Army Blackhawk Mechanic 15T (job/army life)?????

OK. I've just got out of the army a few months ago. My MOS was a 15T so here are some answers to your questions. 1.) The hueys are only at a few places, I believe Fort Rucker, Alabama, in Egypt and around Washington DC, but only a small number. I'm not sure that they even train 15M's anymore. When I went to AIT, they're were blackhawk, apache and chinook courses, there were no huey courses. 2.) It depends, if you want to fly as a crewchief, you'd better choose either blackhawk or chinook, because unless you're an apache pilot, you won't get to fly in an apache (only room for 2, pilot and co-pilot). As far as best training, if you're asking what experience can you take with you to the outside world, I suggest you get an A&P license. Most military helicopters are not in use in civilian applications so it would be of advantage to you to obtain an A&P license should you decide to stay in aviation after you serve in the army. 3.) No, the technology on the apache will be of no benefit. Again, this type of technology is only available in military applications. If you plan on going to the civilian world when you finshed your time with the army, you'll find that the apache technology will not be installed on say, a hospital medevac helicopter, or a news station helicopter. This is where an A&P license will make you more appealing to civilian aviation employers. It will show you have a general understanding of all aircraft and not just a certain type (i.e. apache long bow or blackhawk). 4.) Blackhawks are at Army bases in Georgia, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Washington State, Alaska, Hawaii, Germany, South Korea, and Italy. There are also some in Japan, but it's very hard to get those assignments. Chinooks and Apaches are at the same bases as well, but I would check the army website to be certain. 5.) Army promotion is not based on merit but on points (really stupid system). In a nutshell, if the army is full or overstrength on blackhawk mechanic NCO's in the army, the points will usually stay at 798 (the maximum) and it will be virtually impossible to get promoted. However if the army is shorthanded on an MOS, points will be very low and it will be ridiculously easy to get promoted. This in some ways is bad, because it can cause an incompetent person to be promoted (which happens all to often in the army), while a bright individual can get held back from promotion because of a system which is based on points, but to answer your quesion, no, airborne will not help in no way whatsoever, only low promotion points will do that. In my six years as a blackhawk mechanic, The points dropped below 600 only a few times, I was very fortunate to get promoted when I did, because had I not made points when I did, I would not have made my E-5 rank. 6.) If you get a good unit, you'll get trained properly, you'll have the right equipment to do your job, and you'll have people who want to see you succeed and are not on a power trip. However, if you get a bad unit, you're NCO's will care only about making themselves look good, Officers will care only about there ORB's, you won't have the right tools, and contractors will take all of your maintenace work and you'll be stuck not learning about your aircraft. Also, some units have crewchiefs who do not want to maintain the aircraft but only want to fly in the aircraft and go home. Unfortunately, some units seem to advocate this and the maintenance shop usually has to pick up the slack (I remember having to do this in 2003 and 2005 in Iraq). Also, there's a shortage of mechanics in the army, so after you train be prepared to be thrown out on the aircraft immediately. I also believe this is bad because in AIT you really just get familiar with your aircraft, you don't really learn the things you'll perform most often, (scheduled inspections, etc. and learning this stuff takes time) One more thing, be prepared to deploy to Iraq or Afganistan. Because of the shortage, mechanics are needed especially in the desert. Hopefully you don't get deployed, but if you do, don't be surprised. Along with all of this comes the cumbersome lifestyle of the military so be prepared to stay on top of your p's and q's as far as that's concerned. I'm not trying to be cynical, but most of the stuff I'm naming here happened to me. I'm just trying to give you the honest low-down so that when you do get into the army and your unit, you will REALLY know what to expect and not the flowery picture the recruiter is painting for you. Hope this helps and Good Luck

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Army Blackhawk Mechanic 15T (job/army life)?????

what is the job like from a current of former blackhawk crew cheif. im getting ready to enlist. have a few questions. 1) is the uh-1 huey still used by the army. the mos code 15M, is still on there web site. 2) between the huey-if available/blackhawk/kiowa/or chinook, which would give the best...

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Man I crewed Huey's in the 80's. If you want on of the best jobs in the army for a enlisted person go with a one you get to fly on. When you pick up those ground pounders from the field and their dirty and tired you will be thankful you went Army Avation!

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I think that an Army recruiter is the best person to ask with regards to ASVAB,open slots for specific MOS's.Whatever MOS you choose,rest assured that you will be trained by the best in the world teachers.The real question is what type of work do you want to do,after military service?(assuming that you don't make the military a career.)Do you want to work around aircraft or weapons?Good Luck!

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