Army Air Defense Crewmember-14P-Air and Missile Defense Crewmember

The United States Army’s artillery specializes in the use of anti-aircraft weapons - to protect ground forces from aired and missile attacks, as well as enemy surveillance. As an Air and Missile Defense Crewmember, you will learn to deploy air defense systems and engage hostile air born targets. This Military Occupational Specialty is open to enlisted men and women who are physically and mentally fit to perform under pressure.
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[@taiven.lechevalier]

These dudes are going to be super critical when we find ourselves in the next conventional war. It’s a bad day to be an infantryman under contested airspace.

[@Raptorschapter]

Italian Marine corps AD here. I had the pleasure to work with you in Latvia. Very nice people and professional. Semper Fi

[@ruggieru]

I had the pleasure of working as a HAWK missile crewman in the late 60’s and later at ARADCOM HQ at ENT AFB! Participated in Broken Arrow exercises! Good times! 🤠🇱🇷

[@bootlegger2389]

AIT is only 7 weeks, and LPWS is a functional open to all MOS's now. -Bravo 1SG

[@frankhart9965]

What does that mean exactly?

[@bootlegger2389]

@@frankhart9965 that means the LPWS is no longer a critical task of the 14P MOS.

[@Clixviper]

Is there lots of room for promotion in this job? And is it hard to go to college in this mos

[@MaCoop3r]

@@Clixvipergood question! Hopefully i see updates to this if there are any..

[@kolbykeener7833]

I ship out to Fort Sill for basic & AIT for this MOS on June 6th

[@jim-pauladams9194]

In the Marines, those holding this MOS (7212) Low Altitude Air Defense, are known as LAAD Gunners, Redeye Gunners or simply just Gunners.

[@shobah2952]

This mos used to be 10 weeks long which had taught the lpws and with ait being 7 weeks long you 99% wont learn anything about the lpws until you get to a duty station that has one.

[@jim-pauladams9194]

I don’t know about the Army, but as far as the Marine Corps is concerned, a student has to be able to identify and name 200 aircraft as one of the requirements to become a Low Altitude Air Defense Gunner, which is the same MOS just a different name.

[@immortalbentley]

it's similar in the army we use weft to identify & the hotlist is 50 that rotates for a total of about 200

[@jim-pauladams9194]

@@immortalbentley in the Marine Corps, we also use WEFT. We used to have the Avengers, but now we only use the MANPADS (FIM-92 shoulder fired stinger)

[@PapaPerk360]

Where can 14P go for duty stations?

[@PapaPerk360]

@@Fit_soldier Baumholder?

[@freelancer391]

For 14P it’s Germany South Korea Italy Bragg Campbell Sill JBLM Hood Bliss Very limited but it’s what ya get

[@mrfancypants99999]

@@freelancer391 You can go to any post that has an AAA unit. Mech i.d, and light i.d units need air defense. EVERYBODY needs air defense... I was stationed at Ft Stewart as a stinger MANPAD 16s. We were getting cross trained to 14s (Avenger) when I outprocessed. looks like they roll all three together now. Nice consolidation. We didn't have c-ram back in the 90's but we had the Vulcan which was used for the same purpose.

[@joevicmeneses8918]

Isn't the LPWS a C-RAM ?

[@gamerseuphoria7670]

C-Ram is just a term.

[@lord_salty_5922]

It performs CRAM duties, CRAM is the job it does

[@bentlyattano8438]

Cram is its mission

[@ShrekisLoveShrekisLife4ever663]

This mos looks interesting. What would a day to day responsibility look like? Is it specific to the mos or are you doing a whole bunch of non relevant work like the infantry?

[@topkiller07gaming]

Yep you guessed it we do our job when we go to the field or just doing services on the gun as well as knowledge training on the weapon system

[@mgaming5413]

@@topkiller07gaminghow often do you see the system shoot? Are what’s the chance u get an LPWS unit that seems cool

[@jesusarenivas5510]

⁠@@mgaming5413you see it shoot everytime y’all do a gunnery, I’d say there’s a decent chance you’ll go to an LPWS unit

[@mgaming5413]

@@jesusarenivas5510 so every time u go in the field

[@jesusarenivas5510]

@@mgaming5413 not every time, but probably quarterly

[@ammarnapata2193]

So its 14P now? It was 14S back when i joined 20 years ago

[@bobkoln163]

Yes, it’s 14P for active duty. 14S for National Guard.

[@Reticulosis]

@@bobkoln163 back when 14p first came out it was supposed to be an additional training to 14g, mainly the CRAM component. It’s funny how much they kept adding to it to just end up doing the 14s MOS all over again. I bet a bunch of desk jockeys got ARCOMs just to reinvent the 14s MOS

[@brucewayne5261]

a mobile vehicle RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile and a container VLS system should be built for the US Military.

[@IsaiahGonzalezofficial]

What’s the difference between this and 14s avenger crewmember

[@nickwick2657]

14s is national guard 14p is active we train the exact same

[@ethanhutzler82]

Does anyone know what 14P is like in garrison? Is it mainly motorpool stuff or details?

[@ammarnapata2193]

Yup😂

[@ethanhutzler82]

@@ammarnapata2193 Were you in this MOS? If so, What platform did you work with? Where were you stationed? What was day to day like?

[@topkiller07gaming]

Yes and no if you on a LPWS unite you’ll do the gun dailies on moter pool Monday as well as services

[@jesusarenivas5510]

Yes

[@herkload]

Nice 💯

[@SuthatThinsopha]

Good perfect

[@adilenesotelo1388]

Where would you go?

[@giggitysplit4206]

Fort sill Oklahoma this is my mos it’s where I did basic and am also stationed

[@CandiVerse]

@@giggitysplit4206do you recommend the mos?

[@anlerden4851]

Go My Beautiful US Army!!!!😊😇🥰😍🤗❤🤍💙💪👍

[@zenoblockbusiness3490]

What kind Of jobs do i qualify for after the military? Good Pay as career option?

[@Reticulosis]

😂 well… contractor I suppose, but that’s mainly because of the secret clearance

[@everettblue146]

U get a rifle?

[@castreflect7317]

I finally found twitter

[@SuthatThinsopha]

The NATO RADAR

[@ଳନଧସଧସଧଧଧଧରଳଧଞ]

🏴‍☠️🇺🇲🇺🇳⌛️⏳️✈️🚢🦅🔥🇩🇪🇬🇧🇺🇲🇸🇪

[@Ramiel_Izreal]

Outdated technology

[@theyresilver]

Looks hard