Posted on Jan 1, 2018
Anybody have any information on 15R (duty stations, deployments, the daily, etc.)?
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AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer (15R)
AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer (15R)
15R: AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer
15E: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairer
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Duty stations are slim compared to most other MOS’S but it’s spread out; Germany, Alaska, Hawaii, Ny, Georgia, Kentucky, Washington, Kansas, Korea, Texas and I may have missed another. Deployments ( and rotations) depend on the station just like any other unit, 9 months long and every other year or so. Drum has gone every other year where as my unit hasn’t been in three years and we’re now on a rotation in Europe.
The daily, my favorite question. There are three types of Romeos, maintenance company, line company and ASB. In a line company you are directly responsible for the every day schedule maintenance of the bird, each crew cheif generally has their own to maintain but everyone kind of rotates. Maintenance company is there for the big unschedule stuff that happens, engine replacements, lower hour phases and the like. ASB if for major phases (500 hour) this is when the entire bird gets taken apart and put back together. For line companies the hours are long and frustrated working with PC, QC and lack of parts but personally I prefer it over anything else because I have my bird. I launch it, recover it, know it’s entire scheduled maintenance timeline and over time you learn the birds sweet spots and bad habits. It’s hard work but that feeling you get when you clear the engines and the pilots spin those blades directly over your head and you launch them, it’s one of a kind.
The daily, my favorite question. There are three types of Romeos, maintenance company, line company and ASB. In a line company you are directly responsible for the every day schedule maintenance of the bird, each crew cheif generally has their own to maintain but everyone kind of rotates. Maintenance company is there for the big unschedule stuff that happens, engine replacements, lower hour phases and the like. ASB if for major phases (500 hour) this is when the entire bird gets taken apart and put back together. For line companies the hours are long and frustrated working with PC, QC and lack of parts but personally I prefer it over anything else because I have my bird. I launch it, recover it, know it’s entire scheduled maintenance timeline and over time you learn the birds sweet spots and bad habits. It’s hard work but that feeling you get when you clear the engines and the pilots spin those blades directly over your head and you launch them, it’s one of a kind.
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Probably the best response, would you see yourself reclassing out of that mos as im doing? What are some negatives? Favorite duty station, if only one duty station do you like the one your at? How are the boards ? And promotions, what are the promotion points looking like in that MOS? You know most of what im asking going, going to pick your brain SGT(P) Jazmin Johnson
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SGT(P) Jazmin Johnson
Promotion points are actually the highest, right now sitting at 798. Boards are what you make it, that always depend on your willingness to study. My personal cons, maintenance takes precedence over pt, and we work 12-14 hour days most times so pt on your own time takes discipline. Most cons you will hear is maintenance flow, sometimes it will seem like you’ve got nothing going on then all of a sudden it’s as if everything is broken. Needing parts and having qc tell you to replace something that isn’t broken just to make it look like you’re working on the problem. It’s really comical to me. I honestly am not the best person to ask about cons because I absolutely love my job and have no desire to reclass. I’ve only been stationed at hood and that’s where I enlisted so I don’t mind it at all. Some leadership will tell you not to judge aviation based on hood, most people just don’t like the installation. I’m a role with the punches kind of person so I believe every duty station is what you make it. I’ll soon be stationed here in Germany and am excited for that experience. If you have any questions any time don’t hesitate to ask!
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SGT(P) Jazmin Johnson - sounds good thanks! I did end up choosing to reclass to 15R and I to want to be stationed in Germany. Good good luck with everything!
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The majority of your duty stations as a 15R would be your major posts here in the U.S., with OCONUS spots like Korea, Hawaii, Alaska, and Germany. In the states you have JBLM Washington, fort bliss Texas, fort Carson Colorado, fort Riley Kansas, fort hood tx, fort Campbell Kentucky, fort Bragg North Carolina, fort drum New York, hunter army airfield near savannah Georgia, and I believe that’s about it.
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SGT(P) (Join to see)
How did you like the job as an E-4?, I would be coming over as a SPC reclass? What has been your favorite duty station? What are some positives and negatives of the job?
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As a SPC I was working in a support battalion performing major maintenance for the first three years, then got moved to an Apache battalion. After that I became a crew chief in a line company where I had an aircraft assigned to me. Overall, I had a pretty darn good time as a SPC in this MOS. I can tell you that coming as a SPC reclass, you will be getting looked at by your leadership for those leadership skills, your understanding of the structure for your unit, and your work ethic along with other things. Positives are that you’re learning a marketable skill, aviation is a small community, and you get to work on an airfield. Negatives are that there are days where you’ll be working past 1700, Apaches are maintenance heavy (this one could be positive or negative depending on how you look at it), and it’s a relaxed environment, also could be a positive based on perception and structure. My favorite duty station so far has been fort bliss tx. 1AD CAB is great, fort bliss has excellent facilities, El Paso is a growing city, and the food there is great.
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germany, south korea, ft. Hood, bliss, carson.... Ehhh... All i can remember
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