| The US Army offers exciting and rewarding | | | | Basic Training and four to twelve weeks of AIT |
| career openings for heavy construction equipment | | | | (Advanced Individual Training) in Missouri. The |
| operators with relevant skills and experience. The | | | | training period for different construction |
| key duties of heavy construction equipment | | | | equipment differs and the length of the initial |
| operators in the US military are to operate | | | | training would depend on the equipment to be |
| various machineries such as crawler and wheeled | | | | operated on the first assignment. Seven weeks |
| tractors with dozer attachments, scoop loader, | | | | of training is also provided on how to operate and |
| motorized grader and towed or self propelled | | | | perform general operator level maintenance to |
| scraper. The job requires skills to interpret | | | | 5-ton dump trucks, M 915 tractor with semi |
| information on grade stakes. In the course of | | | | trailer, dozer, grader, scraper and scoop loader. |
| their duties, these operators would clear grubs, | | | | After successful completion of the course, there |
| strips, fill material with scrapers, make | | | | may be further training for operation of other |
| excavations and load different material using a | | | | equipment depending on the requirements of the |
| loader. They would also be expected to spread | | | | duties to be assigned in the place of posting. |
| material evenly and level out ground, construct a | | | | The Initial Entry Training or the IET is essentially |
| v ditch using a grader, lift and move steel and | | | | intended to transform a civilian into a technically |
| other heavy building materials using winches, | | | | and tactically competent soldier and to inculcate in |
| cranes, and hoists, and dig holes and trenches | | | | him the values of the US army. This process is a |
| using power shovels. Other common tasks include | | | | tough and comprehensive process, which requires |
| the transportation of heavy material and | | | | complete dedication on the part of the trainee to |
| construction equipment using tractor and trailer to | | | | completely transform in accordance with the |
| provide assistance during engineering missions | | | | requirements of a distinguished military career. In |
| under combat conditions. | | | | the initial phase of training, together with |
| Heavy equipment operators in the army would | | | | familiarizing the trainee with the goals and values |
| also be called upon to construct berms, excavate | | | | of a military career, focus is also placed on the |
| side slopes with a crawler tractor, perform | | | | development of the individual basic combat skills |
| grading and finish side slopes mixing stabilizing | | | | and physical fitness. |
| material with soil and surface and drainage | | | | The second phase of training for a heavy |
| maintenance. The physical demands for the initial | | | | equipment operator is called the GUNFIGHTER |
| award of MOS (Military Occupation Specialty) are | | | | phase and as the name suggests, it focuses on |
| extremely high. A physical profile conforming to | | | | weaponry training. These fairly long and intensive |
| 222221 as per US Army standards is essential. It | | | | training processes culminate in the making of a |
| is also a critical criterion that the incumbent should | | | | competent combatant with special skills as a |
| not be colorblind. | | | | heavy equipment operator. |
| To qualify for a job as a heavy equipment | | | | The pay and benefits for a heavy equipment |
| operator in the US army, a minimum score of 90 | | | | operator are as per US Army standards for |
| in the aptitude area, GM is expected. A valid state | | | | soldiers. On completion of military service, there |
| motor vehicle operator license is also a | | | | exist scores of opportunities for being employed |
| prerequisite. The induction provided to a new | | | | in the civilian sector also. |
| recruit in this position consists of nine weeks of | | | | |