Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Repairer/Technician

“You'll maintain the LAV-25 — the Marine Corps' eight-wheeled reconnaissance vehicle — across all of its systems: the Detroit Diesel engine, the 25mm Bushmaster cannon drive, the hydraulic turret, and the electronics that make it functional in the reconnaissance role. LAV maintenance is a specialized skill that the defense contractor community supporting wheeled armored vehicle programs actively recruits.”

The LAV-25 is a complex vehicle that operates in environments its designers did not necessarily optimize for — desert heat, jungle humidity, Okinawa salt air. You will develop intimate knowledge of the Detroit Diesel 8V-53T and the Allison MT654CR transmission, the hydraulic turret system, and every other component that has the capacity to end your workday at 0100. The Marine Corps LAR community is small and the vehicle is aging, which means the maintenance challenges are creative. Defense contractor positions supporting LAV sustainment programs, and positions supporting successor wheeled armored vehicle programs, recruit from the 2147 background specifically. The general wheeled armored vehicle mechanic skills also transfer to international defense contractor programs operating similar platforms.