151A - Aviation Maintenance Technician (not rated)

Duties:

Manages personnel, supplies, equipment and facilities to maintain and repair Guard rotary and fixed wing aircraft.

Organizes maintenance elements to inspect, service, test, disassemble, repair, reassemble, adjust, replace parts and retest aircraft or aircraft components.

Prepares, carries out and maintains standing operating procedures for management of maintenance activities.

Interprets regulations, technical manuals and orders pertaining to maintenance of Guard aircraft for commanders and subordinates.

Supervises aviation equipment maintenance and repair shop, section or platoon.

Directs maintenance and accountability of organizational test equipment, supplies and recovery equipment.

Minimum Prerequisites:

  • Be a Sergeant (E-5) or above
  • Hold a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) in CMF 15 (excluding 15P/Q MOS)
  • Must have worked five of the last eight years in CMF 15
  • Be an Advanced Leaders Course (ALC) graduate in a feeder MOS
  • Have at least one year experience as a section chief or have supervisory experience as defined in Department of the Army pamphlet (DA Pam) 611-21
  • Supervisory experience must be documented in Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Reports (NCOERs).
  • Less than 12 years' Active Federal Service (AFS) on date that DA form 61 is signed

Preferred Qualifications (Minimum Plus):

  • Two years of college credit at an accredited institution
  • Hold an Aircraft and Power Plant (A&P) certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA)

*Note: Army National Guard programs and benefits are subject to change. Your local warrant officer recruiter has the most up-to-date information about job availability and bonuses in your state.