94H Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) Maintenance Support Specialist
About the role
Army National Guard Soldiers use all kinds of devices to test and measure the accuracy of equipment and weapon system components to help diagnose problems. These devices need to be maintained in order to provide accurate readings, and it’s the role of the Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) Maintenance Support Specialist to make sure that happens.
Responsibilities
As a member of the precision instruments maintenance team, the TMDE Maintenance Support Specialist calibrates and repairs test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment, such as weapon-aiming devices, weather instruments, gyrocompasses, radiation-detecting equipment, and instruments used in aircraft.
- Adjust and repair weapon-aiming devices, such as range finders, telescopes, and ballistic computers
- Repair and calibrate engineering instruments, such as transits, levels, telemeters, and stereoscopes
- Repair gyrocompasses, watches, clocks, and timers
Skills
Some of the skills you’ll learn include the use of blueprints and schematics. Helpful skills include interest in mathematics, science, electronics, and shop mechanics, as well as the ability to solve mechanical problems and work with tools.
Qualifications
To qualify, you must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate, be between the ages of 17 and 35, be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards, and meet citizenship requirements.
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
Pay
Most non-prior service candidates will earn between $200 and $250 per drill weekend, subject to change.