In late 2017, then-Commandant Gen. Robert Neller confirmed that the Marine Corps would be phasing out one of its infantry military occupational specialties, known as an MOS.. That MOS ― the 0351 ...

The Marine Corps currently has several enlisted infantry MOSs, including riflemen, reconnaissance Marines, machine gunners, mortarmen, snipers, anti-tank missile gunners and light-armor vehicle ...

The Marine Corps has been keen to ramp up its force size, shooting for a 12,000-troop increase this year — though the actual numbers, ... By closing the MOS, ...