Joint Targeting School Instructors

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PPC seeks experienced Joint Targeting professionals to serve as Instructors and Operations Specialists in support of the Joint Targeting School (JTS), a Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) J7 schoolhouse at Dam Neck Annex, NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA.

Virginia Beach, VA Top Secret/SCI Polygraph not specified Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience) $110,000 - $140,000

JTS is the DoD's premier joint targeting education program, delivering operational-level targeting training to Service, Interagency, and Allied personnel from Combatant Commands, the Intelligence Community, Federal Departments, and Partner Nations. Selected candidates will deliver the Joint Targeting Staff course — covering the full Joint Targeting Cycle — in both traditional classroom and virtual (NIPR/SIPR Microsoft Teams LMS) environments as part of a two-person instructor team.

Instructors also support curriculum review boards, military targeting committee meetings, joint doctrine development conferences, and working groups as subject matter experts. The ideal candidate will demonstrate traits that align with Patch Plus' guiding principles – Purpose, Proficiency, and Character. Patch Plus' purpose is to continue to make a difference to our nation's security while providing persistent, meaningful employment to its owner-employees.

Proficiency defines the Patch Plus ethos where we seek to hire and develop members who possess a high degree of competence, skill and expertise in their field of work. Character is the moral compass in each member that guides us to do the right things.

OFFERS ARE CONTINGENT ON CONTRACT AWARD. REQUIREMENTS:

• U.S. Citizenship
• TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance with NACLAC in-scope within the last 5 years
• No degree with a minimum of 7 years' war fighting operational experience
• Demonstrated success in three (3) or more of the following areas:
• Familiarity with the Targeting community and key participants in Joint Targeting and Joint Planning Process
• Comprehensive knowledge of employment of military forces in the joint environment; in-depth understanding of the Joint Targeting Cycle
• Knowledge of Joint Doctrine and Chairman Instructions/Manuals
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis and evaluations
• Experience with Verification and Validation (V&V) of software tools against authoritative data sources
• Comprehensive practical knowledge of ISD principles sufficient to independently plan, coordinate, and design instruction for complex joint targeting training programs
• High degree of knowledge in preparing and directing correspondence, reports, briefings, graphs, and charts; proficient with Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of one or more Joint Targeting Staff Courses
• Experience interoperating weaponeering applications with mission planning systems and C2 environments
• Joint Staff or Combatant Command targeting staff experience
• Knowledge of Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manuals (JMEMs) update cycles and controlled distribution procedures
• SharePoint experience

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

Offers contingent on successful contract award. Start date on or about 25 September 2026. Must be willing to sign a Contractor Visitor Group Security Agreement upon award. Resume may be used as part of business proposal.