Military Aviation Jobs

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Military Aviation Position Description

The U.S. military services are large employers of civilians for jobs in aviation, such as aircraft mechanics, engineers, technicians, and general office workers such as secretaries and typists. These civilian jobs come under the Federal Civil Service and employees do many of the same kinds of work and receive the same wages and benefits as their counterparts in the FAA or other federal government departments and agencies.

There are many aviation career opportunities in the military services for enlisted personnel and officers, both men and women. The Air Force, of course, offers the greatest number of training and employment opportunities to fly as a pilot or to work as an aircraft mechanic, air traffic controller, electronic technician flight nurse, or meteorological technician, to name a few. Navy and Marine aviation also have their counterpart jobs to those in the Air Force. Army aviation is mostly connected with operation and maintenance of helicopters and subsonic light planes and requires flight crews and ground service people and weather specialists to support its aerial operations. Many of these military aviation jobs fit the service man or woman for similar jobs in civilian life, if he or she chooses to leave the service. For example, flying officers released by the military services, especially the Air Force, have constituted the major source of supply of airline pilots in recent years. An Air Transport Association survey revealed that a high percentage of all airline pilots employed had their principal training in the military service.

Marital Status

Married and unmarried men and women, with or without children are eligible. Persons who are widowed or divorced, also are eligible.

It is the policy of most aviation companies to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. Most aviation companies are strongly committed to this policy, and believe in the concept and spirit of the United States law.

Most aviation companies are committed to assuring that:

All recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, and other employment related programs are provided fairly to all persons on an equal opportunity basis without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law;

Employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action;

All personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, training, and participation in social and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law, and;

Employees and applicants will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have exercised any right protected by law.

Most aviation companies believe in and practice equal opportunity and affirmative action. All employees are responsible for supporting the concept of equal opportunity and affirmative action and assisting the company in meeting its objectives.

Most aviation companies maintain Affirmative Action Plans for minorities, women, disabled persons and veterans.

EEOC has jurisdiction of the prohibitions against employment discrimination codified in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991. These laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age and disability.

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) enforce the prohibitions against federal employment discrimination codified in the CSRA. The OSC will defer those bases of discrimination under EEOC's jurisdiction to the respective federal agency and its EEO process. The CSRA also prohibits employment discrimination in the federal government based on marital status, political affiliation and conduct which does not adversely affect the performance of the employee, none of which are within EEOC's jurisdiction. Moreover, the law defines ten other prohibited personnel practices in the federal government, all of which fall under the jurisdiction of the OSC and the MSPB. See Prohibited Personnel Practices at http://www.osc.gov/ppp.htm.

Additional information may also be found on the the EEOC web site located at http://www.eeoc.gov/

Wages and Benefits

Salaries and benefits can vary. For an updated look at salaries in the aviation industry, view the Avjobs Aviation Salary, Wages & Pay Report.

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Training

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