A professional who plans and directs research into proposed problem solutions or courses of action to determine feasibility of military planning alternatives. Responsibilities include:

• Confers with military leaders and supporting personnel to determine dimensions of problem and discuss proposals for solution.
• Develops plans for predicting such factors as cost and probable success of each alternative, according to accepted operations research techniques and mathematical or computer formulations.
• Evaluates results of research and prepares recommendations for implementing or rejecting proposed solutions or plans.
• May be designated according to nature of research conducted as Air Intelligence Specialist; Combat Operations Research Specialist.