Air cover
Air defence and AA gunners
Air defense specialists and anti-aircraft gunners protect troops and facilities from air targets - from drones to aircraft. A direction where reaction and technical literacy are important.
What the role involves
Duties and role
Air defense units detect and destroy air targets: drones, helicopters, aircraft. With the growing role of drones, this area has become one of the most popular.
Work is being carried out both with portable systems and with anti-aircraft installations. A quick reaction, the ability to work with detection and guidance technology, and actions as part of a crew are required.
Service specifics
What to know
Popular direction
Defense against drones is a priority
Working with equipment
Complexes for detecting, targeting and hitting targets
Fast response
Air targets require prompt action
Training on complexes
Practical training on specific equipment
Important document
What is a unit referral
To get into this specialty - "Air defense and anti-aircraft gunners" - in a specific unit, and not according to the general distribution from the military commissariat, you need a unit referral document.
Official invitation from a unit
A unit referral is a document from the commander of a specific military unit. He confirms that the unit is ready to accept a candidate for a certain position. In essence, this is a personal invitation to serve in the selected unit.
Choice of unit and position
With a unit referral you choose a specific unit, branch of service and position - rather than going by the general distribution. The document assigns a place to you for the duration of the medical examination and registration.
From request to referral
You give us the documents, we send the request to the unit. If the candidate is suitable, the commander issues a unit referral with a stamp and signature. military commissariat takes it into account and prepares a referral to this particular unit for the selected position.
We’ll help you choose a unit and position that suits your skills and apply for a unit referral - leave a request, and we’ll take over the process.
Who it suits
This role suits you if you
- With good reaction and attention
- Be technically minded
- Able to make quick decisions
- No experience - will be trained to work with complexes
FAQ
About service in this specialty
Not necessarily. Technical literacy helps, but working with the complexes is taught as part of the training, including practice.
Yes, countering drones is one of the key modern tasks of air defense units. Various means of detection and destruction are used.
Depends on the tasks: covering troops, facilities or areas. Positions can be either in the rear or closer to the front line - this is determined individually.
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Leave a request - we will answer your questions and help you with the registration.