Job Description

Location: Gulfport,Mississippi,United States

Rigid Tactical is seeking highly skilled and Qualified ECS Weapons-based Instructor I (JET) personnel to lead Judgment-based Engagement Training for expeditionary forces. We are looking for tactical experts who can guide students through the legal and tactical complexities of use-of-force decision-making. The successful candidate will leverage advanced simulation technology and force-on-force scenarios to ensure Navy personnel are prepared to make split-second, high-stakes decisions in combat environments.

Position Details

• Clearance: Secret eligibility
• Location: Gulfport, MS.
• Hourly Salary- $29.57 (H&W $5.09) = $34.66 Hourly

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years documented tactical military operational experience encompassing: Basic Tactical Communications, Convoy Operations, Small Arms, Tactical Shooting (including use-of-force/JET-type training), C-IED, Mission Planning, Basic Tactical Movement, Basic CBRNE Procedures, and Shoot/Don't Shoot Decision Making.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as an instructor delivering formal training.
• Completed Navy Instructor Training Course (NITC, A-012-0077) or military/academic equivalent.
• Must achieve and maintain Sharpshooter qualification on M18 Service Pistol and M4 Carbine every 180 days.
• Completed approved Small Arms Instructor Course per OPNAVINST 3591.1 paragraph 11.
• Line Coach (Small Arms): Must complete PQS per NAVEDTRA 43466 within 90 days of reporting.
• Must be among the 8 minimum JET-qualified instructors (CUIT-certified) within 90 days of contract start.
• U.S. Citizenship required (per DoD Manual 5200.02).
• Ability to obtain a favorably adjudicated NACLC background investigation and CAC
• Valid driver's license; CDL required for 30 of 45 weapons instructors (FMCSA ELDT-compliant).
• Ability to pass medical and psychological screening per OPNAVINST 1500.75 and NETCINST 1500.13
• Must pass AA&E Screening (OPNAV 5530/1) within 60 days of hire and annually thereafter.
• Drug-free: Must pass pre-employment urinalysis at a DHHS-certified lab (renewed every 3 years).
• Current Basic First Aid and CPR certification (classroom-based; CBT alone does not satisfy).
• Full compliance with the Lautenberg Amendment
• Physical Requirements: Fitness sufficient to perform all training evolutions including weapons qualification; free of fear of heights; able to ascend ladders and traverse narrow passageways.

Duties and Responsibilities

• JET Instruction:
• Deliver Combat Mindset/Use of Force instruction (2.0 class hours).
• Deliver JET Judgment-based Decision Making classroom and practical application (10.5 hours including 6.25 lab hours on FATS and 4.0 field exercise hours with Simunitions marking rounds).
• Facilitate Combat Mindset Briefs (0.75 hrs); integrate psycho-physiological use-of-force principles.
• Operate FATS (Firearms Training Simulator) at 67:16 student-to-instructor ratio.
• Conduct Simunitions field exercise (Force on Force) at 67:9 student-to-instructor ratio.
• Deliver CBRNE, C-IED, Convoy Operations, or Tactical Communications instruction if cross-trained (minimum counts of 6 for CBRNE/C-IED/Comms and 12 for Convoy required within 90 days).
• Conduct Land Navigation instruction (day and night) if assigned to Phase III (67:9 ratio).
• Serve as Armed Sentry Representative for weapons transport to/from SIM training area.
• Transport students in 44/36-passenger Government buses if CDL-certified (8 drivers required for Phase IV).
• Maintain student supervision during all training evolutions; enforce Training Time Out (TTO) and all safety procedures.
• Complete CUIT certification for all assigned lesson topics prior to independent instruction.
• Re-qualify on M18 and M4 at Sharpshooter standards every 180 days.
• Maintain all ITJ certifications (First Aid, CPR, Drug Screen, etc.) in current status.

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