OPFOR Role Player — Realistic Training Adversary (On-site)

OPTML; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

OPTML at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland is seeking personnel to serve as adversaries for PACER FORGE training. You will operate on-site in San Antonio, performing role-play over 57-hour exercise runs twice weekly, coordinating with trainees and leadership to deliver realistic, scripted scenarios within base defense tasks.

The role requires prior military or sworn law enforcement experience, US citizenship, and the ability to endure outdoor shifts in hot conditions, while maintaining discipline

Qualifications

• Prior military or sworn law enforcement experience.
• U.S. citizenship required and ability to pass background check.
• Physically able to work full outdoor shifts in San Antonio heat.
• Able to take direction from active-duty leadership without friction.

Responsibilities

• Plan and rehearse your assigned positions, routes, and engagement criteria before trainees arrive.
• Execute engagements using government-issued simulated weapons, marking systems, and pyrotechnics under safety rules.
• Work the radio: coordinate attacks and execute scripted attacks.
• Account for every piece of issued equipment at the start and end of every shift.
• Reset positions and training aids between engagements and between weekly iterations.
• Give short factual observations after each engagement to support the after-action review.

Skills

Military experience

Law enforcement

US citizenship

Physical stamina

Following directions

Tools

Simulated weapons

Range equipment

Job description

OPTML at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland is seeking personnel to serve as adversaries for PACER FORGE training. You will operate on-site in San Antonio, performing role-play over 57-hour exercise runs twice weekly, coordinating with trainees and leadership to deliver realistic, scripted scenarios within base defense tasks.

The role requires prior military or sworn law enforcement experience, US citizenship, and the ability to endure outdoor shifts in hot conditions, while maintaining discipline