What do Vehicle Operations Apprentices in the Air Force do?
You will learn to operate vehicles ranging from sedans to buses, utility trucks and full 18-wheel tractor/trailer combinations that transport personnel and materialsYou will operate material-handling equipment, wreckers, mounted cranes and hoistsAdditionally, you will find yourself participating in convoy operations and movements of supplies, munitions and outsized expeditionary forcesYou will acquire knowledge to accomplish map and compass reading, determine vehicle types and specifications and assess capacities and limitationsYou will develop skills in operating vehicles, cleaning and servicing vehicles, overseeing loading and unloading of personnel and cargo and preparing operator records and reportsYou may be assigned to a dispatch operations centerHere you will perform vehicle dispatching, receive requests for transportation services and assign and provide instructions to military motor vehicle operatorsPlus you will use vehicle operations-automated software programs and modern communication modes to dispatch and control operators and vehicles.
