91F Small Arms/Artillery Repairer

Army National Guard; Forest Grove (OR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Army National Guard as a Small Arms/Artillery Repairer and develop essential skills in maintaining advanced weapon systems. This role offers comprehensive training, competitive pay while you learn, and opens pathways for a fulfilling civilian career in electronics and mechanics.

Benefits

Earn While You Learn

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• Preference for work requiring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Interest in working with weapons.

Responsibilities

• Maintain electronic systems for weapons.
• Train through Basic and Advanced Individual Training.

Skills

Electronic principles

Mechanical principles

Attention to detail

Understanding schematics

Education

Basic Training

Advanced Individual Training

Job description

Soldiers rely on their weapons to reign supreme on the battlefield. Working with everything from handguns and shotguns, to sniper rifles and ballistic missiles, the Small Arms/Artillery Repairer’s main responsibility is to maintain the electronic systems that keep these weapons firing for the Army National Guard.

Some of the Skills You’ll Learn
• Electronic and mechanical principles and concepts
• Understanding schematics, drawings, blueprints, and wiring diagrams
• Operating electronic, electrical, and mechanical test equipment

Helpful Skills
• Preference for work requiring accuracy and attention to detail
• Interest in working with weapons

Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career as an electronic mechanic, an avionics technician, or a missile facilities repairer with firms that design, build, and test weapons for the military.

Earn While You Lean
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 for Small Arms/Artillery Repairers consists of 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 7 weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Training consists of both classroom and field work.