Leads, supervises, or serves as a member of a MLRS fire direction center or firing platoon headquarters.
Field artillery senior sergeant leads in the fire support, operations/intelligence, and target acquisition activities in a field artillery battalion, brigade, division artillery, or corps artillery; other major duties are leading soldiers performing duties in field artillery MOS performs principal duties for SQI of M; leads soldiers performing duties in field artillery MOS; leads and supervises the operation of the unit command post in accordance with directives; leads, supervises, and participates in coordination and implementation of cannon, missile, rocket, or target acquisition operations, training programs, administrative matters, and communication activities, providing tactical and technical guidance to subordinates, and professional support to lower and higher grade soldiers in the accomplishment of their duties; monitors, inspects, and evaluates FA training programs; leads and supervises the preparation and distribution of maps, operational information, operational reports, training materials; supervises the maintenance of staff journals, files, records, and training materials; serves as the principal NCO of FA battalion, brigade, division artillery, or Corps artillery operations activity and supervises the processing operations and intelligence information; supervises and maintains classified files, records, processing of individual security clearances; leads, supervises, and participates in identifying and indicating location, strength, tactical deployment, and emplacement of enemy units; provides advice and makes recommendations to the commander and staff on all matters pertaining to enlisted soldiers and their families; accompanies the commander on inspections, visits and ceremonies; assists in inspection of command activities, facilities and personnel as prescribed by the commander; ensures adherence to command policies; holds First Sergeants' or Sergeants' Major call to announce information and instruction; ensures that newly assigned enlisted personnel are instructed in military courtesy, customs of the service and command regulations or policies; responsible for monitoring training or conducts training of enlisted soldiers; assesses training at all levels and provides feedback to appropriate commanders and leaders; provides counsel and guidance to NCOs and other enlisted soldiers of the command; responsible for and provides guidance on Non-Commissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) and Non-Commissioned Officer Development Program (NCODP); inspects duties performed by subordinate NCOs; notes discrepancies and initiates appropriate corrective action; assists in reception of visitors to the command; serves as president or member of command promotion board or removal board for NCOs, as authorized by regulations; sits as chairperson or member of a command's Military Member of the Quarter/Year competition for enlisted soldiers or NCOs, as directed by local regulations; responsible for quality, control and training of noncommissioned officer evaluation reports (NCOER) while ensuring timely submissions; reviews evaluation reports to determine compliance with policies and procedures and recommends corrective actions on deficiencies to commanders, other leaders and rating officials; performs other duties prescribed by the commander; assists in the professional development of junior and company grade officer.
Supervises operations of FDC to ensure proper computations, plotting of targets and issuance of fire commands; plans and organizes work schedules and assigns duties to fire direction personnel; instructs and supervises personnel in techniques and procedures in computation of firing data; reviews, consolidates, and prepares technical, personnel, and administrative reports covering fire direction activities; supervises the operation and maintenance of equipment in a MLRS Battalion FDC/Operations section; leads and instructs in techniques and procedures in computation of firing data; leads and instructs FDC personnel in tactical fire control of a MLRS Battalion; field artillery senior sergeant leads in the fire support, operations/intelligence, and target acquisition activities in a field artillery battalion, brigade, division artillery, or corps artillery; other major duties are leading soldiers performing duties in field artillery MOS performs principal duties for SQI of M; leads soldiers performing duties in field artillery MOS; leads and supervises the operation of the unit command post in accordance with directives; leads, supervises, and participates in coordination and implementation of cannon, missile, rocket, or target acquisition operations, training programs, administrative matters, and communication activities, providing tactical and technical guidance to subordinates, and professional support to lower and higher grade soldiers in the accomplishment of their duties; monitors, inspects, and evaluates FA training programs; leads and supervises the preparation and distribution of maps, operational information, operational reports, training materials; supervises the maintenance of staff journals, files, records, and training materials; serves as the principal NCO of FA battalion, brigade, division artillery, or Corps artillery operations activity and supervises the processing operations and intelligence information; supervises and maintains classified files, records, processing of individual security clearances; leads, supervises, and participates in identifying and indicating location, strength, tactical deployment, and emplacement of enemy units.
Records and transmits firing data using the Fire Direction System (FDS) and voice radio; operates FDS, Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS), and MLRS communications equipment; participates in gathering of operations and intelligence data; plots using fire capability charts and friendly and enemy situation maps; records ammunition expenditure, equipment serviceability, situation, firing point, target, and mission reports; drives section vehicles, performs operator/crew maintenance on section vehicles, generators, and equipment; aids in collection and transmission of data; installs, maintains, and operates radio wire communications, digital communications devices, and secure voice equipment; assists in leading and directing fire direction personnel; Leads 13P personnel in MLRS Platoon FDC; plots information using firing capabilities charts, friendly and enemy situation maps; Operates FDS, AFATDS, and MLRS communications equipment; converts fire orders to fire commands; leads and instructs personnel in techniques and procedures in computation of firing data, the operation of the FDS, AFATDS, and MLRS communications equipment; leads personnel in MLRS Battery FDC; maintains fire capability charts, and friendly and enemy situation maps, ammunition accountability, equipment serviceability, situation, firing point, target, and mission reports; supervises operator/crew maintenance on section vehicles, generators and equipment.