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15P - - Aviatlon Operations Specialist (Page 2)

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Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial award of MOS. Aviation operations specialist must possess the following qualifications:

    (2) A physical profile, of 222221.

    (3) A minimum score, of 95 in aptitude area ST.

    (4) A Security Clearance, of SECRET,

    (5) A U.S. citizen,

    (6) Alcohol and drug abuse as defined below will disqualify any soldier or potential enlistee from this MOS. This disqualification will not be waived, even though the soldier/potential enlistee satisfactorily completes the Army Alcohol or Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Program or a civilian equivalent, except as specified below:

      (a) A medically diagnosed history of alcohol abuse as defined in the substance use disorder section of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III, 3rd Edition, 1987 (OSM III) is disqualifying. Cdr, PERSCOM may waive this disqualification after a soldier/potential enlistee in this MOS successfully completes the Army Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program (ADAPCP) Track I, II or Ill, or its civilian equivalent, based on the recommendations of the chain of command and the Cdr, USA Aeromedical Center. A soldier/potential enlistee who completes any aspect of the ADAPCP program and is involved in an additional offense involving alcohol or alcohol abuse will be immediately reclassified or denied enlist mont in this MOS as a high risk.

      (b) Except as provided in (e) below, a wrongful or improper use of narcotic or other controlled substance or dangerous drug as de fined by 21 USC 801, et seq, is disqualifying.

      (c) A positive result of urine test administered per AR 600-85 that leads to medical evaluation and a finding of "no diagnosis apparent, improper use" is disqualifying.

      (d) Except as provided in (e) below, a documented instance of the use, sale, transfer, possession, or manufacture of any narcotic or other controlled substance or dangerous drug as defined by 21 USC 801, et seq, is disqualifying. A documented instance includes con viction by any courts martial or any civilian court. Convictions include juvenile adjudication, non judicial punishment under Article 15, UCMJ, or voluntary confession after proper rights warning ac cording to Article 31(b), UCMJ.

      (e) A soldier or potential enlistee will not be disqualified for teenage civilian experimentation with marijuana or other can nabinoids disclosed in voluntary confessions of drug experimenta tion documented solely by information obtained from DD Form 1966, SF 88, or SF 93. (Experimentation is defined as one time use or casual use over a short period of time resulting from peer pres sure.) The use disclosed must have occurred prior to the individual's eighteenth birthday, and prior to enlistment in any armed force.

    (7) Formal training (completion of a resident MOS 15P course conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Artny Aviation School) mandatory. Waiver for formal training criteria must be submitted to Cdr, USAAVNC, ATTN: ATZQ-AP, Ft Rucker, AL 36362 for approval.

Additional skill identifiers

    (1) A2--Aviation Safety.

    (2) P5--Master Fitness Trainer.

    (3) Q2--Aviation Life Support Equipment (ALSE).

    (4) Q8--Tactical Air Operations.

    (5) Y2--Transition (personnel only).

    (6) 2S--Battle Staff Operations (skill level 3 and above).

    (7) 4A--Reclassification Training.

Training/School Information

Information derived from Army Pamplet 611-21

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