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6256 Fixed-Wing Aircraft Airframe Mechanic, KC-130

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Overview

KC-130 fixed-wing aircraft airframe mechanics inspect, service, maintain, and repair aircraft airframe structures and composite materials. They also work on the aircraft's hydraulic, pneumatic, and landing gear systems.

Minimum ASVAB: MM 95

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 composite material inspection and repair
  • Aircraft hydraulic system maintenance and repair
  • Aircraft pneumatic system maintenance and repair
  • Landing gear inspection and repair

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.

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

KC-130 airframe, composite, hydraulic, pneumatic, and landing gear maintenance directly overlaps civilian aircraft component inspection and repair.

How to prepare: Gather military maintenance records for FAA review against the Airframe rating's 18-month practical-experience route before selecting test preparation or approved schooling. Air carriers often require mechanic certification; the experience route for both Airframe and Powerplant ratings requires 30 months of duties appropriate to both, so airframe experience alone does not establish eligibility for both ratings.

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.
  • Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and deicers to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.
  • Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

KC-130 structural and aircraft-system inspection and repair provides a foundation for aircraft assembly inspection, rework, and component installation.

How to prepare: Take hands-on aircraft assembly training focused on blueprint reading, fastening, and fit checks to bridge repair experience into production work.

What the civilian work involves
  • Assemble parts, fittings, or subassemblies on aircraft, using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, or fasteners, such as bolts, screws, rivets, or clamps.
  • Inspect or test installed units, parts, systems, or assemblies for fit, alignment, performance, defects, or compliance with standards, using measuring instruments or test equipment.
  • Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation.

Notes & Sources

  • FAA mechanic certification also requires applicants to be at least 18, read, write, speak, and understand English, and pass knowledge, oral, and practical tests.
Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 6256

    [1] MOS 6256 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 51293; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Aircraft composite material inspection and repair, Aircraft hydraulic system maintenance and repair, Aircraft pneumatic system maintenance and repair, Landing gear inspection and repair, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00), Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (O*NET 51-2011.00)

  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)

  4. O*NET: Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (O*NET 51-2011.00)

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