Enlisted
Nuclear Weapons
What you’ll do
- Performs and manages inspection, maintenance, storage, handling, modification, accountability, custody, and repair of nuclear weapons, weapon components, associated equipment, and specialized test and handling equipment
- Complies with nuclear safety and surety measures ensuring a safe, secure, and effective nuclear weapon stockpile
- Uses critical thinking skills to troubleshoot and resolve maintenance problems and submit deficiency reports on faulty components
- Assists in performing operational checks on alarm systems and inspects, audits, maintains high-security storage structure
- Plans, organizes, directs, inspects, and evaluates nuclear weapon activities, performance standards, and maintenance priorities
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
57 days
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TECH SCHOOL LOCATION
Sheppard AFB, TX
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STATUS UPON COMPLETION
Enlisted Airman with credits earned towards Munitions Systems Technology
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You must be 17–42 years of age, a U.S. citizen and obtain a qualifying ASVAB score.
*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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60 Mechanical (M)
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- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Knowledge of electrical and mechanical principles
- Normal color vision and depth perception
- Must be screened for eligibility and meet requirements of the Personnel Reliability Assurance Program (PRAP)
- No record of sustained, untreatable emotional instability
- Completion of a current Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
- 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.