U.S. Army Recruiting Chicago

10/20/2021

Quite simply: The adventure of a lifetime! #ArmyTeamChicago

Quite simply: The adventure of a lifetime! #ArmyTeamChicago

10/19/2021

Did you know today is #NationalPharmacyTechnicianDay? Did you also know that the #Army has a job for Pharmacists (67E) and Pharmacy Specialists (68Q)? We do! Talk to a recruiter about these MOS options!

#pharmacy #goarmy #joinus #medical #jobs #trivia

Did you know today is #NationalPharmacyTechnicianDay? Did you also know that the #Army has a job for Pharmacists (67E) and Pharmacy Specialists (68Q)? We do! Talk to a recruiter about these MOS options!

#pharmacy #goarmy #joinus #medical #jobs #trivia

10/18/2021

Did you know it's #NationalPhotographerAppreciationMonth? Did you also know you can become a professional photographer and videographer in the #Army? Check out https://www.goarmy.com for more information and talk to a recruiter today!

#JoinUs #goarmy #photographer #october

Did you know it's #NationalPhotographerAppreciationMonth? Did you also know you can become a professional photographer and videographer in the #Army? Check out https://www.goarmy.com for more information and talk to a recruiter today!

#JoinUs #goarmy #photographer #october

10/17/2021

It's not a career. It's your calling. #ArmyTeamChicago #FlyArmy

It's not a career. It's your calling. #ArmyTeamChicago #FlyArmy

10/15/2021

The sun sets on another work week, have a great weekend everyone! #ArmyTeamChicago

The sun sets on another work week, have a great weekend everyone! #ArmyTeamChicago

10/14/2021

Think you can't be feminine AND in the Army? Think again. #knowyourmilitary #ArmyTeamChicago #missidaho

Think you can't be feminine AND in the Army? Think again. #knowyourmilitary #ArmyTeamChicago #missidaho

10/13/2021

Today is #NationalEmergencyNursesDay. To our #nurses who work tirelessly to help keep people safe and healthy during these difficult times, thank you for your service. If you're interested in becoming an #Army nurse, talk to a recruiter about becoming a Practical Nursing Specialist (68C).

#nurse #goarmy #hiring #jobs #thankyou #health

Today is #NationalEmergencyNursesDay. To our #nurses who work tirelessly to help keep people safe and healthy during these difficult times, thank you for your service. If you're interested in becoming an #Army nurse, talk to a recruiter about becoming a Practical Nursing Specialist (68C).

#nurse #goarmy #hiring #jobs #thankyou #health

10/12/2021

Here's a little something for your #TuesdayTrivia. Do you know who said this?

#trivia #joinus #goarmy #history

Here's a little something for your #TuesdayTrivia. Do you know who said this?

#trivia #joinus #goarmy #history

10/11/2021

Did you know October is #NationalBookMonth? Today, on #ColumbusDay, enjoy a novel or read about some historical even that interests you.

#JoinUs #goarmy #discovery #columbus #history

Did you know October is #NationalBookMonth? Today, on #ColumbusDay, enjoy a novel or read about some historical even that interests you.

#JoinUs #goarmy #discovery #columbus #history

10/10/2021

Take a break this Sunday. Enjoy the little things. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not alone.

#worldmentalhealthday #mentalhealth #joinus #sunday

Take a break this Sunday. Enjoy the little things. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not alone.

#worldmentalhealthday #mentalhealth #joinus #sunday

10/08/2021

In the dictionary under- Friday Feeling

#FridayFun #ArmyTeamChicago

In the dictionary under- Friday Feeling

#FridayFun #ArmyTeamChicago

10/07/2021

Considering a career in law enforcement? Click the link to see if you qualify!

10/07/2021

We're hiring! Apply now. Click the link to see if you qualify!

10/07/2021

Are you passionate about music and want the chance to travel the world and perform?

10/07/2021

OVERVIEW
As a Multimedia Illustrator, you’ll operate multimedia imaging equipment in order to produce visually stunning graphic artwork that will be used to promote the Army. The artwork you produce will be used in publications, signs, charts, posters, television, and motion picture productions.

REQUIREMENTS
• ASVAB Score:
Electronics (EL) - 93
Skilled Technical (ST) - 91

TRAINING
Job training for a Multimedia Illustrator requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 31 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

SKILLS LEARNED
• Multimedia Imaging
• Graphic Art & Illustration
• Advertising

BENEFITS
• Paid training
• Montgomery GI Bill or Post 9/11 GI Bill
• Retirement benefits for full-time service
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $65,000, for existing loans)
• Healthcare Benefits Available
• Housing and Meals Included
• For Active duty most non-prior service candidates will earn $1,785.00 to $2,330.00 a month.

10/07/2021

OVERVIEW
As a Petroleum Laboratory Specialist, you'll supervise and conduct laboratory tests on petroleum, oil, and lubricant products to ensure fire prevention and safety control for our troops, to ensure they meet the Army’s requirements, and our Soldiers can depend on them. You’ll train to perform physical and chemical tests on turbine aviation fuels, diesels and motor gasolines, and kerosene-based and diesel fuels in the field. Additionally, safety and fire prevention will be a daily form of life while working this job.

REQUIREMENTS
• ASVAB Score: Skilled Technical (ST) - 91

TRAINING
Job training for a Petroleum Laboratory Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 10 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

SKILLS LEARNED
• Lab Equipment
• Chemistry & Mathematics
• Testing & Inspection

BENEFITS
• Paid training
• Montgomery GI Bill or Post 9/11 GI Bill
• Retirement benefits for full-time service
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $65,000, for existing loans)
• Healthcare Benefits Available
• Housing and Meals Included
• For Active duty most non-prior service candidates will earn $1,785.00 to $2,330.00 a month.

10/07/2021

OVERVIEW
As a Petroleum Supply Specialist, you’ll supply the Army with the fuel it needs to maintain a state of readiness at all times. You’ll supervise and manage the reception, storage, and shipping of bulk or packaged petroleum-based products. You’ll oversee its use, dispense it to various vehicles and aircraft, and make sure it is being transported and handled safely. You will learn how refueling systems and equipment are assembled sequentially, perform quality assurance, and you’ll supply and store fuel from a variety of sources.

REQUIREMENTS
• ASVAB Score:
Clerical (CL) - 86
Operators & Food (OF) - 85

TRAINING
Job training for a Petroleum Supply Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 11 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

SKILLS LEARNED
• Operating Refueling Systems
• Shop Mechanics
• Planning & Scheduling

BENEFITS
• Paid training
• Montgomery GI Bill or Post 9/11 GI Bill
• Retirement benefits for full-time service
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $65,000, for existing loans)
• Healthcare Benefits Available
• Housing and Meals Included
• For Active duty most non-prior service candidates will earn $1,785.00 to $2,330.00 a month.

10/07/2021

OVERVIEW
As an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, you’ll be the Army’s preeminent tactical and technical explosives expert. You’ll have the advanced training and critical skills needed to disable and defeat explosive devices and weapons of mass destruction. You’ll research and identify military weapons, assist leadership in the preparation and use of advanced robotics, dispose of hazardous objects, and perform missions in support of Army units worldwide, across all environmental conditions.

REQUIREMENTS
• ASVAB Score:
General Maintenance (GM) - 105

TRAINING
Job training for an EOD Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 37 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

SKILLS LEARNED
• Electronics & Robotics
• Detection & Destruction
• Chemistry & Biology

BENEFITS
• Paid training
• Education funding - Tuition Assistance,
GI Bill Program, Student Loan
Repayment, etc.
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Healthcare Benefits included
• Housing and Meals included or
subsidized
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000
in coverage)
• Retirement benefits for full-time service
• Active duty non-prior service
candidates will start at $1,785.00 to
$2,330.00 a month.

10/07/2021

OVERVIEW
As a Combat Engineer, you’ll work quickly and skillfully to help Soldiers navigate while on combat missions by constructing bridges, clearing barriers with explosives, and detecting and avoiding mines and other environmental hazards. You'll provide expertise and come up with quick and creative engineering solutions, constructing fighting positions, fixed and floating bridges, and obstacles and defense positions.

REQUIREMENTS
• ASVAB Score:
Combat (CO) - 87

TRAINING
Job training for a Combat Engineer requires 14 weeks of One Station Unit Training, which combines Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

SKILLS LEARNED
• Construction & Engineering
• Demolition & Explosives
• Operate Heavy Equipment

BENEFITS
• Paid training
• Montgomery GI Bill or Post 9/11 GI Bill
• Retirement benefits for full-time service
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $65,000, for existing loans)
• Healthcare Benefits Available
• Housing and Meals Included
• For Active duty most non-prior service candidates will earn $1,785.00 to $2,330.00 a month.

10/07/2021

OVERVIEW
As a Culinary Specialist, you’ll be in charge of preparing and serving large-scale meals comparable to any major restaurant so that Soldiers can sit down and enjoy a hot meal in between training or mission deployments. You’ll be responsible for the preparation and service of meals both in field and at home stations, as well as ordering, inspecting food supplies, and keeping the kitchen safe and sanitary.

REQUIREMENTS
• ASVAB Score:
Operators & Food (OF) - 85

TRAINING
Job training for a Culinary Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and nine weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

SKILLS LEARNED
• Preparation & Cooking
• Stocking & Storage
• Hospitality

BENEFITS
• Paid training
• Montgomery GI Bill or Post 9/11 GI Bill
• Retirement benefits for full-time service
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $65,000, for existing loans)
• Healthcare Benefits Available
• Housing and Meals Included
• For Active duty most non-prior service candidates will earn $1,785.00 to $2,330.00 a month.

10/07/2021

Overview
Horizontal construction engineers use bulldozers, cranes, graders and other heavy equipment to move tons of earth and material to complete construction projects for the Army.

They are also responsible for operating tractors with dozer attachments, scoop loaders, backhoe loaders, hydraulic excavators, motorized graders and scrapers.

Job Duties
Analyze the information on grade stakes and placing them
Drive bulldozers, roadgraders and other heavy equipment to level earth
Clear, grub, strip, excavate, backfill, stockpile and push scraper with tractor crawler
Cut and spread fill material with scraper
Transport heavy construction equipment with tractor-trailer
Assist in performance of combat engineer missions

Requirements
Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.

Training
Job training for horizontal construction engineer requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and nine weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field with on-the-job instructions.

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
Operation of different types of construction and rough terrain equipment
Maintenance and repair of equipment
Identification of soil types and placement of grade stakes

Helpful Skills
Interest in operating heavy construction equipment
Preference for working outdoors
Interest in working with your hands

Required ASVAB Score(s)
General Maintenance (GM): 90

10/07/2021

Overview
The finance management technician is responsible for financial management duties such as budgeting, disbursing and accounting for government funds. They make sure vendors are paid, budgets are balanced and financial matters are met so the Army keeps running.

Job Duties
Receive and post documents to accounting/budget systems
Process treasury checks for payment and pay for invoices
Maintain files and prepare financial reports/travel vouchers
Review contracts, invoices and receive reports

Requirements
Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.

Training
Job training for a financial management technician requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and nine weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction for accounting techniques.
Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
Accounting principles and procedures
Maintenance of financial reports and budgets
Analyzing financial data
Computation of pay and deductions

Helpful Skills
Interest in mathematics, statistics and accounting
Ability to work with numbers
Capable of using computers and other office machines

Required ASVAB Score(s)
Clerical (CL): 101

10/07/2021

Overview
The optical laboratory specialist is primarily responsible for making and repairing eyeglasses that are provided for Army personnel.

Job Duties
Surface lens blanks, fabricates and repairs
Assemble prescription spectacles
Maintain tools and equipment

Training
Job training for an optical laboratory apecialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 24 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in making and repairing optical devices.

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
Knowledge of ophthalmic optics, ocular anatomy and physiology
Comprehension of optical laboratory supply and administration
Understanding of optical laboratory procedures sufficient to completely fabricate and dispense prescription military eyewear in both office and field environments

Helpful Skills
Interest in biology, chemistry and industrial arts
Proficiency with precision tools and instruments
High attention to detail
Adept at following detailed instructions and work procedures

Required ASVAB Score(s)
General Maintenance (GM): 98

10/07/2021

Machine gun drills

Sometimes shooting is the easy part. #TrainWithTheBest #ArmyTeamChicago

10/06/2021

For #NationalGetCoffeewithaCopDay, we're featuring our #MilitaryPolice (31B). As said by Sidney Sheldon, “My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place – police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.”

#JoinUs #military #police #coffee #wednesdaywisdom #wisdom

For #NationalGetCoffeewithaCopDay, we're featuring our #MilitaryPolice (31B). As said by Sidney Sheldon, “My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place – police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.”

#JoinUs #military #police #coffee #wednesdaywisdom #wisdom

10/05/2021

There are a lot of significant historical figures in history, but do you know who might've said this? Comment down below.

#JoinUs #trivia #tuesdaytrivia #history #America

There are a lot of significant historical figures in history, but do you know who might've said this? Comment down below.

#JoinUs #trivia #tuesdaytrivia #history #America

10/04/2021

Today is #NationalTacoDay. If you have a passion for cooking like Sgt. 1st Class Sarah Perry, become a Culinary Specialist (92G). Don't half bake your plans for your career. Serve yourself benefits, travel, housing, and more in the #Army.

#goarmy #joinus #whyIserve #cook #chef #taco #tacoday

Today is #NationalTacoDay. If you have a passion for cooking like Sgt. 1st Class Sarah Perry, become a Culinary Specialist (92G). Don't half bake your plans for your career. Serve yourself benefits, travel, housing, and more in the #Army.

#goarmy #joinus #whyIserve #cook #chef #taco #tacoday