Mission Command Exercise Leader (MCEL)

Position title: Mission Command Exercise Leader (MCEL)

Location: Fort Bragg (Fort Liberty), NC

Clearance required:SECRET

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Lead and supervise all activities of the Mission Command Exercise Branch.
• Manage the scheduling, synchronization, and coordination of MRXs across supported units.
• Oversee integration of exercise control, scenario development, data support, and mission command systems.
• Direct and supervise exercise planning conferences, rehearsals, and execution events.
• Coordinate with SOF units, higher headquarters, and support organizations to align training objectives.
• Ensure all exercise components personnel, networks, databases, infrastructure, software, and security are appropriately resourced and operational.
• Provide subject matter expertise to enhance exercise realism, effectiveness, and alignment with SOF operational requirements.
• Deliver after action reviews (AARs), lessons learned products, and improvement recommendations.
• Maintain continuity of operations, exercise documentation, and scheduling systems.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• Graduate of the U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) Officer Qualifying Course (18A); or
• WO 180A plus graduate of a U.S. military officer's Senior Service College; or
• Graduate of the Warrant Officer Senior Service Education Course.
• Served in a SOF assignment - Special Forces, Military Information Support Operations (MISO), Civil Affairs, Ranger Regiment, Special Operations Aviation, or a Special Mission unit.
• Served as a commander at battalion level, or as a CWO at Group level or higher.
• Served as a primary staff officer at SOJTF level or higher.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of basic exercise design considerations.
• Experience managing exercise development and execution resources, including people, time, infrastructure, hardware, network, databases, software, and security.