Posted on Dec 14, 2019
What Army maintenance post would be a good pick for 15T?
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I'm going to MEPS this Tuesday to enlist in the Army as a 15T Blackhawk repairer. I think I will get to "pick" where I want my first duty station to be at. I'm just trying to get an idea of which duty stations are maintenance an which ones are flight. I really want to find a maintenance post because my goal is to become a crew chief at some point. With that being said, I've read in different posts here that the better crew chiefs started out in a maintenance unit before going to a flight unit. Which base can I be looking at to help me get an idea of possible locations for my family to move to. I've also heard that a lot of 15T's are sent to Korea once they are done with AIT so I imagine that could be a possibility.
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You get a "wish list".
The Army takes that and throws it in the trash. If you stay more than one term, you can reenlist for a duty station of your choice.
The Army takes that and throws it in the trash. If you stay more than one term, you can reenlist for a duty station of your choice.
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Duty station is one thing, but unit placement is another. You *might* be able to preference a station, but you will not be able to pick the unit. As a 15T you will either go to the ASB, the AHB Delta company, or to an AHB flight company. Once there, you will have future opportunities to move and be reassigned in the BN or BDE. Just focus on learning your job. If you like the idea of high optempo and frequent deployments, come join us at the 101 CAB, Fort Campbell.
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ASB = Aviation Support Battalion. They are the largest BN in a CAB, combat aviation brigade. They perform scheduled maintenance, phase lanes, etc., and have all the MOSes required to work on the different airframes. The AHB is the Assault Helicopter Battalion, so they are Blackhawks (UH-60). Each AHB has multiple flight companies and a Delta Company, which is the maintenance company. Delta generally does unscheduled maintainence, but will also do phase work as well. Delta preserves air combat power by keeping those birds in the air. Another CAB BN is the GSAB, General Support Aviation Battalion. They have Chinook and the medical Blackhawks (HH-60), so I would think 15Ts also go there. I have served as chaplain to both ASB and AHB, but not GSAB, so I'm less informed on that point.
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