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AWF Naval Aircrewman Mechanical

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Overview

Naval Aircrewmen Mechanical perform flight and ground duties as members of fixed wing and tiltrotor integrated tactical crews. They calculate aircraft weight, balance, and performance, maintain and operate aircraft systems, move cargo and passengers safely, conduct medical evacuations, and execute equipment handling and emergency procedures.

Minimum clearance: Secret, often with SCI exposure

Minimum ASVAB: VE+AR+MK+MC 210 or VE+AR+MK+AS 210

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: milpersman-1306-618-rating-list-2026-04 (source date 2026-04). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Aircraft weight, balance, and performance calculations
  • Aircraft flight control system rigging
  • Air logistics scheduling and cargo movement
  • Dual trailing wire antenna winch operation

Civilian Career Paths

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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

AWF aircraft systems maintenance and flight control rigging provide directly transferable experience for aircraft maintenance work.

How to prepare: Compile records of your maintenance duties and practical experience for an FAA mechanic eligibility review. Air carriers often require an A&P 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.
  • Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and deicers to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Access Software AIRPAX

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

AWF weight and balance calculations, cargo movement, and air logistics scheduling align directly with aircraft load planning and cargo handling.

How to prepare: Prepare a sample aircraft load plan showing cargo placement and center-of-gravity calculations to demonstrate your load-planning experience.

What the civilian work involves
  • Determine the quantity and orientation of cargo, and compute an aircraft's center of gravity.
  • Direct ground crews in the loading, unloading, securing, or staging of aircraft cargo or baggage.
  • Distribute cargo to maximize use of space.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Cargo tracking system software
  • Microsoft Excel

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

AWF flight control rigging and aircraft systems maintenance transfer to aircraft assembly adjustment and testing work.

How to prepare: Take a hands-on aircraft assembly course focused on blueprint reading, component installation, and alignment inspection.

What the civilian work involves
  • Read blueprints, illustrations, or specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, or identities or relationships of parts.
  • 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.

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant)

    Obtain FAA mechanic certification for civilian airframe and powerplant maintenance work.

    Eligibility and preparation: Applicants must be at least 18 and able to read, write, speak, and understand English. The experience route requires 18 months for one rating or 30 months concurrently performing duties appropriate to both ratings, with military experience evaluated by the FAA. Alternatives include graduation from an FAA-approved Aviation Maintenance Technician School or completion of the Joint Service Aviation Maintenance Technician Certification Council course. Knowledge, oral, and practical tests are required.

    For: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

  • Certified Aerospace Technician Core

    Demonstrate foundational aerospace technical knowledge and practical skills for aircraft assembly work.

    Eligibility and preparation: Qualify through any one route: active-duty or veteran military service in an aeronautical, aviation, aerospace, or engineering rating or assignment; at least two years of work experience in one of those fields; a college or technical school degree of at least two years in one of those disciplines; or an FAA Airframe & Powerplant Certificate. Certification includes written, oral, and practical examinations.

    For: Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

  • ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

    Strengthen foreign object prevention knowledge in housekeeping, tool accountability, and material handling for aircraft maintenance and assembly.

    Eligibility and preparation: Open to all individuals without mandatory education, experience, or prior certification; AET is not required. Passing the FOE examination is required.

    For: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (9 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol I (NEOCS, Jan 2026 edition): NAVAL AIRCREWMEN (MECHANICAL) (AWF)

    [1] Rating chapter "SCOPE OF RATING"; cached text line 12187; NAVPERS 18068F Vol I, 2026-01 edition

    Supports: Aircraft weight, balance, and performance calculations, Aircraft flight control system rigging, Air logistics scheduling and cargo movement, Dual trailing wire antenna winch operation, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (O*NET 49-3011.00), Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (O*NET 53-1041.00), 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), Mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant)

    [6]COOL credential mapping: Mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant) · AWF cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant)

  4. O*NET: Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (O*NET 53-1041.00)

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

    [5] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

  6. COOL credential mapping: Certified Aerospace Technician Core

    [7] AWF cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Certified Aerospace Technician Core

    [9]SpaceTEC Partners, Inc.: Certified Aerospace Technician - Core Certification · Core Certification section; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Certified Aerospace Technician Core

  7. SpaceTEC Partners, Inc.: Qualifications for SpaceTEC Certifications

    [8] Qualifications for SpaceTEC Certified Aerospace Technician Core; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Certified Aerospace Technician Core

  8. COOL credential mapping: ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

    [10] AWF cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

    [11]SpaceTEC Partners, Inc.: ASTM NCATT certification information, exam list, and FAQ · Background; Exams Offered (Aircraft Electronics Technician, AET Endorsements, Other ASTM NCATT exams); Frequently Asked Questions; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

  9. ASTM NCATT FOE Elements of Basic Awareness Study Guide (PDF, copyright 2022 ASTM International NCATT)

    [12] Scope (sec. 1) and Significance and Use (sec. 3); retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)

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