Photo credit: Marine Corps Sgt. Avelinobong Quero works on an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft on Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 13, 2016. Quero is a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic assigned to Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Quezada. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense visual information does not imply or constitute DOD endorsement.
Are you in the Reserves or National Guard? Or maybe you’re ready to transition out of the military into a challenging and rewarding career? Can you work independently? Be a team player? Organize your time and resources to maximum advantage? Don’t mind getting your hands dirty?
Transfer Skills from Military to Civilian Jobs
NEDA’s agricultural equipment technician apprenticeship maybe the place for you. Because our apprenticeship is competency based it will enable you to leverage skills you’ve already mastered and the flexibility to earn while you learn. An apprenticeship gives you access to on-the-job training, classroom instruction, other educational and mentor support all focused on helping you expand your knowledge and skill sets that will allow you to advance along a clearly defined career path.
Diesel, hydraulics, electronic control and in some cases, pneumatics, are all woven tightly into today’s agricultural equipment to be larger, more efficient and effective than yesteryear’s equipment.
Often today’s equipment can drive itself, tell the operator how many seeds were placed and where, how much fertilizer was applied, how much was harvested and where, and the list goes on! Experts tell us we’ll soon have autonomous tractors and/or other specialized equipment and much more.
The following are just a few of the related military codes which might share related skills and competencies with ag equipment technicians.
Related Military Codes for civilian occupation MOBILE HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS, EXCEPT ENGINES
Air Force
2T351 Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Journeyman
2T351A Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Journeyman, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance
2T352C Special Vehicle Maintenance, Journeyman, 463L Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
2T351C Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Journeyman, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance
2T312A Special Vehicle Maintenance Helper, Fire Fighting Vehicles
2T332C Special Vehicle Maintenance, Apprentice, 463L Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
2T311C Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Helper, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance
2T332B Special Vehicle Maintenance Apprentice, Refueling Vehicles
2T312C Special Vehicle Maintenance, Helper, 463L Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
2T352A Special Vehicle Maintenance Journeyman, Fire Fighting Vehicles
2T311A Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Helper, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance
2T332A Special Vehicle Maintenance Apprentice, Fire Fighting Vehicles
2T312B Special Vehicle Maintenance Helper, Refueling Vehicles
2T331C Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Apprentice, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance
2T331A Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Apprentice, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance
Army
88R Airbrake Repairer (RC)
63N M60A1/A3 Tank System Mechanic
63H Track Vehicle Repairer
13D Field Artillery Automated Tactical Data System Specialist
62B Construction Equipment Repairer
63Y Track Vehicle Mechanic
91S STRYKER Systems Maintainer
63S Heavy Wheel Vehicle Mechanic
91L Construction Equipment Repairer
63T BRADLEY Fighting Vehicle System Mechanic
13M Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)/High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Crewmember
13T Field Artillery Surveyor/Meteorological Crewmember
91E Allied Trades Specialist
91H Tracked Vehicle Repairer
91A M1 Abrams Tank System Maintainer
13R Field Artillery (FA) Firefinder Radar Operator
63M BRADLEY Fighting Vehicle System Maintainer
63E M1 ABRAMS Tank System Mechanic
91P Self Propelled Artillery Systems Maintainer
63A M1 ABRAMS Tank System Maintainer
13P Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Operations/Fire Direction Specialist
63D Artillery Mechanic
91B Wheeled Vehicle Repairer
91M BRADLEY Fighting Vehicle System Maintainer
COAST GUARD
711 Construction Mechanic
713 Construction Mechanic
Marines
6072 Aircraft Maintenance Support Equipment Hydraulic/Pneumatic/Structures Mechanic
6071 Aircraft Maintenance Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Mechanic
Navy
002506 Arresting Gear Technician
ABE Aviation Boatswain’s Mate, Launching & Recovery Equipment
EN Engineman
MM Machinist’s Mate
MM(NUC) Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear)
GSM Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical)
002584 Catapult Technician
ABH Aviation Boatswain’s Mate, Aircraft Handling
7610 Weapons Handling/Loading Equipment Mechanic
SB Special Warfare Boat Operator
7618 Afloat Support Equipment Technician
4541 NAMTS Hydraulics Repair Technician
CM Construction Mechanic
4130 LCAC Deck Engineer
7607 Support Equipment Tow Tractor Technician
7603 Support Equipment Air Conditioning and Mobile Maintenance Facility (MMF) Technician
AS Aviation Support Equipmentman
4133 LCAC Mechanical Systems Maintenance Technician
5899 Construction Mechanic Basic
MR Machinery Repairman
91L Construction Equipment Repairer (Army-Enlisted)