35M Human Intelligence Collector

About the role

As a Human Intelligence Collector in the Army National Guard, you will earn a security clearance and utilize strategic, cognitive, and language skills to obtain intelligence from both friendly and hostile sources. Your work supports national security by gathering information about an adversary’s intentions, strengths, vulnerabilities, and capabilities, enabling military planning, preparation, and defense.

Responsibilities

• Screen human intelligence sources and documents
• Debrief and interrogate human intelligence sources in accordance with regulation
• Participate in human intelligence operations
• Develop intelligence gathering and collection missions and interrogation plans
• Analyze and prepare intelligence reports
• Advise military organizations based on intelligence findings
• Coordinate with federal agencies

Skills

• Human intelligence analysis
• Use of premier digital and analytical tools to gather information and create products for the Commander
• Use of sophisticated mapping tools, intelligence networks, and systems to identify evolving battlefield threats
• Proficiency in reading maps and charts
• Ability to speak in foreign languages
• Gathering and analyzing information
• Clear thinking, speaking, and writing
• Outgoing personality

Training and career development

Job training consists of:

• 10 weeks of Basic Training, learning basic Soldiering skills
• 6 to 18 months of language training to learn a foreign language
• 15 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT), combining classroom learning with field experience

Completion of initial entry training can lead to additional college credit.

Civilian career opportunities include roles in research, business planning, or government agencies.

Requirements

• Military enlistment in the Army National Guard
• At least a junior in high school, or a high school diploma or GED certificate
• Age between 17 and 35
• Ability to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards
• Meet citizenship requirements