The exercise planner will support SOCPAC's requirement to participate in JCS and Service exercises in support of USINDOPACOM TCP/TCO and USSOCOM Commander's Training and Education Guidance requirements.


This position requires a DoD Top Secret with SCI eligibility which requires US citizenship for work on DoD contracts.


Application Deadline: August 15, 2025


Essential Duties & Responsibilities


  • Plan, coordinate and execute SOCPAC and component participation in assigned USINDOPACOM JCS and Service exercises.
  • Coordinate and manage exercise development in conjunction with USINDOPACOM and component planner and participants. Develop training objectives that meet SOCPAC JMETL requirements.
  • Ensure SOCPAC and component exercises inform the Defense Readiness Reporting System and fully incorporate the Joint Lessons Learned system.
  • Enhance the command's capability to train and prepare for a broad spectrum of threats from real and/or simulated adversaries.
  • Develop training objectives in conjunction with exercise participants and SOCPAC staff stakeholders.
  • Assist in the coordination with exercise participants and supporters from other DoD and non- DoD organizations.
  • Draft and develop realistic threat scenarios, incorporate best-practice inputs from DoD and other agencies.
  • Coordinate exercise criteria to test and stress the command's training objectives.
  • Consolidate and draft AAR related to training objectives, corrections, and COA development.
  • Up to 2 weeks of CONUS and OCONUS travel per month may be required.


Required Skills & Experience


  • Four (4) years of experience as DoD exercise planner, with at least two (2) years of experience in INDOPACOM AOR.
  • Eight (8) years of experience in multi-disciplined special operations at the operational and tactical levels supporting SOF.
  • Use of training software and other IT systems associated with exercise planning.
  • Three (3) years of experience of Joint Exercise Lifecycle (JELC) planning process.
  • DoD Top Secret clearance and eligible for SCI access


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Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

Salary

USD 133,100 - 221,800 /yearly

Yearly based

Location

HI , United States ‘Aiea, HI, United States

Job Overview
Job Posted:
1 month ago
Job Expire:
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Job Type
Full-Time
Job Role
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HI , United States ‘Aiea, HI, United States