Basic Job Description
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator, are integral to providing Army personnel
with information about enemy forces and potential battle areas. Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle Operators are remote pilots of unmanned observation aircraft, who gather
and study information that's required to design operational plans and tactics.
The UAV operator supervises or operates the UAV, such as the Army's Shadow
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, to include mission planning, mission sensor/payload
operations, launching, remotely piloting,and recovering the aerial vehicle.
Duties performed by Soldiers in this MOS include:
Prepares and conducts air reconnaissance mission. Operates mission sensor/payload for target detection. Plans and analyzes flight missions. Deploys and redeploys the TUAV ground and air system. Operates and performs operator level maintenance on communications equipment, power sources, light and heavy wheel vehicle and some crane operations. Launches and recovers the air vehicle, performs pre-flight, in flight and post-flight checks and procedures.
Directs emplacement of ground control station. Directs emplacement of launch and recovery systems. Supervises and assists in air frame repair. Coordinates evacuation and replacement of parts and end items.
Training Information
23 weeks, 3 days at at Fort Huachuca, AZ
ASVAB Score Required: 105 in the aptitude area SC
Security Clearance: Secret
Strength Requirement: medium
Physical Profile Requirement: 222221.
Other Requirements
- Normal color vision required
- Must be US Citizen
- Never been a member of the U.S. Peace Corps, except as specified in Army Regulation 614-200, chapter 1.
- No record of conviction by court-martial
- No record of conviction by a civil court for any offense other than minor
traffic violations.
Similar Civilian Occupations
There is no civilian occupation that is directly equivalent to MOS 15W. However, the following civilian occupations make use of the skills developed through MOS 15W training and experience.
- Airfield Operations Specialists
- Business Operations Specialists
- Commercial Pilot
- Training and Development Specialists
