09/29/2021
OVERVIEW
The UH-60 helicopter repairer is primarily responsible for the maintenance of UH-60 helicopters (also known as Black Hawks). With hundreds of Army National Guard missions depending on these helicopters, UH-60 helicopter repairers must ensure that all of them are safe and ready to fly.
JOB DUTIES
• Remove and install aircraft subsystem assemblies such as engines, rotors, gearboxes, transmissions and mechanical flight controls
• Service and lubricate aircraft and subsystems
• Prepare aircraft for inspections and maintenance checks
• Assist in diagnosing/troubleshooting
TRAINING
Job training for a UH-60 helicopter repairer requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 14 weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instruction. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field.
Advanced Individual Training: 14 weeks, 1 day at Fort Eustis, VA
Some of the skills you’ll learn are:
• Engine disassembly and repair
• Repair of aluminum, steel and fiberglass airframes/coverings
• Repair of hydraulic, fuel and electrical systems
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career as an airframe or powerplant mechanic.
WHAT WE ARE
The Texas Army National Guard is a reserve component of the Army with a primary mission to support the State of Texas. After initial training you serve one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer, with the chance of being called on to assist with state emergencies such as hurricanes, floods, pandemics, and civil unrest. While serving in the Guard you are able to have a full-time civilian career or go to school (with up to 100% tuition paid for) while still earning full-time military benefits from your part-time service.