Combat photographer competencies

Combat photographer competencies

In this post, you can ref competencies needed for Combat photographer position. The standard job competencies include knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA model).

Apart from that, you can ref a job qualification also contains other elements such as education, experience, license, qualities, training courses, physical requirements, degree or certificates…

I. Job qualifications

You can find out competencies from standard job qualification below:

1. Active TS/SCI or above
2. Solid understanding of Joint and Combined CounterIED doctrine, policies and regulations, and TTPs and working knowledge of defeat solutions, trend analysis, and pattern analysis.
3. Working knowledge of Analyst Notebook and Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield.
4. Knowledge of Brigade and senior tactical formations and CounterIED capability shortfalls.
5. Familiarity with foreign disclosure practices.
6. Proficient in Software application common to U.S. Government Networks
7. Bachelor’s degree required; Associates degree will be accepted for retired military service members with five years frontline IED experience.
8. 5+ years of related experience including experience in tactical formations – Brigade and up.
9. Multiple combat, combat support and combat service support disciplines may be required or equivalent academic or defense industry functional areas.
10. Experience in progressive billets with increased responsibility in one or more uniformed service, academic, or defense industry functional areas.

II. Key skills employers are looking for

Below are top 7 skills/abilities that every employers are looking for, you should pay attention to them:

1. Adaptability/Flexibility
2. Dependability/Reliability/Responsibility
3. Teamwork
4. Positive Attitude
5. Professionalism
6. Willingness to Learn
7. Communications Skills