February 8, 2025 by siteadmin
Well boys and girls it looks like getting college credit for the Marine corps 2600 course is back on the table. I was compiling a list of issues that affect the 2600 community and one of those issues is the fact that since its inception, the Marine Corps 2600 field received very little to zero college credit for completing its courses compared to the other branches. Though the Marine Corps is very effective in some areas it lags in others. Its always bothered me that with all the great things achieved within the 2600 field, that no one was ever able to effectively push to get the 2600 courses accredited. As always it was just a matter of priorities and the leadership never made it a priority. like who cares if guys get college credit, is the attitude that seemed to be universal among the senior leadership.
So my first step was to visit the ACE website and see if any new credits for any of the 2600 MOS’s had been added since I last looked (2010 was when I last looked).
To my surprise none of the 2600 disciplines showed up in any capacity. I looked at cross over MOS’s and every single one had credits and showed up. So next I called and talked to an ACE representatives and then forward over a research request. ACE was extremely quick to respond. below is their response.
Thank you for reaching out to ACE and for providing this additional feedback. I was able to find MOS 2651 adjacent information (both as a MOS Chief and as a Course), which is attached to this email. Unfortunately, the Branch/DOD has not asked ACE to review these programs for ACE credit recommendations for many years. Therefore, this is why the experiences are not receiving ACE credit recommendations on the JST. Additionally, there is no information for MOS 2621 or 2631 or by its title, meaning again, the Schoolhouse/Branch/DOD has not submitted any program information to be evaluated. In order to have the coursework evaluated, yes, the Branch would need to submit information and go through the ACE Evaluations process. However, ACE only recommends credit, so it is still possible to receive college credit for any courses completed that are not being ACE endorsed, by working with your advising team at the institution. This is because, the institution determines the placement of the credit. I hope this information is useful
Without getting into a big story its always bothered me how things like this never take priority. I watched Marines do amazing things with sub par equipment. Create data paths and comm channels out of nothing. Work for weeks and months without rest. Then the Marines own interests don’t even get looked after.
After getting confirmation that the courses were still not accredited. I called HQMC and talked to their lead 2600. His first response about the accreditation was “He didn’t know” but he would look into it and well that fine Marine found the answers and forwarded over a request to Marine Corps Intelligence School command. There is now a request to have the 2651 course evaluated for college credit. We will be staying on top of this issue until each Marine Corps 2600 occupation has every college credit it deserves. In comparison, the current Army and Air force occupations receive close to 30 college credits while the entire 2600 field receives zero.
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