Military Funeral Honors

These positions serve as uniformed members of a specialized team responsible for conducting military funeral honors ceremonies at the burial sites of deceased veterans. At this level, positions are accountable for performance of any assigned team position, including acting team leader, necessary for the successful completion of an honors ceremony; frequent travel within an assigned geographic area; operation, maintenance, and safeguarding of military weapons; and preparation of various reports.

This is a supervisory position accountable for supervisory work involving coordination of and participation in military funeral honors ceremonies, leadership of a specialized team of subordinates, coordination with the area superiors and/or funeral directors, and completion of general administrative work related to his/her respective team. Work also involves preparing and conducting drill and ceremony training programs for subordinates, volunteer National Guard units, and veterans’ organizations.

This is a managerial position accountable for the direction of multiple specialized teams responsible for providing funeral honors ceremonies for deceased veterans. At this level, an employee will be accountable for making independent decisions concerning the procedures or means required to accomplish area program goals; providing administrative and logistical guidance to area employees to support program objectives; and making presentations to local government and civic organizations regarding the Military Funeral Honors Program. In addition, employees will be accountable for preparing and managing the area’s operating budget and making overall budget recommendations to the program director.