Supervises operation and maintenance of chemical smoke generator.
Must be qualified as Smoke Generator Specialist (54C40); must know technical and tactical mission, responsibilities, and operations of company to which assigned; must know techniques and tactics pertaining to unit defense; must know military subjects including drill and parade formations, field sanitation, field mess operations, selection of bivouac areas, and use of unit weapons; must know Army clerical, personnel, and administrative procedures, regulations, and directives applicable to company operations; must know format of Army correspondence, format of company orders, preparation of morning report, maintenance of duty rosters, and regulations governing mail service at company level; must know channels servicing company; must know fundamentals of requisitioning and storage of rations, preparation and serving of food, and care of mess equipment to assure that unit mess meets prescribed standards; must know organization and operation of smoke generating operations at company level; must know organization, mission, operations, and capabilities of subordinate Chemical Smoke Generator units; must know office management and supervisory techniques and responsibilities; must know military organization and procedures applicable to battalion and higher echelon headquarters; must know publications and directives governing Army administrative procedures; must know precedence of military directives; must know Army chain of command and lines of communication; must know organization and operation of administrative message centers; must know precautions to be exercised in handling classified material; must know directives and procedures governing publication and distribution of military orders, bulletins, circulars, and memorandums; must be able to use directives, manuals, and regulations to locate specific policies and procedures; must be able to coordinate operating requirements of subordinate units with major or supported units; must be able to read and utilize TOE, TDA, and supply manuals; must be able to plan, coordinate, and supervise activities pertaining to organization, training, and technical operations of unit to which assigned; must be able to prepare training charts, reports, and related documents and material.
Must be qualified as Chemical Operations Apprentice (54A10); must know use of smoke pots; must know malfunctions and operator's maintenance of smoke generator equipment; must know principles of camouflage; must know infantry squad tactics; must know military map reading; must be able to operate smoke generators to produce appropriate color and quantity of smoke.
Must be qualified as Smoke Generator Specialist (54C20); must know infantry squad tactics; must know principles of camouflage; must know military map reading; must know tactical employment of smoke generators and smoke pots in missions to obscure friendly troop movements from enemy or to cover enemy terrain with smokescreen to provide tactical advantage to friendly troops; must know meteorology as it affects smokescreen operations; must know capabilities and limitations of smoke generating equipment; must know psychological effect of smokescreens in combat operations; must know preparation and use of map overlays; must know organization and operation of smoke generating operations at platoon level; must know safety regulations and procedures in POL operations; must know procedures for requisitioning, loading, transporting, storing, and handling of bulk packaged fogoil and gasoline; must be able to advise platoon leader as to state of platoon readiness from personnel and equipment viewpoints; must be able to supervise and coordinate activities of operations of platoon personnel in accomplishment of missions; must be qualified as Smoke Generator Specialist (54C40); must know technical and tactical mission, responsibilities, and operations of company to which assigned; must know techniques and tactics pertaining to unit defense; must know military subjects including drill and parade formations, field sanitation, field mess operations, selection of bivouac areas, and use of unit weapons; must know Army clerical, personnel, and administrative procedures, regulations, and directives applicable to company operations; must know format of Army correspondence, format of company orders, preparation of morning report, maintenance of duty rosters, and regulations governing mail service at company level; must know channels servicing company; must know fundamentals of requisitioning and storage of rations, preparation and serving of food, and care of mess equipment to assure that unit mess meets prescribed standards; must know organization and operation of smoke generating operations at company level; must know organization, mission, operations, and capabilities of subordinate Chemical Smoke Generator units; must know office management and supervisory techniques and responsibilities; must know military organization and procedures applicable to battalion and higher echelon headquarters; must know publications and directives governing Army administrative procedures; must know precedence of military directives; must know Army chain of command and lines of communication; must know organization and operation of administrative message centers; must know precautions to be exercised in handling classified material; must know directives and procedures governing publication and distribution of military orders, bulletins, circulars, and memorandums; must be able to use directives, manuals, and regulations to locate specific policies and procedures; must be able to coordinate operating requirements of subordinate units with major or supported units; must be able to read and utilize TOE, TDA, and supply manuals; must be able to plan, coordinate, and supervise activities pertaining to organization, training, and technical operations of unit to which assigned; must be able to prepare training charts, reports, and related documents and material.