Description
Encompasses positions that require the application of foreign area expertise, political military awareness, foreign language proficiency, and professional military knowledge and experience with military activities having an economic, social, cultural, or political impact. Foreign Area Officers (FAO) serve as attaches; security assistance officers; political military operations, plans, and policy officers; political military intelligence staff officers; liaison officers to foreign military organizations; and service school instructors. AR 310-49 restrict the use of these codes without prior approval of HQDA (DAMO-SSF). These positions require graduate level degrees in area studies or a closely related discipline and completion of overseas regional training or the equivalent.
Core Skills
- foreign area and regional expertise
- political-military analysis
- foreign language proficiency
- strategic planning and policy analysis
- diplomacy and liaison
- cross-cultural communication
- intelligence and security cooperation awareness
- risk and stability assessment
- report writing and policy papers
- briefing senior leaders
- interagency and international coordination
- program and project management
- stakeholder engagement and negotiation
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US)
- ITIL 4 Foundation
Civilian Career Paths
- INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS
- OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- TRAINING AND EDUCATION
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