UAV Operator (Contract 18-24)

Overview

The 131st Separate Reconnaissance Battalion named after Colonel Yevhen Konovalets invites you to serve under the "Contract 18-24: Drones" program as a UAV Operator.

If you are 18-24, ready to learn and destroy the enemy, your place is with us.

We are a tactical reconnaissance battalion within the "South" Operational Command. Since 2015 we have been carrying out the most difficult missions in eastern Ukraine, repelling russian aggression. Your work will be key to the success of our operations.

Join the professionals. Become a UAV Operator in the 131st Reconnaissance Battalion.

Responsibilities:

• - preparing UAVs for flights, checking equipment before launch, and flight planning
• - detecting and destroying the enemy
• - operating a UAV while carrying out reconnaissance and monitoring tasks
• - evaluating data from UAV cameras and sensors, providing operational reports
• - decoding video materials, collecting and transmitting intelligence information to the command post
• - performing maintenance and minor repairs of UAV equipment
• - observance of military discipline

Requirements:

• - Age 18 or older
• - UAV piloting experience will be an advantage
• - Experience piloting UAVs under EW interference will be an advantage
• - Basic theoretical and practical UAV training will be an advantage (assembly, configuration, drone components, topography, video transmission, antennas, etc.)
• - Willingness to work in the active combat zone
• - Physical and psychological endurance
• - Ability to work with mobile apps and electronic devices
• - Attentiveness, responsibility, and the ability to make quick decisions

Conditions:

• Terms of service for candidates aged 18-24:
• contract service for a term of 2 years
• monetary allowance of 1,000,000 hryvnias per year (200,000 hryvnias immediately upon signing the contract and 800,000 hryvnias paid in two installments over the contract term) + up to an additional 120,000 hryvnias per month + bonuses for combat tasks
• priority processing through the Military Medical Commission
• completion of enhanced training (basic combined-arms training, specialized training, an adaptation course at the military unit, etc.) of up to three months in the event of assignment to a position in a new specialty and/or the unit's rearmament with new weapons and military equipment
• housing compensation during service
• Terms of service for candidates aged 25 and over:
• mobilization until the end of martial law or contract service
• possibility of transferring current servicemen
• possibility of service for candidates with unauthorized-absence (SZCh) status
• monetary allowance from 21,000 to 200,000 hryvnias depending on the assigned tasks and place of service
• full materiel provision
• medical care
• support for initiative, the opportunity for training, and implementing new approaches
• social protection and guarantees
• completion of specialized training and ongoing opportunities for development
• service as part of a combat unit with full provision
• remote work and work in field conditions