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[Vulture6]

Any MSG Marines - active or former - on the board?

Sound off and let us know where you were assigned!

[USMCRET6391]

Det Cmdr Rome, Italy 88-89, Det Cmdr Cairo, Egypt 89-90

[hammersfist]

is there any way for an officer to be assigned to MSG duty or is it always a Gunny as the head honcho?

[USMCRET6391]

The only officers on MSG duty are at the Company level. Generally there are 3-4....the Company C.O., a Lt.Col and 2 to 3 Inspecting Officers who are either 1st Lieutenants or Captains. The Det Cmdr for each Det can be a SSgt to MGysgt depending on the size of the Det.....which range in size from a minimum of 5 E-5s and below to as many as 30 or more. In addition if a Det has approximately 15 or more Watch Standers (E-5s and below) the Det will have an Asst Det Cmdr who is normally a SSgt. In Rome the Det consisted of me (MSgt), an Asst Det Cmdr and 15 watch standers. In Cairo I had 32 watch standers and an Asst Det Cmdr. When they call MSG Duty Independent Duty they mean just that. In Rome my Company was in Frankfurt Germany. In Cairo the Company was in Casablanca Morocco. I saw my Company Officers about 4 times a year.

[USMCRET6391]

Originally Posted by USMCRET6391

The only officers on MSG duty are at the Company level. Generally there are 3-4....the Company C.O., a Lt.Col and 2 to 3 Inspecting Officers who are either 1st Lieutenants or Captains. The Det Cmdr for each Det can be a SSgt to MGysgt depending on the size of the Det.....which range in size from a minimum of 5 E-5s and below to as many as 30 or more. In addition if a Det has approximately 15 or more Watch Standers (E-5s and below) the Det will have an Asst Det Cmdr who is normally a SSgt. In Rome the Det consisted of me (MSgt), an Asst Det Cmdr and 15 watch standers. In Cairo I had 32 watch standers and an Asst Det Cmdr. When they call MSG Duty Independent Duty they mean just that. In Rome my Company was in Frankfurt Germany. In Cairo the Company was in Casablanca Morocco. I saw my Company Officers about 4 times a year.

Sorry I should have added this to the above, there are something like 8 companies in the MSG Battalion now...........so not counting the Company COs there are about 24 slots for officers on MSG duty. Also, the size of each Det is dictated by the number of posts assigned and the hours they must be manned. When I was in Cairo, my Det was the second largest on the program. I dont know if that is true anymore or not.

[Ritter]

Howdy. I'm new to the forum. I was in Geneva (97-99) and Monrovia (99-00).

Jim