Irregular Warfare Expert remote job
The Irregular Warfare Expert job is a remote contract role for people with special operations or irregular-warfare experience in the US military or allied forces. The work is judging how well AI-written content handles unconventional warfare, mission planning and operational decisions, and writing unclassified scenarios that test those skills.
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Role facts, as shown on the listing
- Pay
- $50–$100 per hour
- Hourly rate as written in the listing.
- Our arithmetic on the listed ranges: the midpoint here is $75 an hour, tied for the second highest of the 11 Defense & national security roles on this site; midpoints there run from $45 to $85.
- Hours
- Flexible; project or task based
- Location
- Remote
- Contract
- Contractor
- Openings
- 100 (as listed)
- Listed
- 4 Nov 2026
- Checked
- 6 Nov 2026
- Special operations doctrine
- Operational planning
- Tactical and operational judgment
- Scenario development
- Unconventional warfare
- Operational risk assessment
- Military report writing
- Critical thinking
What the work involves
- Write unclassified scenarios on special operations, irregular warfare and military planning.
- Review military content for operational accuracy and realism.
- Judge tactical and operational decisions, noting gaps, contradictions and weak assumptions.
- Apply special operations doctrine, mission planning and operational risk knowledge to produce structured feedback.
Before you apply: what the listing asks for
Listed as required
- Professional experience in Special Operations Forces, irregular warfare or special operations planning within a military or defense organization.
- Understanding of unconventional warfare, special operations missions and operational planning, with tactical or operational judgment from the field.
- Analytical and written communication skills.
Listed as preferred
- Service with USSOCOM, Army Special Forces, Naval Special Warfare, Marine Raiders, Air Force Special Operations or comparable allied units.
- A background in unconventional warfare, counterterrorism, foreign internal defense or special reconnaissance.
- Joint operations, intelligence support or deployed multinational experience; writing operational assessments or doctrine is a plus.
Who this is not for
Not a fit without special operations or irregular-warfare experience, which the listing asks for directly. The commitment is flexible and project-based rather than a fixed schedule.
Questions about this role
What does the Irregular Warfare Expert job pay?
Typically $50 to $100 per hour, negotiable with experience, according to the listing.
Does the listing name particular units?
It names USSOCOM, Army Special Forces, Naval Special Warfare, Marine Raiders and Air Force Special Operations as examples of preferred backgrounds, along with comparable allied units.
Source: the role's job listing on micro1. Facts were checked on 6 Nov 2026; the description above is condensed and reworded by us. Confirm details on the original listing before you apply.