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Job Description
If you enjoy working with engine mechanics, join the Army National Guard as an Aircraft Powertrain Repairer You will inspect, service, and repair powertrain systems on Army planes and helicopters to ensure that they remain safe and ready to fly transport, patrol, and flight training missions
Job Duties
- Repair powertrain quills, transmission adapting parts, rotary wing hubs, and tanks
- Disassemble, repair, reassemble, adjust, balance, and align powertrain systems
- Maintain facilities for storage of flammable and hazardous materials
- Prepare requests for turn-ins and repair parts
Some of the Skills You’ll Learn
- Repair of hydraulic, fuel, and electrical systems
- Engine disassembly, inspection, and repair
- Repair of aluminum, steel, and fiberglass airframes / coverings
Helpful Skills
- Preference for mathematics and shop mechanics
- Ability to use hand and power tools
Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career with aircraft manufacturers, commercial airlines, and government agencies
Earn While You Learn
Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to learn In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance
Job training for Soldiers in the Aircraft Powertrain Repairer specialty consists of weeks of Basic Combat Training, plus weeks of Advanced Individual Training
During this time, you will learn essential Soldiering skills and refine your aircraft repair abilities in the field and the classroom
Benefits / Requirements
Benefits
- Paid training
- A monthly paycheck
- Montgomery GI Bill
- Federal and State tuition assistance
- Retirement benefits for part-time service
- Low-cost life insurance (up to $, in coverage)
- (k)-type savings plan
- Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $,, for existing loans)
- Health care benefits available
- VA home loans
- Bonuses, if applicable
- Most non-prior service candidates will earn between $ and $ per drill weekend, subject to change
Requirements
- Military enlistment in the Army National Guard
- Must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate
- Must be between the ages of and
- Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards
- Must meet citizenship requirements (see NATIONALGUARDcom for details)
Requires military enlistment Programs and benefits are subject to change Ask your Army National Guard recruiter for the most up-to-date information
Actual MOS assignment may depend on MOS availability
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