Air Defense Soldiers shield Ground Forces from all threats above. They target and destroy any enemy that flies, tracking hostile aircraft with Sentinel Radar, reporting their positions to mission command and eliminating targets using highly mobile, highly accurate Avenger missile systems.
Prepared and trained to reload and fire missile systems, Air Defense Soldiers can eliminate anything in the air that poses a threat. If it sounds like rocket science, it is.
OVERVIEW
The Air Defense Battle Management System Operator maintains, manages and operates modern complicated military computers on complex networks, communications equipment systems, and the Sentinel Radar in order to provide warning, detection and protection for armed forces from aerial attack, missile attack, and aerial surveillance.
These soldiers are responsible for integrating all air defense detection assets and firing units, maintaining tactical computer data links/networks that provide situational awareness, and communication of detected threats throughout the air defense network, and serving as an air defense liaison to other services in all combat environments involving air defense.
JOB DUTIES
REQUIREMENTS
Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army National Guard jobs are best for you.
TRAINING
Job training for an Air Defense Battle Management System Operator requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 16 weeks and 3 days of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field under simulated combat conditions.
Advanced Individual Training: 16 weeks and 3 days at Fort Sill, OK
Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
HELPFUL SKILLS
REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)
Learn more about the ASVAB.
COMPENSATION
Total compensation includes housing, medical, food, special pay, and vacation time.
EARN CASH FOR IN-DEMAND JOBS
You could earn up to $40,000 in cash bonuses just for enlisting under certain Military Occupational Specialties.
EDUCATION BENEFITS
In the Army National Guard, qualified students can earn full-tuition, merit-based scholarships; allowances for books and fees; and an annual stipend for living expenses.
WARRANT OFFICER TRACK
140A Command and Control Systems Technician
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
While there is no direct job equivalent to an air defense battle management system operator in civilian life, the knowledge you gain about electronics systems can assist you as an electrician in the civilian world.
OVERVIEW
The Enhanced Early Warning Operator supervises or serves as a member of an Air Defense unit or in Air Defense intelligence operations of a liaison unit. They are in charge of tracking, evaluating and communicating information on incoming aerial attacks and maintaining networks that provide situational awareness regarding potential air threats.
JOB DUTIES
REQUIREMENTS
Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army National Guard jobs are best for you.
TRAINING
Job training for an Air Defense Enhanced Early Warning Operator requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 11 weeks and 3 days of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field.
Advanced Individual Training: 11 weeks and 3 days at Fort Sill, OK
Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
HELPFUL SKILLS
REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)
General Technical (GT): 98
Mechanical Maintenance (MM): 99
Learn more about the ASVAB.
WARRANT OFFICER TRACK
140A Command and Control Systems Integrator
140L Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Systems Technician
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
While there is no direct job equivalent to an Air Defense Enhanced Early Warning Operator in civilian life, the knowledge you gain can help prepare you for a career in computer networking and information systems, electrical and electronics repair, intelligence, or geographic information systems.
OVERVIEW
An Air and Missile Defense Crewmember operates and maintains advanced weapons systems that provide vital mobile, short-range air defense protection against cruise missiles and other threats.
JOB DUTIES
TRAINING
Job training for an Air and Missile Defense Crewmember requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 7 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part takes place in the field under simulated combat conditions.
Advanced Individual Training: 7 weeks at Fort Sill, OK
Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
HELPFUL SKILLS
REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)
Operators & Food (OF): 95
Learn more about the ASVAB.
WARRANT OFFICER TRACK
140A Command and Control Systems Technician
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
While there is no direct job equivalent to an Air and Missile Defense Crewmember in civilian life, the skills you learn, such as teamwork, discipline and leadership, will help you in any civilian career you choose.
OVERVIEW
An Avenger Crewmember is responsible for operating the Avenger system, a lightweight, highly mobile weapon system that provides air defense protection against air and land attacks.
JOB DUTIES
TRAINING
Job training for an Avenger Crewmember requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 7 weeks of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, OK with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part takes place in the field under simulated combat conditions.
Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
HELPFUL SKILLS
REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)
Operators & Food (OF): 85
Learn more about the ASVAB.
WARRANT OFFICER TRACK
140A Command and Control Systems Technician
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
While there is no direct job equivalent to an Avenger Crewmember in civilian life, the skills you learn, such as teamwork, discipline and leadership, will help you in any civilian career you choose.
OVERVIEW
The Air Defense Artillery Officer leads the Air Defense Artillery branch, which protects U.S. forces from aerial attack, missile attack, and enemy surveillance. They must be experts in tactics, techniques, and procedures for the employment of air defense systems. They also become experts in the AVENGER system.
JOB DUTIES
TRAINING
Job training for an Air Defense Artillery Officer includes completion of a two-phase Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC). BOLC A consists of Officer Candidate School (OCS) and BOLC B is training for the Air Defense Artillery Branch. The Direct Commission Program is an alternate path for qualified individuals interested in serving as officers in the Army National Guard.
HELPFUL SKILLS
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career in fields such as business management. Being an officer in the Army National Guard is similar in many ways to holding a managerial position in a corporation.
OVERVIEW
The Air and Missile Defense Systems Integrator is responsible for the maintenance and training of various Air Defense mission command systems, including hardware, software and commercial off the shelf (COTS) systems. They serve as the Army Interface Control Officer (ICO) and may operate within a Joint Interface Control Cell (JICC) in roles, from JICC Watch Officer up to the Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO). They can serve in other nominative positions Guard-wide, with duties as instructors, career managers and staff positions in directorates, and when necessary, serve as detachment commanders.
JOB DUTIES
MINIMUM PREREQUISITES
Note: Army National Guard programs and benefits are subject to change. Your local Warrant Officer Recruiter has the most up-to-date information about job availability and bonuses in your state.
OVERVIEW
The Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Systems Technician monitors air and missile defense systems and coordinates and supervises maintenance and logistics for AMD systems and related equipment. As an AMD system subject matter expert, they also teach, evaluate and serve as a mentor for AMD Soldiers; are responsible for following the proper safety procedures; and advise commanders on AMD technical matters.
JOB DUTIES
MINIMUM PREREQUISITES
Note: Army National Guard programs and benefits are subject to change. Your local Warrant Officer Recruiter has the most up-to-date information about job availability and bonuses in your state.
