Armour Soldier

Overview

As a member of the military, Armour Soldiers operate and maintain armoured fighting vehicles, their weapon systems and their communication equipment. Armour Soldiers are members of the Combat Arms team, which also includes Infantry, Artillery and Combat Engineering regiments.

Armour Soldiers begin their career with one of two types of Armoured Fighting Vehicle's (AFV's): the tank or the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV 6). As a member of a crew trained to be a driver, operator or gunner, an Armour Soldier has the following duties:

• Drive and maintain the AFV
• Fire the AFV’s main gun
• Load the AFV’s main gun and machineguns
• Operate surveillance equipment
• Maintain the communications equipment
• Gather and relay information about the enemy and the terrain
• Destroy enemy targets with direct fire

Work environment

Armour Soldiers experience the unique adventures and chall...