• Component:
  
  Air Force Active Duty Air Force Reserve Air National Guard
• Rank:
  
  Enlisted
• AFSC:
  
  2A5X4

What you'll do

• Utilize technical data to diagnose and solve maintenance problems on aircraft
• Adjust, align and rig aircraft systems
• Inspect and check components for clearances, tolerances, proper installation and operation
• Inventory and maintain aircraft equipment
• Supervise the launching and recovery of aircraft

U.S. Air Force Maintainers: How We are Wired

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
  
  Length varies with aircraft.
• 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
  
  47 Mechanical (M)
• Qualifications
  
  
  • Knowledge of principles applying to aircraft systems
  • Normal color vision
  • 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

• 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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