Armored Assault Vehicle Crew Members Onet SOC Code 55-3013.00 Career Description: Operate tanks, light armor, and amphibious assault vehicles during combat situations on land or in aquatic environments. Duties include driving armored vehicles which require specialized training; operating and maintaining targeting and firing systems; operating and maintaining advanced onboard communications and navigation equipment; transporting personnel and equipment in a combat environment; and operating and maintaining auxiliary weapons, including machine guns and grenade launchers. Related Clusters: Government and Public Administration Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Programs of Study Armored Assualt Vehicle Crew Members

Career Summary:

• Military job training consists of between 6 and 10 weeks of classroom and field training under simulated combat conditions. Course content typically includes vehicle operations, armor offensive and defensive tactics, tank gunnery, map reading, and scouting techniques. Further training occurs on the job and through training exercises. Armored assault vehicle crews often take part in war games, which simulate combat conditions. They divide into teams and practice battle tactics on desert ranges. Instead of firing live ammunition, tanks "shoot" harmless light beams at one another to determine war game victors.

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