Army ROTC Military Science Instructor

Job Summary

The Military Science Instructor (MSI) will teach effectively in an indoor classroom and field training setting, presenting both standardized instruction and creative workshops. Contractor personnel serving as ROTC military science instructors shall have demonstrated instructor ability in military field training exercises and be able to live/instruct in a field environment for extended periods during training exercises.

• Provide military science instruction and training and field instruction and training in accordance with Cadet Command’s Program of Instruction (POI), syllabus, and other ROTC-directed or emerging training in various settings on and off campus, including field environments.
  • Use provided mixed media (visual aids) and innovation to teach learning and lesson objectives. Ensure students are properly tested in class and successfully apply theory in practice during training and assessment events.
  • Provide expert training at Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills, small unit tactics, and physical fitness. Coach, teach, and prepare competitive Cadet teams, including ranger challenge, drill team, and color guard. Instruct Cadets on the leader‑led/officer‑to‑NCO relationship in both garrison and combat environments.
  • Instruct and prepare Cadets on receiving and executing written and verbal plans and concepts and crisis/contingency management.
• Cadet summer training (CST) support:
  • Participate in CST‑related meetings with the Government.
  • Revise CST assignments and schedules as needed.
  • Backfill unexpected absences/vacancies.
  • Perform any other CST‑related actions.
• Faculty development instruction as outlined in the contract.
• Assist Government personnel in marketing/recruiting efforts at events such as freshman orientations.
  • Gather information pertaining to prospects and help develop hand‑outs to market Army ROTC.
  • Participate in and support events such as student orientation, college fairs, parades, and similar events.
  • Provide information about Army ROTC to potential recruits and centers of influence.
  • Showcase the Army ROTC program by escorting community leaders, educators, parents, and other centers of influence through campus tours.
  • Assist with inventory and distribution of supplies.
• Transport ROTC personnel, Cadets, students, and supplies during training exercises, recruiting/marketing events, and other ROTC events. Requires a valid vehicle operator’s license, completion of Accident Avoidance training, and proof of insurance.
  Note: Contractor personnel are subject to pecuniary liability for loss, damage, or destruction of Government vehicles per AR 735‑5 Property Accountability Policies.
• Provide support to administrative and sustainment operations.
  • Assist in reception and departure operations at the aerial port of embarkation and debarkation during Cadet Summer Training.
  • Assist with receiving, staging, marshaling, and accounting for Cadets, cadre, and their baggage.
  • Synchronize ground transportation of Cadets and cadre between the airport and Fort Knox as needed.
  • Enter data into software programs used to support airport Cadet/cadre reception and departure operations.
  • Support operations, including temporary, newly created, and/or geographically separate operations, as required.

This position does not have any direct reports.

The position functions primarily in an indoor classroom setting. Some instruction may occur outdoors and/or offsite. Other activities, such as recruiting events, may require travel and could involve being outdoors.

• Ability to speak and communicate clearly.
• Ability to physically demonstrate activities as necessary, e.g., during field instruction and drills.
• Ability to travel by car, plane, and/or other methods to assigned events or activities.
• Ability to participate in recruiting events and other activities as assigned.

Local travel as needed; overnight travel annually to attend CST.

• Have been a Commissioned or Non‑Commissioned Officer within the U.S. Army, Active Component, or former or current member in the U.S. Army Reserve, or Army National Guard.
• Permanent support:…