Initial Training Overview: Training for this MOS consists of nine weeks of Basic Training, followed by 17 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Gordon, Georgia, including hands-on training with network switches and associated equipment.
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: Course covers information to teach the soldier to install, operate, troubleshoot, and perform unit/DS level maintenance on MSE node switches, large and small extension switches, circuit switch AN/TTC-39D (PS), SMART-T system, perform SINCGARS operator functions, and perform unit/DS level maintenance on the system control center (SCC). Other areas covered: Maintaining communication network equipment and switches, operating and installing communication equipment, and operating diagnostic equipment specific to network switches.
