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155F Jet Aircraft Pilot

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Overview

A Jet Aircraft Pilot commands and operates fixed-wing utility aircraft in tactical and nontactical conditions while transporting passengers and cargo. This pilot performs instrument flight procedures, navigation, airborne weather radar interpretation, military intelligence missions, and airborne radio relay missions while maintaining current flight status.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Airborne weather radar interpretation
  • Day and night instrument flight
  • Intelligence and airborne radio relay missions

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Commercial Pilots

Commanding fixed-wing utility aircraft, transporting passengers and cargo, and flying instrument procedures transfer directly to commercial flying.

How to prepare: Have a civilian flight school review your military flight records and current certificates to identify gaps toward the FAA commercial pilot certificate and ratings needed for charter or other unscheduled flying.

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
  • AeroPlanner

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Fixed-wing passenger and cargo transport under varied weather conditions provides directly relevant experience for airline flight operations.

How to prepare: Compare your logged military flight experience and current certificates with ATP requirements before selecting an airline transition program. Scheduled-airliner pilot crews must hold ATP certificates, which require a commercial pilot certificate first; airline pilots also typically need a bachelor's degree.

What the civilian work involves
  • Use instrumentation to guide flights when visibility is poor.
  • Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
  • Work as part of a flight team with other crew members, especially during takeoffs and landings.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • AeroPlanner

Notes & Sources

  • Both pilot paths require appropriate FAA certificates and ratings, medical qualification, and satisfaction of applicable flight-experience, knowledge, and practical-exam requirements; periodic physical and practical flight examinations also apply.
Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 155F Jet Aircraft Pilot

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 155F (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank warrant_officer, authority codeType warrant_officer

    Supports: Airborne weather radar interpretation, Day and night instrument flight, Intelligence and airborne radio relay missions, Commercial Pilots (O*NET 53-2012.00), Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (O*NET 53-2011.00)

  2. O*NET: Commercial Pilots

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Commercial Pilots (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 Pilots (O*NET 53-2012.00), Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (O*NET 53-2011.00)

  4. O*NET: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (O*NET 53-2011.00)

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