General Information/overview
Career Cluster: Government and Public Administration
Career Pathway: National Security
Job Description: Armored assault vehicle crew members operate tanks, amphibious assault vehicles, and other types of armored assault vehicles to engage and destroy the enemy.
Earnings: The national entry level salary for an armored assault vehicle crew member is $25,417.
Employment Stats: In 2010 167,047 people worked in this position. The number of active-duty personnel is expected to stay roughly constant through 2020.
Related Occupations: - Vehicle and Machinery Mechanic
- Machine Operator and Production
Sources for More Info: U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
Career Pathway: National Security
Job Description: Armored assault vehicle crew members operate tanks, amphibious assault vehicles, and other types of armored assault vehicles to engage and destroy the enemy.
Earnings: The national entry level salary for an armored assault vehicle crew member is $25,417.
Employment Stats: In 2010 167,047 people worked in this position. The number of active-duty personnel is expected to stay roughly constant through 2020.
Related Occupations: - Vehicle and Machinery Mechanic
- Machine Operator and Production
Sources for More Info: U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
Education & Training
High School Courses at D.C. Everest:
-Basic Auto Mechanics
-Advanced Auto Mechanics
-Auto Tech 1
-Auto Tech 2
Post High School Education: Some great colleges in Wisconsin for learning and training to become an armored assault vehicle crew member include Madison Technical college and UW-Steven's Point. Technical schools are great for learning about becoming a crew member.
Advancement: After job training, new crew members help operate weapons and control their armored vehicles. Leadership potential and job performance are the most important factors for advancement. In time, crew members can become tank or vehicle commanders.
-Basic Auto Mechanics
-Advanced Auto Mechanics
-Auto Tech 1
-Auto Tech 2
Post High School Education: Some great colleges in Wisconsin for learning and training to become an armored assault vehicle crew member include Madison Technical college and UW-Steven's Point. Technical schools are great for learning about becoming a crew member.
Advancement: After job training, new crew members help operate weapons and control their armored vehicles. Leadership potential and job performance are the most important factors for advancement. In time, crew members can become tank or vehicle commanders.
Nature Of Work
Day-to-day work: Day-to-day activities would include ensuring the transport of people and of precious cargo.
Working Conditions: The working conditions for being an armored assault vehicle crew member would be high risk of injury. Hours would vary significantly, personnel must be prepared to work for long hours to fulfill missions. The working environment is very hazardous as there are enemies attempting to kill you.
Advantages and Disadvantages: A huge disadvantage to being an armored assault vehicle crew member is that there is the possibility of dying and/or being seriously injured. An advantage is the pride of saying that you protect the great country of the United States of America.
Working Conditions: The working conditions for being an armored assault vehicle crew member would be high risk of injury. Hours would vary significantly, personnel must be prepared to work for long hours to fulfill missions. The working environment is very hazardous as there are enemies attempting to kill you.
Advantages and Disadvantages: A huge disadvantage to being an armored assault vehicle crew member is that there is the possibility of dying and/or being seriously injured. An advantage is the pride of saying that you protect the great country of the United States of America.
Opinion
I think that this is a job for me because I want to serve my country. I want to serve my country in my job, I don't just want a job to get money, I want my job to help other people, not just me. Another reason this is a job for me is because I would very much enjoy blowing things up.