Joint Targeting Instructor / Operations Specialist
Job Overview
PatchPlus seeks experienced Joint Targeting professionals to serve as Instructors and Operations Specialists in support of the Joint Targeting School (JTS), a Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) J7 schoolhouse at Dam Neck Annex, NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA.
JTS is the DoD’s premier joint targeting education program, delivering operational-level targeting training to Service, Interagency, and Allied personnel from Combatant Commands, the Intelligence Community, Federal Departments, and Partner Nations.
Responsibilities / Duties
- Deliver instruction for Joint Targeting Staff course, resident at Dam Neck Annex and virtually, as part of a two-person instructor team
- Instruct across all phases of the Joint Targeting Cycle including Target Development, Target System Analysis, Dynamic Targeting (F2T2EA), Collateral Damage Estimation Methodology, Capabilities Analysis, Combat Assessment, and Space/Cyber/EMS targeting
- Compile and archive student demographic data, test scores, and learning objective certifications per JTS procedures
- Provide input and assistance to curriculum development and revision for both in-residence and distance learning courses
- Complete pre- and post-class administrative tasks IAW JTS and host location procedures, including physical security and intelligence community security requirements
- Deliver After Action Reports (AARs) within 7 days post-event summarizing course delivery, problems, recommendations, and training aid assessments
- Maintain a professional image and adhere to JTS standards of professional conduct at all times
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship
- TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance with NACLAC in-scope within the last 5 years
- Bachelor’s Degree or at least 4 years of applicable experience
- Demonstrated success in three (3) or more of the following operational areas:
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in joint training
- Experienced and competent in the Joint Targeting Cycle
- Graduate of one or more Joint Targeting Staff Courses
- Expert knowledge of collateral damage methodology, precedent, procedures, and regulations issued by the DOD, JS, and the JS J7
- Minimum 1 year experience in adult training or equivalent education
- Knowledge of Joint and Service doctrine, combat, combat service, and combat service support
- Knowledge and ability to develop and present briefs for problem resolution
- Experience in military and national-level intelligence gathering and analysis (MI officer/NCO strongly preferred)
- Knowledge of Joint Doctrine and Chairman’s Instructions/Manuals
- Familiarity with adult learning theories and instructional systems design (ISD)
Preferred Qualifications
- Graduate of the DoD CDE Qualification Course
- Graduate of the DoD Combat Assessment (CA) Course
- Joint Staff or Combatant Command targeting staff experience
- Experience with NIPR/SIPR Microsoft Teams LMS or equivalent military LMS
- Experience designing or developing interactive web-based or blended learning courses
- Experience with JP 3-60, Joint Targeting, and associated CJCSI/CJCSM doctrine
- SharePoint experience
About Patchplus
PatchPlus Consulting Inc. is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned and Woman Owned Small Business est. in 2002 with a singular purpose: to continue to make a difference to the Warfighter. 100% of PPC’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Space, Cyber, and Command and Control/Battle Management subject matter experts are military; many with 20+ years of experience, and some still serve.
Additional Comments
Offers contingent on successful contract award. Start date on or about 25 September 2026. Must be willing to sign a Contractor Visitor Group Security Agreement upon award. Resume may be used as part of business proposal.
Benefits
- Highly Competitive Compensation Package
- 401K Plan
- ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Program)
- Annual Performance Bonuses
- Paid Federal Holidays (FT positions only)
- Paid Time Off (FT positions only)
- Health and Wellness Benefits
- Disability / Vision / Dental / Life Insurance
- & Much More…