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 your strategic, cognitive, and language skills to obtain intelligence from both friendly and hostile sources. Your duties may include conducting intelligence gathering missions involving human sources; interrogating and debriefing as defined by regulation; developing intelligence gathering and collection missions; advising military organizations; and coordinating with federal agencies.
Responsibilities
- Screen human intelligence sources and documents
- Debrief and interrogate human intelligence sources
- Participate in human intelligence operations
- Analyze and prepare intelligence reports
Skills You’ll Learn
- Human Intelligence analysis
- Utilizing premier digital and analytical tools to gather information and create products for the Commander
- Using sophisticated mapping tools, intelligence networks, and systems to identify evolving threats on the battlefield
Helpful Skills
- Ability to speak in foreign languages
- Gathering and analyzing information
- Ability to think, speak, and write clearly
- An outgoing personality
- Proficiency in reading maps and charts
Civilian Career Opportunities
Through your training, you will develop skills and experience applicable to civilian careers in research, business planning, or work with government agencies.
Training
Job training for Human Intelligence Collection Technicians consists of:
- 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you’ll learn basic Soldiering skills
- 6 to 18 months of language training to learn a foreign language
- 15 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT), including classroom instruction and field experience
Completion of initial entry training can also lead to additional college credit.
Benefits
- Paid training
- A monthly paycheck
- Earn a security clearance
- Montgomery GI Bill
- Federal and State tuition assistance
- Retirement benefits for part-time service
- Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
- 401(k)-type savings plan
- Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000 for existing loans)
- Health care benefits
- VA home loans
- Bonuses, if applicable
- Additional monthly pay for maintaining language proficiency ($100 to $500 for primary language, up to $1,000 total for additional languages)
Pay
Most non-prior service candidates will initially earn between $200 and $250 per drill weekend, subject to change.
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)