Army Career Week Hits NOLA High Schools for Live, Interactive Job Demos

Photo By Jonathan Holloway | JACKSON, Miss. —— An interactive adventure semi-truck titled the American Soldier Trailer, or the U.S. Army’s AS4, is scheduled to visit high schools in Southern Mississippi, from February 2 to February 9 and available from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. each day. “The AS4 trailer is an interactive component equipped with several simulators that are a fun and exciting way to explain and tour the daily Army life and jobs, while providing students with a sense of accomplishment and adventure,’’ Capt. Vanessa Hopson, Jackson Recruiting Company Commander, said. (Photo Credit: CAPT Matthew Gimenez)  

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES

08.16.2024

Story by Jonathan Holloway 

U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion - Baton Rouge

NEW ORLEANS — Local high schools welcome Army Career Week featuring in-classroom visits from teams of specially trained Soldiers and three (3) mobile trailers filled with interactive simulators which demonstrate jobs in the U.S. Army, August 19 -23, 8:30a.m. to 2:30p.m. each day.
Army Career Week offers high schools throughout the area an opportunity to engage special operations Soldiers like Military Working Dog Handlers (MWDH), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Specialists and Observer Coaches/Trainers (OCT); then take a hands-on adventure using immersive technology showcasing Army jobs.
“We worked hard to bring a valuable experience to students in New Orleans to understand the lifestyle of Army careers, while communicating life-enhancing benefits it offers…in a fun way.” New Orleans Recruiting Company Capt. Matthew Gimenez, said. “Our trailers have an amusing, gaming-styled setup that always goes over extremely well with students, and surprisingly faculty and staff who join the fun.”
The trailers available for the week’s events are the American Soldier Adventure; the Army Entertainment Trailer; and the Army Medical Semi-truck.
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Robot display, a Night Vision Interactive Exhibit and XM-25 Weapons Simulator are a few demonstrations aboard the American Soldier Adventure, along with an Pistol Simulator and a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) simulator.
The Army Medical Semi-Truck includes a state-of-the-art patient simulator called the SimMan® 3G with human attributes that create a life-like training environment, while the Army Entertainment Trailer offers the thrill of flight simulators, distracted-driving demo with a pedal carts and impairment goggles.

American Soldier Adventure
August 19 Lakeshore High
August 20 Bonnabel High
August 21 Pearl River High
August 22 JCFA-East
August 23 S. Lafourche High

Army Medical Semi-truck
August 19 Slidell High
August 20 Hahnville High
August 21 Covington High
August 22 Sarah T. Reed High
August 23 Northshore High

Army Entertainment Trailer
August 19 S. Terrebonne High
August 20 Belle Chase High
August 21 McMain High
August 22 Bogalusa High
August 23 Salmen High

MWDH/ EOD/ OCT
August 19 Kenner Discovery
August 20 Belle Chase High
August 21 McMain High
August 22 JCFA-East
August 23 Salmen High



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• Date Taken: 08.16.2024
• Date Posted: 08.16.2024 14:51
• Story ID: 478843
• Location: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US