Small Arms/Artillery Repairer Details

OVERVIEW
The small arms/artillery repairer is responsible for keeping a wide array of weapons-from small arms to field artillery and large ballistic missiles-operating properly.

JOB DUTIES

• Perform field and sustainment maintenance on small arms, infantry weapons and towed artillery

TRAINING
Ten weeks of Basic Combat Training and 13 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part in the field.

Advanced Individual Training: 13 weeks, 4 days at Fort Lee, VA

Some of the skills you'll learn are:

• Electronic and mechanical principles and concepts
• Understanding schematics, drawings, blueprints and wiring diagrams
• Operating electronic, electrical and mechanical test equipment
• Operation, testing and maintenance of specific types of weapons systems

HELPFUL SKILLS

• Sound in science and math
• Interest in working with electronic or electrical equipment
• Work requiring accuracy and attention to detail
• Interest in working with weapons

REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)
General Maintenance (GM): 93

OR
General Maintenance (GM): 88, General Technical (GT): 85

WARRANT OFFICER TRACK
913A Armament Systems Maintenance Warrant Officer

FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career as an electronic mechanic, an avionics technician or a missile facilities repairer with firms that design, build and test weapons for the military.