Best Enlisted Job for Fighter Unit

[abc1]

Hey everyone,

 

I'm going to enlist in a fighter unit and wanted to know if there was such thing as a "best" job in regards to getting the most face time with the pilots. I've really only heard crew chief or avionics. Would it hurt someone if they enlisted and did the planning and scheduling? Want to make sure I'm getting the best job to increase my chances. Thank you!

[brabus]

Aviation Resource Management, Aircrew Flight Equipment, intel. All work around pilots daily.

[jonlbs]

crew chief. build some character. don't be a puss. bust your ass. let your work speak for itself. people notice that shit.

 

probably not the "best" job, but that's what I'd recommend.

 

but if you wanna find an easy job with more facetime brabus is def correct. but leaders aren't made taking the easy road. (damn that sounded gay).

Edited January 23 by jonlbs

[wikz]

im currently in AFE on the fighter side trying to go for an f-22 slot for my guard unit, and I have to say that AFE is a great choice. the job is fairly mild, and you see pilots DAILY. for example, you see them step, come back from flying a sortie, getting their gear to head to alert, and if they ever just need help with something. YMMV, but most of our pilots are super cool and will make small conversation. 

avionics is also a good one. ive heard of a couple guys prior enlisted get hired from that AFSC.

as stated by jonlbs, crew chief is a good job as well because the pilots respect them a lot for their work ethic. They're constantly fixing up the jets so they can fly. however, its not a laid back job, that's for sure. the hours are shit and working in the hot sun all day just aint the most fun. ive heard a lot of complaining from that side, but we also have a couple prior enlisted hires from there too. 

barbus has some good suggestions too; SARM and intel get good FaceTime as well. it all depends on what you're interested in; do some research on the jobs on the good ole google. I really love the whole fighter pilot shebang and like working on the gear so if that's you maybe AFE is your pick. (biased? maybe.)

Edited January 23 by wikz

[abc1]

17 hours ago, brabus said:

Aviation Resource Management, Aircrew Flight Equipment, intel. All work around pilots daily.

Based on available jobs currently, would it be looked down upon say if someone looking to fly took a job such as Maintenance Management and Production or Aircrew Egress Systems? 

[brabus]

I don’t think any position would be looked down upon. But I think those that you mentioned specifically will have little to no direct interaction with pilots (at least from a daily work perspective)