WEATHER
USING SCIENCE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE WEATHER
Individuals in the Weather career field collect, observe, analyze, predict, tailor, and integrate weather and space environmental information, including forecasts of conditions, to provide decision-quality information on environmental impacts. They operate meteorological equipment and employ weather software applications to interrogate current and future atmospheric and space weather conditions based on observations, terrestrial and space sensing instruments, weather radars, data and imagery from geostationary and polar orbiting satellites, and forecast data provided by military, national, and international weather centers. Air Force weather personnel are attached or assigned to Air Force, Army, Joint, or coalition conventional and special operations at Garrison and expeditionary locations worldwide.
- Analyze weather conditions, prepare forecasts, issue weather warnings and brief weather information to pilots
- Observe, record and transmit space environment observations
- Read and interpret weather satellite imagery, climatology reports, computerized weather prediction models and Doppler weather radar imagery
- Understand war fighter tactics and its relationship to weather conditions
Career tasks
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
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MINIMUM EDUCATION
A High School Senior (age 17 or older)*, High school diploma, a GED, or 15 college semester hours
*High School Students may start their application as early as the end of their junior year.
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ASVAB SCORE REQUIREMENTS
66 General (G) and 50 Electronics (E)
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QUALIFICATIONS
- Completion of the weather initial skills course
- Ability to speak distinctly
- Visual acuity correctable to 20/20
- Completion of a current National Agency Check, Local Agency Checks and Credit Check
- Completion of 7.5 weeks of Basic Military Training
- Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 42nd birthday
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
151 days
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TECH SCHOOL LOCATION
Keesler AFB, MS (335th TRS)
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STATUS UPON COMPLETION
Enlisted Airman with credits earned towards Weather Operations