DominiqueHarris

=U.S. Army 13B Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember = 

Description
A Cannon Crewmember is an important part of the Army's success on the battlefield. They support infantry and tank units in combat. As a Cannon Crew member some of your duties are starting and maintaining wire and radio communications, operating self-propelled howitzers (a heavy artillery machine piece with single-barrel firing capability), ammunition trucks and other vehicles, and identifying target locations.

Schooling?
Job training requires nine weeks of Basic Training and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training and on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is in the classroom and part in the field under simulated combat conditions.

Location

Colleges?
﻿There is no colleges that offer this.

﻿My Interests I gained an interest in this career after learning about it. I thought it would be an awesome job considering what they do but it's closed to woman. So I will have to continue to look for a new career.

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Interview ﻿Name: Specialist Carl Braglin Profession: 13B Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember

Do you like your job? Somewhat.

Positives of your job? There is no positives.

Negatives of your job? It's dangerous, rounds are heavy.

What are your job roles/ title? Load and fire 155mm across long distances to eliminate enemies.

Out of the training you had to go through, what was the most useful and what was the least useful skills you were required to learn? Useful: class that trained me to do my job. Not useful: All are useful.

How much do you make? $50,000/yr

Do you find it easy or hard to live off your salary? Half and half.

Are you required to continue progressing in your education to remain competitive and capable to do your job? What sort of training is required? Yes, simulated combat training in the field.

Do you find your field in high demand, not enough well qualified persons, or are there too many people within your field? If you could go back and re-do your career choice, would you? Why? There's a lot of people, not too many, not too little.

Do you see yourself doing this job 5 years from now? No.

Does your job provide hardships on your personal life? Yes.

How has it affected your personal life? Problems tend to take my time away from my friends and family and it resulted in my divorce.