Opposition Force / Guerrilla Role Player

Opposition Force (OPFOR) / Guerrilla Role Player

Field training areas including Camp Mackall, Pineland, Fort Bragg, and other exercise-dependent ARSOF training locations

Opposition Force (OPFOR) and Guerrilla Role Players provide professional role-play support to ARSOF field and situational training exercises. Personnel portray enemy, guerrilla, and other scenario-directed roles; react to student actions; simulate combat; operate under austere field conditions; and perform assigned scenario tasks in accordance with Cadre guidance and safety requirements.

Job Duties:

* Act out assigned OPFOR, guerrilla, enemy-person, civilian non-combatant, or other exercise roles in accordance with the scenario and Cadre guidance; personnel may perform multiple roles as exercise requirements change.

* Simulate guerrilla or combat activity, including use of blank ammunition and, when directed, training systems such as simunitions, paintball, and pyrotechnics in accordance with applicable safety requirements.

* Perform rudimentary light infantry tactics at the direction of the student chain of command and Cadre Team and move along designated routes or occupy assigned stations/target areas.

* Learn and apply Government-provided scenario information, back brief proposed role-playing details, and adjust role-play based on Cadre decisions and trainee performance.

* Conduct training support in field environments during day and night, all seasons and inclement weather, including multi-day field periods without normal dining, shower, laundry, or sleeping facilities when assigned.

* Wear clothing appropriate to the assigned role and environment; maintain required self-sustainment items such as a day pack, assault pack, or rucksack and water containers.

* When assigned as select OPFOR or Guerrilla personnel, travel cross-country up to two kilometers with a 30-pound rucksack/daypack as required by the exercise.

* When captured or killed in the scenario, comply with approved search procedures, including the required pat-down search.

Basic Qualifications:

* Be able to simulate combat and perform assigned OPFOR/Guerrilla role-player duties in accordance with the exercise scenario, Cadre direction, and applicable safety procedures.

* Be able to perform in an austere field environment during all weather conditions, day and night, during field duties.

* Be physically capable of performing the prescribed role-player mission and complete the required medical/physical clearance for participation when applicable.

* Select OPFOR and Guerrilla role players must be capable of traveling up to two kilometers cross-country with a 30-pound rucksack or daypack when required.

* Select OPFOR role players must be able to obtain an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate with a Small UAS Rating when assigned to the applicable UAS role.

* Provide proof of U.S. citizenship or eligibility to work in the United States if not a U.S. citizen.

* No security clearance is required for OPFOR or Guerrilla role players.

Other Requirements:

Performance Location: Exercise-dependent field training areas including Camp Mackall, Pineland, Fort Bragg, central North Carolina, and other ARSOF training locations identified in exercise schedules/enclosures.

Working Environment:

Field role-play is performed under austere conditions, day and night, in all seasons and inclement weather. Depending on the assigned scenario, work may include cross-country movement with a pack, simulated combat, blank ammunition/simunitions/paintball/pyrotechnics, extended field periods, and approved pat-down searches after simulated capture or death.

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Applied Training Solutions, LLC is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.