15U: Medium
Helicopter Repairer
Major Duties: The medium helicopter repairer
supervises and performs maintenance on medium helicopters,
excluding repair of systems components. Duties for MOS 15U
at each level of skill are:
- Skill Levels
- Skill Level 1 MOSC 15U1O. Removes
and installs aircraft subsystem assemblies such as engines,
rotors, gearboxes, transmissions, mechanical flight
controls, and their components. Services and lubricates
aircraft and subsystems. Prepares aircraft for inspections
and maintenance checks. Performs scheduled inspections
and assists in performing special inspections. Performs
limited maintenance operational checks and assists in
diagnosing and troubleshooting aircraft subsystems using
special tools and equipment as required. Uses and performs
operator maintenance on tools, special tools and aircraft
ground support equipment. Prepares forms and records
related to aircraft maintenance.
- Skill Level 2 MOSC 15U2O. Performs
duties described in skill level 1 and provides technical
guidance to subordinate personnel. Performs operational
checks and scheduled inspections. Diagnoses and troubleshoots
malfunctions in aircraft subsystems. Performs air crewmember
duties.
- Skill Level 3 MOSC 15U3O. Performs
air crewmember duties. Supervises and provides technical
guidance to subordinate personnel performing aircraft
and subsystem maintenance and evaluates the technical
training program. Evaluates maintenance operations and
facilities for compliance with directives, technical
manuals, work standards, safety procedures, and operational
policies. Performs maintenance trend analysis and applies
production control, quality control and other maintenance
management principles and procedures to airplane maintenance
operations. Plans, conducts, and supervises aircraft
technical inspections. Computes basic weight and balance
records. Participates in maintenance test flights. Ensures
compliance with aircraft configuration control, Army
Oil Analysis Program and test measuring diagnostic calibration.
- Skill Level 4 MOSC 15U4O. Supervises
aircraft maintenance and technical inspection activities.
Determines man-hours, personnel, parts and facility
requirements to repair aircraft and associated equipment.
Plans aircraft maintenance areas, component repair shops
and facilities. Instructs subordinates in aircraft repair
and technical inspection techniques and procedures according
to directives, technical manuals, work standards and
operational policies. Maintains supply economy and discipline.
Supervises the technical training program. Prepares
evaluations, special reports, and records pertaining
to aircraft maintenance repair and related activities.
Recommends and administers plans and policies.
Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial
award of MOS. The medium helicopter repairer (MOS 15U)
must be in grade specialist (E4) (non-promotable) or below
unless they have held a CMF 15 MOS for a minimum of 12 months
at skill level 1 or 2, 18 months at skill level 3 or 24 months
at skill level 4. Waivers and/or exceptions must be approved
by Cdr, USAAVNC, ATTN: ATZO-AP, Ft Rucker, AL 36362-5000.
The medium helicopter repairer must possess the following
qualifications:
(1) Physical Demands Rating:
very heavy
(2) Physical Profile: 222211
(3) Normal color vision.
(4) Minimum score of 105 in aptitude
area MM.
(5) Formal training (completion of a resident MOS 15U course
conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Army Aviation School)
mandatory or meet the ACASP criteria listed in AR 601-210.
Waiver for formal training or ACASP criteria must be submitted
to Cdr, USAAVNC, ATTN: ATZQ-AP, Ft Rucker, AL 36362 for approval.
(6) Alcohol and drug abuse as defined below will disqualify
any soldier or potential enlistee from this MOS. This disqualification
will not be waived, even though the soldier/potential enlistee
satisfactorily completes the Army Alcohol or Drug Abuse Rehabilitation
Program or a civilian equivalent, except as specified below:
(a) A medically diagnosed history of alcohol abuse as defined
in the substance use disorder section of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual III, 3rd Edition, 1980 (DSM III) is disqualifying.
Cdr, PERSCOM may waive this disqualification after a soldier/potential
enlistee in this MOS successfully completes the Army Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program (ADAPCP) Track
I, II or III, or its civilian equivalent, based on the recommendations
of the chain of command and the Cdr, USA Aeromedical Center.
A soldier/potential enlistee who completes any aspect of the
ADAPCP program and is involved in an additional offense involving
alcohol or alcohol abuse will be immediately reclassified
or denied enlistment in this MOS as a high risk.
(b) Except as provided in (e) below, a wrongful or improper
use of narcotic or other controlled substance or dangerous
drug as defined by 21 USC 801, et seq, is disqualifying.
(c) A positive result of urine test administered per AR 600-85
that leads to medical evaluation and a finding of “no
diagnosis apparent, improper use” is disqualifying.
(d) Except as provided in (e) below, a documented instance
of the use, sale, transfer, possession, or manufacture of
any narcotic or other controlled substance or dangerous drug
as defined by 21 USC 801, et seq, is disqualifying. A documented
instance includes conviction by any courts martial or any
civilian court. Convictions include juvenile adjudication,
non judicial punishment under Article 15, UCMJ, or voluntary
confession after proper rights warning according to Article
31(b), UCMJ.
(e) A soldier or potential enlistee will not be disqualified
for teenage civilian experimentation with marijuana or other
can-nabinoids disclosed in voluntary confessions of drug experimentation
documented solely by information obtained from DD Form 1966
(Application for Enlistment Into the Armed Forces), SF 88
(Report of Medical Examination) or SF 93 (Report of Medical
History). (Experimentation is defined as one time use or casual
use over a short period of time resulting from peer pressure.)
The use disclosed must have occurred prior to the individual’s
18th birthday, and prior to enlistment in any armed force.
MOS 15U had the alphanumeric designator of 67U prior
to fiscal year 2004.
The major duties, physical demands, physical profile, and
skill levels were obtained from Army Pamphlet 611-21.
MOS List for Aviation
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