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11C Indirect Fire Infantryman

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Overview

An Indirect Fire Infantryman serves as a supervisor or member of a mortar squad, section, or platoon. This Soldier employs crew served and individual weapons during offensive, defensive, and retrograde ground combat operations.

Minimum ASVAB: CO 77

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: smartbook-611-21-ch10c-fy2025 (source date 2025-12). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Mortar squad, section, or platoon supervision

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Security Guards

Individual-weapons employment in defensive ground combat is relevant to armed security roles.

How to prepare: Review your state's guard-license process and approved training options. Most states require licensing, generally with a minimum age of 18, a background check, and training; armed roles usually require government licensing and stricter screening.

What the civilian work involves
  • Lock doors and gates of entrances and exits to secure buildings.
  • Patrol industrial or commercial premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates.
  • Answer alarms and investigate disturbances.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 11C (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Mortar squad, section, or platoon supervision, Security Guards (O*NET 33-9032.00)

  2. O*NET: Security Guards

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Security Guards (O*NET 33-9032.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers

    [3] How to Become One; Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; page dated 2026-08-27, retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Security Guards (O*NET 33-9032.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 11C

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