Enlisted
AIRCREW FLIGHT EQUIPMENT
What you’ll do
- Manage the inspection, maintenance and adjustments to assigned aircrew flight equipment
- Operate various types of test equipment such as oxygen and leakage testers
- Control and issue aircrew side arms and ammunition
- Perform operator maintenance and service inspections on shop equipment
- Instruct aircrews on the purpose and use of their flight and chemical defense equipment
- Ensure aircrew are weapons-qualified and prepared to deploy
TRAINING & EDUCATION
How do we transform you from a raw recruit to an expert Airman in this field? From hands-on experience to college credit toward a degree, the path begins here.
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BASIC MILITARY TRAINING
7.5 weeks
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TECHNICAL TRAINING
56 Days
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TECH SCHOOL LOCATION
Sheppard AFB, TX
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STATUS UPON COMPLETION
Enlisted Airman with credits earned towards Aircrew Safety Systems Technology
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You must be 17–42 years of age, a U.S. citizen and obtain a qualifying ASVAB score.
High School Students may start their application as early as the end of their junior year.
Applicants who are non-graduates or non-alternate credential holders must obtain an AFQT Test score of 65 or higher on the ASVAB.
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40 Mechanical (M)
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- Knowledge of inspection and maintenance procedures
- Possession of a valid state driver’s license to operate government motor vehicles
- Normal color vision
- Ability to speak clearly and distinctly
- Vision correctable to 20/20
- No record of claustrophobia or claustrophobic tendencies
- Completion of a current National Agency Check, Local Agency Checks and Credit
- Completion of 7.5 weeks of Basic Military Training
- Must be at least 17, but has not reached age 42 on the date of enlistment
YOUR FUTURE IS WAITING.
YOUR FUTURE IS WAITING.