Collects, reports and evaluates accuracy of intelligence information.

Supervises maintenance of assigned vehicles and equipment.

Directs tactical deployment of section and squads in combat.May also serve as an Operations Assistant at brigade or squadron level.Serves as gunner, on CFV, HMMWV, and M1127 Stryker RV.Leads scout vehicle crew and assists in leading scout squad.Supervises request, receipt, storage, and issue of ammunition.Supervises scout vehicle recovery operations.Selects, organizes, and supervises operation of observation and listening posts.Supervises operator maintenance of tracked and wheeled scout vehicles and individual and crew-served weapons.Assists with construction of light field fortifications, laying and removal of mines, and emplacing demolitions.Employs principles of cover and concealment and camouflage.Collects data for the classification of routes, fords, tunnels, and bridges.Applies principles of escape and evasion.Gathers and reports information on terrain features and enemy strength, disposition, and equipment.Serves as member of observation and listening post.Performs mounted and dismounted navigation.Secures, prepares, and stows ammunition on scout vehicles. Assists in the recovery of wheeled and tracked vehicles.Operates and performs operator maintenance on wheeled vehicles.Engages enemy armor with anti-armor weapons.Loads, clears, and fires individual and crew-served weapons.Performs duties as crewmember, operates, and performs operator maintenance on scout vehicles: Cavalry Fighting Vehicle ( M3 Bradley CFV), HMMWV (Humvee), M1127 Reconnaissance Vehicle (Stryker), crew-served weapons, anti-armor weapons, and communications equipment.Skill Level I (E1 Private – E4 Specialist/Corporal) The Cavalry Scout leads, serves, or assists as a member of a scout crew, squad, section, platoon or troop in reconnaissance, security, and other combat operations. Their specialized skills enable them to assist with observation and listening posts, perform and help with navigation, and help secure and transport ammunition.

Cavalry Scouts engage the enemy with anti-armor weapons and scout vehicles in the field, track and report enemy movement and activities, and will direct the employment of various weapon systems onto the enemy. The job of a Cavalry Scout is to operate as one of the first personnel in an area.Ĭavalry Scouts gather information on the enemy by dismounted and/or mounted reconnaissance patrols. The Cavalry Scout is also known as the 'eyes and ears' of the Army. As with all enlisted soldiers in the United States Cavalry, the person holding the Scout specialization will still be referred to as a 'Trooper', the traditional colloquialism denoted in the cavalry's Order of the Spur.Ĭavalry Scouts use their special training to obtain, distribute, and share vital combat and battlefield intelligence on the enemy and on combat circumstances and environmental conditions. Cavalry Scout is the job title of someone who has achieved the military occupational specialty of 19D Armored Reconnaissance Specialist in the Combat Arms branch of the United States Army.

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