Officer
TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY (TACP) OFFICER
What you’ll do
- Engage enemy forces utilizing advanced technologies and weapon systems
- Control and execute operational air and space power
- Train in all major climatic conditions: arctic, desert, tropical, ocean and temperate
- Operate and maintain cutting-edge technology, including communications, computers, digital networks, targeting and surveillance equipment and various special-purpose tactical vehicles
- Target and control surface-to-surface and air-to-surface fires
- Plan and execute fire missions to accomplish mission objectives
- Engage enemy forces with individual weapons
- Administer combat lifesaving assistance
TRAINING & EDUCATION
How do we transform you into a leader and an officer in this field? From education to continued training, your Air Force path is here.
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Officer Training School
8.5 weeks
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Tech School Locations
Lackland AFB, TX; Fairchild AFB, WA; Ft. Benning, GA
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Bachelor’s degree but no specific degree is required
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General
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- Knowledge of maps and charts, command and control principles and procedures, survival techniques, field leadership and evasion
- Completion of specialty training courses (JTAC)
- Physical qualification to support parachute duty
- Maintain physical fitness and combat-ready status
- Completion of a current single scope background investigation (SSBI)
- Completion of Officer Training School (OTS), Air Force Academy (AFA) or Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp (AFROTC)
- Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 42nd birthday
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TACP Officers must follow a specific application and assessment process conducted four times a year.