Job training: Job training for a Tactical Automated Fire Control System Specialist consists of nine weeks of Basic Training,and three weeks, two days of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Part of this time is spent in a classroom and part in the field under simulated combat.
Additional Training Information: Specific formal training opportunities for this MOS, including advanced training courses available at specific points of the soldier's career, can be found on the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) Web Site.
Restrictions: During Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), the Army limits a soldier's personal freedom, using a "Phase System," which grants increased freedom, based upon phase of training. For details, see Army Training Phase Restrictions.
Training Details: The Automated Fire Support Systems Specialist course is designed to teach the MOS 13C student with an introductory-level knowledge of IFSAS systems training. It will also provide the knowledge and procedures to operate and maintain communications equipment. The course contains the critical tasks of the MOS and presents them in a logical order. Course subjects include Methods of computing target locations, Ammunition-handling techniques, gun, missile and rocket system operations, and Artillery tactics.
