What I can answer for sure is yes they will do simulation and then they will move on to a hands on training. You will spend allot of time on/in/around a tank. You will be proficient in your tasks as a tanker before you leave that school. 19K One Station Unit Training (OSUT) Graduate has: - Completed Mandatory Basic Combat Training (BCT)
- Passed the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT)
- Lived and operated tactically in the field
- Tactically driven 14 miles in a M1A1 Abrams tank
- Fired 6 Main Gun rounds
- Qualified with the 9mm Pistol and M16A2 rifle
- Demonstrated proficiency performing -10 level Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS)
- Passed the basics of Dismounted Land Navigation
- Passed Armor Crewman Tests 1 & 2 and Armor Stakes (Tank Crew Gunnery Skills Test [ TCGST ] incorporated)
- Prepared the Driver's and Loader's station for operation
- Familiarized the Gunner's station
- Completed Combat Lifesaver certification
http://www.knox.army.mil/school/index.asp
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