Marine Corps · MOS history

8652 Reconnaissance Man, Parachute Qualified

MARADMIN 329/06 directed the conversion of MOS 8652, Reconnaissance Man, Parachute Qualified, to MOS 0323. This moved the designation from the 8000/9000 categories into a regular occupational field.

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Documented history

Reconnaissance Man, Parachute Qualified

The manual was effective May 15, 2006, but personnel implementation was explicitly deferred. No specific effective date for the 8652-to-0323 conversion is stated, so 2006 identifies the manual transition year rather than a confirmed implementation date.

Source extraction notes

The cited source prints the MOS code but not its occupational title; no title was inferred. Enlisted MOS moved from category 8000/9000 to a regular occupational field. The manual is effective 2006-05-15, but personnel/HRDP implementation is explicitly deferred, so effective_to is null. No row-specific effective date is printed; year-only precision reflects the 2006 manual transition.

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Reviewed September 24, 2026 against references 1, 2 and 3.

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