i found this mos in a list, and sicne i would love a career as a computer technician. but i cant find any more info on the mos. all i found was that you have to be promoted to this mos. is this true? if so what do you start out as? also will you be deployed with this mos? i have no problem being deployed, just wondering. if i want this mos will it be better to go to college, then enlist for this mos, or enlist right out of highschool(im a HS jr.)as a different mos for the reserves, then go active with this mos after school? any advice would be awsome.

Go to About.com to find out what a 2818 does.
It is the feeder MOS for 2821.

You do not need to go to college to be in the 2800 MOS field. The Corps will only guarentee that you get a MOS field contengient upon sucessful completion of training.
Basically, you first go to electronics school normally at MCCES, 29 Palms CA. There you first complete an electronics repair course such as for MOS 2818 and then are assigned to a unit. After gaining experience in the field you return to school for a more advanced electronics course and become a technician.

Every Marine is subject to deployment. While in the a 2800/5900 MOS fields I spent about 1/4 of my career deployed including 29 months in Vietnam.

In addition to me, Johnny Blaze, De Curtis, and SHFrepair as well others who frequent these boards served in the 2800 MOS field.


MOS 2821, Computer Technician



Summary. The computer technician repairs computer-based systems, including end user computer systems and peripherals. At the appropriate grade, this Marine supervises the computer maintenance effort within a MAGTF or supporting command. This MOS is a Career Progression for MOS 2818, MOS 2891, Data/Communications Maintenance Chief, is assigned upon promotion to Master Sergeant.

Requirements/Prerequisites

(1) EL 115 or higher.

(2) Complete the Technician Theory Course (TTC) and Computer Technician Course (CTC).

(3) Minimum of 1 year high school algebra.

(4) Eligible to hold a secret security clearance. May require a Top Secret security clearance based upon assignment and additional MOS requirements.

(5) Normal color vision.

(6) Must be a U.S. citizen.

Duties. For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to MCO 1510.44_, Individual Training Standards.

Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part I and Part II.

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http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9071945704/m/4970054251001

I am a 2831 High Frequency radio and microwave tech. about to start courses here at 29 Palms. You won't be able to secure a specific mos in this field unless you are a reservist. You schooling for that field is about 11 months. That mos only runs classes of about 15 Marines and the courses only pick up every so often so there are good chances that you won't get it it is the smallest mos in the 28xx field

Jim,
Your information is out of date. MOS 2821 disappeared in October of 2003. I know becasue I was the occupational field sponsor who wrote it out of existance. 2818 now feeds 2862.

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Originally posted by dillingdd:
Jim,
Your information is out of date. MOS 2821 disappeared in October of 2003. I know becasue I was the occupational field sponsor who wrote it out of existance. 2818 now feeds 2862.

Well no screaming ape zhit Top!! I have been trying for the last year to figure out where I knew you from. You coming to the gathering in Arlington Nov 8-12?

The MSgt is correct, in Jan 2002 my MOS was changed from 2821 to 2862.

Semper Fi

Johnny Blaze

Thanks for the information. Someone should inform About.com. BTW, when I was a 2862 that MOS was Air Traffic Control Comm Tech which was changed to 5954.

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Originally posted by jimnsc:
Thanks for the information. Someone should inform About.com. BTW, when I was a 2862 that MOS was Air Traffic Control Comm Tech which was changed to 5954.

Just had to grab my DD-214 to see what they called it now. On mine it is listed as "2862 GROUND/DATA COMM MAINTENANCE TECH".

Semper Fi

Johnny Blaze

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Originally posted by GyJDIrwin:

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Originally posted by dillingdd:
Jim,
Your information is out of date. MOS 2821 disappeared in October of 2003. I know becasue I was the occupational field sponsor who wrote it out of existance. 2818 now feeds 2862.

Well no screaming ape zhit Top!! I have been trying for the last year to figure out where I knew you from. You coming to the gathering in Arlington Nov 8-12?

The MSgt is correct, in Jan 2002 my MOS was changed from 2821 to 2862.

Semper Fi

Johnny Blaze

JD, what gathering in Arlington? First I heard about it. I work in Rockville, MD so I'm only a few minutes away. Can you give me the SMEAC?

Sent you an e-mail Top.

Semper Fi

John

2821 has been resurected as Technical Controller. It is a pvt-sgt MOS which feeds into 2823 Technical Control Chief.

Requirements are:
(1) EL 110 or higher.
(2) Eligible to hold a secret security clearance.
(3) Normal color vision.
(4) Must be a U.S. citizen.

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Originally posted by thorin001:
2821 has been resurected as Technical Controller. It is a pvt-sgt MOS which feeds into 2823 Technical Control Chief.

Requirements are:
(1) EL 110 or higher.
(2) Eligible to hold a secret security clearance.
(3) Normal color vision.
(4) Must be a U.S. citizen.

Thorin,
So they now have Tech Control Pvt-Sgt? That should make for some damn good SNCO Promotions soon.

SEmper Fi

John

It would be if 2823 wasn't at 150%. When the field was made entry level the number of SNCO billets was reduced. There were no promotions for 2821 sergeants this board.

I was one of the first 2823s. When I retired from active duty there were only 9 of us in the Corps. The day of my retirement I was asked to cancle my retirement and accept orders to 3rd Marine Division. I declined both.

This discussion really doesn't belong on the wannabe forum except as an idicator of how MOS's and openings can change.

jimnsc
When did you get out?
What were your duties as a 2823 and what gear did you work with? I would like to compare notes to see how the field has changed.

I officially retired in June of 81. though I left in March of 81 since I had 84 days of leave on the books. Two weeks later I was hired by Milliken which has been called the Marine Corps of industry. Upon employment, everyone went through a 10 week management training program covering every aspect of the company.

I don't remember the equipment nomenclature. I could probably find it in my SRB. When selected to become a 2823 I was with station air traffic control at Cherry Point. I went to FT. Gorden GA along with 4 other Gunnery Sergeants for formal training. Only one of us had worked in tech control at that time. The equipment in the field was all manual.

After school I went to Quantico for a briefing and then to FT. Huachuca AZ and procured all the things needed to establish the Marine Corps Test Support Element of Tri-Tac which was, and maybe still is, a Dept. Of Defense joint services test organization tasked with test and evaluation of new communication equipment. Tri Tac included Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and NSA members. The remainder of the Marine element transfered from Quantico or other locations about 3 months later. The T/O included only 38 officers and Staff NCOs. When other Marines and equipment were needed they were assigned TAD, usually from Pendleton.

There was a Navy Lt. Commander who had an office in our building and represented the Navy, but most of the Navy testing was actually conducted in San Diego.

I was the Tech Control Chief of a team consisting of Army, Air Force and Marines and represented the Corps on various review boards.

We tested the first processor controlled Tech Control System. All of us went to Martin Marietta in Orlando to train on the equipment before testing began. The processor was basically equalivant to a PC and had a 20 meg hard drive. Since various parts of the software had been subcontracted and what should be simple such as Q-R type commands at times required as many as 5 of 6 different responses depending on who wrote that part of the program. One might require a Y or N another Yes or No, another might require a go to type or execute command, or a Y or N followed by a go to or execute type command.

Since I was a member of the software review board I often got to spend 10 to 12 hour days reconsiling these problems and other software glitches.

Among other capabilities were assignment of priorities, analog/digital conversion and incription.

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Today the job is getting this electronic widget to talk to that electronic widget, though the standardization of systems has made life infinitely easier. The other part of the job is herding all of cats in the comm field to make it all work together. In addition to making sure that everything works together we operate the multiplexers.

http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/marineenjobs/bl2847.htm

That is what you will want to look for. MOS 2847 is the main Computer Technician MOS now. But due to the use of NMCI (Navy Marine Corps Intranet) most of us 2847's are *rarely* allowed to even touch a computer anymore...

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Originally posted by CRMiller2004:
http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/marineenjobs/bl2847.htm

That is what you will want to look for. MOS 2847 is the main Computer Technician MOS now. But due to the use of NMCI (Navy Marine Corps Intranet Non Mission Capable Internet) most of us 2847's are *rarely* allowed to even touch a computer anymore...

Fixed it for you.