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Career Description

Highly flammable liquids require highly focused individuals to handle them. The job of a Liquid Fuel Systems Maintenance specialist is more than meets the eye. Every day you'll work with extremely flammable petroleum substances that require high-level security clearance. Steady nerves and attention to detail will help you ensure everything that contains fuel, from aircraft to transports, is operational and safe.

Career Tasks

• Perform preventive and major maintenance on liquid fuel systems used for storing, distributing and dispensing gasoline and jet fuel
• Manage periodic inspections on liquid fuel systems for leakage, corrosion, faulty fittings and inoperative electrical and mechanical components and make necessary repairs or adjustments
• Ensure precautionary safety measures are being followed to prevent fire, explosions and injury to personnel as you will work with highly flammable petroleum products
• Inspect and repair the many electrical and mechanical components that make up an Air Force fuel system and learn how the system operates

Relevant Interests & Skills

• Electronics
• Problem-solving
• Engineering
• Maintenance and Repair
• Physics

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 Liquid Fuel Systems Maintenance technical training:

School location: Sheppard AFB [TX]

Length of course: 48 days

College degree earned: Ecological Controls

College credits earned: 20