SGT Private RallyPoint Member 6421191 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2020-10-20T13:36:03-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 6421191

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2020-10-20T13:36:03-04:00 2020-10-20T13:36:03-04:00 SGT Joseph Gunderson 6421209

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you&#39;re doing it right, you can expect long hours, plenty of tedious paperwork, an unending list of daily tasks, annoyance toward the -30 shop, and plenty anger sent your way from every single individual who stores their equipment within the walls of your cage.

2020-10-20T13:39:29-04:00 2020-10-20T13:39:29-04:00 SFC Michael Lydon 6421234

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ft devens is a very small reserve post about 45 minutes west of Boston. It does have a clothing and sales and a class 6. Not many amenities near by. I would be sure to get a rental of you can get it on your orders. WiFi and comfortable billets are also key take aways.

2020-10-20T13:46:52-04:00 2020-10-20T13:46:52-04:00 SSG Carlos Madden 6421443

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I don&#39;t anything about the re-class course but if you have questions specifically about the Devans area I can help.

2020-10-20T14:43:10-04:00 2020-10-20T14:43:10-04:00 SPC Erich Guenther 6422094

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>One of the easiest schools in the Army. I took it and passed easily with little studying. The real difficulty is staying awake. In regards to the Armorer job itself. You have to establish a professional working relationship with your unit 1SG. He will act as your whip against reluctant NCO&#39;s that want to sham vs doing their job in regards to weapons cleaning supervision. Use the whip of the 1SG with discretion and don&#39;t get power hungry. The very first thing I did was ask for the past Arms Room Policy.........there wasn&#39;t one. So if that is the case at your unit you need to write one using Army standards as to what the responsiblity is of the NCO and what the responsiblity of the enlisted troop is (even if you think it should be obvious put it on paper). Put the policy in front of the 1SG and get him to review and approve it. Then use him as a whip to enforce. Now on the flip side of this, you need to know when to relax, if the Company is returning from a FTX and is extremely tired or stressed.......you don&#39;t want to be a jerk and say nobody goes home until the weapons are spotless. In those circumstances you rendevous with the 1SG first and ask if you can be more lienient with initial weapons turn-in and then have a touch-up the next day or the day after if the NCO Corps agrees. So do the above and that will keep you out of getting a reputation of being an Arms Room dickhead and you will not take too much of a beating from the troops and they will respect you.<br /><br />My biggest shock when I took the job were the number of NCO&#39;s that would back away from supervision of weapons cleaning once they became tired. So if I had an enlisted troop that kept insisting his weapon was clean and it looked like garbage, I would first ask him to come back with his NCO. If his NCO stated it was clean and it was garbage.......on the phone to the 1SG.

2020-10-20T18:06:13-04:00 2020-10-20T18:06:13-04:00 SFC Arthur Morgan 6422357

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As far as the school training, haven&#39;t a qualified guess. As to expected duties upon certification and/or assignment? Done right, your task will be largely unappreciated...as long as everything works as is supposed to. When they don&#39;t...You&#39;ll be the most sought after guy in your outfit. Only piece of advice I&#39;ll offer...Don&#39;t give a damn who it is attempting to turn in a weapon, or their rank; treat every one of them the same prior putting your hands on the weapon. (Has it been cleared?) If not cleared in front of you...It ISN&#39;T! Many years gone when M60 Tanks were still in use over in Germany, I assisted our unit armorer, after noting he seemed pretty shaken; so asked what was wrong. (We were at &#39;Graph&#39; for tank gunnery.) A platoon leader&#39;s gunner attempted to turn in, &quot;the LT&#39;s 50 Caliber (crew serve) machine gun&quot;. (Much different than M2s for M1 tanks, that followed.) He was about to take it without question, until I (our platoon sergeant&#39;s gunner) challenged with, &quot;Better check that yourself. You know how SFC &#39;Unnamed&#39; is. The armorer said, &quot;I got it...&quot; pulling the Charging handle back as he did. All three of us stared at the &#39;live&#39; fifty caliber round, that fell out onto the counter! (All weapons were &#39;supposedly cleared prior departure from the tank range, for base camp.) &quot;What&#39;ll I do?!&quot; A side note. I wasn&#39;t in for Nam but was &#39;schooled&#39; by many who were. As we all three were SGTs, that kicked in to play. Being a lot younger then and probably not one of my brightest moves, I directed, &quot;Give it to me. I promise it &#39;will&#39; go &#39;down range&#39; tomorrow, off B-24. (my/our tank) But nobody say nothing. To nobody!&quot; And, it did. Regardless, my point? Lieutenants or anyone can make a mistake. As unit armorer, take care of yourself as everyone else. It ain&#39;t cleared unless you saw done, yourself.

2020-10-20T19:19:25-04:00 2020-10-20T19:19:25-04:00 CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member 6422959

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Armorer&#39;s School.

2020-10-20T22:53:24-04:00 2020-10-20T22:53:24-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 6424431

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Know a while lot about DRFTA ... Ft. Devens. Yes there is a small class 6, clothing and sales is changing ownership beginning of Oct 20 so no idea what to expect. Hanscomb AFB is a 25-30 min drive away on Rte 2. There are local eateries close by but you&#39;ll want a car. Look up the town of Ayer, MA. As an aside, if you have time and interest, Concord and Lexington (yes those of 1775) are close to Hanscomb.

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