JOB DUTIES

• Inspect, count and document cargo utilizing both manual and automated data processing systems


• Load and unload supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft


• Operate and maintain all types and sizes of winches, cranes and forklifts


• Create load plans for air shipment and ocean liner vessels


• Operate ocean liner vessel equipment

Those who want to serve must first take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a series of tests that helps you better understand your strengths and identify which Army jobs are best for you.

Job training for a cargo specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and eight weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.



Some of the skills you’ll learn are:

• Operation and care of forklifts, power winches, container handlers and cranes


• Techniques for loading and storing cargo


• Techniques for planning and scheduling cargo shipments


• Safety procedures for handling potentially dangerous cargo