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Small Arms Repairer (T32)
Army National Guard Units · Montgomery, Alabama · Closes in 25 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Federal employees - Excepted service, National Guard and reserves, The public, Federal employees - Competitive service.
The job is open to the public, including U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Applicants must be current Alabama Army National Guard members or be eligible for immediate membership at a grade from private (PVT) up to sergeant first class (SFC).
Experience: You need specialized experience: repairing, rebuilding, or testing mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems in weapons, diagnosing weapon malfunctions, and reading drawings, schematics, and specifications. You must describe this experience in your own words.
Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 25 days (November 28, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: Your resume and documents are checked against the qualifications, then compared to your questionnaire answers. If you rate yourself higher than your application supports, your responses may be adjusted or you may be removed from consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- If you are not sure you are eligible for National Guard membership, call an Alabama Army National Guard recruiter at 800-464-8273 before applying.
- Describe your experience in your own words. Copying the announcement may get you disqualified.
- Show month and year dates, work schedule, and hours per week for each job on your resume.
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