Ground Combat Specialist - Paid Training & Tuition Aid

DC Army National Guard; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 9,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Tuition assistance

Retirement benefits for part-time

Health care benefits

401(k)-type savings plan

Student Loan Repayment Program

Job summary

The DC Army National Guard seeks Infantry Soldiers to uphold ground operations and lead teams in training and missions. You will learn to operate advanced weapons, communicate across units, and support missions ranging from combat to disaster response.

Earn while you learn with paid training and opportunities for tuition assistance. Basic and Advanced Individual Training will prepare you for leadership, discipline, and deployment readiness in a part-time service structure.

Qualifications

• Willingness to accept challenges.
• Ability to perform well under stress.
• Physically and mentally in shape.
• Ability to work as a team member.

Responsibilities

• Assist in reconnaissance operations
• Employ, fire, and recover anti-personnel and anti-tank mines
• Operate weapon systems under various conditions, including engaging targets using night vision sights
• Operate and maintain communications equipment
• Perform as a member of a fire team during training and combat missions
• Process prisoners of war and captured documents
• Aid in the mobilization of vehicles, troops, and weaponry
• Use, maintain, and store combat weapons (e.g., rifles, machine guns, anti-tank mines, etc.)

Skills

Challenge readiness

Stress resilience

Physical fitness

Teamwork

Job description

The DC Army National Guard seeks Infantry Soldiers to uphold ground operations and lead teams in training and missions. You will learn to operate advanced weapons, communicate across units, and support missions ranging from combat to disaster response.

Earn while you learn with paid training and opportunities for tuition assistance. Basic and Advanced Individual Training will prepare you for leadership, discipline, and deployment readiness in a part-time service structure.