Fire support men perform duties incident to the planning, observation, conduct, and control of artillery and naval gunfire. These duties include planning, calling for, integrating, coordinating, observing and adjusting artillery (cannon, rocket, missile) and NSFS, employment of LASER designators, range finders, and LASER guided munitions and coordination of lethal and non-lethal fire support assets to include mortars, artillery (cannon, rocket, missile), NSFS, Fixed and Rotary wing CAS.
Prerequisites.
(1) Must possess a GT score of 100 or higher.
(2) Must have normal color vision, and vision correctable to 20/20.
(3) Must have a secret security clearance.
(4) Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Requirements.
(1) Complete the Marine Artillery Scout Observer Course, Ft Sill, OK.
(2) Complete the Fire Support Man Course, EWTGPAC, Coronado, CA.
Duties.
For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (m), Artillery Training and Readiness (T&R) Manual.
Related SOC Classification/SOC Code.
Artillery and Missile Crew Member 55-3014.
Related Military Skill.
(1) Field Artillery Radar Operator, 0842.
(2) Field Artillery Fire Control Man, 0844.
