Is 2131 (Towed Artillery Systems Technician) a Good MOS?
United States Marine Corps · Military Occupational Specialty
Quick Facts — 2131 (Towed Artillery Systems Technician)
AIT / Training
10 weeks
Training Location
Ordnance Training Command, Camp Lejeune, NC
Career Field
Ground Ordnance Maintenance
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About 2131 Towed Artillery Systems Technician
Performs organizational and intermediate maintenance on towed artillery weapons systems including the M777A2 lightweight howitzer. Inspects, troubleshoots, and repairs mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components.
10 weeks
Ordnance Training Command, Camp Lejeune, NC
Ground Ordnance Maintenance
Recruiter vs. Reality
What the Recruiter Says
You'll be the technical expert who keeps Marine artillery firing — maintaining the M777A2 howitzer that is the backbone of Marine cannon artillery. Ordnance maintenance skills translate to heavy equipment maintenance and precision machining careers in the civilian world.
What It's Actually Like
You maintain howitzers. The M777 is an impressive piece of engineering — titanium and aluminum, 9,800 pounds, can drop a round within meters at 30 kilometers — and you are responsible for keeping it that way. The work is mechanical, precise, and occasionally done in field conditions that the maintenance manual did not anticipate. With the Marine Corps cutting from 21 cannon batteries to 5 under Force Design 2030, the 2131 community is small and getting smaller. The remaining billets are high-demand because the guns that are left need to work perfectly every time. Heavy equipment maintenance and machinist skills transfer to civilian manufacturing and defense maintenance contracting.