Battle Management Operations (Title 32)

Air National Guard Units • Tyndall AFB, FL

5d

About The Position

This National Guard position is for a Battle Management Operations specialist, Position Description Number D1505000, in the FL HQ 101 AOG. The position administers refresher and advanced training to Air National Guard military Air Operations Center (AOC) weapons systems positional specialists. It instructs and evaluates AOC technician personnel in advanced aerospace operations applications using current AOC weapons systems of record, and prepares enlisted AOC specialists to serve as instructors and function within established joint doctrinal principles in support of planning and conducting theater-level joint operations.

The position monitors training progress and advises when personnel are ready for positional certification. It assesses assigned personnel’s operational backgrounds, determines and prescribes the type, sequence, and extent of training needed, and performs instructor and examiner duties. Evaluations address readiness to apply aerospace force and operations, proficiency during actual operations, instructional ability, technical competence, and post-operation critique. The incumbent determines proficiency, conducts requalification evaluations, and directs or provides remedial or additional training as needed.

This is an excepted federal civil service position under 32 U.S.C. 709. It requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state’s National Guard before the effective date of placement, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. The position is recruited at GS-09/11 levels, with potential development to the full journeyman level for a less-than-fully-qualified selectee. The position is open to specified Florida National Guard technicians and members, and individuals who qualify for Florida National Guard membership and are willing to become T32 dual-status technicians. First consideration is given to Category 1 applicants. PCS costs and recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized subject to a determination that payment is in the Florida National Guard’s best interest. A recruitment incentive of up to $10,000 may be paid to a newly appointed candidate under the stated service and repayment conditions; current technicians selected for the position are not eligible for this bonus.

Requirements

• Must be a member of a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard before the effective date of placement.
• Must wear the military uniform.
• Must meet the applicable area-of-consideration eligibility criteria: a permanent or indefinite T32 or T5 technician employed by the agency; a current military member of the Florida National Guard; or an individual qualified for Florida National Guard membership and willing to become a T32 dual-status technician. First consideration is given to Category 1.
• Military grade must be enlisted E3 through E7.
• General experience: experience, education, or training following directives and regulations; interpreting and applying published directives or regulations; and communicating with others.
• GS-09 specialized experience: at least one year at the GS-07 level or equivalent, including knowledge or experience, education, or training in mission planning for preflight, in-flight, ground, or command-and-control duties according to specific transportation functions; receiving, interpreting, extracting, and disseminating relevant data for mission planning or execution; and coordinating and negotiating orally and in writing with organizations or personnel to resolve differences or problems.
• GS-11 specialized experience: at least one year at the GS-09 level or equivalent, including knowledge or experience, education, or training in routine and non-routine preflight, in-flight, post-flight, ground, or command-and-control duties according to specific transportation functions; receiving, interpreting, extracting, and disseminating relevant data for mission planning or execution; and coordinating and negotiating orally and in writing with organizations or personnel to resolve differences or problems.
• If using education to qualify, provide transcripts or other documentation supporting educational claims.
• GS-09 education substitution: a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D.
• GS-11 education substitution: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service if required.

Responsibilities

• Administer refresher and advanced training to ANG military AOC weapons systems positional specialists.
• Instruct and evaluate AOC technician personnel in advanced aerospace operations applications using current AOC weapons systems of record.
• Train and evaluate enlisted AOC specialists to become instructors and to function within established joint doctrinal principles supporting theater-level joint operations.
• Monitor training progress and advise when personnel are ready for positional certification.
• Interview assigned enlisted AOC personnel to determine their operational backgrounds in their weapons systems or specialties.
• Prescribe the type, sequence, and extent of required training.
• Serve as an instructor and/or examiner, evaluating and examining AOC personnel for readiness to apply aerospace force and operations, operational proficiency, instructional ability, technical competence, and post-operation critique.
• Determine progress and proficiency, provide requalification evaluations, and direct or provide specialized remedial or additional training as necessary.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level