13F Fire Support Specialist
Company: Army National Guard
Location: Fort Wayne
Posted on: May 6, 2021
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Job Description:
Join the Army National Guard as a Fire Support Specialist and
become part of an elite field artillery team. You will provide the
intelligence needed to support infantry and tank units in combat
operations while learning highly sought-after skills that will help
you in your civilian career. Also known as the Forward Observer,
Fire Support Specialists act as the eyes of an artillery unit and
are primarily responsible for target acquisition and relaying that
information to artillery units at all levels. In this role, you
will become an expert communicator as you 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. And as your skills increase, so will your
responsibilities. Advanced team members supervise and train other
Soldiers, prepare observer target lists, initiate suppressive fire,
and select and man observation posts. Helpful Skills --- Physically
and mentally fit to perform under pressure --- Ability to multitask
Plus, the skills you learn as a Fire Support Specialist can prepare
you for a rewarding civilian career in computer consulting,
information technology support, or data processing.Earn While You
Learn Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to train.
In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job
skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition
assistance. After 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you will learn
fundamental Soldiering skills, you will attend six weeks of
Advanced Individual Training (AIT), which will include a
combination of hands-on and classroom training where you will learn
how to decisively compute target locations, proper ammunition
handling techniques, system operations, and artillery tactics.
Keywords: Army National Guard, Fort Wayne , 13F Fire Support Specialist, Other , Fort Wayne, Indiana
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