Cavalry Scout, Ssg
Current
West Orange, Nj
Responsibilities included: Performing duties as crewmember, operates, and performs operator maintenance on scout vehicles. Armored Airborne Reconnaissance Vehicle, and Cavalry Fighting Vehicle, crew-served weapons, and communications equipment. Loads, clears, and fires individual and crew-served weapons. Operates and performs operator maintenance on wheeled vehicles. Assist in the recovery of wheeled and tracked vehicles. Secures, prepares, and stows ammunition on scout vehicles. Perform mounted and dismounted navigation, served as member of observation and listening post. Gathers and reports information on terrain features and enemy strength, disposition and equipment, Apply principles of except and evasion. Collect data for the classification of routes, fords, tunnels, and bridges. Perform dismounted patrols Employs principles of cover and concealment and camouflage. Assist with construction of light field fortifications, laying and removal of mines, and emplacing demolitions. Perform dismounted patrols. Requests and adjusts indirect fire. Supervises scout vehicle crew, cavalry fighting vehicle crew, and M551A1 crew. Supervise operator maintenance of tracked and wheeled scout vehicles and individual and crew-served weapons. Selects, organizes, and supervises scout vehicle recovery operations. Trains scout vehicle crew. Supervise request, receipt, storage, and issue of ammunition. Leads scout vehicle crew and assists in leading scout squad. Serve as gunner, on CFV, ITV, TOW jeep, HMMWV, and M551A1.