Combat Documentation/Production Specialist (25V) Details

Combat Documentation/Production Specialist (25V)

Syracuse Army Recruiting. - Richmond, NY

Employment Type : Full-Time

Combat documentation/production specialists are primarily responsible for supervising, planning and operating electronic and film-based still, video and audio acquisition equipment in order to document combat and noncombat operations.

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Job Duties:

• Operate and perform unit level maintenance on motion, still and studio television cameras
• Prepare captions for documentation images
• Operate electronic and film-based processing, editing, audio and printing darkroom equipment

RequirementsThose who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.
TrainingJob training for a combat documentation/production specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training followed by a 26 week Military Communication Foundations (MCF) Course and then 10 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and in the field.

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• Motion picture equipment operation
• Audio recording and using sound equipment
• Scripting and special effects techniques