Initial Training Overview: Job training consists of nine weeks of Basic Training and 13 weeks, 4 days 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: Provides instruction to learn the following skills: Performs the duties of crew chief which includes maintenance on scout helicopters at AVUM and AVIM facilities. Removes and installs subsystem assemblies and subsystem components. Services and lubricates helicopter subsystems. Performs scheduled inspections, safety practices and procedures. Uses ground support equipment required for helicopter maintenance. Identifies and maintains common, special, and precision tools. Uses forms and records and applies technical manuals and other applicable publications to include Unit Level Logistics System - Aviation (ULLS-A) training. Other areas of instruction include: Removing and installing aircraft subsystem assemblies such as engines, rotors, gearboxes, transmissions, mechanical flight controls and their components, servicing and lubricating aircraft and subsystems, preparing aircraft for inspections and maintenance checks, performing scheduled inspections and assisting in performing special inspections, inspecting and repairing aircraft wings, fuselages and tail assemblies, servicing and repairing aircraft landing gear, and repairing or replacing starters, lights, batteries, wiring and other electrical parts.
