Shower/Laundry and Clothing Repair Specialist (92S)
Administrative Support Army MOS Information

Posted Friday, November 25, 2005

• Enlisted
• Active Duty
• Army Reserve

Laundry and Textile Specialists are primarily responsible for supervising and performing laundry, shower, personnel, and clothing decontamination functions.

Some of your duties as a Laundry and Textile Specialist may include:

• Receiving bulk, individual or organizational laundry
• Reviewing laundry lists for accuracy of bundle count or contents of individual laundry bag
• Separating, classifying and marking washable and unwashable items
• Operating mobile washers, extractors, dryers, reimpregnation, decontamination, and delousing equipment
• Sorting and issuing cleaned laundry and equipment
• Conducting clothing exchange in conjunction with bag operations
• Installing, inspecting, operating and maintaining laundry, shower, decontamination and delousing equipment and generators

Training:

Job training for a Laundry and Textile Specialist consists of nine weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and six weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.

Advanced Responsibilities:

Advanced level Laundry and Textile Specialists may also have these additional responsibilities while trainig other Soldiers:

• Supervising establishment of laundry or shower facilities
• Supervising marking, classifying and washing operations
• Coordinating the flow of personnel through shower and delousing operations with supported units
• Supervising preventive maintenance of laundry, shower and delousing equipment
• Estimating supply requirements
• Requesting supplies and supervising the receipt, storage and issue of supplies, clothing and equipment