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14T (fourteen tango) Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer |
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During the Gulf War, U.S. Patriot battalions introduced a new era of warfare and made international headlines by intercepting
Iraqi Scud missiles aimed at Israel and Saudi Arabia. As the fiery collision of Patriot and Scud missiles lit up the night
sky above Dhahran and Tel Aviv, a network news anchorman called Patriot soldiers "Among the Army's best and brightest."It's a well-deserved reputation that Patriot soldiers, among the first U.S. soldiers deployed in crisis situations, still enjoy. Today, Patriot remains the world's premier theater air and missile defense system. It is America's and the world's last line of defense against tactical ballistic missiles. Frequently deployed to hot spots, Patriot has become a global symbol of America's resolve to defend freedom and democracy around the world. And Patriot soldiers are among the Army's best-trained and most dedicated warriors. Meeting the challenge posed by the 21st-century air and missile threat, which bristles with weapons of mass destruction, demands nothing less than the best. |
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Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operators and Maintainers are the shock troops of theater air and missile defense.
When sirens scream to announced the approach of incoming tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles or aircraft,
Patriot launcher crew members scramble to their duty stations while other soldiers rush to the sandbagged safety of bunkers.MOS 14T soldiers work with other highly trained specialists to emplace, initialize and prepare Patriot launchers and launching stations to engage hostile tactical ballistic missiles and aircraft. When Patriot missiles explode from their launchers, it will be up to 14T soldiers to rapidly reload and prepare the launchers for the next engagement.  14T Soldiers conduct battle damage assessments and pull operator and organizational-level maintenance on Patriot missiles and
components of the Patriot launching station. They also operate embedded computer diagnostic tools to test
Patriot missiles and detect and correct launching station malfunctions and problems before they can interfere with the
mission. Also, establishing and maintaining radio and wire communications and keep battery vehicles up and running.All Patriot soldiers have the satisfaction of knowing that only their skill, expertise and dedication to duty can protect the force from weapons of mass destruction. 14t Soldiers are an elite team that can fight and win on 21st-century battlefields. |
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Job Description:Operates and performs preventive maintenance checks and services on vehicles. Operates a 10-ton crane. Engage hostile targets with the PATRIOT weapon. Perform checks and adjustments and loads the M60 Machine Gun. Perform emplacement, march orders and preventive maintenance checks and services on the Radar Set, the Engagement Control Station, the Guided Missile Transporter, the Launching Station and the Guided Missile Canister. Emplaces and march order the Battalion Tactical Operations Center. Load/reloads PATRIOT missiles. Assists in the preparation of tactical overlays for military maps. Conducts Reconnaissance, Selection, and Occupation of Position. Collect, prepare, and process operations and intelligence information Prepare situation report and warning order. |
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 Only July 1st, I will ship out to Basic Training in Oklahoma at Fort Sill for 9 weeks. Upon completing that, I will enter AIT in Texas at Fort Bliss for 12 weeks. Then, depending on need and perferance, I'll be stationed somewhere in the world to use the skills that I've learned. I've enlisted for 4 years, and I will be a full time Army soldier. I'm quite excited. |
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