Tactical Weapons/AT Leadership Instructor

Armada Ltd; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Armada Ltd seeks experienced instructors to deliver advanced high‑risk training at Chesapeake, VA. Instructors must bring specialized skills across multiple weapons and security topics, and be prepared to operate under ARMADA HQ guidance.

The role requires military or law enforcement experience, strong communication, and the ability to conduct dynamic, precision training with strict safety standards. On-site duties in Chesapeake, VA are expected.

Qualifications

• Navy Instructor Training Course (NITC) or military service equivalent.
• Academic credentialing for teaching roles.
• Instructor training programs should cover communication, adult learning theory, delivery methods, evaluation and feedback.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced level high-risk training across multiple CENSECFOR courses.
• Instruct Tactical Weapons-based courses with emphasis on safety and effectiveness.
• Ensure instructors meet required KSAs and course prerequisites.
• Perform duties as assigned by ARMADA HQ.

Skills

Effective communication

Questioning techniques

Inter-personal skills

Education

Navy Instructor Training Course (NITC)

Academic credentialing (teacher/professor)

Instructor training via academic institution

Job description

Type: Full Time, Temporary

Location: Chesapeake, VA

Overtime Exempt: No (SCLS)

Reports to: ARMADA HQ

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Delivery of advanced level high-risk training in many of CENSECFOR's courses of instruction requires instructors that possess highly specialized skills and experience. Tactical Weapons-based instructors deliver training in support the following courses of instruction:
  • Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor (SAMI) (A-041-0148)
  • Antiterrorism Training Supervisor (AT TRASUP) (A-830-0034)
  • Security Reaction Force-Advanced (SRF-A) (A-830-0396)
  • Armed Sentry/Security Reaction Force-Basic (AS/SRF-B) (A-830-0018)
  • Non-Lethal Weapons Basic instructor (NLW-BI) (A-830-0035)
  • Non-Lethal Weapons Senior Instructor (NLW-SI) (A-830-0038)
  • Submarine Force Sentry (SUBFOR Sentry) (A-830-0028)
  • Master at Arms, Class A (MAA) (A-830-0011) (NTTC Lackland only) and Non-Compliant Boarding, Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (NCB VBSS) (A-830-0395)
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

All instructors shall possess one of the following:

• Have attended the Navy Instructor Training Course (NITC) (A-012-0077) (or military service equivalent)
• Academic credentialing (teacher/professor)
• Instructor training via an academic institution. Academic ITC requirements should contain, at a minimum, the following Learning Objectives:
  • Effective communication and questioning techniques
  • Adult learning theory and principles
  • Instructional Delivery methods
  • Lesson delivery performance laboratory
  • Training environment management
  • Inter-personal skills
  • Evaluation and Feedback

These courses are designed to provide students with the requisite knowledge to perform specialized functions within their command's Antiterrorism and/or Weapons Programs Instructors shall:

• Possess at least two years of past military experience in a weapons-carrying and employment operational environment or equivalent experience as a Law Enforcement officer with a military or civilian security force.
• Possess a basic understanding of Military/Civilian Security Force techniques.
• Be qualified as a Small Arms Weapon's Instructor.
• A minimum of four (4) Weapons-Based Course Instructors must be qualified as crew served weapons instructors (Det Chesapeake only). Two (2) of these CSW instructors must be qualified CSWI RSOs.

These courses are designed to provide students with the requisite knowledge to perform specialized functions within their command's Force Protection and/or Weapons Programs. Tactical Weapons-based instructors shall:

• Possess a minimum of five (5) years documented armed tactical military operational experience involving:
  • Basic Tactical Communications
  • Small Arms (Rifle and Pistol) Employment
  • Tactical Shooting
  • Mission Planning
  • Tactical Movement
• Tactical Weapons-based instructors are responsible for demonstrating modern dynamic combat shooting skills.
• These instructors will deliver a wide variety of training topics, as well as providing instructional and safety