Marine Corps
COMMUNICATIONS

MOS

2841

Ground Electronics Transmission Systems Maintainer

Description

Ground Electronics Transmission Systems Maintainers are trained to install, diagnose, modify, perform field level maintenance on ground common transmission systems, digital fires situational awareness systems, vehicle intercommunications systems, vehicle electronics equipment, related electronic equipment, electronic jamming systems, and miscellaneous non-communication systems. Typical duties include the troubleshooting and repair of ground common radio systems, ground common tactical wideband transmission systems, intercommunication systems and related electronic equipment at an organizational or intermediate maintenance activities. These Marines, submit field service maintenance requests, conduct technical research and order repair parts to restore and assist in the installation of ground common radio, tactical wideband and intercommunication systems. Journeyman level maintainers, with a minimum of three years’ experience, reconcile repair parts and records of systems within the active and maintenance closeout phases, make recommendations pertaining to maintenance resource allocations and guide in the installation of digital wideband systems. Additionally, these Marines provide quality control inspections of maintenance tasks. These Marines guide novice Marines through non-routine maintenance tasks and develop competencies of those Marines. Marines in this MOS may be assigned to a BIC (within their occupational field) that has been coded with one or more DoD cyber workforce framework (DCWF) work role codes. Please reference DoDI 8140.10, DoDM 8140.10, and the MOS roadmap for additional training and certification requirements associated with these work role codes.

Core Skills

  • radio and transmission systems maintenance
  • RF theory and troubleshooting
  • installation and alignment of antennas and RF paths
  • diagnostics on tactical wideband systems
  • maintenance of vehicle intercom and electronics
  • electronic warfare and jamming systems support
  • use of electronic and RF test equipment
  • technical documentation and maintenance records
  • field-level repair in austere environments
  • cable fabrication and repair
  • signal flow analysis
  • basic IP networking for tactical systems
  • safety and ESD procedures
  • problem solving under time pressure
  • cross-functional coordination with operators

Common Certifications

  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL)
  • Certified Electronics Technician (CET) – Journeyman
  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

Civilian Career Paths

  • TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  • RADIO FREQUENCY ENGINEERING
  • SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
  • NETWORK OPERATIONS

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Data sourced from official Marine Corps publications and public military occupational references. Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.