13B NCOER Bullets — Cannon Crewmember

The 13B Cannon Crewmember lays, loads, and fires towed and self-propelled howitzers to deliver indirect fire in support of maneuver forces. NCOERs for 13B Soldiers typically cover ammunition team member, gunner, and section chief duty positions on a howitzer section, and evaluators expect bullets that show gunnery proficiency, section certification results, and safety discipline around live ammunition.

Typical duty positions:

Serves as an ammunition team member, cannoneer, gunner, or section chief on a howitzer crew

Executes fire missions per the fire direction center's commands within prescribed time standards

Conducts preventive maintenance checks and services on the howitzer and prime mover

Trains crew members on section certification tasks and gunnery skills tests

Enforces ammunition handling, range safety, and surface danger zone procedures

Coordinates ammunition resupply and accountability for the section's basic load

Example bullets by section:

Character:

o self-reported a misidentified propellant lot to the platoon leader before firing, preventing a potential safety incident on the range

o held the section to standard on ammunition accountability, refusing to sign for a shortage the previous crew had covered up

Presence:

o maintained bearing and crew discipline through a 14-hour live-fire exercise in freezing rain without a missed fire mission

o scored 550 on the ACFT and led section physical training that raised two Soldiers above the minimum standard

Intellect:

o diagnosed a recurring lay error on the howitzer's sighting system that two previous gunners had missed, restoring accuracy ahead of certification

o adapted the section's occupation drill when the primary position was compromised, relocating and re-laying the gun within the standard time

Leads:

o led a six-Soldier gun crew through section certification, achieving a "go" on every gunnery task on the first attempt

o took charge of the section during the chief of section's absence, maintaining a 100% fire mission response rate during a battalion live-fire exercise

Develops:

o developed two cannoneers to gunner qualification within one training cycle through deliberate hands-on coaching

o mentored a struggling ammunition team member through the section's certification standards, helping him pass on his second attempt

Achieves:

o achieved a 100% section certification rate ahead of the battery's external evaluation, the first section to do so

o reduced the section's average time-to-first-round by 20 seconds through a redesigned occupation drill, adopted battery-wide