Initial Training Overview:
Job training consists of nine weeks of Basic Training and 30 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Eustis, Virginia, including inspection and repair of aircraft engines and equipment. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.
Additional Training Information:
Specific formal training opportunities for this MOS, including advanced training courses available at specific points of the soldier's career, can be found on the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) Web Site.
Restrictions:
During Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), the Army limits a soldier's personal freedom, using a "Phase System," which grants increased freedom, based upon phase of training. For details, see Army Training Phase Restrictions.
Training Details:
Course provides the student with skills and knowledge required to maintain, repair and troubleshoot OH-58D electrical, armament, fire control, avionic systems; maintenance concepts, preventive maintenance, operational checks, troubleshooting, fault detection, fault isolation, and appropriate AVUM/AVIM corrective actions using appropriate technical publications. Application, operation, and maintenance of all applicable peculiar ground support equipment (PGSE), common ground support equipment (CGSE), and test measurement and diagnostic equipment (TMDE) will be included. Other subjects covered include: maintaining aircraft armament/missile systems according to technical manuals and safety procedures, performing maintenance on aircraft weapon components, fire control units and sighting elements, performing operational checks, ammunition loading/unloading and weapon subsystems configuration changes for fire control systems, testing/troubleshooting and repairing test sets and diagnostic equipment, replacing faulty wiring, soldering electrical connections, repairing or replacing instruments, such as tachometers, temperature gauges and altimeters, and reading electrical wiring diagrams.
