Joint Advanced Fires Qualification Evaluator

Primary Duty is to function as part of the instructor/evaluator team providing hands-on guidance, technical support, and performance evaluation of JAFQC students through all Phases of the JAFQC curriculum.   

Position requires performance of platform instructor duty, including lesson plan development, research, creation of instructional aides, and lesson delivery.

Support Advanced courses for lessons related to their specific area of expertise across the portfolio of courses presented by the 505 TTG (ACC).

Develop performance metrics, grading criteria, and evaluation standards for student measurement during practical exercises, Part Task Training, and Full Mission Training events supporting the JAFQC curriculum.  

Position requires travel to support training phases at other Federated Service Schools, in addition to support for joint force exercises (Tier 1) as an Observer/Trainer or as a role player based on operations tempo and individual availability at the request of the Joint Staff J6 Joint Fires Integration Division.

Provide fires and effects planning expertise at command and control and operational-level exercises supporting the 505^th Command and Control Wing mission in a non-interference basis to JAFQC preparation and execution.

Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited university or college, including Service professional military education schools.

At least 24 months of experience within the past six (6) years in a joint force headquarters (Combatant Command or Joint Task Force) in a Joint Fires Element; Operations Future Plans Branch (FU-PLANS; J35); Fires and Effects Team; Strike Cell; Joint Air-Ground Integration Center; or a Service Component Operations Directorate (ie, J3 equivalent). 

Possess a minimum of 12 years of Department of Defense military experience as a commissioned officer. Must have demonstrated the ability to instruct in a military environment; it is preferred to have at least 1 year of formal platform instruction.

Completion of Professional Military Education for grade (Intermediate Developmental Education) with Joint Qualified Officer designation highly desired.  Graduate of a Service Weapons and Tactics Instructor (eg, Weapons Instructor Course, TOP GUN, etc) or Advanced Studies Group (eg, School of Advanced Military Studies) desired.

Demonstrated experience and personal expertise in operational level joint targeting and effects planning, synchronization, and development of Plans and Orders.  Experience should include direct involvement in functional application of authorities and effects (ie, Joint Force Land Component; Joint Force Air Component; etc.).

Ability to travel to various locations within and outside the continental United States (CONUS) in performance of the tasks.   Travel associated with JAFQC will involve up to  50% of duty.   A current US Passport is required.

Current Top Secret/SCI clearance eligibility.

Prior experience with planning and execution of military activities involving Special Technical Operations at Joint Task Force, Combatant Command, or Service Component (Echelon 2) highly desired.

Prior platform instructor (academics) highly desired.  Candidates must show completion of a formal academic instructor course (or equivalent) to verify instructor credentials or attend a local Academic Instructor Course prior to assuming duties.  

Priority consideration to non-aviation centric career background.