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Initial Entry Training -Basic Training and Advanced Pay. While at Basic and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), Army National Guard members are on active duty. During this period they are paid active duty pay and allowances. Basic Training is 9 weeks long. AIT will vary from 8 to 26 weeks or longer according to the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) selected. more.... : : Qualifications: : All individuals must meet certain enlistment criteria to qualify for membership in the Army National Guard. These criteria ensure that those who join the Military Service have the right mental, physical, and moral aptitudes to perform those tasks that the military requires. more.... : : MOS : : Military Occupational Specialties Combat Engineer, Heavy Construction Equipment Operator, Light Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, Fuel and Electric Vehicle Repair more.... : : Retirement Plan: : Reserve Component Retirement Plan. In 1949, Congress established a Reserve Component (RC) Retirement Plan. Title 10, United States Code, provides entitlement to certain members of the RC to retired pay and benefits at age 60. In order to receive retired pay, soldiers must meet minimum requirements. more.... : : Useful Links: : |
"We're Those Damned Engineers" "Up she went in the rainbows and thunder, an expert demolition job. Pieper could only sit with leaden heart and face the fact that time and his luck had entirely run out on him. Though he would battle desperately for five more days to escape the box he was caught in, it was here he face his inevitable end. And he only sit helplessly, pound his knee and swear bitterly, " The damned engineers! The damned engineers." The 876th Engineer Battalion, is a combat engineer battalion assigned to the second Iron Brigade of the 28th Infantry (MECH) Division of the Pennsylvania Army Nation Guard. Our Headquarters, Alpha Charley Companies are located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. In addition we have located in Washington, Pennsylvania. Our role in the battle field is simple... slow the enemy down or breach their defenses. We put in the minefields , and take his out. We are the "Damned Engineers". Mission Statement Welcome to 876th Engineer Battalion, Charlie Company. 876th Engineer Battalion is located in Johnstown, PA and is part of Pennsylvania's 28th Infantry Division. C/876th primary missions are to provide the United States Army the ability to use the 876th as Combat Engineering support during time of conflicts and to also provide the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania disaster support when called upon by the Pennsylvania Governor... As Army National Guard soldiers with C/876th EN BN, we have two missions: Federal and State. a. FEDERAL MISSION: On order, C/876th EN BN deploys through its mobilization station/training area to a gaining CINC to provide mobility, counter-mobility, survivability and general engineering support to the 28th ID(M). On order, assist other agencies in emergency mitigation and recovery operations b. STATE MISSION: On order from the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, C/876th Engineer Battalion, or selected individuals as needed, will deploy to assist in the re-establishment of the protection of life, property and the preservation of peace, order and public safety. On order, assist other agencies in emergency mitigation and recovery operations. The highly dynamic world in which Charlie Company operates requires us to constantly train for any type of conflict in which we are needed. Charlie Company, along with the 876th Battalion to which it is attached, trains soldiers to know their tasks and to present themselves with the highest tradition of the Army and the Army National Guard. We "Build for Tomorrow" for peace.
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: : Become a Member : : Getting Started Young men and women interested in joining the Army National Guard should contact their local recruiter. The recruiter may be available through a local armory location, Armed Forces Recruiting Station, or by call 1-800-GO-GUARD. more.... : : Aptitude Test: : The ASVAB Test The ASVAB test is used by all branches of the military as an entrance examination. The test consists of ten subtests or areas of concentration as follows... more.... : : Job Training: : Like
the other components of the United States Armed Forces, training received
through the Army National Guard is administered in several steps. Some
of the training is conducted at active Army installations while other
training is conducted at National Guard training centers or at armories
during monthly weekend training assemblies. more....
: : Qualifications: : All individuals must meet certain enlistment criteria to qualify for membership in the Army National Guard. These criteria ensure that those who join the Military Service have the right mental, physical, and moral aptitudes to perform those tasks that the military requires. more.... Unit Leadership Commander CPT Blomquist Operations Officer 1LT Ford First Sergeant 1SG Frazer 1ST PLATOON PL CDT Waksmunski PSG SSG. Ragar 1SL SSG Kopsic 2SL SSG Fredrick 3SL SSG Weigel 2ND PLATOON PL 1LT Keefe PSG SFC. Link 1SL SGT. Beechan(acting) 2SL SSG Waksmunski 3SL SGT. Bearjar(acting) 3RD PLATOON PL 1LT Kline PSG 1SL SSG Douthit 2SL SGT Byers 3SL SGT Yeckley Full Time NCOs Unit Readiness NCO SFC Lindsay Mihalko Unit Supply Sergeant SSG Jim Shable NBC NCO SGT Coyle |
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