- Position Title
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
- Agency
- Air National Guard Units
- Announcement Number
- OCA-KS-12703982-AF-25-098 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, February 27, 2025 to Thursday, February 26, 2026
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Eligibilities
1.
Current nationwide military/prior members willing and eligible to become National Guard members. Are you a current military or prior member willing and eligible to become a National Guard member?
Preferences
1.
Do you currently hold the rank of E-1 through E-5, or held this rank at the time of separation, etc?
ANSWER YES, if you're an enlisted applicant who holds a higher grade and will provide a statement of understanding with your application indicating a willingness to be administratively reduced in grade to the highest grade advertised, if selected for the position.
ANSWER YES, if you're an enlisted applicant who holds a higher grade and will provide a statement of understanding with your application indicating a willingness to be administratively reduced in grade to the highest grade advertised, if selected for the position.
2.
Are you a current member of the Kansas Air National Guard or current or prior military member willing and eligible to become a member of the Kansas Air National Guard?
Assessment 1
Respond to all questions. For each, choose the response that best describes your experience and/or training. your response should be clearly supported in your resume.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position to be filled.
Other Education: Communications/electronics or automatic data processing training in technical institutes or business schools above the high school level or in Armed Forces schools that included advanced instruction in addition to basic courses, may be substituted for general experience on a month-for-month basis.
OR
Experience in evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving communications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated knowledge of current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology.
2.
Do you have the skills and knowledge of a wide range of Combat Crew Communications concepts, principles, and practices, and are you able to demonstrate comprehensive skill gained through extended study and experience of military aviation communications security concepts including digital cryptography, physical/printed communications security media, radio procedures and call signs, aircraft safe passage procedures, and combat identification features of aviation transponders?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Researches and interprets communications security requirements for all peacetime and wartime tasked and contingency missions. Operates a communications security (COMSEC) sub-element, maintaining a ready-library of printed and electronic cryptographic media, equipment, and the accompanying infrastructure required to support the organization's primary assigned aircraft and crew complement.
4.
Provides detailed content to the wing's combat mission folders (CMFs), and forms part of wing's overall CMF validation team. Readies prepared kits of specified communications security materials to be carried aboard and utilized during inflight missions.
5.
Debriefs aircrew members and investigates and reports significant events such as communications deficiencies, equipment malfunction, spectrum interferences, or evidence of suspected tampering, loss, theft, disclosure, or other vulnerabilities to U.S. cryptographic systems or classified national security information.
6.
Develops and implements proficiency training and certification programs for aircrew members, Combat Crew Communications members, and augmenters. Publishes specific local operating procedures, restrictions, and clarifications.
7.
Performs work within a secure, locked area using both common and uncommon office automation equipment including classified and unclassified computer systems, secure telephone equipment, satellite telephone equipment, media destruction devices, storage vaults, security containers, and intrusion detection systems.
8.
Analyzes the communications and Flight Information Publication (FLIP) needs of unit missions and prepares, issues, and retrieves communications kits with the required material for each mission.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
9.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application or its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal Service (5 C.F.R Part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.