Army Career Week Hits BR High Schools with 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)  

BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES

08.23.2024

Story by Jonathan Holloway 

U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion - Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. — Local high schools in the 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 26 -30, 8:00a.m. to 2:00p..m each day.
Army Career Week offers high schools throughout the area an opportunity to engage specially trained Soldiers such as in the Medical field from the 32d Hospital Center, 1st Medical Brigade (32d HC, 1st MED BDE); 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.” Baton Rouge Recruiting Company Commander, Capt. Terron Riggins 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, a distracted driving demo and popular video games featured on Xbox.

• Date Taken: 08.23.2024
• Date Posted: 08.23.2024 10:54
• Story ID: 479305
• Location: BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA, US