Overview
The Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic is primarily responsible for supervising and performing maintenance and recovery operations on wheeled vehicles and associated items, as well as heavy-wheeled vehicles and select armored vehicles.
Job duties
- Maintain wheeled vehicles, their associated trailers and material handling equipment systems
- Inspect, service, maintain, repair, replace, adjust and test wheeled vehicles and material handling equipment systems, subsystems and components
- Service automotive electrical systems, including wiring harness, starting and charging systems
- Perform wheeled vehicle recovery operations
Training
Job training for a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 14 weeks of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Lee, VA with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field.
Required ASVAB score
Mechanical Maintenance (MM): 92 OR Mechanical Maintenance (MM): 87 General Technical (GT): 85 Learn more about the ASVAB .
Helpful skills
- Interest in auto mechanics and the industrial arts
- Preference for physical work
- Troubleshooting and repairing mechanical problems
- Interest in automotive engines and how they work
Civilian career relevance
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career with service stations, auto dealers, farm equipment companies and state highway agencies. You'll be able to pursue a career as a garage mechanic, carburetor mechanic, transmission mechanic, radiator mechanic, construction equipment mechanic or endless track vehicle mechanic.
Recruiter verification required. North Dakota availability, qualifications, training length, incentives and service terms can change.
Source: Army National Guard career record · Updated 2025-07-02