Aerial Delivery Specialist

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About the Position: This position is located at U.S.

Special Operations Command (Army), SOTF Fort Bragg, NC Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) Planning long- and short-range projects related to aerial delivery systems, such as parachutes, life support equipment, Military Free Fall (MFF) and other types of parachutist/aerial delivery equipment.

2) Coordinating logistics for support actions on air operations, procedures, contingency stock, and Basis of Issue Plans (BOIP). 3) Providing aerial expertise on construction, design, test, and safety.

Some positions allow education as a substitution, this position is based on experience only.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

• Develops and coordinates logistics support actions on air operations, procedures, contingency stock, Basis of Issue Plans (BOIP), and Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDAs).
• Resolves controversial issues relating to policy, procedures and planning for short and long range projects as they pertain to Aerial Delivery, parachutist/life support oxygen systems, Military Free Fall (MFF), and air delivery operations.
• Serves as senior technical advisor on boards to develop new parachutes, Aerial Delivery systems and parachutist/life support oxygen systems.
• Captures freefall jumps using both high speed video and still photography of high quality used to critique the parachutist being filmed.
• Monitor and inspect unit parachute packing facilities and procedures to ensure compliance with USASOC, USSOCOM and Army Regulations, Training Circulars and Training Manuals.
• Safely train students with zero freefall parachuting/aerial delivery experience up to a level that allows them to graduate from an approved Joint Military Freefall Basic course of instruction, (COI).