Initial Training Overview: Job training for this MOS consists of nine weeks of Basic Training, plus seven weeks, two days of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Gulfport, Mississippi.
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: MOS specific training to skill level one soldiers. MOS training includes safety, basic math, construction print reading, identification of tools and materials. Also guidance in selection and use of carpentry and masonry tools, materials, and the construction of a wood prefabricated/preengineered buildings using carpentry, masonry, and steel erection skills. AIT PRT includes one hour per training per day of physical conditioning. Other areas covered include: - Building foundations, floor slabs and walls with brick, cement block, mortar, or stone, erecting wood framing for buildings using hand and power tools, such as hammers, saws, levels, and drills, laying roofing materials, such as tar, tile, and wooden shingles, installing plasterboard, plaster, and paneling to form interior walls and ceilings, building foundations, floor slabs and walls with brick, cement block, mortar, or stone, erecting wood framing for buildings using hand and power tools, such as hammers, saws, levels, and drills, laying roofing materials, such as asphalt, tile, and wooden shingles, installing plasterboard, plaster, and paneling to form interior walls and ceilings, laying wood and ceramic tile floors, building steps, staircases, and porches, building temporary shelters for storing supplies and equipment while on training maneuvers, and reading and interpreting drawings, plans and specifications.
