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Commercial airlines aren’t the only ones who need traffic management. In the Navy, our fighter jets, helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft need vigilant Air Traffic Controllers to keep flight decks and airstrips in check. As an AC, you work against moving runways, inclement weather and mechanical issues to get personnel safely to the ground. Navy aircraft are moving all the time, so it’s your responsibility to organize air traffic and communicate critical information to pilots. With extensive training in radar and air traffic communications, this rate is one of the easiest to translate into a civilian career post-service. As an Air Traffic Controller, you can command the skies.

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Navy aircraft carry some of the most complex electrical systems in the world and as an Aviation Electrician’s Mate, it’s your job to know every single wire like the back of your hand. Whether you’re repairing the circuitry behind the landing gear or installing the latest electrical panels in the cockpit, Navy pilots and aircrewmen are counting on you to perfect the wiring. If you’re ready to learn, we’re ready to show you how it’s done.

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The flight deck on an aircraft carrier is a flurry of moving pieces—a puzzle in constant motion. The Aircraft Handling Officer is in charge of directing the movement of the entire flight deck. You determine the jet launch sequence. You ensure all aircraft are ready to be recovered and you decide where they go and how they get there. Every performance needs a choreographer—the dance on the deck of an aircraft carrier, happening live every day and night is no different. Here, every day is hectic and every second counts.

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Some look at complex machinery with dread; others, with desire. Most mechanics can’t say they’ve repaired the engines of an F-35C Lightning II, but as a Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate, you could be one of them. Get your hands dirty testing and maintaining engines, fuel systems, propellers and more. In the civilian world it takes years to get this kind of experience. In the Navy, we think you’re ready now.

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Modern aircraft carriers are capable of launching aircraft every 20 seconds. That means the flight deck can get pretty busy, so solid management and communication are essential to preventing chaos. As an Aviation Boatswain’s Mate – Aircraft Handling (ABH), you will ensure smooth launch and recovery operations by carefully directing the movement of all aircraft. As one of three ratings in the Aviation Deck (ADEK) Field, everything on the flight deck will be your job. You will supervise every turn, tow and park of the aircraft, and secure them to the deck. Wherever they go, you’ll be the guide.

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A Navy aircraft carrier can hold over a million gallons of fuel, or the approximate equivalent of two Olympic swimming pools. As an Aviation Boatswain’s Mate – Fuel, better known as a “Grape,” you will ensure that high-quality fuel is distributed to every part of the ship—from refining fuel below deck to gassing up the jets on the flight deck. As one of three ratings in the Aviation Deck (ADEK) Field, you will keep our aircraft in the sky and our engines running. The safety of the pilot and the success of the mission will ride on your shoulders.

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An aircraft carrier runway is about 300 feet long—a mere fraction of the length of a normal airport runway. Launching and landing planes on this strip is challenging even on days when the ocean isn’t rocking the ship back and forth. It takes a fearless team of trained experts known as Aviation Boatswain’s Mates - Launch & Recovery (ABE) to make sure every launch runs—and returns—smoothly. As one of three ratings in the Aviation Deck (ADEK) Field, you will operate, maintain and utilize all aircraft launch and recovery equipment. You’ll travel the globe and help put the most lethal aircraft in the world into the airspace, safely and efficiently.

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When you become an Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer, you’re not just managing a team. You’re managing every piece of over eighty aircraft plus hundreds of personnel, requiring organization and focus that few can say they’ve mastered. You’re in charge of managing the repair and upkeep of our most lethal aviation assets. As an Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer, you lead a variety of rates who must work together to get our birds back into the sky.

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As an Aviation Ordnanceman, you are the fire behind the firepower, in charge of all aircraft ammunition. Whether you’re stationed on a ship or with a flight squadron, you’ll pack everything from guns and ammo to missiles and bombs onto helos and fighter jets. You’ll move weapons, lift them, store them, track them and transfer them to neighboring ships.

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Few people can say they work on every inch of a fighter jet. As an Aviation Structural Mechanic, you’re one of them. Keep a close eye on every system and piece of equipment in every kind of Navy aircraft from helicopters to the new F-35C Lightning II. Perform daily inspections and immediate repairs on everything from the landing gears to the ejection system. Skills like this can carry through to the civilian world as well, with opportunities at every aviation organization—even NASA.

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There is only one rate in the Navy with “safety” in its name. As an Aviation Structural Mechanic – Safety Equipment, you make the upper atmosphere livable for naval aviators. As a part of this team, you’ll maintain everything from the heating, oxygen and pressure systems that support human life at high altitudes to the safety harnesses and ejection systems that keep aviators out of harm’s way. If you want a job that saves lives, look no further.

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There’s no air support without ground support. Aviation Support Equipment Technicians live by this phrase because what they do is critical to keeping Navy planes in the air. From refilling aircraft oxygen tanks between flights to towing jets below deck for repairs, everything this team does on the ground makes a world of difference in the sky.