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Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) - Field Artillery

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Looking for jobs in the US Army? Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) is the US Army's term for the various jobs available to those that enlist. Take a look at the job listing below and see if any of these jobs are of interest to you.
Click on the name of the job specialty to see additional details about that MOS and requirements to do the various jobs.

Specialty CMF Major Duties
Cannon Crewmember 13B

Supervises or serves as a member of field artillery cannon section or ammunition section.
Cannon Fire Direction Specialist 13E

Leads, supervises, or serves as a member of a fire direction element or operations section of a field artillery cannon unit.
Field Artillery Firefinder Radar Operator 13R

Operates or provides leadership in the operation of FA radar systems.
Field Artillery Meteorological Crewmember 13W

Lead, supervise, or participate in the operation of a field artillery meteorological observation station.
Field Artillery Officer 13O

A Field Artillery Officer is to be a leader in operations specific to the Field Artillery Branch and to be an expert in the tactics, techniques and procedures for suppressing the enemy by cannon, rocket and missile fire and to help integrate all fire support assets into combined arms operations.
Field Artillery Senior Sergeant 13Z

Leads in the fire support, operations/intelligence, and target acquisition activities in a field artillery battalion, brigade, division artillery, or corps artillery.
Field Artillery Surveyor 13S

Leads, supervises, or serves as a member in field artillery survey operations.
Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems Specialist 13D

Leads, supervises, or serves as a member of an activity operating FATDS in a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) battalion, battery, platoon in a field artillery cannon battalion or higher.
Field Artillery Targeting Technician 131A

The Field Artillery Targeting Technician is a warrant officer position which provides information to a commander and his staff about all aspects of the Army's targeting methodologies and equipment. This officer may also be involve in the planning and execution of operations as well as coordinating those operations across units.
Fire Support Specialist 13F

Leads, supervises, or serves as in intelligence activities including target processing in FA cannon battalions, division artillery, artillery, and maneuver brigade and Corps headquarters and Fire Support Elements.
Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Crewmember 13M

Supervises or serves as a member of an MLRS crew or section.
Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Operations/Fire Detection Specialist 13P

Leads, supervises, or serves as a member of a MLRS fire direction center or firing platoon headquarters.
Tactical Automated Fire Control Systems (TAFCS) Specialist 13C

Leads, supervises, or serves as a member of an activity operating tactical fire direction TAFCS equipment in a field artillery cannon battalion or higher unit.



Data for this section was collected from US Army documentation, About.com, and interviews with US Army personnel.