GREENVILLE – The Ohio Army National Guard 19D Cavalry Scout unit located in Greenville, OH under the command of Captain Dylan Salyers welcomed a large turnout for its open house and community outreach on Saturday to see their building, equipment and Soldiers that serve and train here in Darke County.
“We are Alpha Troop with CAP Squadron,” said Captain Dylan Salyers. “We are a bunch of Calvary Scouts Men with the Army National Guard for the State of Ohio.”
“We have an open house today for the local population to see more of what we do, the details in terms of what our job is for the State of Ohio,” Captain Saylers continued. “We are a very mobile unit, we have deployed multiple times across the country stateside as well as overseas and the Middle East. We’re a Cav Squadron full of a bunch of Cav Scouts. We have a wide range of weapon systems we use.”
As a Cavalry Scout, they are the eyes and ears of the armored division. They move ahead of its division, provide reconnaissance, and report vital information back to the unit’s commanding officer. They’re providing critical on-site intelligence that enables the officer to make informed decisions.
Duties may require you to secure and prepare ammunition on scout vehicles; operate individual and crew-served weapons; perform navigation during combat; serve as a member of observation and listening posts; gather and report information on terrain, weather, and enemy disposition and equipment; collect data to classify routes, tunnels, and bridges; and employ principles of concealment and camouflage.
Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to train. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.
“Anyone is interested; we have a recruiter who works directly with us and will point you in the right direction in terms of how to sign up not only for this job but any job that the United States military offers in terms of either in the National Guard or the Army as Well,” Captain Salyers noted. “It is a good organization. There are tons of benefits with education, schooling in general.”
First Sergeant Michael Perrin is Captain Salyer’s senior enlisted NCO for the Greenville 19D Cavalry Scout unit.
Benefits
- Paid training
- A monthly paycheck
- Montgomery GI Bill
- Federal and State tuition assistance
- Retirement benefits for part-time service
- Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
- 401(k)-type savings plan
- Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000, for existing loans)
- Health care benefits available
- VA home loans
- Bonuses, if applicable
- Most non-prior service candidates will earn between $200 and $250 per drill weekend, subject to change.
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Ohio Army National Guard 19D Cavalry Scout unit, Greenville, Ohio open house and community outreach. (Gaylen Blosser photo)
