Artillery Operations Chief

“You'll run the fire direction center for a Marine artillery battalion — the operation that turns fire requests into accurate rounds on target. The artillery operations chief is the technical authority for fire direction in the battalion, responsible for the precision that keeps friendly forces alive and enemy forces suppressed. It's the pinnacle of enlisted artillery expertise.”

You have spent a career in artillery developing the technical depth and the tactical judgment that a battalion fire direction center requires. Now you own the quality control function for every fire mission that comes through the FDC — if a round goes where it shouldn't, the investigation will start with your operations chief. The AFATDS expertise, the survey requirements, the meteorological data requirements, and the integration of multiple firing units into a coherent firing battery are all your domain. Post-military, the analytical precision and technical operations management experience translate to defense contractor positions supporting artillery systems programs, and to federal government fire control program management roles.