enlisted
AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
What you’ll do
- Manage airfield operations to ensure a safe, efficient and effective airfield environment
- Provide aircrews with preflight briefing
- Inspect runways, taxiways, parking aprons, lighting and airfield clearance areas
- Utilize air-to-ground and land-mobile radios to coordinate airfield operations with aircraft
- Respond to flight safety hazards affecting the airfield environment
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
30 days
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Tech School Location
Keesler AFB, MS
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Status Upon Completion
Enlisted Airman with credits earned towards Aviation Management
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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.
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50 General (G)
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- Knowledge of navigational aids and airfield regulations
- Normal color vision
- Ability to speak distinctly in person and over air-to-ground radios
- Possession of a valid state driver’s licence to operate government motor vehicles
- 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
YOUR FUTURE IS WAITING.