🧵The Marine combat correspondent MOS + related visual comms fields (photographer, videographer, public affairs officer) have recently been diminished as cushy PR jobs where combat is avoided and A/C is enjoyed. Let's not get it twisted - anyone holding a public affairs/combat camera MOS is a POG (Person Other Than a Grunt), a moniker reserved for those not assigned to direct combat arms fields, and used to describe a military lifestyle full of comfy accommodations & a 9-5 schedule.