I am not at the school house (MSOS), and the current info I have is from a few Marines who just completed the first iteration of ITC and are slated for my team.
Yes, MARSOC has tried to mirror the SF pipeline from RSAS to ITC. We have utilized the POIs from SWC as the baseline to begin from. From that baseline, many modifications have occurred IOT make it more “Marine-like”. Instead of having dedicated MOSs, (18B, 18C, etc.), they are trying to incorporate all facets in much shorter durations. The HHQ believes this concept will make a MARSOF operator a jack of all trades, though they seem to forget they will be the masters of none.
Honestly, if it was not a requirement by SOCOM to have an actual selection and training pipeline, the USMC would not do it at all. The brass has levied down to us that first and foremost, we are Marines and that is what we bring to SOCOM
and no Marine is “special”….
As far as the conduct of FID / UW I don’t see us doing that for a long time….way too many are too focused on DA, DA, and more DA. I have seen guys get pissed when they get assigned to the SR team (and to think the 0321 MOS is a Reconnaissance Marine).
And for the record, No I do not agree with the way this is going nor do I agree with the thinking at the levels way beyond my pay grade...