Military Occupational Classification and Structure - U.S. Army

subordinates and professional support to both subordinates and superiors
in the accomplishment of their duties. Supervises the occupation
of an assembly area. Employs NBC defensive teams. Plans
for, supervises preparation of, and conducts NBC operations. Performs
battle damage assessment. Develops a platoon training plan.
(5) MOSC 11B5O. Performs duties shown in preceding level of
skill. Supervises an infantry company in combat. Plans, coordinates,
supervises, and participates in activities pertaining to organization,
training, combat operations, and intelligence of units at battalion or
higher. Provides tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and
professional support to both subordinates and superiors in the accomplishment
of their duties. Serves as the principal noncommissioned
officer in an infantry company; supervising the processing of
operations and intelligence information in an infantry battalion or
higher level unit.
b. Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial award of
MOS. Infantrymen must possess the following qualifications—
(1) A physical demands rating of very heavy.
(2) A physical profile of 111221.
(3) Color discrimination of red/green.
(4) Correctable vision of 20/20 in one eye; 20/100 in other eye.
(5) A minimum score of 90 in aptitude area CO.
(6) Formal training (completion of MOS 11B course conducted
under the auspices of the USA Infantry School) mandatory.
c. Additional skill identifiers.
(1) B4—Sniper.
(2) C2—DRAGON Gunnery.
(3) F7—Pathfinder.
(4) P5—Master Fitness Trainer.
(5) Q8—Tactical Air Operations.
(6) W7—Special Forces Underwater Operations.
(7) W8—Special Forces Military Free Fall Operations.
(8) 2C—JAVELIN Gunnery (skill level 3 and below).
(9) 2S—Battle Staff Operations (skill level 3 and above).
(10) 4A—Reclassification Training.
d. Physical requirements and standards of grade. Physical requirements
and SG relating to each skill level are listed in the
following tables:
(1) Table 10-11B-1. Physical requirements.
(2) Table 10-11B-2. Standards of grade TOE/MTOE.
(3) Table 10-11B-3. Standards of grade TDA.
10–42. 11C—Indirect Fire Infantryman (Indrct Fire Infmn),
CMF 11 (Closed to women - see chapter 13)
a. Major duties. The indirect fire infantryman serves as a supervisor
or as a member of a mortar squad, section, or platoon. Em-
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retrograde ground combat tactical operations. Duties for MOS 11C
at each level of skill are:
(1) MOSC 11C1O. Employs, fires, and recovers anti-personnel
and anti–tank mines. Performs self extraction from a mine field.
Locates and neutralizes mines. Navigates from one point on the
ground to another. Orients a map. Operates and maintains communications
equipment and operates in a radio net. Operates in a NBC
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Constructs and camouflages individual/crew served weapons firing
position. Constructs and camouflages a mortar firing position. Maintains
mortars and fire control equipment. Performs safety checks on
mortars. Performs as a member of a mortar squad providing indirect
fire support.
(2) MOSC 11C2O. Performs duties shown in preceding level
skill. Leads and controls mortar squads. Supervises and trains subordinate
personnel. Provides tactical and technical guidance to subordinates
and professional support to subordinates and superiors in the
accomplishment of their duties. Supervises the construction of mortar
positions. Records operational information on maps. Receives
and implements combat orders; directs deployment of personnel in
offensive, defensive, and retrograde operations. Requests, observes,
and adjusts indirect supporting fire. Supervises subordinate personnel
in all phases of individual and mortar equipment maintenance.
Uses map and map overlays, performs intersection and resection,
and determines elevations and grid azimuth. Prepares fire plans,
target lists and overlays. Prepares and computes firing data using
below pivot point and grid method. Reciprocally lay mortars. Prepares
mortar ballistic computer for operation.
(3) MOSC 11C3O. Performs duties shown in preceding level of
skill. Leads a mortar section. Provides tactical and technical guidance
to subordinates and professional support to both subordinates
and superiors in the accomplishment of their duties. Receives and
issues orders. Coordinates indirect fire support for the mortar. Ensures
collection and proper reporting of intelligence data to unit.
Supervises a firing section and various work details. Analyzes terrain.
Conducts tactical operations for a squad and NBC operations.
Maintains operational security. Prepares, operates, and maintains
secure communications equipment. Reciprocally lay mortars. Consolidates
and re organizes a mortar squad. Supervises fire direction
center personnel.
(4) MOSC 11C4O. Performs duties shown in preceding level of
skill. Leads mortar or infantry weapons platoon. Assists in planning
(to include fire planning), organizing, directing, supervising, training,
coordinating, and reporting activities of subordinate mortar sect
i o n s a n d s q u a d s . P r o v i d e s t a c t i c a l a n d t e c h n i c a l g u i d a n c e t o
subordinates and professional support to subordinates and superiors
in the accomplishment of their duties. Supervises occupation of an
assembly area. Employs NBC defensive team. Plans for, supervises
preparation of, and conducts NBC operations. Performs battle damage
assessment. Develops a platoon training plan. Conducts graphic
resection and hasty surveys.
(5) MOSC 11C5O. Performs duties shown in preceding level of
skill. Supervises a mortar platoon. Assists in planning (to include
fire planning), organizing, directing, supervising, training, coordinati
n g , a n d r e p o r t i n g a c t i v i t i e s o f s u b o r d i n a t e m o r t a r s e c t i o n s a n d
squads. Provides tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and
professional support to both subordinates and superiors, which also
includes recommendations in the accomplishment of their duties.
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headquarters and headquarters company and supervises the processing
of operation and intelligence information in an infantry battalion
or higher level unit. Plans, coordinates, supervises, and participates
in activities pertaining to organization, training, and combat operations
and intelligence of units at battalion or higher level.
b . P h y s i c a l d e m a n d s r a t i n g a n d q u a l i f i c a t i o n s f o r t h e i n i t i a l
award of MOS. Indirect fire infantrymen must possess the following
qualifications:
(1) A physical demands rating of very heavy.
(2) A physical profile of 111221.
(3) Color discrimination of red/green.
(4) Correctable vision of 20/20 in one eye; 20/100 in other eye.
(5) A minimum score of 90 in aptitude area CO.
(6) Formal training (completion of MOS 11C course conducted
under the auspices of the USA InfantrySchool) mandatory.
c. Additional skill identifiers.
(1) F7—Pathfinder.
(2) P5—Master Fitness Trainer.
(3) W8—Special Forces Military Free Fall Operations.
(4) 2S—Battle Staff Operations (skill level 3 and above).
(5) 4A—Reclassification Training.
d. Physical requirements and standards of grade. Physical requirements
and SG relating to each skill level are listed in the
following tables:
(1) Table 10-11C-1. Physical requirements.
(2) Table 10-11C-2. Standards of grade TOE/MTOE.
(3) Table 10-11C-3. Standards of grade TDA.
10–43. 11H—Heavy Anti–armor Weapons Infantryman (Hv
Anti-armor Wpn Infmn), CMF 11 (Closed to women - see
chapter 13)
a . M a j o r d u t i e s . T h e h e a v y a n t i – a r m o r w e a p o n s i n f a n t r y m a n
leads or serves as a member of a crew-served weapon squad, section,
or platoon employing heavy anti–armor crew-served weapons
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