Summary:

Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a Resistance Academics Detachment Team Leader to provide Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Level C Instruction and instructional support services to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy, Special Warfare Center & School (USAJFKSWCS). The SERE Course is conducted during the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC); training is intended for those soldiers whose duties place them at a high risk of isolation or capture, as defined by DODI O-3002.05. The mission of the Special Forces SERE Level C Course is to ensure each student graduates with the confidence and appropriate proficiency level to employ SERE and individual Personnel Recovery (PR) tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) necessary to survive, evade, resist, and escape across all spectrums of captivity and return home with honor.

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Shall conduct training IAW all applicable documents, publications, and policies, including future updates.
• Shall possess the ability to apply various captor exploitation efforts, to include: interrogation (eight methods), indoctrination, propaganda, video propaganda, concessions, forced labor, and reprisals.
• Shall have the ability to analyze, evaluate, and assess the student’s knowledge and ability to employ resistance and escape strategies in a simulated captivity environment to include Wartime, Peacetime Governmental Detention, and Hostage Detention scenarios.
• Shall l be proficient in: individual and group resistance postures, techniques, and strategies; establishing overt and covert organizations; establishing overt and covert communications; and planning and executing escapes in all captivity environments.
• Shall be capable of safely applying physical and psychological pressures IAW all JPRA, SERE Level C Course training guidelines.
• Must be capable and knowledgeable in the conduct of Academic Resistance Laboratory (ARL) teaching.
• Must be capable of moderating and controlling classroom discussion and reviews based on experiential learning upon completion of ARL Role-Play instruction.
• Shall perform Academic training IAW SERE Level-C POI and Special Forces SERE School SOP.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be graduate of a DOD recognized SERE Level C course of instruction which included Core Captivity Curriculum and the Directed Communication Model (DCM) IAW references. Or, provide documentation of training/certification in Core Captivity Curriculum or the DCM from an accredited DOD SERE course.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be a graduate from an approved DOD SERE Level “C” High Risk Course.
• Shall have a minimum of four (4) years of service from any military branch, having attained the minimum grade of E-5 within their respective military branch, and an honorable discharge as noted on Copy 4 of the DD 214.
• Possess the physical skills and abilities necessary to perform under this work, which involves high levels of physical and mental stress in the performance of normal duties.
• Able to lift/carry 50 pounds, walk up to four (4) miles per day with 35lb rucksack, climb several flights of stairs multiple times during assigned shift, and provide up to ten (10) consecutive hours of instruction.
• Able to conform to the following physical requirements to be considered suitable for duties:
  • Full active range of motion (FAROM) and muscle strength of 5/5 with strong resistance against gravity and examiner of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, and ankle joints;
  • FAROM of the cervical and lumbar spine; perform upper body pushing/pulling activities while holding up to 75 pounds of supported weight;
  • Perform upper body lateral pushing/pulling activities while holding up to 75 pounds of supported weight;
  • Lift, lower, and reach overhead while holding up to 10 pounds of equipment;
  • Lift and carry 50 pounds up to 50 meters/10 minutes;
  • Lift and lower up to 75 pounds of supported weight vertically from shoulder height to ground, or from ground to shoulder height;
  • Stand for 50 minutes with a 10 minute break; navigate uneven terrain, unassisted, for up to 2,000 meters.
• Able to operate in austere field environments.
• Possess a complete physical exam within the last 12 months administered by a medical doctor or physician’s assistant that attests to the employee’s ability to comply with the physical requirements of the contract.
• Receive a favorable psychological evaluation that will be performed by the Government’s SERE Psychologist.

Clearance: Must possess a Secret security clearance.

Location: Camp Mackall at Fort Liberty, NC

Travel: Travel may be required to support training events called Post Training Events (PTEs) located at Fort Bliss, Texas; Joint Base Lewis McCord, Washington; Fort Campbell, KY; Fort Carson, CO; Eglin Air Force Base, FL; AP Hill, VA; and other CONUS locations.