11C Indirect Fire Infantryman
About the role
As an Army National Guard Indirect Fire Infantryman, you will operate the Infantry’s most powerful weapon—the mortar. You will join a mortar squad, section, or platoon and perform demanding activities that may include parachuting from a troop transport aircraft to reach positions where you will set up mortars and camouflage their locations. You will also locate and neutralize enemy mines. As your experience grows, your responsibilities will expand to include supervising and training other Soldiers, leading mortar squads, providing tactical and technical guidance, and overseeing the construction of mortar positions. Advanced Indirect Fire Infantrymen receive and execute combat orders, direct Soldiers in offensive and defensive operations, and request, observe, and adjust indirect supporting fire.
Responsibilities
- Set up, load, and fire three types of mortars
- Employ crew and weapons in offensive, defensive, and retrograde ground combat
- Operate, clean, and store automatic weapons
- Employ, fire, and recover anti-personnel and anti-tank mines
- Carry out scouting missions to locate enemy troops and gun positions
Helpful Skills
- Interest in ammunition and weaponry
- Readiness to accept a challenge and face danger
- Physically and mentally in shape
Training and advancement
Instead of paying to learn these skills, you get paid to train. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance. After completing 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you learn fundamental Soldiering skills, you will attend 14 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT). AIT combines hands-on simulated combat and classroom training, keeping your skills sharp through frequent squad maneuvers, target practice, and war games.
Requirements
- Military enlistment in the Army National Guard
- Must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate
- Must be between the ages of 17 and 35
- Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards
- Must meet citizenship requirements (see NATIONALGUARD.com for details)
- Requires military enlistment