A Field Artillery Surveyor is a member of the Army's Field Artillery Team. Field Artillery Surveyors are responsible for ensuring the Army's Field Artillery weapon systems are emplaced with exact precision enabling the Field Artillery weapon systems to deliver accurate and lethal firepower.

Some of your duties as a Field Artillery Surveyor may include:

• Provide firing position data
• Record field data
• Prepare schematic sketches and marketing survey stations
• Perform astronomic observations
• Compute data in order to obtain unknown required field data
• Perform preventive maintenance checks and services on vehicles, radios, weapons and all survey equipment

Field Artillery Surveyors must have the physical stamina to perform strenuous activities for long periods without rest. They're also required to have normal color vision in order to read maps and charts.

Job training for a Field Artillery Surveyor requires nine weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and seven weeks and one day of Advanced Individual Training and on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in a classroom and part in the field under simulated combat. Some of the skills you'll learn are:

• Methods of computing target locations
• Artillery tactics

Helpful attributes include:

• Ability to think and remain calm under stress
• An interest in mathematics
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to perform a multiple duties at one time

Advanced level Field Artillery Surveyors provides guidance, supervises and trains other Soldiers within the same discipline. As an advanced level Field Artillery Surveyor, you may be involved in:

• Compute survey data
• Perform calibrations and zero velocity updates
• Perform maintenance checks and services on PADS system
• Assist in the collection, evaluation and dissemination of survey information

The skills you learn as a Field Artillery Surveyor, such as teamwork, discipline and leadership, will help you in any civilian career you choose. The strong background in mapping techniques that you'll gain will especially help to prepare you for a future career as a construction site surveyor or a construction work estimator.

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• Field Artillery Automated Tactical Data System Specialist (13D)
• Field Artillery Firefinder RADAR Operator (13R)
• Field Artillery Meteorological Crewmember (13W)
• Fire Support Specialist (13F)
• Multiple Launch Rocket System Operations/Fire Direction Specialist (13P)
• Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS/HIMARS) Crewmember (13M)

Learn more about the relationship between military training and civilian certification requirements.