Cannon Crewmember

As a Cannon Crewmember in the Army National Guard, you will be part of a team that ensures the U.S. maintains its battlefield superiority. Your role will involve delivering decisive blows to the enemy using howitzers and learning how to use high-tech cannon artillery weapons systems, as well as artillery tactics and strategy.

• Conducting wire and radio communications
• Identifying target locations
• Setting, loading, and firing artillery
• Using computers to generate fire direction data
• Operating heavy and light wheeled trucks and tracked vehicles
• Transporting and managing artillery ammunition
• Maintaining operational readiness of vehicles and equipment
• Participating in reconnaissance operations

• Must be physically and mentally fit to perform under pressure
• Ability to make quick decisions
• Capable of working as a team member

You will become familiar with technology while building strategic thinking and leadership skills that are in high-demand in the civilian workforce. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.

Job training for a Cannon Crewmember requires 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you learn basic Soldiering skills. Then you will attend Advanced Individual Training (AIT), which consists of seven weeks of additional training. Part of this time is spent in a classroom and part in the field under simulated combat conditions.

Benefits include paid training, a monthly paycheck, Montgomery GI Bill, federal and state tuition assistance, retirement benefits for part-time service, low-cost life insurance, 401(k)-type savings plan, student loan repayment program, health care benefits available, VA home loans, and bonuses if applicable.