{"id":12361,"date":"2021-11-08T13:01:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T13:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/08\/the-marines-want-you-for-psychological-operations\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:08:33","slug":"the-marines-want-you-for-psychological-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2021\/11\/08\/the-marines-want-you-for-psychological-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Marine Corps wants you for psychological operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Marine Corps wants Devil Dogs to look at a career that\u2019s all about getting inside the adversary\u2019s head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Corps is expanding <\/a>its psychological operations military occupational specialty by opening up lateral moves and offering reenlistment bonuses of between $30,000 to $40,000 depending on the Marine\u2019s current enlistment status and qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a lateral move only MOS, our near term goal is to find and select the best-qualified candidates for the community,\u201d Maj. Greg Carroll, with Headquarters Marine Corps\u2019 Information, Plans and Strategy told Marine Corps Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Marine with less than 10 years of service who is eligible to reenlist in the fiscal year 2022 can move into the 0521 MOS with a reenlistment bonus of between $30,240 and $37,800, Carroll said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zone A Marines, those with 17 months of service but not more than six years and reenlisting for the first time, are eligible for a $40,000 bonus, Carroll said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t