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Posted: January 7, 2026 (8 days ago)

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Staff Operations and Training Specialist

U.S. Army Reserve Command

Department of the Army

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$61,722 - $80,243

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GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping manage training programs for the U.S. Army Reserve by tracking progress, handling budgets, and ensuring everyone meets requirements.

It requires working closely with leaders to inspect programs, write reports, and advise on training needs.

A good fit would be someone organized and detail-oriented with experience in administrative or training roles, plus a commitment to joining the Army Reserve as a Soldier.

Key Requirements

  • Active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before starting
  • One year of specialized experience in tracking training status, monitoring budgets, and submitting training applications (or equivalent at GS-05 level)
  • Master's degree or 2 years of graduate education in fields like organizational management, public administration, business administration, or management (transcripts required if qualifying via education)
  • Combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of requirements
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-05 or equivalent if previously in a GS position
  • Competencies in attention to detail, customer service, decision making, flexibility, integrity/honesty, interpersonal skills, learning, reading comprehension, reasoning, self-management, stress tolerance, and teamwork

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a Military Technician position with the 84th Training Command Deputy Chief of Staff, G7 located at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

This position requires an active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before a start date can be set.

To learn more about minimum qualifications to join the Army Reserve, visit http://www.goarmy.com/reserve/jobs.htm 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.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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: One year of specialized experience which includes : 1) tracking status of all training to ensure organization compliance; 2) monitoring a training budget; and 3) submitting training applications for personnel.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: Masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D.

in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Organizational Management and Leadership, Public Administration, Business Administration, or Management.

(Note: you must attach your transcripts with your application package).

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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-07).

Major Duties:

  • Ensure training requirements are met through coordination with management.
  • Compose reports on the standing of program requirements.
  • Evaluate regulations for required changes in training programs.
  • Conduct inspections to ensure compliance with organizational inspection program.
  • Provide advice regarding individual training requirements to management.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/7/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SDDE-26-12860451-IMP-R