J37 Special Operations Forces (SOF) Joint Training & Exercise Designer & Planner/Journeymen

Company Overview

Arrow Security & Training LLC (AST) is a privately-owned training company with our corporate headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire. AST is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) who provides tailored military training, training support, and a host of services to government and private sector clients worldwide.

Job Description

The J37 Special Operations Forces (SOF) Joint Training & Exercise Designer & Planner/Journeymen supports SOCCENT by designing, planning, executing, and assessing joint SOF exercises, training events, workshops, and after-action reviews. The role develops objectives, briefs senior leaders, manages JELC requirements and budgets, travels CONUS/OCONUS up to 100 days annually, and requires an active TS/SCI.

Summary of Duties

Designs, plans, coordinates, and assesses SOF joint exercises and training events, develops objectives and briefings, manages JELC requirements, and supports after-action reporting.

Duties

• Designs scenario-based SOF exercises, including CPX, TTX, and FTX events.
• Leads exercise planning across the Joint Exercise Life Cycle through after-action review.
• Develops joint training objectives and plans aligned with doctrine and commander guidance.
• Coordinates exercise meetings, conferences, workshops, and interagency technical events.
• Analyzes exercise designs, scenarios, force structures, and readiness assessment outcomes.
• Prepares executive-level briefs, information papers, presentations, and after-action reports.
• Manages exercise requirements, budget inputs, training records, and government property accountability.
• Journeyman-level Special Operations Forces (SOF) Joint Training and Exercise Designer and Planner.
• Experience with scenario-based exercise design, planning, and scripting in support of CJCS and other nominated exercises.
• Exercise planning and design experience for SOF Command Post Exercises (CPX), Tabletop Exercises (TTX), and Field Training Exercises (FTX).
• Experience supporting joint, combined training and exercise assessments within the global DoD exercise community.
• Ability to prepare briefs, information papers, and presentations at a GO/FO executive level using Microsoft Office products.
• Knowledge of joint doctrine and ability to analyze and develop joint training and exercise objectives.
• Ability to travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations up to 100 days per year by government and commercial conveyance.
• Ability to serve as primary planner for one exercise and alternate planner for at least one additional exercise across overlapping 18-24-month planning cycles.
• Experience with Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC), joint training plans, contingency operations, crisis management, OPLAN, and Theater Campaign Plan (TCP) support.
• Ability to safeguard and maintain accountability of Government equipment, information, and property, including secure workspaces.