Move the Guard's supplies and Soldiers all over the world.

Transportation (2:17)

MOS 88M - Motor Transport Operator (1:22)

National Guard Power: Humvee (1:02)


Transportation

Training
Job training for Soldiers in the Transportation Career Field consists of ten weeks of Basic Combat Training Basic Combat Training:
Basic Combat Training (BCT) is a 10-week course of intense physical and mental training, during which recruits develop essential Soldier skills, discipline and values. plus Advanced Individual Training Advanced Individual Training:
(AIT) Following Basic Training, Soldiers attend AIT to learn a military job skill. Depending on the specialty, training ranges from 1 month to 1 year. (AIT) and on-the-job instruction. AIT ranges from six weeks to nine weeks, one day, depending on your specialty. Soldiers in the Transportation field learn to drive and operate many types of vehicles from forklifts and cranes to buses and 18-wheelers; proper shipment and transfer of cargo; and scheduling and coordination of troop and supply vehicles and convoys. 

Civilian Related
Every Soldier learns teamwork, discipline and leadership, which will help you in any civilian career you choose. Depending on your specialty, the skills you learn in the Transportation Career Field will help prepare you for a civilian career with trucking firms, air cargo companies, shipping lines, freight operators, moving or bus companies or businesses that have their own delivery fleets. You'll be able to consider a future as an industrial truck operator, a longshoreman, a material handler or a tractor-trailer truck, tank truck, heavy truck or bus driver.

  • 88H Cargo Specialist

    National Guard forces need supplies, weapons, equipment and mail delivered on a daily basis, all over the world. The safe shipment and arrival at the correct destinations of any and all cargo is the responsibility of the Cargo Specialist. Cargo Specialists are in charge of the transfer of cargo and passengers to and from watercraft, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. They also plan and organize loading schedules and inspect cargo for damage.

  • 88K Watercraft Operator

    Ocean-going and harbor craft are often used to support operations throughout the continental United States and overseas. As members of the Guard watercraft team, Watercraft Operators are responsible for piloting, navigation and cargo operations on Army watercraft. Watercraft Operators are part of a piloting team using electronic positioning systems, handheld navigation tools, and traditional watch-standing procedures aboard many of the Army's specialized watercraft.

  • 88L Watercraft Engineer

    As members of the Guard watercraft team, Watercraft Engineers are primarily responsible for maintenance on Army watercraft and marine vessels used to support operations throughout the continental United States and overseas. Watercraft Engineers' duties may include repairing or maintaining gasoline and diesel engines, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, electrical systems or other mechanical equipment.

  • 88M Motor Transport Operator

    The United States Armed Forces own and operate over 50,000 heavy trucks and buses. It's up to the Motor Transport Operators to operate all types of vehicles over different roads and terrain, traveling alone or in convoys in support of combat operations. Motor Transport Operators drive everything from sedans, buses and troop transports to water/fuel tank trucks and semi-tractor trailers. 

     

  • 88N Transportation Management Coordinator

    Transportation Management Coordinators organize and oversee the scheduling of troop and supply vehicles, which include semi-tractor trailers, heavy troop transports and passenger buses. Transportation Management Coordinators are primarily responsible for convoys, and for coordinating, scheduling and securing modes of transportation of personnel and equipment.

  • 88P Railway Equipment Repairer

    Ammunition and supplies often travel by railway to Army ports for shipment overseas. And the maintenance of the Army's railway operating battalions depends heavily on Railway Equipment Repairers. Railway Equipment Repairers are primarily responsible for supervising or performing maintenance on diesel-electric locomotives and railway cars. From repairing diesel engine components and electrical systems to servicing airbrakes and locomotive batteries, Railway Equipment Repairers keep the Army’s trains rolling.

  • 88T Railway Section Repairer

    Ammunition and supplies often travel by railway to Army ports for shipment overseas. Members of the railway team, such as the Railway Section Repairer, play an integral role in the operation and maintenance of the Army's railway operating battalions. Railway Section Repairers are primarily responsible for performing maintenance on railway tracks, roadbeds, switches, fences and other railway facilities.

  • 88U Railway Operations Crewmember

    Ammunition and supplies often travel by railway to Army ports for shipment overseas. Members of the railway team, such as the Railway Operations Crewmember, play an integral role in the operation of the Army's railway operating battalions. Railway Operations Crewmembers are primarily responsible for supervising and operating diesel-electric locomotives and related equipment. They also serve as a crewmember or brakeman on railway cars/trains and assist in coordinating train movements.