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15M MQ-1 Repairer

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Overview

An MQ-1 Repairer supervises, inspects, and performs field and sustainment maintenance on unmanned aircraft systems, repairing aircraft electrical, avionics, radio frequency, propulsion, fuel, and weapons systems while removing and replacing optical payloads. The repairer also repairs ground control, data terminal, takeoff and landing, and ground support systems and prepares maintenance forms and records.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Minimum ASVAB: EL 93 and MM 104

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: smartbook-611-21-ch10c-fy2025 (source date 2025-12). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Ground control station electronics maintenance
  • Ground data terminal radio frequency repair
  • Optical payload removal and replacement
  • Takeoff and landing system maintenance

Civilian Career Paths

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Avionics Technicians

Aircraft avionics, electrical and radio frequency repairs, together with ground support equipment maintenance, transfer directly to avionics component repair work.

How to prepare: Complete a civilian avionics bench-testing lab focused on circuit testers, oscilloscopes and voltmeters to identify gaps in component-level troubleshooting.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.
  • Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems.

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

UAS propulsion, fuel, electrical and mechanical system repairs, inspections and maintenance records provide directly relevant aircraft maintenance experience.

How to prepare: Assemble military maintenance records for an FAA review of experience toward airframe and powerplant ratings. Air carriers often require an Aviation Mechanic certificate for hiring, although it is not an FAA requirement for every airline mechanic job.

What the civilian work involves
  • Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
  • Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
  • Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    Build and demonstrate foundational electronics knowledge for avionics repair; the issuer designs this credential for technicians with less than two years of electronics experience or training.

    For: Avionics Technicians

  • General Radiotelephone Operator License (PG)

    Support an aviation radio repair focus through examination of radio law and transmitter and receiver maintenance fundamentals.

    Eligibility and preparation: Satisfactory knowledge of FCC rules and the ability to send and receive spoken messages correctly in English; pass written Elements 1 and 3 or receive credit.

    For: Avionics Technicians

  • Mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant)

    Obtain both FAA mechanic ratings to support entry into civilian aircraft maintenance positions.

    Eligibility and preparation: Be at least 18 and able to read, write, speak and understand English. For both ratings, qualify through 30 months of concurrent practical experience appropriate to both ratings, graduation from an FAA-approved Aviation Maintenance Technician School, or completion of the Joint Service Aviation Maintenance Technician Certification Council course. Pass the knowledge, oral and practical tests; the FAA evaluates documentary evidence of military experience.

    For: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (8 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 15M MQ-1 Repairer

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 15M (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Ground control station electronics maintenance, Ground data terminal radio frequency repair, Optical payload removal and replacement, Takeoff and landing system maintenance, Avionics Technicians (O*NET 49-2091.00), Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  2. O*NET: Avionics Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Avionics Technicians (O*NET 49-2091.00)

  3. O*NET: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  4. FAA: Become an Aviation Mechanic

    [4] Requirements and mechanic experience requirements

    Supports: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00), Mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant)

    [10]COOL credential mapping: Mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant) · 15M cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant)

  5. COOL credential mapping: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    [5] 15M cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    [6]ETA International: Associate Certified Electronics Technician · CETa description and CETa Exam Info; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

  6. COOL credential mapping: General Radiotelephone Operator License (PG)

    [7] 15M cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: General Radiotelephone Operator License (PG)

  7. eCFR: 47 CFR 13.201 - Qualifying for a commercial operator license or endorsement (FCC)

    [8] sec. 13.201(a) and (b)(2); eCFR current through issue date 2026-09-21, text retrieved 2026-09-23 via eCFR API

    Supports: General Radiotelephone Operator License (PG)

  8. eCFR: 47 CFR 13.203 - Examination elements (FCC commercial radio operators)

    [9] sec. 13.203(a)(1)-(2); eCFR current through 2026-09-21, retrieved 2026-09-23 via eCFR API

    Supports: General Radiotelephone Operator License (PG)

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Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 15M. Each history page explains the change.

67N1UH-1 Helicopter Repairer67N2UH-1 Helicopter Repairer67N3UH-1 Helicopter Repairer

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