![]() In addition, it changes terminology, replacing the term Fires brigade with Field Artillery brigade. It will also align an active component Field Artillery brigade to each corps and one to the Eighth U.S. The FDU was considered in the Total Army Analysis process for FY16-20 and was subsequently approved by the Army Vice Chief of Staff on Oct. The change was designed to enhance Field Artillery planning, synchronization and coordination capabilities and to provide effective Mission Command for the training and readiness of attached Fires units. The process began in December 2012, when the Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Okla., submitted a Fires Headquarters Force Design Update (FDU) "to re-establish Fires command headquarters at echelons above brigade." ![]() Participants in the latest modernization effort emphasize that this is not a return to the division artilleries (DIVARTY) of the 1990s, but rather a critical step in providing maneuver commanders with relevant and effective 21st century Fires Forces. The synergy of these efforts can be seen in the return of new division artillery headquarters to Army formations. Army Field Artillery has a vision as "the nation's premier Fires force: organized, equipped and trained to employ and deliver joint and combined arms Fires." That community is pursuing its vision through a focus on organizing, training and developing, employing, and sustaining the force. And remaining relevant means that we have to continue doing our jobs very well in support of the maneuver commander." "I think it is the best of our society who joins the Army, and they need to be proud of that, but we are also proud of Field Artillery-the King of Battle. "I want our Soldiers to realize that they are in a noble profession," he said. Moriarty summarized the notional "four Fires MOS" structure as: "13 Juliet, which takes over for 13 Delta/13 Papa a merged 13 Mike/13 Bravo, whatever that is, possibly 13 Hotel 13 Foxtrot and 13 Romeo (radars)." "13 Foxtrot will be one of the core MOSs we have," he said, "and it's critical that we tie our remaining MOSs together as we tie the equipment into our objective of supporting the maneuver commander and providing precision Fires.” Moriarty hopes to be revamping that training by 2016. Army Training and Doctrine Command would emphasize the new technologies by growing 13 Foxtrot Advanced Individual Training, Advanced Leader and Senior Leader Courses. "They are the great guessers with the binoculars, but nobody's been actually making these guys do their job with the software that we have available." "The Fisters have been with the Infantry for a while," Moriarty said. The 13 Foxtrot (Fire Support Specialist) MOS, known as Fisters, is also under scrutiny for possible modernization. “We just sent the MOS proposal up the ‘Big Army,’ and so we’re thinking by the first quarter of 2017 that will be in effect,” he said. "We wanted to combine their MOSs but not just 'slam them together.' So we wanted to make a new MOS-13 Juliet- but also come up with a new MOS specification and new critical tasks. Moriarty noted that the MOS had not produced a sergeant first class for the last four or five years and the new Personnel Management Authorization Document did not indicate any in the next five years.Īnother MOS action being explored is the possible merger of 13 Delta (Field Artillery Automated Tactical Data System Specialist) and 13 Papa (Multiple Launch Rocket System Operations/Fire Direction Specialist). "That used to be the 13 Sierra and 13 Whiskey, the weather people and the survey folks," Moriarty said. One MOS targeted for inactivation by 2018 is "13 Tango" (Field Artillery Surveyor/Meteorological Crewmember). According to CSM Daniel Moriarty, sergeant major of the Field Artillery, the branch is currently exploring the metrics of transitioning from the current total of seven enlisted MOSs down to four. The fifth number prefix is the officer’s Special Qualification Identifier number.One of the many areas in which the Field Artillery is working to retain Fires relevancy in the 21st century can be seen in recent and proposed changes to the enlisted alphanumeric MOSs within that branch. First 3 numbers are the occupation and the letter is the specialty. 00Z – Command Sergeant Major (E9) = 00ZĤ symbol MOS.xxx40 – Non-Commissioned Officer (Sergeant E-5, Staff Sergeant E-6, Sergeant First Class E-7) = 11B40.xxx20 – Specialist 4 or Corporal (E4) = 11B20.Fifth symbol is the Special Qualification Identifier letter. Fourth number is the level of skill (1 – 5). Enlisted MOS Enlisted MOS levels (1-5)įirst 3 symbols (2 numbers and a letter) are the MOS. PMOS ( Primary Military Occupational Specialty ): The Specialty a soldier was trained to do.ĭMOS ( Duty Military Occupational Specialty ): The Specialty a soldier is assigned to do. ![]() The old 3-digit MOS system was still in transition.
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