Army National Guard Recruiting Latham, NY

07/28/2021

As a Human Resources Specialist, you’ll play a crucial role assisting your fellow Soldiers progress in their Army careers, providing promotion and future training information. You’ll ensure the necessary support is also provided to commanders across all branches. You’ll be trained in document preparation, drafting requests, and overseeing official documentation, such as ID cards and tags. You’ll also learn computer programs that keep personnel data up to date.

07/16/2021

06/29/2021

With his MCAT finished and his Bachelorette degree paid for from UAlbany, SPC Ibrahim Lawal gets to return home to NYC as a 68W combat medic! With plans to attend NYU for medical Ibrahim will get to fully grasp his training ahead of him and come back ahead of his peers! Congratulations SPC Lawal you’re going to do huge things for the organization

06/25/2021

As a Motor Transport Operator, you’ll play an important part of the Army’s transportation logistics team. You’ll supervise and operate wheeled vehicles over all types of terrain to safely transport cargo, troops, and provide advanced mobility on all missions. You’ll manage loading, unloading, and report any vehicle problems or damage.

06/25/2021

OVERVIEW
The wheeled vehicle mechanic is primarily responsible for supervising and performing maintenance and recovery operations on wheeled vehicles and associated items, as well as heavy-wheeled vehicles and select armored vehicles.

JOB DUTIES
•Maintain wheeled vehicles, their associated trailers and material handling equipment systems
•Inspect, service, maintain, repair, replace, adjust and test of wheeled vehicles and material handling equipment systems, subsystems and components
•Service automotive electrical systems, including wiring harness, starting and charging systems
•Perform wheeled vehicle recovery operations

TRAINING
Job training for a wheeled vehicle mechanic requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 12 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field.

Advanced Individual Training: 12 weeks at Fort Jackson, SC

HELPFUL SKILLS
•Interest in auto mechanics and the industrial arts
•Preference for physical work
•Troubleshooting and repairing mechanical problems
•Interest in automotive engines and how they work

06/25/2021

OVERVIEW
The food service specialist is primarily responsible for the preparation and service of food in field or garrison food service operations.

JOB DUTIES

Bake, fry, braise, boil, simmer, steam and sauté as prescribed by Army National Guard recipes

Operate, maintain and clean field kitchen equipment

Perform preventive maintenance on garrison and field kitchen equipment

TRAINING
Job training for a food service specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and eight weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field, including practice in food preparation.

Advanced Individual Training: 8 weeks at Fort Lee, VA

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

Standard and dietetic menus and recipes

Preparation and cooking of various foodstuffs and bakery products

Food and supply ordering

Storage of meats, poultry and other perishable items

HELPFUL SKILLS

Interest in cooking, home economics, health, mathematics, accounting and chemistry

FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a future with civilian cafes, restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, hospitals, manufacturing plants, schools and other organizations that have their own dining facilities. Depending on your specialty, you’ll be able to pursue a career as a cook, chef, meat cutter, butcher or baker.

06/25/2021

What’s up Capital District?! Beautiful day in Albany County. Looks like there’s a controlled burn happening in Albany Pine Bush Preserve. We don’t have specific firefighter positions but if you sit down and talk with me I can tell you about the Veteran's Fire Corps...