Carpentry and Masonry Specialist

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Carpentry and Masonry Specialist

Job Description

As a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist in the Army National Guard, you will build the skills you need for a lucrative civilian career while building and maintaining any number of physical structures in the Army National Guard.

Through the use of your basic carpentry and masonry skills, your responsibilities will involve general heavy carpentry, structural steel, and masonry duties that include the fabrication, erection, maintenance, and repair of rigging devices, trusses, and other structural assemblies. You will assist in building layout, framing, sheathing, and roofing structures, as well as constructing concrete form work for slabs walls and columns.

Plus, you'll be building a better a future in the Army National Guard. The skills you learn as a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist could help prepare you for a civilian career in commercial and residential construction. You'll be able to consider a future as a mason, carpenter, cement mason, concrete finisher, drywall installer, or ceiling tile installer. If you achieve an advanced level, you could hold positions such as foreman, shift manager, field supervisor, or inspector.

Earn while you learn

As an Army National Guard Carpentry and Masonry Specialist, you will learn these valuable job skills while getting up to a $20,000 enlistment bonus, earning a regular paycheck, and qualifying for tuition assistance. Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to learn.

After Basic Training, where you will learn fundamental Soldiering skills, you will attend approximately seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training that includes a combination of hands-on and classroom training. Here you'll learn:

•                   Basic concrete technology

•                   Concrete materials and proportioning

•                   Concrete control tests

•                   Proper use of finishing tools

•                   Placing, consolidation, and finishing

•                   Edging, jointing, curing, and protection

As your skills increase, so will your responsibilities. Advanced Carpentry and Masonry Specialists take on more challenging projects including:

•                   Training and supervising other Soldiers

•                   Reading and interpreting construction drawings and blueprints

•                   Installation of flooring, walls, roofing, and other building components

•                   Erecting prefabricated and pre-engineered metal structures

•                   Performing millwright, head saw operations, and edger functions during sawmill operations

Benefits

•                   Up to a $20,000 enlistment bonus

•                   Additional income

•                   Skills training

•                   G.I. Bill and tuition assistance for college

•                   Excitement and adventure

•                   Career opportunities

•                   Retirement plan

Requirements

•                   High School Diploma or GED (If you do not have a diploma or GED, you may still apply - ask a recruiter about how the Army National Guard can help you earn your GED.)

•                   Must be between the ages of 17 and 42

•                   Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards

•                   Must meet citizenship requirements (see www.1-800-GO-GUARD.com for details)