91L Construction Vehicle Repairer

About the role

Maintain trucks, bulldozers, power shovels, and other heavy equipment needed for construction operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and replace brake actuators, batteries, starter motors, alternators, mechanical fuel pumps, and hydraulic cylinders
• Adjust engine speed governor/valves, carburetors, dry-disc clutches, steering brakes, and fuel injector racks
• Charge suspension accumulators, transmission shift accumulators, and main hydraulic accumulators
• Troubleshoot problems in vehicle engines, electrical systems, steering, brakes, and suspensions
• Tune up and repair engines
• Replace or repair damaged body parts, hydraulic arms, shovels, and grader blades
• Establish and follow maintenance schedules
• Service drive shafts, universal joints, service brake shoes, water pumps, and turbochargers
• Maintain and replace cylinder heads, high-pressure fuel injection pumps, and road wheels
• Repair and replace body panels, fenders, and radiators
• Troubleshoot hydraulic systems

Skills you'll learn

• Interest in math, electricity, and shop mechanics
• Interest in electric motors and appliances

Training

Job training consists of 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 8 weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

Benefits

• Paid training
• A monthly paycheck
• Montgomery GI Bill
• Federal and State tuition assistance
• Retirement benefits for part-time service
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000, for existing loans)
• Health care benefits available
• VA home loans
• Bonuses, if applicable
• Most non-prior service candidates will earn between $200 and $250 per drill weekend, subject to change

Requirements

• Military enlistment in the Army National Guard
• Must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate
• Must be between the ages of 17 and 35
• Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards
• Must meet citizenship requirements (see NATIONALGUARD.com for details)