1. Information Technology Specialist Job Description and Training (US ARMY, FT. Gordon, GA,
2009)
Job Description
Install,operate,andperformunitmaintenanceonmulti-functional/multi userinformationprocessing
systems,peripheral equipmentandauxiliary devices.Performinput/outputdatacontrol andbulkdata
storage operations.Transferdatabetweeninformationprocessingequipmentandsystems.Perform
BattlefieldInformationServices(BIS) consistingof printingservices,publicationmanagement,files, form
management,reproductionservices,Freedomof InformationAct(FOIA)/PrivacyAct(PA),unit
distribution/officialmail,correspondence managementandclassifieddocumentcontrol.Troubleshoot
automationequipmentandsystemstothe degree requiredforisolationof malfunctionstospecific
hardware or software.Restore equipmenttooperationbyreplacementof line replaceable unit(LRU).
Performsystemadministrationfunctionsforthe tactical DMS. Install,operate,performsstrapping,re-
strapping,PMCSand unitlevel maintenance onCOMSECdevices.Assistinthe design,preparation,
editing,andtestingof computerprograms.Draftassociatedtechnical documentationforprogram
reference andmaintenance purposes.Modifyexistingapplicationpackagesusingapplication,and
operatingsystemsoftware,appropriatecomputerlanguagecommandsandfiles.
Training
A+ Hardware and Software (56 Class Hours)
Providesthe studentwiththe necessaryskillsandknowledge toidentify,install,configure,administer,
and performUnitLevel Maintenance (ULM) ona microcomputer.Thisincludesthe installationand
configurationof operatingsystems(OS) andvirussoftware.
N+ NetworkingEssentials(48 Class Hours)
Providesthe studentwithnecessaryskillsandknowledge to define datacommunicationstermsand
networkterminology,performbasicNetworkadministrator(NA) functions.
XP/OUTLOOK (24 Class Hours)
Providesthe studentwiththe skillsandknowledge tocorrectlyinstall andconfigureMicrosoftXP
Professional,andestablishuseraccounts.The skillstoinstall,establish,andtroubleshootOutlookE-mail
accounts.
AIS (IASO) (24 Class Hours)
The InformationAssurance (IA) brief presentsinformationonIA asit appliestoan Automated
InformationSystem(AIS) withinthe Departmentof Defense (DOD).Initialtrainingisprovidedon
recognizingvulnerabilitiesandpotential threatswithincomputersystemsandnetworks.

2. Introduction to TCP/IP (24 Class Hours)
Providesthe studentwithskillsandknowledge necessarytounderstandthe capabilitiesof the
TransmissionControl Protocol/InternetProtocol (TCP/IP) suite,correctlyassignIPaddressaccordingto
hostand networkrequirements,andcreate additional networkaddressesbysubnettingIPaddresses.
Introduction to Switches(24 ClassHours)
Providesthe studentwithskillsandknowledge necessarytoinstall,configure,andperform
administrativefunctionsonCISCOCatalystSwitch,andextendswitchednetworksbyutilizingVirtual
Local AreaNetworks(VLANs).
Introduction to Routers (40 ClassHours)
Providesthe studentwithskillsandknowledge necessarytoinstall,configure,andperform
administrativefunctionsonCISCORouters,andestablishnetworksbyutilizingIPaddressingschemes,
routingprotocols,Inter-VLANsrouting,andaccess-list.
Server/Exchange (56 ClassHours)
Providesthe studentwithskillsandknowledge necessarytoinstall andconfigure MicrosoftServer
2003/Exchange Server,create a domain,joinanexistingdomain,manage userandgroups,establish
useraccounts,performbackupand restore,setpermissionsonfilesandfolders,control assess,and
configure Active Directory.
Introduction to UNIX(40 Class Hours)
Providesthe studentwithfunctionalknowledge of the UNIXOperatingSystem(OS)structure,and
teachesUNIXcommandsto include syntax andoptional parameters,andthe use of the ScreenEditor
(VI).The studentswillacquire the basicskillsandknowledge necessarytofunctionasaUNIX System
Administrator(SA).
Solaris SystemAdministrator (40 ClassHours)
Providesthe studentwithskillsandknowledge necessarytoimplementstandardSolarisfeaturestoset
file anddirectorypermissions,add/delete user’s,groups,host,andprinters,configureaSolarisNetwork,
and manage multiple taskson aSolarisbasedsystem.
NETCOM (32 ClassHours)
Providesthe studentwiththe skillsandknowledge toperformbasicsystemsscanswithSimple Network
ManagementProtocol (SNMP),introducedin1988, is the mostwidelyusednetworkmanagementtool
that providesmanagementcapabilityforTCP/IP-basednetworks.Thenwe include Voice overIP(VOIP)
withCall Manager Express(CME) to give themupdatedunderstandingof communicationsoverthe
networktheyjustsetupandverifiedconnectivity.

3. NET A/V (32 CLASS HOURS)
ProvidesanintroductiontoRETINA andHERCULES, scanningnetworkvulnerabilitiesforthe studentto
betterunderstandhisrole innetworkmanagement.These scannerscanlookforsecurityvulnerabilities
withinthe systemconfigurationpolicyonour CPUs.Whenall thatis completedtheynow canmonitor
the networkforany newdevicesadded,ortomaintainmaximumcapacity.
Advance Troubleshootand Repair (32 ClassHours)
Is an applicationof practical exercisesinwhichthe studentwillassemble,troubleshoot,andrepairan
automatedinformationsystem(AIS),anddemonstrate his/herknowledgeonthe basicprocedures
requiredtotroubleshootandrepairbasicnetworksandcomputers.
Introduction to FBCB2 (40 Class Hours)
Providesanintroductiontothe Force XXIBattle CommandBrigade andBelow (FBCB2) battle command
control system.The studentisprovidedinstructiononthe functionaloperationof the FBCB2system
withinthe tactical network
Tactical InternetManagementSystem(40 Class Hours)
Provides the studentthe abilitytoconfigure andmonitorthe networkdevice andsystemsthatcomprise
the Tactical Internet(TI) Network. Systemsincludethe InternetController(INC),variousCisco
NetworkingDevices,EnhancedPositionLocatorReportingSystem(EPLRS),andPrecisionLightweight
Global PositioningSystemReceiver(PLGR).
Introduction to MCS (40 ClassHours)
Providesanintroductiontothe operationof the ManeuverControl System(MCS) Automated
InformationSystem(AIS),anditsrole andfunctions inthe supportcommandandcontrol systemsof a
maneuverunittactical operationscenter(TOC).
Digital Tactical Operation Center(40 ClassHours)
The DTOC annex providesthe studentwithanoperationaloverview of the Digital Tactical Operation
Center(DTOC) andthe associatednetworkconnectivitywithinthe ArmyBattle CommandSystem
(ABCS).
M3 (MatrixManagementModule)
The M3 annex isa culminationof practical applications,whichemphasizesthe critical tasktaughtduring
the trainingof all annexes.The studentsare requiredtodesignanetworkbasedonthe scenarios
presentedandequipmentprovided.The studentsmustcreate andconnectnetworkdevices,installand
configure MicrosoftWindowsOperatingSystems(Server,Exchange,andClient),install andconfigure
CiscoRoutersand Switches,andinstall,configure,andadministeraSolarisandUNIXOperatingSystem.