Leads, supervises, or serves as a member of an activity operating FAATDS in a field artillery cannon battalion, battery, platoon or higher.
FA 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 "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 and training materials; supervise 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; prepare operational SOPs; 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 officers.
Establishes, maintains and operates communications systems; assists in preparation of computer center for operation and shutdown; prepares FATDS for operation to include cabling, installation, and removal procedures; inputs initialization data and data base information to FATDS; maintain fire capabilities maps and charts; operates and performs operator maintenance on FATDS equipment, section vehicles and generators associated with FATDS; performs crew maintenance and participates in organizational maintenance of section equipment; assists FATDS NCO in supervision of all fire control operations in MLRS platoon fire direction center; operates FATDS at MLRS battery and battalion, cannon battalion and higher echelons; performs computer operations including fire mission processing, fire plan schedules and data base construction; initiates computer center operations, including establishing control information, communications with digital subscribers and data base initialization; performs operator, crew and organizational maintenance on section equipment; assists FATDS NCO in supervision of all fire control operations in MLRS firing battery and battalion, cannon battalion and higher echelons; supervises fire direction operations including preparation for operations, communications setup and maintenance, fire mission processing, fire support planning, fire support execution, movement control, field artillery mission support, field artillery fire direction operations, fire plan scheduling and entry of commanders guidance; maintains current situation data; supervises the performance of operator, crew and organizational maintenance on section vehicles.
Lead section personnel and supervises FAATDS operations in cannon battalions and higher echelons; supervises and conducts fire support execution, movement control, field artillery mission support, field artillery fire direction operations; direct troubleshooting of FAATDS hardware, software, database, and communications to ensure continuity of operations; directs and performs systems administration and troubleshooting; assist operation officer with conduct of field artillery estimates and movement planning; compiles information for and presents briefings on current operations, situation and after action reports; enforce compliance with security procedures and regulations; assist operations officer in planning, preparation and conduct of individual and collective training and certification for the unit; supervise preparation and distribution of maps, operational information, and training materials; complies information for and presents briefings on current operations, situations, and after action reports; enforce compliance with security procedures and regulations; supervise the performance of operator, crew and organizational maintenance on section vehicles and equipment; FA 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 "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 and training materials; supervise 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; prepare operational SOPs; 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.