JOB DUTIES

• Perform daily systems checks 


• Repair and maintain gasoline and diesel engines


• Troubleshoot and repair watercraft propulsion machinery


• Repair and service hoisting, lift machinery and engine-related electrical systems

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 watercraft engineer requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 10 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:

• Internal combustion engine theory


• Repair of electronic and electrical machinery systems


• Service and repair of fuel injection systems


• Welding and machine shop fabrication