As an Air Force Vehicle operator you will serve as driver and operator to the fleet of vehicles that the Air Force operates. This includes sedans, small cars, jeeps, Humvees, MRAP military vehicles, utility trucks, buses, and even in some situations eighteen Wheel Tractor Trailer combination that transport different materials and personnel. You will be responsible for dealing with hoists, cranes, wreckers, and material handling equipment. Being an US Air Force Vehicle Operations specialist is a little like being a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none. You will learn to operated literally anything that has wheels that the Air Force has in its fleet of vehicles, and in some cases even vehicles that have treads or tracks.
What You’ll Learn!
You will work to participate in movements and convoy operations to move munitions, supplies and out sized expeditionary forces. You will learn to navigate and read maps, and use compass readings to determine route and passage areas. You will be taught how not only to operate vehicles of every class, design and type but also to service and unload vehicles. You will learn how to keep careful records, and how to clean and perform basic maintenance on the vehicles that you operate. Assignments in a dispatch center, or vehicle operations center may be in your duty rotation, where you will be involved in dispatching, routing, and keeping vehicles headed in the correct direction at the correct time on the correct date.
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You will be taught how to reply to vehicle requests, and how to assign and track vehicles that other military personnel check out for official Air Force and Coalition business. You will use automated software and hardware to keep track of vehicles, and modern computer systems to dispatch vehicles and operators.
After Basic training you will advanced to individual training at the Air Force Vehicle Operations school at Fort Wood, Missouri. After your technical school you will advance to your first duty station, and you will work as part of a vehicle Operations motor pool, assigning and tracking equipment for official Air Force Business.
If you are good with people, and a skillful driver, you will have an advantage if you choose this skilled occupation in the Air Force. Skilled Vehicle Operations Apprentices are always in demand, so this is an excellent specialty to receive training in.
I have been a vehicle operator for 5 1/2 years now. The discription on this web site is very accurate. You will learn how to operate all kinds of vehicles and equipment along with our support around the world doing convoys and other deployments. I feel as though being a vehicle operator is one of the best jobs in the Air Force because of the team work and comradary. Because we are combat oriented it always cause people to form closer bonds with one another because of the high level of trust and dependability we put on each other. Being a vehicle operator you will have a job where there’s always something different to do instead of the same routine every day, also you will have the chance to make life long friends. Thank you.
Hi my name is Ali I’m going to be going into this field I’m a bit nervouse about it how hard is the school to pass? ps. I’m prior service also E-3
not to hard its only six weeks!
Hi all’;
I just booked the vehicle operations job. Just wondering on how the working schedule looks like. Im worried of it being all random that it would interfear with any school schedule. Any info that you can give me helps.
Thank you.
your duty schedule just depends on your base and they mission they have to support. I have had some really sucky work schedules and then some really good ones. If you have a good supervisor they will work with for so you can go to your college classes.
Hi,
I got this job and am going to be leaving for BMT soon. From everything I have read online it seems like a pretty good job, I’m glad this is what I got and am really looking forward to it. The only concern I have is that I am really hoping for an overseas assignment like Lajes, Andersen, or Kadena I’m unsure as to how good my chances are at getting one of these assignments or if Vehicle Ops. even operates at these bases? Now I know you don’t really have a say in where you get stationed, but I’m just curious to see if anyone had any advice on how to better my chances at getting an overseas assignment. Also I was told that if you only list overseas on your dream sheet, and leave the state side options blank, that it will almost guarantee you an overseas assignment. Is this true?
So if it’s only six weeks, did you have to stay longer Cuz of classes not starting right away? Is it in and out? Or do they make you stay in tech school longer because its so short?