Utility Repairman (121) Enlisted Personnel

Keeps buildings and equipment of a unit or post in good repair and working order by performing a wide variety of maintenance tasks.
Constructs simple articles, such as rough-finish tables, training aids, gun racks, shelves, and partitions, using carpenter's tools or any other hand tools which are available. Follows oral instructions, rough sketches, and diagrams. In the field, improvises expedients in making temporary repairs to equipment when replacement parts are unavailable.
May assist second echelon maintenance men, such as auto mechanics, electricians, or artillery mechanics.
Should have an elementary knowledge of and skill in maintenance of machinery, carpentry, plumbing, painting, and electricity.

Alternate nomenclatures:

  • Maintenance Man
  • Mechanic, General