Infantry Specialist: Paid Training, Benefits, Team Skills

DC Army National Guard; West Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Monthly paycheck

GI Bill

Tuition assistance

Retirement benefits

Health care benefits

Job summary

The Infantry is the backbone of the Army within the DC Army National Guard. Soldiers execute ground operations, including reconnaissance, weapon systems operation, and team-based actions during training and combat scenarios.

Earn While You Learn with 14 weeks Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), plus benefits like the Montgomery GI Bill and tuition assistance. Part-time service offers a monthly paycheck and retirement benefits for part-time duty.

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

Willingness to accept challenges

Ability to perform well under stress

Physically fit

Team player

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The Infantry is the backbone of the Army within the DC Army National Guard. Soldiers execute ground operations, including reconnaissance, weapon systems operation, and team-based actions during training and combat scenarios.

Earn While You Learn with 14 weeks Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), plus benefits like the Montgomery GI Bill and tuition assistance. Part-time service offers a monthly paycheck and retirement benefits for part-time duty.