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Marine Corps MOS · Aviation

6176 Tiltrotor Crew Chief, MV-22

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Overview

An MV-22 tiltrotor crew chief serves as a flight crew member and answers to the pilot in command during operation of the aircraft and its associated mission and weapons systems. When not scheduled to fly, the crew chief inspects, services, maintains, and repairs power plants, transmissions, drivetrains, fuel systems, and rotor systems.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Minimum ASVAB: EL 105 or GT 105 or MM 105

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: navmc-1200-1l-fy26 (source date 2025-03). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Aircraft powerplant inspection and repair
  • Tiltrotor transmission and drivetrain maintenance
  • Aircraft fuel and rotor system servicing

Civilian Career Paths

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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

MV-22 experience inspecting, servicing, maintaining, and repairing powerplants, transmissions, drivetrains, fuel systems, and rotor systems directly supports aircraft maintenance work.

How to prepare: Gather military maintenance records for FAA review of experience toward Airframe and Powerplant ratings. Certification requires age 18 or older, English proficiency, qualifying experience of 18 months for one rating or 30 months concurrently for both, or an accepted training route, plus knowledge, oral, and practical tests.

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.
  • Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.

Notes & Sources

  • FAA mechanic certification is not a regulatory requirement for every airline mechanic job, although air carriers often require it for hiring.
Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 6176

    [1] MOS 6176 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 50312; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Aircraft powerplant inspection and repair, Tiltrotor transmission and drivetrain maintenance, Aircraft fuel and rotor system servicing, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00)

  2. O*NET: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

  3. FAA: Become an Aviation Mechanic

    [3] Requirements and mechanic experience requirements

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

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Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 6176. Each history page explains the change.

6175Title not stated in source

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