JOINT FIRE SUPPORT SPECIALIST

OVERVIEW
The Joint Fire Support Specialist is primarily responsible for the intelligence activities of the Army National Guard's Field Artillery team.

JOB DUTIES

• Set up and operate communications systems
• Encode and decode messages
• Assist in the preparation of fire support plans, coordinates and targets
• Operate laser range finders and target devices
• Determine target locations using computers or manual calculations

TRAINING 
Job training for a Joint Fire Support Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and ten weeks and four days of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, OK with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field under simulated combat conditions.

Some of the skills you'll learn are:

• Computing target locations
• Ammunition techniques
• Operating gun, missile and rocket systems
• Artillery tactics, techniques and procedures

HELPFUL SKILLS

• Interest in cannon and rocket operations
• Physical and mental fitness to perform under pressure
• Ability to multitask
• Capability to work as a team member

REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)
Field Artillery (FA): 96

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WARRANT OFFICER TRACK
131A Field Artillery Targeting Technician

FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career in computer consulting, technology support, data processing and other related fields.