Initial Training Overview: Job training for this MOS consists of nine weeks of Basic Training, plus nine weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.
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: Includes instruction in installation, operation and maintenance of electrical power distribution systems including pole top rescue, substation maintenance, installing poles accessories and transformers, maintenance on lines, use of hot line equipment, service drops, area and street lighting, airfield lighting systems, overhead and underground lines including replacing splicing and termination; emphasis on the use of technical and manufacturer publications, as applicable, to electric power line distribution.
