MOS 0341
Encyclopedia
MOS 0341 is the United States Marine Corps
(USMC) Military Occupational Specialty
(MOS) for Mortarman.
is the mobile support to the rifleman
on the front lines. They utilize the M252 81mm mortar and the M224 60mm mortar systems. They are usually located in a 81mm mortar platoon, which in turn is located in the Weapons Company
of the Battalion. The mortar platoon is made of up three major components: Forward Observer (FO), Fire Direction Center (FDC), and the gun line.
1.) Gunner - Looks through the sights and aligns them with the aiming post during firing. Remember NFL (Near Post - Far Post - Line)
2.) Assistant Gunner (or A-Gunner for short) - The one who drops the round in the mortar.
3.) Ammo Man - Handles the rounds out of the boxes and packaging. Sets fuses and charges on the rounds before handing them to the A-Gunner for firing. Also keeps a round count to ensure the accountability of all rounds that pass through the mortar.
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
(USMC) Military Occupational Specialty
Military Occupational Specialty
A United States military occupation code, or a Military Occupational Specialty code , is a nine character code used in the United States Army and United States Marines to identify a specific job. In the U.S. Air Force, a system of Air Force Specialty Codes is used...
(MOS) for Mortarman.
General information
The mortarman in the Marine Corps infantryInfantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
is the mobile support to the rifleman
MOS 0311
MOS 0311 is the United States Marine Corps Military Occupational Specialty code for Rifleman. It is the primary infantry MOS for the Marine Corps.-General information:...
on the front lines. They utilize the M252 81mm mortar and the M224 60mm mortar systems. They are usually located in a 81mm mortar platoon, which in turn is located in the Weapons Company
Weapons company
A weapons company, sometimes called a manoeuvre support company is a company-sized military unit attached to an infantry battalion to support the rifle companies of the battalion...
of the Battalion. The mortar platoon is made of up three major components: Forward Observer (FO), Fire Direction Center (FDC), and the gun line.
Organization
The mortar platoon is made up of two sections with a total of 68 Marines(67 enlisted, 1 commissioned officer). Each section of the platoon is made up of 4 mortar teams, an FO, and FDC.The Gun Line
Mortar gun lines are typically made up of 4 - 8 mortar systems. Each mortar system has a team of 4 or 5 Marines attached to it. These Gun Teams are broken down as follows:1.) Gunner - Looks through the sights and aligns them with the aiming post during firing. Remember NFL (Near Post - Far Post - Line)
2.) Assistant Gunner (or A-Gunner for short) - The one who drops the round in the mortar.
3.) Ammo Man - Handles the rounds out of the boxes and packaging. Sets fuses and charges on the rounds before handing them to the A-Gunner for firing. Also keeps a round count to ensure the accountability of all rounds that pass through the mortar.