Gents, for some reason HUMINT has taken on a ninjasniper quality. I have been unable to find any documents or regulations that preclude uttering the word "Humint". OPSEC does not mean you can't discuss a qualification if someone is interested in it. There is lots of general information on unclassified systems that can answer young Imaidiot's question. OPSEC does preclude the use of HUMINT operators in Bosnia, Afghanistan and all the other places we deploy and may have use of this resource. Most people quote "OPSEC" because they don't have a flipping clue what they are talking about.
I have cut and pasted the CANFORGEN looking for volunteers. There is lots of good information contained in it. If you can get to a DWAN computer you can download an Army Lessons Learned "Dispatches" on HUMINT as well as the entire Canadian Doctrine for HUMINT. If you don't have access, I can email you the doctrine manual.
By the way, Imaidiot, you may want to grab yourself some self esteem and change your name to something suitable. :
CANFORGEN 096/04 DCDS 155 131716Z JUL 04
HUMINT CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME (HCAP) SEP 04
UNCLASSIFIED
SITUATION. TO SP CURRENT AND FUTURE CF COMMITMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL OPS, THERE IS AN ON-GOING REQUIREMENT TO FIND VOLUNTEERS, BOTH JUNIOR OFFRS AND NCMS FROM THE REG AND RES COMPONENTS OF THE CF, WHO ARE INTERESTED AND SUITABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OVERT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT) OPS IN A DEMANDING MULTINATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. THESE TYPES OF OPS REQR PERS POSSESSING VERY SPECIFIC PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND CAPABILITIES. ACCORDINGLY, THIS CANFORGEN IS PROMULGATED TO SOLICIT VOLUNTEERS FOR HCAP WHICH WILL SELECT SUITABLE CANDIDATES FOR HUMINT TRG AND EMPLOYMENT. DG INT/J2 PLANS WILL CONDUCT HCAP BETWEEN 13-25 SEP 04 AT CFB KINGSTON. HCAP CONSISTS OF SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE THREE DAY SELECTION SERIALS
DEFINITION. NATO DEFINES HUMINT AS A CATEGORY OF INT DERIVED FROM INFO COLLECTED FROM HUMAN SOURCES. IN BROADER TERMS, OUR KEY ALLIES DESCRIBE DEFENCE HUMINT AS INTELLIGENCE PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THE SYSTEMATIC AND CONTROLLED EXPLOITATION OF HUMAN SOURCES BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, TRAINED IN AND DEDICATED TO THAT ROLE. ALONG WITH SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (SIGINT) AND IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE (IMINT), HUMINT IS A PRIMARY INT COLLECTION DISCIPLINE CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL INT PROCESS. IT IS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INTELLIGENCE IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND IS THE COLLECTION DISCIPLINE OF CHOICE ON DEPLOYED OPS. AGAIN, DEFENCE HUMINT ACTY WILL BE CONDUCTED OVERTLY IN UNIFORM UNDER VERY SPECIFIC AND DIRECTED CONTROL.
VOLUNTEERS. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR CHAIN-OF-COMMAND TO NOTE THAT IF SELECTED DURING HCAP, MEMBERS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY LOADED ON THE FIELD HUMINT OPERATOR (BASIC) CRSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY TASKED TO FORM PART OF A FIELD HUMINT TEAM (FHT) IN SUPPORT OF DEPLOYED OPS. MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT AVAL FOR DEPLOYMENT WILL NOT BE LOADED ON HCAP OR BASIC HUMINT CRSE. IN THE PAST, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MISCONCEPTIONS REGARDING FIELD HUMINT, AND SOME VOLUNTEERS HAVE APPLIED NOT UNDERSTANDING THE FUNCTION OF HUMINT OR CONFUSING HUMINT WITH CIMIC OR SOCIAL PATROLLING. IT IS THEREFORE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT INTERESTED APPLICANTS DO SOME RESEARCH IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE SELECTION PROCESS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GENERAL HUMINT CAPABILITY CAN BE FOUND IN DISPATCHES VOL 8 NO 1 AT THE FOL DWAN WEB SITE: HTTP://LFDTS.ARMY.MIL.CA/ALLC/DOWNLOADS/DISPATCH/VOL_8/VOL8NO1ENG.PDF THE ARMY DOCTRINE ON HUMINT OPS, B-GL-357-002, IS ALSO AVAL ON DWAN AT HTTP://LFDTS.ARMY.MIL.CA/AEL/PUBS/300-005/B-GL-357/002/B-GL-357-002-FP-001.PDF
FIELD HUMINT TEAMS ARE CURRENTLY REQR IN ALL MAJOR CF OPS, AND THE CAPABILITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN HIGH DEMAND FOR EVERY DEPLOYED OP IN THE FUTURE. ACCORDINGLY, VOLUNTEERS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING HCAP AND BASIC HUMINT CRSE REMAIN LIABLE FOR POTENTIAL SIX-MONTH TASKS IN HUMINT POSITIONS IN SP OF CF DEPLOYED OPS. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT A NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HUMINT QUALIFIED PERS IS MAINTAINED BY NDHQ J2 PLANS
APPLICANTS WILL BE REQR TO COMPLETE A THREE-STEP SELECTION AND TRG PROGRAM AS FOLS:
5.A. INITIAL UNIT SCREENING OF APPLICANTS (SEE PARA 8)
5.B. INDIVIDUAL SELECTION PROCESS VIA ONE OF THE THREE-DAY HCAP SCHEDULED BETWEEN 13-25 SEP 04 AT CFB KINGSTON, AND
5.C. IF SELECTED FROM HCAP, A FIVE-WEEK BASIC HUMINT TRG CRSE, TO BE CONDUCTED FROM 18 OCT TO 19 NOV 04 BY CFSMI AT CFB KINGSTON
PROFILE AND CRITERIA. IT IS RECOGNISED THAT THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT IS NOT SUITED TO ALL. IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FAILURE TO BE SELECTED IS NOT A REFLECTION OF OVERALL CAPABILITIES OR PERFORMANCE. FOR HUMINT EMPLOYMENT, THE CF IS LOOKING FOR MATURE INDIVIDUALS WHO POSSESS AND CAN DEVELOP SPECIFIC INTER-PERSONAL SKILL SETS. APPLICANTS MUST SATISFY, AS A MIN REQUIREMENT, THE FOL CRITERIA:
6.A. RANK OF CPL TO WO AND LT/CAPT
6.B. MOC QUALIFIED
6.C. HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE CF EXPRES TEST IN THE LAST YEAR OR BE INCENTIVE EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE EXPRES TEST
6.D. HAVE A LEVEL 2 SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE, OR HAVE LEVEL 2 SECRET CLEARANCE IN PROGRESS
6.E. HOLD A VALID PROVINCIAL DRIVERS LICENCE
6.F. DEMONSTRATES GOOD MAP READING SKILLS. THIS WILL BE ASSESSED DURING HCAP
6.G. HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF MICROSOFT OFFICE. THIS WILL BE ASSESSED DURING HCAP
6.H. HOLD A LANGUAGE PROFILE OF CCC AS MIN IN ENGLISH. HUMINT OPS ARE NORMALLY CONDUCTED WITHIN A NATO OR COALITION ENVIRONMENT. THE COMMON WORKING LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH AND APPLICANTS FOR HUMINT DUTIES MUST THEREFORE BE FLUENT IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR HUMINT TRG AND EMPLOYMENT
CF PERS IN THE FOL MOCS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HUMINT EMPLOYMENT:
7.A. CHAPLAIN: MOC 61 CHAP (P), 62 CHAP (RC)
7.B. MEDICAL: MOC 48 HCA, 49 PHY TH, 52 HSO, 54 PHARM, 55 MED, 57 NUR, 58 SOCW, MP 811, 711 MED A, 713 OR TECH, 714 M LAB TECH, 715 X TECH, 716 P MED TECH, 718 BE TECH, 719 HS TECH MGR, AND
7.C. DENTAL: MOC 51 DENT, 722 DENT CL A, 725 DENT HYGST
INITIAL UNIT SCREENING. UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL CONDUCT THE INITIAL SCREENING OF ANY INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERING FOR HUMINT DUTIES
8.A. IN ADDITION TO ENSURING THAT THE VOLUNTEER MEETS THE CRITERIA LISTED AT PARAS THREE, FOUR AND SIX, UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO PERSONAL, COMPASSIONATE OR ADMIN REASONS THAT WOULD PRECLUDE THE VOLUNTEER FROM EMPLOYMENT IN HUMINT OPS. AGAIN, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR UNITS MUST BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT FOL TRG
8.B. THE EVALUATING SUPERVISOR VIA UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST RECOMMEND, USING THEIR PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT, WHETHER THE VOLUNTEER APPEARS TO POSSESS THE BASIC APTITUDE FOR HUMINT OPS. TO ASSIST IN THE RECOMMENDATION, UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST ASSESS THE VOLUNTEER ON THE FOL ATTRIBUTES. EACH ATTRIBUTE IS TO BE RATED AS FOL: 1-SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW AVERAGE, 2-BELOW AVERAGE, 3-AVERAGE, 4-ABOVE AVERAGE, 5-SUPERIOR, AND N/O FOR NOT OBSERVED
8.B.(1) MATURITY. MATURE WELL BALANCED INDIVIDUAL, CONFIDENT IN HIS/HER OWN ABILITIES AND JUDGEMENT. ABLE TO WORK WITH MIN SUPERVISION IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. AWARE OF HIS/HER OWN LIMITATIONS AND EXERCISES INTEGRITY IN ADMITTING ERRORS AND OMISSIONS. ABLE TO CONTROL HIS/HER EMOTIONS, BE SELF-DISCIPLINED AND EVEN-TEMPERED
8.B.(2) MOTIVATION. HIGHLY MOTIVATED, WILLING TO WORK LONG HOURS, TAKE ON EXTRA TASKS AND DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO THE TEAM AND THE MISSION. FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING RESULTS
8.B.(3) COMPATIBILITY. DEMONSTRATES STRONG INTER-PERSONAL QUALITIES. ABLE TO GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE OF ALL TYPES AND ESTABLISH RAPPORT. CAPABLE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE OTHER PERS OF HIGHER OR LOWER RANK AS EQUAL MEMBERS OF A TEAM
8.B.(4) RESPONSIBILITY. PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ATTITUDE IN BOTH OPERATIONAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS. ABLE TO WORK WITH MIN SUPERVISION IN DIFFICULT AND OCCASIONALLY ISOLATED CIRCUMSTANCES. ABLE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND ENFORCE AUTHORITY WHEN NECESSARY
8.B.(5) RESOURCEFULNESS. ABLE TO ANALYZE SITUATIONS, ASSESS RISKS AND FORMULATE QUICK PLAN OF ACTION. ABLE TO BE ASSERTIVE WHEN NECESSARY. ABLE TO REPORT EVENTS ACCURATELY
NOMINATIONS. UNITS, WHEN SATISFIED THAT VOLUNTEERS HAVE MET THE BASIC SCREENING CRITERIA OUTLINED ABOVE, ARE TO FORWARD THE FOL INFO BY MESSAGE, MAIL, OR E-MAIL TO DG INT/J2 PLANS STAFF THROUGH NORMAL CHAIN OF COMMAND. MSG ADDRESS IS NDHQ INT OTTAWA//DG INT/J2 PLANS 2//. E MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO BRILLON SGT EJM@DCDS J2 PLANS POL@OTTAWA-HULL. APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 30 AUG 04. INFO MUST INCL:
9.A. SERVICE NUMBER
9.B. RANK
9.C. GIVEN NAME(S) AND SURNAME IN FULL
9.D. MOC
9.E. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
9.F. UNIT
9.G. SUPERVISOR NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER
9.H. SECURITY CLEARANCE AND CONFIRMATION THAT THE NOMINEE HAS, OR HAS APPLIED FOR, A LEVEL 2 SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE
9.I. BRIEF LIST OF OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS
9.J. PRIMARY LANGUAGE, SECOND LANGUAGE PROFILE AND ANY OTHER LANGUAGE PROFILES
9.K. SCORE FOR EACH ATTRIBUTE IDENT IN PARAS 8.B.(1) THROUGH 8.B.(5).
9.L. COMMANDING OFFICER CONCURRENCE AND RECOMMENDATION
ON COMPLETION OF HCAP SEP 04, UNITS WILL BE ADVISED BY DG INT/J2 PLANS STAFF WHICH APPLICANTS WERE IDENT AS SUITABLE FOR FURTHER TRG. VOLUNTEERS WHOSE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED WILL BE PROVIDED JOINING INSTRUCTIONS TO ATTEND ONE OF THE HCAP SERIALS NO LATER THAN 6 SEP 04. FAILURE TO BE SELECTED FOR HCAP DOES NOT REPEAT NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN THAT THE MEMBERS FILE WAS FOUND UNSUITABLE. GIVEN THE INTENSITY OF THE PROCESS, ONLY 64 APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED FOR THE SEP 04 HCAP. THOSE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED AND WERE NOT SELECTED FOR THE MAY 04 HCAP NEED NOT REAPPLY AS THEIR APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AUTOMATICALLY AND MEMBERS WILL BE ADVISED IF THEY ARE LOADED FOR THE SEP 04 HCAP. APPLICANTS FROM ALL OTHER PREVIOUS HCAPS (OTHER THAN MAY 04), WHO FOR VARIOUS REASONS WERE NOT SELECTED, ARE INVITED TO RE-APPLY ONCE MORE FOR THE SEP 04 HCAP
FOR QUESTIONS, CONTACT J2 PLANS 2-2 CAPT LANDER (613) 945-5132, CSN 627-5132, OR SGT BRILLON AT (613) 945-5126, CSN 627-5126
