Indirect fire infantryman vs mortarman

Differences between indirect fire infantryman and mortarman duties and responsibilities

Indirect fire infantryman example responsibilities.

• Accomplish a vast majority of BCT before receiving a general discharge for Hallux Valgus.
• Review and verify gun data for accurate input, ensure proper safety checks before fire missions and proper ammunition expenditure.
• Serve as a driver and as a gunner while serving in the mortar platoon.
• Maintain and organize ammunition and prepare ammunition for proper setting for fire mission.
• Provide managerial and underlying leadership services to the platoon via instruction of mount operations.
• Supervise the construction of mortar positions, record operational information on maps, and receive and implement combat orders.
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Mortarman example responsibilities.

• Attain leadership position during the entirety of basic mortar training.
• Attain the rank of NCO and maintain responsibility of own teams and squad.
• Operate and maintain weapons (such as rifles, machine guns, mortars, and hand grenades).
• Perform as indirect fire coordination team member in support of a combat infantry battalion during training operations.
• Hand select to be assistant in administration for company first sergeant (leadership).
• Train and instruct subordinates and support units in conventional warfare as well as counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations.
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