Enlisted CABLE AND ANTENNA OPERATIONS
What you’ll do
- Install, maintain and modify copper core, coaxial, waveguide and fiber-optic cable and antenna systems
 - Climb antenna support structures and wooden poles to various heights for maintenance
 - Interpret technical data to work on cable and antenna systems
 - Operate and perform maintenance on tools, test equipment, auxiliary equipment and vehicles
 - Locate, repair and replace faulty closures in various systems
 
      
    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
80 Days
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TECH SCHOOL LOCATION
Sheppard AFB, TX
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STATUS UPON COMPLETION
Enlisted Airman with credits earned towards Electronic 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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        45 Mechanical (M) and 60 Electronics (E) or 45 Mechanical (M) and 55 Electronics (E) and a 60 on the Cyber Test
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- Possession of a valid state driver’s license to operate government motor vehicles
 - Normal color vision
 - Normal depth perception, gait and balance
 - Physical ability to perform climbing duties
 - Freedom from fear of heights and claustrophobia
 - 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