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Army MOS · Aviation

154E MH-47 Pilot

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Overview

An MH-47 Pilot commands and operates cargo helicopters under tactical and non-tactical conditions during the day or night and in all types of weather. This pilot supports training, disaster relief, combat, combat support, and combat service support missions while maintaining aircrew training manual requirements.

Minimum clearance: Top Secret

Core Skills

  • Day and night flight in varied weather
  • Disaster relief flight mission execution
  • Aircrew training manual proficiency maintenance

Civilian Career Paths

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Commercial Helicopter Pilot

Commanding cargo helicopters during day, night, and varied weather operations transfers directly to civilian commercial helicopter flying.

How to prepare: Have an FAA flight school review your military flight records and current certificates to identify remaining commercial helicopter certification and rating steps. Commercial flying requires appropriate FAA certificates and ratings, medical qualification, and satisfaction of applicable flight-experience, knowledge, and practical-test requirements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Co-pilot aircraft or perform captain's duties, as required.
  • Use instrumentation to pilot aircraft when visibility is poor.
  • Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Aeronautical charts

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 154E MH-47 Pilot

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 154E (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank warrant_officer, authority codeType warrant_officer

    Supports: Day and night flight in varied weather, Disaster relief flight mission execution, Aircrew training manual proficiency maintenance, Commercial Helicopter Pilot (O*NET 53-2012.00)

  2. O*NET: Commercial Pilots

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Commercial Helicopter Pilot (O*NET 53-2012.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: airline and commercial pilot duties and entry requirements

    [3] What They Do; How to Become One; Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; updated 2026-08-27, retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Commercial Helicopter Pilot (O*NET 53-2012.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 154E

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