If you are looking for an enlisted position in the Air Force that will give you administration and personnel management experience, then being an Air Force Aviation Resource Management specialist might be a perfect fit for you.
The types of tasks that are associated with this type of military job include:
- Check air crewmembers in before a flight and check them out and help debrief them once they have returned.
- Preflight duties include making sure aircrews and parachutists have met all safety, physical, and gear requirements prior to takeoff.
- Coordinate crews with tail numbers, pass on important weather information and give updates on current aircraft status.
- Record daily flight mission and jump data which includes takeoff, in-flight and landing status reports.
- Coordinate a squadrons information with other area specialties on the airbase to help achieve overall mission objectives and seamless airfield operations.
Air Force Aviation Resource Management Specialists play a vital role in ensuring that flight and parachute missions proceed smoothly.
Requirements and Qualifications
These are the conditions and requirements an individual has to meet in order to serve in the US Air Force as an Air Force Aviation Resource Management Specialist:
Educational Requirements
- High School Diploma
- GED
- GED with 15 college credits
ASVAB Requirements
- Minimum ASVAB Score of 50 in the administrative category
Additional Requirements
- Be between the ages of 17 and 39
- Must be able to speak very distinctly
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- Having taken courses in oral communications and computer applications is very desirable
- Successful completion of 8.5 weeks of Air Force Basic Military Training (Lackland AFB San Antonio, TX)
- Must be able to attain a Secret level security clearance after undergoing a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
Aviation Resource Management Training and Career Path
Once a candidate has successfully completed Air Force basic training and the other job prerequisites, they will then have to successfully complete technical training for this career field.
Air Force Technical Training Information
The technical training to become an Air Force Aviation Resource Management Specialist takes place at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Miss.
Candidates will be under the command of the 81st Technical Training Squadron.
If you are anxious to get your Air Force job started right away, this is one of the least drawn out technical training courses in the United States Air Force.
It takes less than 1 month to complete the entire course.
Those who successfully pass the course will then proceed to their designated place of duty to begin several weeks of on the job training.
Upon completion of technical training, those who successfully pass the course will also be awarded credits towards a college degree in Aviation Management.
How Much Are Aviation Resource Management Specialist Paid?
Those who wish to pursue a career in the Air Force as an Aviation Resource Management Specialist will receive the standard military enlisted personnel pay rate.
There are exceptions to this if someone enters into this career with some college credits and/or prior civilian or military experience.
Your recruiter will be able to go into more detail on this as you will know exactly what your starting pay grade will be prior to embarking on your Air Force career.
A majority of the time most new recruits in the field of Aviation Resource Management Specialist will start out under what is known as an E-1 to E-3 pay grade with 2 years or less military service.
2019 preset enlisted pay rates for airmen with less than 2 years’ time in service are as stated below:
- Airman Basic (E-1): $1,680.83/Month
- Airman (E-2): $1,884.09/Month
- Airman First Class (E-3): $1,982.27/Month
Rank advancement is done by combining time in service with test scores.
The more time in service a person has the lower the test score it takes to get promoted to the next highest rank.
A person must factor in that this is only base pay and that other conditions may increase the figures mentioned above.
One example is if a person is allowed to live off base they will receive extra pay for this based on housing costs in the area.
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Other considerations are such things as basic subsistence allowance (food).
As a military member, all of your health expenses will also either be done free at base facilities or fully covered if you need to seek health assistance off base.
What’s Life Like as an Aviation Resource Management Specialist?
This job is both challenging and rewarding in its own right. During peacetime, an Aviation Resource Management Specialist will lead a fairly normal life.
That makes it perfect for those who are married and/or have dependent children because little or no temporary duty travel is required unless the enlisted member specifically requests it.
This gives those in this career field an opportunity to take college courses in their off duty time
They can do other things too such as participate in base sponsored intramural sports and recreational activities.
Other benefits that come with this career choice include:
- The ability to take advantage of reduced price on base shopping facilities
- Weekly days off and 30-days leave with pay each year
Someone entering this career field must keep in mind that air bases operate 24-hours a day and aircrew training can take place at any time of the day or night too.
That means anyone who is an Aviation Resource Management Specialist can expect to work some early evening and light night shifts periodically.
As with any Air Force career field, there is always the possibility that one can be either stationed stateside or abroad.
Some remote duty stations abroad may not allow or have facilities for dependents.
If stationed overseas, enlisted personnel will usually be allowed to take in the sights of their host country and travel to other nearby friendly countries too.
Here is what others who have experienced this position first-hand in the Air Force had to say about their experience on Indeed.com:
Other rewards that come with being an Air Force Aviation Resource Management Specialist include the pride one feels when serving their country and the team building and camaraderie that also takes place.
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Aviation Resource Management Civilian Career Opportunities
This Air Force career will give those who partake in it a varied background that will serve them well in several types of civilian jobs.
That’s because an Aviation Resource Management Specialist will have gained knowledge in such useful areas as human resources, administration, management, and computer database use.
Here are some of the job types in the civilian world that this Air Force career specialty may give you the ability to obtain:
- Entry level or higher positions in Airfield Management depending on the number of years served.
- It fits the qualifications for a wide variety of Entry Level Management positions.
- Working in a Human Resources department.
- Fulfilling the duties of an Executive secretary.
- The ability to work in a Database Management position.
- It will give an enlisted member great experience in the area of Supply and Logistics.
Many of the jobs that a former Air Force Aviation Resource Management Specialist will be qualified for are in government based positions.
Government jobs would consider time in the military towards base pay and the number of vacation days a new employee is eligible to take.
References
Official Aviation Resource Management Page
Air Force Reserve Official Page
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