• Component:
  
  Air Force Active Duty Air Force Reserve Air National Guard
• Rank:
  
  Enlisted
• AFSC:
  
  2A6X6

What you'll do

• Inspect, troubleshoot and maintain electrical and environmental (E & E) systems
• Repair or replace any parts that are malfunctioning
• Perform cryogenic maintenance on mobile aircraft servicing units
• Ensure compliance with technical publications and directives

• U.S. Air Force Maintainers: How We Work

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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.

• BASIC MILITARY TRAINING
  
  7.5 weeks
• TECHNICAL TRAINING
  
  91 Days
• TECH SCHOOL LOCATION
  
  Sheppard AFB, TX
• STATUS UPON COMPLETION
  
  Enlisted Airman with credits earned towards Aviation Maintenance Technology

REQUIREMENTS

You must meet several requirements before joining the Air Force. These concern your background, overall health and other standards set by the Air Force, Department of Defense and federal law.

• 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.
  
  Applicants who are non-graduates or non-alternate credential holders must obtain an AFQT Test score of 65 or higher on the ASVAB.
• ASVAB Score Requirements
  
  41 Mechanical (M) and 61 Electronics (E)
• Qualifications
  
  
  • Knowledge of electrical, electronic and mechanical principles relating to E & E systems
  • Experience maintaining electrical, electronic and environmental systems
  • Normal color vision
  • 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

• CAREER FINDER
  Find the careers that suit you.
• MISSION
  We are the warriors of air, space and cyberspace.
• BASIC MILITARY TRAINING
  Discover the warrior within.

YOUR FUTURE IS WAITING.

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