91B Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic

National Guard; Bluefield (WV); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Army National Guard as a Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic and ensure that all wheeled vehicles are ready for action. You'll gain hands-on experience maintaining and repairing vital equipment while earning a paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance. Through training, you will develop valuable mechanical skills that lead to a rewarding civilian career.

Benefits

Tuition assistance

Regular paycheck while training

Qualifications

• Interest in troubleshooting and repairing mechanical problems.
• Interest in understanding automotive engines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain wheeled vehicles and associated trailers.
• Service automotive electrical systems, including wiring harness and charging systems.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mechanical problems

Automotive engines

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

As a Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic for the Army National Guard you’ll ensure that anything that moves on wheels is ready to hit the road. In this role, you will primarily be responsible for supervising and performing maintenance and recovery operations on wheeled vehicles in the field and in the shop.

Your duties will include inspecting, servicing, maintaining, repairing, testing, adjusting, and replacing of systems and components; performing recovery operations, and servicing electrical systems; including wiring harness and charging systems.

Job Duties
• Maintain wheeled vehicles associated trailers and material handling equipment systems
• Service automotive electrical systems, including wiring harness, and starting and charging systems

Helpful Skills
• Interest in troubleshooting and repairing mechanical problems
• Interest in automotive engines and how they work

Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career with service stations, auto dealers, farm equipment companies, and state highway agencies. You’ll be able to pursue a career as a mechanic who works on carburetors, transmissions, radiators, construction equipment, or endless track vehicles.

Earn While You Learn
Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to train. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.

Job training requires 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 13 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT). Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.