• Component:
  
  Air Force Active Duty Air Force Reserve Air National Guard
• Rank:
  
  Enlisted
• AFSC:
  
  3E4X1

What you'll do

• Install and maintain all water, natural gas and fire suppression systems
• Monitor systems operation to compliance with local, state, federal and DoD regulations
• Install and operate field potable water treatment equipment
• Remove, repair and replace defective system components
• Analyze water to determine water purification treatment methods
• Survey proposed facility work to determine resource requirements

U.S. Air Force Maintainers: How We Work

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
  
  86 Days
• TECH SCHOOL LOCATION
  
  Sheppard AFB, TX
• STATUS UPON COMPLETION
  
  Enlisted Airman with credits earned towards Mechanical & Electrical 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) and 28 Electronics (E)
• Qualifications
  
  
  • Possession of a valid driver's license to operate government motor vehicles
  • Freedom from fear of confined spaces Freedom from fear of heights
  • 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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