Senior Military Trainer

About the role

The Senior Principal Military Trainer–HICOM Facilitator Movement and Maneuver/Command and Control (M2/C2) Warfighting Function (WfF) supports the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP).

Responsibilities

• Conduct mission analysis of higher headquarters guidance (CSA, FORSCOM, CAC)
• Enable scenario development, planning, and orders development to stimulate specific exercise training needs and unit training objectives
• Ensure scenario understanding, battle rhythm events, and critical linkages
• Integrate training audience objectives into a coherent scenario
• Review training audience plans and orders
• Cookordination and synchronization of warfighting functions in all plans and orders
• Develop plans, orders, branches, and sequels
• Write Higher Command (HICOM) orders at the Corps and Land Component level for each respective Warfighter Exercise
• During the Exercise Life Cycle (ELC), collaborate with Exercise Control (EXCON) to plan, prepare, and serve as a conduit between Scenario Design/MCTP and the HICOM
• Integrate with the HICOM across warfighting functions during execution and directly engage with staff officers to operationally steer the exercise
• Enable HICOM understanding and execution to meet desired training conditions
• Cookordination with CUOPS and Operations Groups to ensure appropriate HICOM stimulus for training audiences

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of related experience
• Graduate of U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or equivalent (MEL4)
• Prior U.S. Military service as a Field Grade Officer (COL, LTC, MAJ)
• Familiarity with current Army and Joint doctrine
• Experience writing operational orders at the Division and above level
• Integrated all warfighting functions into planning
• Prepared scenario-based training for exercise support staff
• Incorporated planning best practices into operational and/or training events
• Served in Current Operations (CUOPS) or Future Operations (FUOPS) at the Division or above level
• Active DoD Secret clearance required

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 15 years of experience
• Graduate of U.S. Army War College or service equivalent
• Mastery of Army and Joint doctrine
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate WFX HICOM and apply Army/Joint doctrine
• Experience writing operational orders and annexes at the Corps, Joint Forces (JFC), and Land Component (LCC) level
• Ability to integrate all warfighting function personnel as needed
• Proficiency in coordinating with divisions, MCTP operations groups, and external stakeholders
• Capability to develop and present appropriate training to inform exercise support staff (MCTP, HICOM, EXCON) about the scenario and orders
• Prior experience as an OCT (Observer, Coach, Trainer) and WFX participant
• Leadership experience within the Army CTC program, ideally MCTP

Skills

• Facilitating WFX HICOM and applying Army/Joint doctrine
• Writing operational orders and annexes at the Corps, JFC, and LCC level
• Integrating all warfighting function personnel as needed
• Coordinating with divisions, MCTP operations groups, and external stakeholders
• Developing and presenting appropriate training to inform exercise support staff about the scenario and orders
• Leading the Army CTC program, ideally MCTP

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

Roadmap of vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract

401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds

Tuition reimbursement program

Life insurance and disability coverage

Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

Employee Assistance Plan