Supervises, leads, or serves as a member of an infantry activity that employs individual small arms weapons or heavy anti-armor crew served weapons.
Serve as principal noncommissioned officer in an infantry battalion or higher to supervise the processing of operations and intelligence information in an Infantry brigade or higher level unit; provide tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and professional support to both subordinates and superiors in accomplishment of their duties; plans, coordinates and supervises activities pertaining to organization, training and combat operations; edits and prepares tactical plans and training material; coordinate implementation of operations, training programs and communications activities; serves as the principle advisor to the Commander (Battalion and higher level unit) on all enlisted issues and is primarily focused on the training, maintaining, caring, and leading of the unit's Soldiers, facilities and equipment; assists the Commander in the implementation of command policies and establishes and enforces standards related to the appearance and conduct of all Soldiers within the command; develops and executes NCO Professional Development Programs within the command and advises/counsels Soldiers on issues related to training, education, and professional development; responsible for the unit's individual skills training program for all CMF's (Battalion and higher level unit); 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.
Perform duties shown in preceding level of skill; performs duties as an infantry, reconnaissance (scout), heavy anti-armor weapon platoon Sergeant, or Operations Sergeant in combat operations; receives, issues and implements orders; assists platoon leader in controlling platoon in mounted and dismounted operations; assist in dissemination of intelligence information to unit and staff sections; assist in planning, organizing, directing, supervising, training, coordinating, and reporting activities of subordinate elements; provide tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and professional support to both subordinates and superiors in the accomplishment of their duties; supervise the occupation of an assembly area; employ NBC defensive teams; plans for, supervises preparation of, and conducts NBC operations; perform battle damage assessment; supervises platoon maintenance activities; supervise receipt, storage, and distribution of ammunition, supplies, equipment, and rations to subordinate elements; develop a platoon training plan; assist in production and administration of staff journals, files, records, and reports; assist in coordination and implementation of combat operations, training programs, and administrative and communications procedures; assist in organization and operation of the tactical operations center; know threat organization and tactics through regiment level; plans for, coordinates resources for, and sets up a multipurpose range complex for qualification exercises; the Infantry Senior Sergeant serves as the principal NCO in an infantry dismounted reconnaissance, mechanized, or weapons company, operations or intelligence sections of an infantry or combined arms battalion or infantry brigades and higher level organizations; provides tactical and technical guidance and professional support to subordinates and makes recommendations to superiors in the accomplishment of their duties.
Operates both mounted and dismounted to close with and destroy the enemy; employs, operates, and maintains assigned weapons and equipment; assist in the performance of reconnaissance operations; employs, fires, and recovers anti personnel and anti tank mines; locates and neutralizes mines; perform self extraction from a mine field; orients a map; operates, mounts/dismounts, zeros, and engages targets using night vision sights; operates and maintains communications equipment, enter, and operates in a radio net; operate in a NBC contaminated area; constructs and camouflages individual/crew served weapons/vehicle firing/fighting positions; assist in the construction of fortification and barriers, including minefields and obstacles; assist in the breaching of minefields and obstacles; constructs field expedient firing aids for infantry weapons; recognizes friendly and threat armored vehicles; performs as a member of a fire team during a movement to contact, reconnaissance, and security, an attack, defense, situational training exercises and all infantry dismounted battle drills; process prisoners of war and captured documents; operate IFV over diverse terrain in varies visibility; assist in target detection, identification, and round sensing; perform duties shown in preceding level of skill; perform duties as IFV gunner or team leader of the infantry rifle squad; the Infantryman will prepare sector sketches of vehicle or infantry rifle team positions and sectors; as gunner, detects, acquires, identifies, and engages targets; maintain the turret weapons systems of the IFV; lead an infantry team/heavy anti-armor squad in combat operations, providing tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and professional support to both superiors and subordinates in the accomplishment of their duties; leads, supervises, and trains subordinate personnel; calls for and adjusts indirect fire; evaluates terrain and selects weapon emplacement; control organic fires; installs and recovers anti handling devices on anti-tank mines and electrical and non-electrical demolition charges; supervise construction of hasty fortifications and receipt, storage, and issue of ammunition; record operational information on maps; indicate location, strength, tactical deployment, and emplacement of enemy and friendly units; receives and implements combat orders, directs deployment of personnel in offensive, defensive, and retrograde operations; requests, observes, and adjusts direct supporting fire; conducts battle damage assessment and repair; evaluates terrain and supervises the emplacement of sighting and firing all assigned weapons; uses maps and map overlays, performs intersection and resection, and determines elevation and grid azimuths; knows threat formations and tactics through battalion size elements; prepares, operates, and maintains secure communications equipment; leads a fire team during a movement to contact, reconnaissance and security, an attack, defense, situational training exercises, and all infantry dismounted battle drills; lead an infantry squad, heavy anti-armor weapons section, and/or a reconnaissance (scout) team or IFV section during combat operations; supervise tactical deployment of assigned element/weapon system in offensive, defensive, and retrograde operations; provide tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and professional support to both subordinates and superiors in the accomplishment of their duties; receives and issues orders; coordinates action of the element with adjacent and support elements and organic and supporting firepower; ensure collection and proper reporting of intelligence data to unit; adjust aerial fire support; analyze terrain; conduct tactical operations for a squad, heavy anti-armor section, operations of a patrol base, and NBC operations; maintain operational security; prepares, operates, and maintains secure communications equipment; prepare an anti-armor section sketch; leads a squad, heavy anti-a