The Army Network Enterprise Technology Command at Fort Gordon, Georgia, has activated a new Cyber Protection Brigade, the nucleus of which will be cyber protection teams.
The Army says it needs to double the amount of soldiers in the cyber career field over the next two years and is contemplating a new career management field for cyber warriors.
A network operations NCO requires extensive training, including two six-month courses and a two-year apprentice program in order to be certified as a journeyman, the Army said, adding that it has about half of the manpower it needs in that area.
It said the cyber brigade and cyber teams would help provide a more agile and responsive cyberspace force, with some teams being roughly platoon-sized and consisting of soldiers, NCOs, officers, warrant officers and civilians.
