Cargo Specialists are primarily responsible for transferring or supervising the transfer of passengers, cargo and equipment to and from air, land and water transport by manual and mechanical methods.
88H1O - Skill Level One
Cargo Checker/Handler: Checks, tallies, and documents cargo utilizing both manual and automated data processing systems. Rig ships' gear as part of a team. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft (to include internal and external helicopter loading). Operates and maintains all types and sizes of winches, cranes and forklifts.
Crane Operator: Operates and maintains all types and sizes of winches and cranes. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Rig ships' gear as part of a team.
Forklift Operator: Operates and maintains all types and sizes of forklifts. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Checks, tallies and documents cargo utilizing both manual and automated data processing systems. Rig ships' gear as part of a team.
Container Handler Front Loader Operator: Operates and maintains the RTCH. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Performs operator maintenance for cargo handling equipment.
Crane Operator: Operates and maintains all types and sizes of winches and cranes. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Rig ships' gear as part of a team.
Forklift Operator: Operates and maintains all types and sizes of forklifts. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Checks, tallies and documents cargo utilizing both manual and automated data processing systems. Rig ships' gear as part of a team.
Container Handler Front Loader Operator: Operates and maintains the RTCH. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Performs operator maintenance for cargo handling equipment.
88H2O - Skill Level Two
Squad Leader: Staff Sergeants, Sergeants and Corporals are normally squad, section and team leaders and are a critical link in the NCO channel. These NCOs live and work with their soldiers every day and are responsible for their health, welfare and safety. These squad, section and team leaders ensure that their soldiers meet standards in personal appearance and teach them to maintain and account for their individual and unit equipment and property. The NCO enforces standards and develops and trains soldiers daily in MOS skills and unit missions. The NCO teaches individual and collective training, develops unit cohesion, fosters the values of loyalty and commitment and builds spirit and confidence. The NCO evaluates performance oriented training and through coaching and counseling grooms young soldiers for future positions of increased responsibility. Squad, section and team leaders teach everything from the making of sound and timely decisions to physical training to ethics and values. You, corporals and sergeants, are the basic trainer of today's soldiers.
Senior Forklift Operator: Supervises the operation of and operates various forklifts. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Supervises and performs operator maintenance for cargo handling equipment and enforces safety practices and documentation procedures.
Senior Crane Operator: Assigns cargo handlers, signal and winch operators to duty stations. Supervises operator maintenance for cargo handling equipment such as cranes. Provide technical guidance to subordinates. Inspects cargo, supervises cargo checking, controls cargo loading and unloading and manages crane operations. Enforces safety practices and documentation procedures.
Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) Operator: Operates the RTCH. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Supervises and performs operator maintenance for cargo handling equipment and enforces safety practices and documentation procedures.
Senior Forklift Operator: Supervises the operation of and operates various forklifts. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Supervises and performs operator maintenance for cargo handling equipment and enforces safety practices and documentation procedures.
Senior Crane Operator: Assigns cargo handlers, signal and winch operators to duty stations. Supervises operator maintenance for cargo handling equipment such as cranes. Provide technical guidance to subordinates. Inspects cargo, supervises cargo checking, controls cargo loading and unloading and manages crane operations. Enforces safety practices and documentation procedures.
Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) Operator: Operates the RTCH. Loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft. Supervises and performs operator maintenance for cargo handling equipment and enforces safety practices and documentation procedures.
88H3O - Skill Level Three
Assistant Operations Sergeant: The Assistant Operations Sergeant assists the Operations Sergeant in organizing, and coordinating the company/battalion/brigade and supporting unit's operations. He is the noncommissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of the operations in the absence of the operations sergeant, the assistant operations sergeant advises the company/battalion/brigade Commander on the current and future employment of the unit.
Hatch Foreman: Assigns cargo handlers, signal and winch operators to duty stations. Provide technical guidance to subordinates. Inspects cargo, supervises cargo checking and hatch operations. Issues materiel handling equipment, nets, slings, ropes, cables, wire, rope and other cargo operations gear. Enforce safety practices. Prepares, consolidates and reviews administrative, personnel and technical reports covering unit activities.
Section Chief: Plans work schedules for terminal operations, airfield arrival/departure control groups, (to include passengers) and container/trailer transfer points. Utilizes stowage plans, aircraft load plans and other cargo handling forms. Issue materiel handling equipment, nets, slings, ropes, cables, wire, rope and other cargo operations gear. Enforce safety practices. Prepares, consolidate and reviews administrative, personnel and technical reports covering unit activities.
Hatch Foreman: Assigns cargo handlers, signal and winch operators to duty stations. Provide technical guidance to subordinates. Inspects cargo, supervises cargo checking and hatch operations. Issues materiel handling equipment, nets, slings, ropes, cables, wire, rope and other cargo operations gear. Enforce safety practices. Prepares, consolidates and reviews administrative, personnel and technical reports covering unit activities.
Section Chief: Plans work schedules for terminal operations, airfield arrival/departure control groups, (to include passengers) and container/trailer transfer points. Utilizes stowage plans, aircraft load plans and other cargo handling forms. Issue materiel handling equipment, nets, slings, ropes, cables, wire, rope and other cargo operations gear. Enforce safety practices. Prepares, consolidate and reviews administrative, personnel and technical reports covering unit activities.
88H4O - Skill Level Four
Platoon Sergeant: The platoon sergeant is the primary assistant and advisor to the platoon leader, with the responsibility of training and caring for soldiers. The platoon sergeant helps the commander to train the platoon leader and in that regard has an enormous effect on how that young officer perceives NCOs for the rest of his career. The platoon sergeant takes charge of the platoon in the absence of the platoon leader. As the lowest level senior NCO involved in the company METL, platoon sergeants teach collective and individual tasks to soldiers in their squads, crews or equivalent small units. A platoon sergeant or sergeant first class generally has extensive military experience and can make accurate decisions in the best interest of the mission and the soldier. Utilizing tough, realistic and intellectually and physically challenging performance-oriented training to excite and motivate soldiers, the platoon sergeant ensures Army standards are met and maintained. Additionally, the platoon sergeant must conduct cross training to promote critical wartime skills within the unit, evaluate the effectiveness of the platoon and provide training feedback to the commander and first sergeant during After-Action Reviews (AAR) on all unit collective training.
Detachment Sergeant: This position is similar to the first sergeant except it is usually in units with less than 75 personnel and is usually held by a Sergeant First Class. The detachment sergeant is responsible for providing sound advice to the commander on a wide range of topics including the health, esprit de corps, discipline, mentoring, well being, career progression, recognition, and professional development of all assigned enlisted members. Furthermore, working with his or her fellow Senior NCOs and supervisors, the detachment sergeant ensures discipline is equitably maintained, and the goals of health, esprit de corps, discipline, mentoring, and welfare of the enlisted force are met. Detachment sergeants hold formations, instruct platoon sergeants and assist the commander in daily unit operations. Though detachment sergeants supervise routine administrative duties their principle duty is training soldiers. The CSM, detachment sergeant and other key NCOs, must understand the organization's collective mission essential tasks during METL-based training. Through NCO development programs, performance counseling and other guidance, detachment sergeants are mentors in developing subordinate NCOs. The detachment sergeant is on call 24 hours a day and should expect long and irregular duty hours. Generally, they are contacted by many base agencies (e.g., security forces, Red Cross, hospital, command post, etc.) and must respond (with the supervisor when feasible) at any hour. Based on the cumulative and important responsibilities of the detachment sergeant, and the impact of this position on units and personnel, this position is only for the most dedicated professional senior NCOs.
Operations Sergeant: Accountable to the Operations Officer and supervises 5-10 Soldiers and terminal service functions in an S2/3 Section of a Battalion or SDDC Terminal Operations staff.
Detachment Sergeant: This position is similar to the first sergeant except it is usually in units with less than 75 personnel and is usually held by a Sergeant First Class. The detachment sergeant is responsible for providing sound advice to the commander on a wide range of topics including the health, esprit de corps, discipline, mentoring, well being, career progression, recognition, and professional development of all assigned enlisted members. Furthermore, working with his or her fellow Senior NCOs and supervisors, the detachment sergeant ensures discipline is equitably maintained, and the goals of health, esprit de corps, discipline, mentoring, and welfare of the enlisted force are met. Detachment sergeants hold formations, instruct platoon sergeants and assist the commander in daily unit operations. Though detachment sergeants supervise routine administrative duties their principle duty is training soldiers. The CSM, detachment sergeant and other key NCOs, must understand the organization's collective mission essential tasks during METL-based training. Through NCO development programs, performance counseling and other guidance, detachment sergeants are mentors in developing subordinate NCOs. The detachment sergeant is on call 24 hours a day and should expect long and irregular duty hours. Generally, they are contacted by many base agencies (e.g., security forces, Red Cross, hospital, command post, etc.) and must respond (with the supervisor when feasible) at any hour. Based on the cumulative and important responsibilities of the detachment sergeant, and the impact of this position on units and personnel, this position is only for the most dedicated professional senior NCOs.
Operations Sergeant: Accountable to the Operations Officer and supervises 5-10 Soldiers and terminal service functions in an S2/3 Section of a Battalion or SDDC Terminal Operations staff.
School Information
School: 551 School Location: FT EUSTIS, VA
Course Title: CARGO SPECIALIST
Course: 822-88H10 Phase: Course Length: 7 Weeks 0.0 Days
Verifiable Prerequisites
PULHES 211222 Required
Normal Red/Green (RG) Perception YES Required
Physical Demand Rating VERY HEAVY - LIFT OCCASIONAL OVER 100 LB, FREQUENT 50 LB Required
Course Security Clearance Y - NONE Required
Enlisted MOS CMF 88H 88 Required
ASVAB GM Score 088 Required
Prerequisite Courses
There are no Prerequisite Courses.
Text Prerequisites
Active Army or Reserve Component enlisted personnel upon entry into MOS 88H10.
Course Scope:
Operating ships Cargo-Handling Gear, Operating Material Handling Equipment (MHE), and Cranes; Loading procedures for shipment by Air, Rail, and Motor; and performing Lift-on/Lift-off and Roll-on /Roll-off stevedoring operations aboard ship for vehicles, Heavy lifts, Containers, and General Cargo.
Special Information:
a. ADMINISTRATIVE/TRAINING NOTES: The transportation School Assistant Commandant at the Army Training Center has the authority to organize, reorganize, and structure POI training lessons within each module to provide a logical sequence based on location, facilities, equipment, resources, or other contingencies, which might impact, upon course presentation. All
tasks/lessons will be trained to job performance standards.
b. CONTEMPORARY OPERATING ENVIRONMENT: The learning objectives in the Army training must comply with current Joint, Army, and Branch doctrine regarding the Contemporary Operational Environment (COE) and Opposing Force (OPFOR) scenarios. This POI incorporates current doctrine and lessons learned at the appropriate level, divesting of obsolescence, and
implementing full spectrum operations in the COE in classrooms and training.
c. SAFETY: Accidents are an unacceptable impediment to Army missions, readiness, morale, and resources. Decision makers at every level will employ risk management approaches to effectively preclude unacceptable risk to the safety of personnel and property affiliated with this course.
d. ENVIRONMENTAL: AR 200-1 delineates TRADOC responsibilities to integrate environmental requirements across DOTMLPFand ensure all training procedures, training materials, and training doctrine include sound environmental practices and considerations. The Army's environmental vision is to be a national leader in environmental and natural resource
stewardship for present and future generations as an integral part of all Army missions. This program of instruction meets this standard.
Course Title: CARGO SPECIALIST
Course: 822-88H10 Phase: Course Length: 7 Weeks 0.0 Days
Verifiable Prerequisites
PULHES 211222 Required
Normal Red/Green (RG) Perception YES Required
Physical Demand Rating VERY HEAVY - LIFT OCCASIONAL OVER 100 LB, FREQUENT 50 LB Required
Course Security Clearance Y - NONE Required
Enlisted MOS CMF 88H 88 Required
ASVAB GM Score 088 Required
Prerequisite Courses
There are no Prerequisite Courses.
Text Prerequisites
Active Army or Reserve Component enlisted personnel upon entry into MOS 88H10.
Course Scope:
Operating ships Cargo-Handling Gear, Operating Material Handling Equipment (MHE), and Cranes; Loading procedures for shipment by Air, Rail, and Motor; and performing Lift-on/Lift-off and Roll-on /Roll-off stevedoring operations aboard ship for vehicles, Heavy lifts, Containers, and General Cargo.
Special Information:
a. ADMINISTRATIVE/TRAINING NOTES: The transportation School Assistant Commandant at the Army Training Center has the authority to organize, reorganize, and structure POI training lessons within each module to provide a logical sequence based on location, facilities, equipment, resources, or other contingencies, which might impact, upon course presentation. All
tasks/lessons will be trained to job performance standards.
b. CONTEMPORARY OPERATING ENVIRONMENT: The learning objectives in the Army training must comply with current Joint, Army, and Branch doctrine regarding the Contemporary Operational Environment (COE) and Opposing Force (OPFOR) scenarios. This POI incorporates current doctrine and lessons learned at the appropriate level, divesting of obsolescence, and
implementing full spectrum operations in the COE in classrooms and training.
c. SAFETY: Accidents are an unacceptable impediment to Army missions, readiness, morale, and resources. Decision makers at every level will employ risk management approaches to effectively preclude unacceptable risk to the safety of personnel and property affiliated with this course.
d. ENVIRONMENTAL: AR 200-1 delineates TRADOC responsibilities to integrate environmental requirements across DOTMLPFand ensure all training procedures, training materials, and training doctrine include sound environmental practices and considerations. The Army's environmental vision is to be a national leader in environmental and natural resource
stewardship for present and future generations as an integral part of all Army missions. This program of instruction meets this standard.
