Land Combat Electronic Missile System Repairer

Job Description

Highly-mobile missile launchers give the Army National Guard a powerful edge on the battlefield. As a Land Combat Electronic Missile System Repairer, you keep these launchers in top fighting shape by testing and repairing missile electronic assemblies and tracking systems.

In this role you work primarily on the TOW antimissile system, the DRAGON antitank guided missile system, and Bradley Fighting Vehicle systems. Your duties include testing instruments and navigational controls, reading technical diagrams and manuals to locate and repair instrument parts, replacing equipment parts, performing quality control, inspecting and maintaining units, and repairing unserviceable items.

As your skills increase, so will your responsibilities. Advanced Land Combat Electronic Missile System Repairers take on more challenging projects, including training and supervising other Soldiers, providing technical assistance, installing equipment modifications, and performing quality control measures.

• Determine shortcomings and malfunctions in electronic, electrical, mechanical, and circuit elements
• Repair unserviceable optical and infrared components
• Inspect, test, and adjust components to specific tolerances
• Perform quality control measures

Earn while you learn. After 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you learn fundamental soldiering skills, you attend approximately 22 weeks of classroom instruction, including practice in repairing and replacing equipment parts. You learn the principles of electronics, use and maintenance of electrical and electronic test equipment, and equipment repair. Qualified personnel may be eligible for the Electronics Technician Association (ETA) certification.

• Principles of electronics
• Use and maintenance of electrical and electronic test equipment
• Equipment repair
• Strong attention to detail

• Military enlistment in the Army National Guard
• Must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate
• Must be between the ages of 17 and 35
• Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards
• Must meet citizenship requirements

• Paid training
• A monthly paycheck
• Montgomery GI Bill
• Federal and State tuition assistance
• Retirement benefits for part‑time service
• Low‑cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)‑type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000 for existing loans)
• Health care benefits available
• VA home loans
• Bonuses, if applicable
• Most non‑prior service candidates will earn between $200 and $250 per drill weekend, subject to change