General Role Player / OPFOR - Clarksville, TN & Butlerville, IN

Tactical Revolution • Butlerville, IN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

General Role Players will act as an Opposing Force (OPFOR) in scenario-based training at Fort Campbell in Clarksville, Tennessee, and at Muscatatuck Training Center (MUTC) in Butlerville, Indiana. The listed dates are January 11–12 at Fort Campbell and January 14 at MUTC. The team size is 125 role players. Pay is listed as $18–$20 per hour; the posting also states a $20-per-hour rate and a $480 flat rate for completing the full contract without a default, even if fewer than 24 hours are worked.

Role Players must follow the scenario script without ad-libbing or changing its scope, wear scenario-appropriate clothing and headgear, and participate in OPFOR activities, including being engaged with marking-cartridge weapons. After instruction in safe use, they may operate military weapons systems and marking-cartridge, paintball-type, and blank-ammunition weapons. The role involves training in an austere environment and during hours of darkness, being restrained and searched, and standing or lying prone for extended periods. Participants should expect to be shot at with non-lethal marking ammunition while wearing required protective equipment.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Be a U.S. citizen and able to provide proof of citizenship.
• Have a valid driver's license.
• Be physically fit, with no physical limitations or preexisting medical conditions that would prevent work in an austere environment or during hours of darkness.
• Be familiar with basic weapons handling, including safety.
• Be able to wear a full-face helmet, throat guard, and groin guard.
• Be comfortable with being restrained and searched, and with participating in training where non-lethal marking ammunition may be used.

Nice To Haves

• Military or law-enforcement experience or background.

Responsibilities

• Follow the scenario script without ad-libbing or changing the scope of the scenario.
• Wear clothing, costuming, and headgear appropriate to the training scenario.
• Act as an Opposing Force (OPFOR), including being engaged with marking-cartridge weapons.
• Operate military weapons systems and marking-cartridge, paintball-type, and blank-ammunition weapons after receiving safe-use instruction.
• Participate in scenario training involving non-lethal marking ammunition while wearing personal protective equipment.
• Be restrained or zip-tied for prolonged periods and allow trainees to frisk and search them while restrained.
• Stand and lie prone for extended periods, with or without restraints.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed