15Z: Aircraft
Maintenance Senior Sergeant
Major Duties: The aircraft maintenance senior
sergeant supervises aviation unit maintenance (AVUM), intermediate
(AVIM), and depot maintenance in activities having a mix of
aircraft maintenance and/or component repair MOS. Prepares
studies, evaluations, special reports, and records pertaining
to aircraft maintenance, component repair, and related activities.
Plans aircraft maintenance areas, components repair shops,
and facilities. Applies production control, quality control
and other maintenance management principles and procedures
to aircraft maintenance and shop operations. Supervises the
verification and validation of technical manuals, training
devices and contractor furnished training material pertaining
to new aircraft and/or component fielding. Supervises research
and development projects in aviation and related areas. Assists
in the development of maintenance procedures for prototype
aircraft and components. Supervises the development and instruction
of training programs. Recommends and establishes plans, policies
and procedures for aircraft maintenance operations. Maintains
supply economy and discipline.
Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial
award of MOS. Aircraft maintenance senior sergeants (MOS
15Z) must be in grade specialist (E4) (non-promotable) or
below unless they have held a CMF 67 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 36363-5000.
The aircraft maintenance senior sergeant must possess the
following qualifications:
(1) Physical Demands Rating:
N/A
(2) Physical Profile: 323222
(4) Minimum score in aptitude
area: N/A
(5) 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 15Z had the alphanumeric designator of 67Z 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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