Careers

Career Description

Obviously, climate control plays a large role in the comfort of our Airmen. It also plays a large role in our national security. From our Air Command facilities to our Space Command facilities, we operate thousands of computers that generate massive amounts of heat. Keeping them cool and operating is paramount to our ability to achieve our mission. Of course, cooling computers isn't the only task of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration specialists. You'll also be responsible for installing, maintaining and repairing HVAC systems in climates ranging from desert heat to arctic cold.

Career Tasks

• Install, maintain, repair and operate heating plants, systems and equipment, which operate on oil, gas or coal
• Work with furnaces, boilers, stoves, heat exchangers, burners, blowers, fans and radiant heaters
• Use high- and low-pressure systems with oil-, gas- or coal-heated furnaces and boilers
• Install, operate, maintain, modify and repair refrigeration, heating plants, systems and equipment
• Responsible for maintaining electric, electronic and pneumatic controls associated directly with the refrigeration/cooling equipment

Relevant Interests & Skills

• Electronics
• Problem-solving
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Maintenance and Repair

Training

After eight-and-a-half weeks of Basic Military Training, every Airman goes to technical training to learn their career. Here's the basic information about Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration technical training:

School location: Sheppard AFB [TX]

Length of course: 99 days

College degree earned: Mechanical and Electrical Technology

College credits earned: 43