Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Technician

“Work in information operations and influence activities that shape perceptions and behavior in the operational environment. A career at the intersection of psychology, communication, and military strategy.”

PSYOP at the warrant level is the technical and analytical backbone of Psychological Operations units — you understand target audience analysis, product development, message effectiveness assessment, and the doctrine that 38G officers are working to execute. The 350G warrant has deep knowledge of influence theory, media environments, and the specific populations that PSYOP forces are tasked to reach. In practice, you'll spend time both in garrison doing the analytical and planning work and deployed doing the actual execution — leaflets, radio broadcasts, face-to-face engagements, and increasingly digital influence operations. The community is small, the clearance requirements are significant, and the work is genuinely interesting intellectually. Where it gets complicated: influence operations in gray zones raise ethical questions that you'll grapple with. The intelligence community and defense contractor world values PSYOP expertise with clearances significantly. The skillset translates to commercial marketing research and communication strategy if you leave the government lane.