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<span> <p> <img style="float: none;" src="http://assets2.marines.com/assetmgr/image/disp/inline/size/460x259/id/4983" alt="Armor Officer" /><h2>Amphibious Assault Officer, Capt Berendsen</h2>Berendsen3MOS 1:07<br /> <br /> Capt Lynn Berendsen:<br /> I´m a 1803 Amphibious Assault Vehicle Officer. Essentially I´m in charge of the Marines that take the amphibious assault vehicle from the ship to the shore and then provide heavy machine gun support to the infantry inland and anywhere else they want to go. It´s designed specifically for driving off the back of a ship, floating in under power to a beach, landing on a beach that may be opposed by hostile forces with people shooting at you. And then moving inland anywhere to 300 miles inland on a tank of gas. You have a crew of three Marines that drive and operate the vehicle. And then about 20 combat loaded infantrymen in the back that you´re supporting. <br /> <br /> You might patrol for eight hours or so in a day with very little breaks in a hot, sweaty environment with all kinds of protective gear on. At the end of your rotation, you´ll come back and you have probably two hours of maintenance work to do to make sure your vehicle is ready to go the next day, then sleep for the night and get briefed the next morning and start all over again.<br /> <hr /><h2>The Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV)</h2>AAV :33<br /> <br /> Waves crashing. Tank roaring. Wind blowing.<br /> <hr /> </p> </span>

The Armor Officer brings firepower to the battlefield, commanding Marines in M1A1 tanks and providing recommendations for the tactical employment of tank units to unit commanders. Typically, the Armor Officer spends the first 14 months as a tank platoon commander and is stationed at either of the two active duty tank battalions, ready for deployment.

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Armor Officer Basic Course
Fort Knox, KY
17 weeks

Beyond Your First Tour

After your first tour, you may be assigned to a billet available to all officers, such as recruiting duty, instructor duty at The Basic School or series commander at one of the Marine Corps Recruit Depots. Later in your career, you may be assigned to Expeditionary Warfare School or Command and Control Systems Course, or seek an advanced degree. This pattern of assignment is designed to expand your knowledge of the Marine Corps and overall strategic operations before you take on increased responsibility within your MOS.

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