Kansas National Guard Recruiting-Wichita

05/03/2022

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07/27/2020

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07/26/2020

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07/25/2020

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06/16/2020

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06/12/2020

Glad these soldiers were nearby to render help. Fighting isn't the only thing the military teaches you. They instill the courage to respond and to be situationally aware. Both of those things saved a life. We are all in this world together, and despite what someone feels, there are always people who care.

Army National Guardsmen’s quick actions and compassion saved a life in Lawrence says the Kansas Army National Guard.

06/10/2020

Kansas Army National Guard Recruiters are available to assist you and answer your questions. While we do our part to ensure the health and safety of our community, we continue our mission to assist those who are committed to serving our community. Always Ready, Always There!

Contact your local Recruiter to learn more. You can also visit https://bit.ly/3aekbSV or Text "GUARDFB" to 462769

06/10/2020

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, road graders and other heavy equipment to level earth
Clear, grub, strip, excavate, back-fill, 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

Benefits:
*part time job, full time benefits
*100% Tuition assistance
*healthcare benefits
*life insurance
*$20,000 enlistment bonus

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

06/10/2020

OVERVIEW
Cannon crewmembers work the howitzer cannons that support infantry and tank units during combat, and play crucial roles in the Army National Guard's success on the battlefield.

JOB DUTIES

Communicate over wire and radio
Identify target locations
Operate self-propelled howitzers, ammunition trucks and other vehicles
Participate in reconnaissance operations

*Benefits:
*part time job, full time benefits
*100% Tuition assistance
*healthcare benefits
*life insurance
*$20,000 enlistment bonus

TRAINING

Job training for a cannon crewmember requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field under simulated combat conditions.

Advanced Individual Training: 7 weeks, 4 days at Fort Sill, OK

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

Calculating targets manually and electronically
Handling ammunition
Operating gun systems
Artillery tactics and battle strategy

06/10/2020

Overview

The fire control specialist integrates and processes tactical battlefield information from multiple users and sensors through a network of Army and JOINT automated battle command systems.

Job Duties

Operate communications systems
Primary tactical data system operations
Data base management
Fire mission processing

*Benefits:
*part time job, full time benefits
*on the job training
*100% College Tuition assistance
*healthcare benefits
*life insurance
*dental benefits
*$20,000 enlistment bonus

Job training for a field artillery automated tactical data system specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field under simulated combat conditions.

Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

Computing target locations
Operating gun, missile and rocket systems
Artillery tactics