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6288 Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic, F-35

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Overview

A Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic for the F-35 inspects aircraft safety equipment and systems. This mechanic maintains and repairs those systems and equipment.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Minimum ASVAB: CL 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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Civilian Career Paths

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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Inspecting, maintaining, and repairing F-35 aircraft safety equipment and systems transfers directly to aircraft component maintenance.

How to prepare: Gather military maintenance experience records for FAA review to determine which mechanic rating your documented work supports. Certification requires age 18, English proficiency, qualifying experience of 18 months for one rating or 30 concurrent months for both ratings, or an accepted training route, plus written, oral, and practical tests; not every airline mechanic job requires the certificate.

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

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 6288

    [1] MOS 6288 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 51747; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

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

    [2]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 6288: Related SOC titles · MOS 6288 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"

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

  2. 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)

  3. FAA: Become an Aviation Mechanic

    [4] Requirements and mechanic experience requirements

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

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