developed, the doctrine you shaped, the standards you held, and the Marines who stayed because the section you ran was worth staying for. The 0699 designator was never about the code — it was about the formation. The formation remembers.
FAQ

0699 E8-E9 — Frequently Asked Questions

Q01What does a E8-E9 0699 (Communications Chief) actually do?
As 1stSgt you run the communications company or detachment — 100 to 200 Marines across sections covering the full 06xx spectrum — and you are the senior enlisted the commanding officer depends on to translate communications readiness into formations that execute.
Q02What's the most important thing to know as a E8-E9 0699?
MSgt/1stSgt through MGySgt/SgtMaj in the 0699 communications chief field is the institutional level — you are setting the standard for how 06xx Marines are developed, employed, and retained across an entire echelon.
Q03What does a typical day look like for a E8-E9 0699?
Time-blocked day at the E8-E9 0699 rank tier: 0500 Wake. Phone check — overnight company or battalion emergencies. Marine in the brig? Family emergency? COMSEC incident? The 1stSgt hears about it before the CO, 0530 PT formation. Report company accountability to the battalion SgtMaj, 0545-0700 Unit PT. You run with the company. The GySgts set the pace for their sections; you set the standard for the company, 0700-0900 Hygiene, chow, change into cammies. Walk the company area. Meet with the CO — 20 minutes on the day's priorities, the battalion SgtMaj's tasking, and any company issues,…
Q04What mistakes get E8-E9 0699 soldiers fired or relieved?
Going public with disagreement with the CO. You take the disagreement in the CO's office with the door closed; you walk out aligned, every time. The formation reads every signal between the 1stSgt and the CO; Confusing seniority with leverage. The Corps keeps senior enlisted who serve the formation — not the ones who run their own program off the commanding officer's back; Stopping personal PT because you are too senior. Marines stop respecting the chevrons when the body stops carrying them.…
Q05What career decisions matter most at the E8-E9 0699 rank tier?
SgtMaj vs MGySgt track at E-9 — The SgtMaj track is troop leadership at the battalion, regimental, or MEF level — the senior enlisted who advises the commander on every enlisted decision. The MGySgt track is the occupational SME pinnacle — the MMPB occfield owner for 06xx, the HQMC C4 senior enlisted, the institutional doctrine contributor. Both pin at E-9. The distinction is whether your career's weight falls on troop leadership or institutional technical authority. The Sergeants Major Course at Marine Corps University is the gate for the SgtMaj slate.…
Q06What's next after E8-E9 for a 0699 (Communications Chief) in the Marines?
There is no next rank for most Marines at this level.
Q07What manuals and regulations does a E8-E9 0699 need to know cold?
MCDP 1 — Warfighting; MCDP 1-3 — Tactics (you teach these to the next generation of communications chiefs; you do not consume them).; MCWP 6-10 — Marine Corps Communications (you are the practitioner the doctrine team calls when the revision cycle starts; you have walked every page of it in the field).; MCO 1610.7 — Performance Evaluation System (you are the rater or reviewing officer on the FitReps that determine the next 06xx GySgt and 1stSgt slates).

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