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Flight operations specialists help with administrative functions that are necessary to keep military aircraft up and running. They prepare flight schedules and authorizations, administer aircrew training and qualification testing, perform airfield inspections, and maintain flight logs and other records. These specialists help ensure that both the aircraft personnel and equipment are prepared for mission accomplishment.
Explore this career outside the militaryFlight operations specialists work indoors in flight control centers or air terminals.
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Flight Operations Specialists in the Military
2,502
$53,104
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People in this career achieve this level of education.
All enlisted service members complete basic military training, which includes time spent in a classroom and in the field, and covers tactical and survival skills, physical training, military life and customs, and weapons training. Job training for flight operations specialists consists of classroom and on-the-job instruction. Training content relates to airfield operational support, and may include: Introduction to aviation operationsProcedures for scheduling aircraft and assigning air crewsFlight planning and airfield operationsCommunications and record keeping Production of flight and personnel dataAdministrative support functions
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Skills helpful in this career
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