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TRAINING SPECIALIST (SNIPER)
Naval Special Warfare Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$85,307 - $110,905
per year
Type
Full-Time
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March 25, 2026
GS-9 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves designing, updating, and teaching specialized sniper training courses for naval special warfare personnel, ensuring everything meets high military standards.
You'll handle challenges like updating lesson plans for new techniques, adapting to student needs, and managing tests or equipment issues during sessions.
It's a great fit for someone with military or training experience in marksmanship who enjoys problem-solving and working in a high-stakes environment.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent, including maintaining and developing sniper course curriculum per NSWC standards
- Experience conducting and instructing sniper-related courses, such as long-range marksmanship
- Ability to resolve problems with source materials, subject matter, or students
- Participation in sniper course development, modification, and revision of lesson plans to incorporate new field developments
- Skills in adjusting instructional methods for student difficulties, schedule changes, equipment issues, or supply shortages
- Proficiency in preparing and administering written or performance-based tests and quizzes
- Relevant experience from paid, unpaid, or volunteer work in training or instruction
Full Job Description
You will serve as a TRAINING SPECIALIST (SNIPER) in the NAVAL SPECIAL ADVANCED TRAINING CENTER of NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE CTR CORONADO.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Maintaining and developing sniper course curriculum to ensure accordance with NSWC standards AND conducting and instructing courses relevant to sniper training (i.e: long range marksmanship).
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/training-instruction-series-1712/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:
- You will resolve problems with source materials, subject matter, and/or students.
- You will participate substantially in NSW Sniper course development and/or course modification.
- You will revise Sniper Course lesson plans to reflect new developments in the field and to relate to students with a variety of complicated, specialized, or persistent learning difficulties.
- You will make adjustments in presentation or other instructional methods, to include adjustments to accommodate or resolve student and/or source material problems, last minute schedule changes, equipment malefactions or lack of supplies.
- You will prepare or administer formal and informal written and/or performance skills tests or quizzes.
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