(The Army recently changed this MOS from 68X to 15X) Army missions depend on aircraft. These aricraft have Instruments, lights, weapons, ignition systems, landing gears and many other aircraft parts are powered by electricity. It's up to the members of the aircraft electrician team to keep these electrical systems in a state of proper repair. The AH-64 armament/electrical systems repairer performs aviation unit, intermediate, and depot maintenance on the AH-64 electrical and instrument systems and the electrical, electronic, mechanical and pneudraulics systems associated with AH-64 armament/missile and fire control systems.

Requirements:

• A minimum score of 105 in aptitude area EL and 100 in the aptitude area MM

• .A physical demands rating of very heavy (be able to lift on an occasional basic over 100 pounds with frequent or constant lifting in excess of 50 pounds)

• Normal color vision

• Formal training (completion of a resident MOS 68X course conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Army Aviation School) mandatory. Waiver for formal training criteria must be submitted to Cdr, USAAVNC, ATTN: ATZQ-AP, Ft Rucker, AL 36362 for approval
  

• Alcohol and drug abuse as defined below will disqualify any soldier or potential enlistee from this MOS
  
  

Duties:

• Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair malfunctions in the AH-64A armament, electrical and avionic systems and components
  

• Perform maintenance, authorized modifications and alignment on weapons components, fire control units, sighting elements, electronic and mechanical devices
  

• Perform operational and preventive checks on aircraft flight controls, stabilization systems, avionics and controlled cryptographic equipment
  

• Perform ammunition loading/unloading and weapon subsystems configuration changes for all AH-64A fire control systems
  

• Maintain facilities for storage of weapons, ammunition and weapons cleaning equipment and supplies
  

• Troubleshoot equipment wiring harnesses
  

• Test, troubleshoot and repair diagnostic equipment
  

• Maintain records on weapons and subsystems
  
  
  
  

Training:

• Nine weeks of basic training

• 30 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Eustis, Virginia, including practice in repairing electrical systems (Part of this time is spent in a classroom and part in the field under simulated combat conditions)
  

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As an AH-64A Armament/Electrical Systems Repairer you will learn skills that will help prepare you for a future with commercial airlines, aircraft maintenance firms, aircraft manufacturers or other organizations that might employ and maintain airplanes or helicopters.