Fire Support Specialist: Elite Targeting & Communications

DC Army National Guard; Freehold Township (NJ); On-site; USD 9,600 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Monthly paycheck

Tuition assistance

Job summary

DC Army National Guard seeks a Fire Support Specialist to provide targeting intelligence for infantry and armor units, while developing highly transferable skills for civilian IT and data roles.

In this role, you will become a key communicator, master the use of range-finding and communications equipment, and contribute to fire support planning. Growth includes supervising teammates and expanding observer capabilities within a field artillery team.

Qualifications

• Must be physically and mentally fit to perform under pressure.
• Must be able to multitask and operate under demanding conditions.
• Additional training and skills gained during service support civilian career goals.

Responsibilities

• Act as eyes of an artillery unit, performing target acquisition and relaying information to artillery units at all levels.
• Establish, maintain, and operate communications equipment; operate laser range finders; encode and decode messages.
• Assist in preparing and distributing fire support plans and determine target locations using computers or manual calculations.
• Advanced team members supervise and train others, prepare observer target lists, initiate suppressive fire, and man observation posts.

Skills

Physically fit

Multitasking

Job description

DC Army National Guard seeks a Fire Support Specialist to provide targeting intelligence for infantry and armor units, while developing highly transferable skills for civilian IT and data roles.

In this role, you will become a key communicator, master the use of range-finding and communications equipment, and contribute to fire support planning. Growth includes supervising teammates and expanding observer capabilities within a field artillery team.