Arms Instructor

Fidelis Integrated Solutions, Inc. (FIS) enhances readiness and enables mission success through integrated consulting, training, and mission support solutions. FIS is headquartered in Stafford, Virginia, and is a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Fidelis Integrated Solutions, Inc. (FIS) is seeking a full-time Small Arms Instructor to support Naval Construction Group small-arms and crew-served-weapons training in Gulfport, MS. The selected candidate will provide classroom, synthetic, and live-fire instruction under applicable Navy and NECC standards. Employment is contingent upon contract award, funding, final Government requirements, and Government approval of proposed personnel.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver dynamic small-arms and crew-served-weapons instruction under COMNECC 3591-series training and qualification standards.
• Support Rifle CAT II, Pistol CAT II, Line Coach, Shotgun, M-203-LAB, CSW-LAB, and other Government-directed weapons training.
• Instruct service-pistol, service-rifle, and crew-served-weapons employment, including the M2, M203, M9, M18, M11, M4, and M16.
• Teach weapons safety, fundamentals, basic rifle marksmanship, battle sight zero, known- and unknown-distance firing to 300 meters, and qualification.
• Teach intermediate shooter mechanics, shooting on the move, barricade and cover employment, and practical individual- and unit-level skills.
• Conduct instruction and qualification support in classroom, synthetic, and live-fire environments.
• Serve as a line coach and practical safety observer for Government-directed CIN, non-CIN, ULT, and ULTRA training events.
• Support approved changes to weapons, CINs, CDPs, and related training requirements within the position's assigned scope.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Qualifications)

• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Be formally trained as a small-arms instructor through a military Service or a Federal-agency-recognized small-arms instructor course.
• Be qualified in rifle and pistol and possess the instructional skill and technical proficiency required for assigned courses.
• Graduate from the Navy Instructor Training Course (NEC 9502) or a CPPD-evaluated and certified Joint/Navy Instructor Training equivalent.
• Possess at least three years of Armed Forces, law-enforcement SWAT, or former active-duty experience involving enhanced shooting techniques.
• Possess at least one year of instructional experience supported by a DD Form 214, course certificates, or equivalent records.
• Meet Navy High-Risk Training requirements under OPNAVINST 1500.75 series, including required medical and psychological screening.
• Possess technical knowledge of the M9 pistol, M18 pistol, and M4/M16 variant.
• Maintain current CPR, automated external defibrillator (AED), and First Aid certifications.
• Complete required command and course indoctrination, safety and equipment familiarization, instructional-material preparation, and applicable knowledge and performance testing.
• Be familiar with instructional procedures, curriculum, training aids, devices, and the operation and maintenance of equipment supporting assigned courses.
• Complete applicable courses-of-fire requalification under OPNAVINST 3591.1G within 180 days.
• Communicate clearly in written and spoken English and demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Perform moderate physical activity in indoor and outdoor training environments and lift items weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Obtain and maintain required installation, Common Access Card, and Secret-level security eligibility or access.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Qualifications)

• Graduation from SAMI, Blackwater, Mid South Shooting Institute, Gryphon, SFAUC, MCAUC, or an equivalent small-arms weapons training course.
• Relevant military instructor backgrounds may include formal-school, combat-skills, marksmanship, small-arms, special-operations, or comparable weapons-instructor assignments. All credentials remain subject to final solicitation requirements and Government approval.
• Six years of Armed Forces, law-enforcement SWAT, or former active-duty experience involving enhanced shooting techniques.
• Three years of instructional experience.
• Honorable active-duty military experience within the preceding five years.
• Technical knowledge of the M240, M2 .50 caliber machine gun, and M500 shotgun.

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