Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Operating and maintaining the STC-2(V) and its installed peripherals provides directly relevant experience for maintaining civilian voice communications equipment.
How to prepare: Complete a hands-on telecommunications repair course that practices circuit fault isolation and post-repair testing on civilian telephone and switching equipment.
What the civilian work involves
- Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
- Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.