MCO 3502.7A governs the Marine Corps Ground Combat Element Operations and Tactics Training Program and its execution.
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It describes MCTOG’s advanced individual and collective staff training, GCE doctrine and training standard development, and emerging concepts and technology. It requires certification for certain GCE billets and establishes requirements for records and privacy-sensitive information.
Applies to: This Order is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
As the institutional caretaker for the OTTP, MCTOG will provide advanced individual training to designated operations and intelligence personnel within the GCE, provide advanced collective staff training for the GCE, manage GCE doctrine and training standard development and refinement, and examine emerging concepts and technology in order to enhance GCE operational readiness and interoperability in support of the MAGTF. (paragraph 3)
MCTOG’s main effort is the execution of the Tactical MAGTF Integration Course (TMIC) which trains and certifies Operations and Tactics Instructors (OTI) and Intelligence Tactics Instructors (ITI). (paragraph 4)
OTIs and ITIs are produced through the execution of the TMIC, which MCTOG conducts three times a year, or as required to meet throughput demands of the operating forces. (paragraph 3)
There are two categories of OTI: OTI-O (Operations Officer) and OTI-C (Operations Chief). (paragraph 1)
There are also two categories of ITI: ITI-O (Intelligence Officer) and ITI-C (Intelligence Chief). (paragraph 2)