Initial Training Overview:
Initial Training in this MOS is primarily conducted through One Station Unit Training (OSUT), which combines basic training and job training into one single course of instruction. OSUT for 19K, Armor Crewman is 15 weeks at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Additional Training Information:
Specific formal training opportunities for this MOS, including advanced training courses available at specific points of the soldier's career, can be found on the
Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) Web Site.
Restrictions:
During Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), the Army limits a soldier's personal freedom, using a "Phase System," which grants increased freedom, based upon phase of training. For details, see
Army Training Phase Restrictions.
Training Details:
Job training consists of One Station Unit Training for 15 weeks at Fort Knox Kentucky. In additiion to basic soldiering skills learned in the basic training portion of OSUT, Armor Crewmen are trained in the following skills: assisting in target detection and identification, loading and firing guns, operating two-way radios and signaling equipment to receive and relay battle orders, pPlacing turrets in operations, operating main gun controls and firing controls, operating tracked and wheeled vehicles over varied terrain, securing battle positions, operating internal communications equipment, selecting tank routes, positioning vehicles in firing positions, and reading maps, compasses and battle plans.
