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Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) Apprentice
When a doctor looks at an x-ray, he/she is "seeing" inside our bodies. The Air Force uses similar methods to inspect the insides of metal objects. As a nondestructive inspection apprentice, your job will require you to identify possible defects in Air Force equipment. You will determine what test method to use and prepare fluids and parts for inspection. Once you've completed the test, you will interpret the results and provide information about any defects you find to the repair center. You will analyze wear metal content on engine-lubricating oil and other fluids and recommend corrective action. You will also establish radiation areas for radiographic operations, compute and monitor personal exposure areas for radiographic operations and monitor personnel exposure data. You could be performing NDI on structures, components and systems. You will be able to detect cracks, delaminations, voids, processing defects and heat damage. Some of the tests you'll use could be penetrates, eddy current, magnetic particle, radiographic, optical or ultrasonic. Additionally, you'll operate, maintain and inspect the nondestructive equipment and perform operator maintenance and service inspections on shop equipment and tools. You'll be trained in characteristics of metals identification, detecting metal discontinuities and flaws, radiological safety and radiation monitoring procedures and interpreting technical orders and directives. PAY CHART
- CCAF Degrees:
- Avionic Systems Technology
- Tech Schools:
- Pensacola NAS, FL
All Air Force career fields are based on qualifications and job availability.
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