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M1A1 US Marine Enlisted Tank Crew

October 27, 2008 By admin

In the War on Terror, some of the most in depth jobs are in the US Marine Corps. The enlisted Marine Corps Servicemember who joins to be a MI tank crewmember has an adventurous and exciting job ahead of them. The Marine Corps are the service that is most often the first on the scene, in battle and in expeditionary forces. Tasks of a M1A1 crewman can include preparing the tank, assembling equipment, personnel and supplies for movement.

The Tank crew of a M1A1 functions as a unit, to provide tactical employment, firing, and maneuvering. Every Marine Corps Servicemember is a rifleman, and your training will begin with Basic Combat Training for 8 weeks. The duty of a Marine Corps Tank operator has remained fairly consistent over the years, despite having a constant updating process where the tanks being used are improved and updated with the current technology. Working in the United States Marine Corps as a tank M1A1 crewperson will take you around the world, and you will have the ability to serve in a variety of different duty environments during your career. Training is conducted at Ft Knox, Kentucky and consists of both on the job training, as well as modified skills training conducted under simulated conditions. The duty of a M1 Tank operator includes being able to perform basic tasks in a combined environment area inside combat vehicles. A M1A1 Tank crew or unit crewman knows various skills and performs operations in support of the mission assigned to the tank crew. The members of the United States Marine Corps MI tank crewmen corps are highly trained and motivated Servicemembers. You will learn about Marine Corps history and tradition, and you will become a trained, effective military Servicemember. They work to protect and defend the United States, performing as Tank crewmembers performing a wide variety of missions. After boot camp a M1 tank candidate will attend the M1A1 Armor course. This is a course of training involving both classroom training and combat skill training. Training for the specialty of Marine Corps M1A1 tank crewmember is held in stages, over a period of time, and it has several elements.

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If you have good basic mechanical ability and the ability to use tools, and can work successfully in a team environment, and do not mind-closed spaces, this may be the job for you.

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  1. dax says

    March 16, 2009 at 3:42 am

    i am about to turn 18 and am getting my ged in high school with my grades can i still qualify for a position as a m1a1 tank crew man if not can you tell me the requirments to enlist in becoming one

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