The primary duties of the Ratings/MOS’s that can be considered for Energy Technician positions include:

• Test, troubleshoot, and repair test sets and diagnostic equipment

• Repair or replace instruments, such as tachometers, temperature gauges, and altimeters

• Diagnose malfunctions in electrical and electronic components

• Maintain electrical/electronic elements of assemblies nickel-cadmium batteries

• Perform preventive maintenance on aviation support equipment

• Use and maintain common/special tools

• Maintain facilities for storage of flammable and hazardous materials

• Service, inspect, test, troubleshoot, and repair gasoline and diesel engine systems, transmission systems, hydraulic, hydrostatic, and pneumatic systems, electrical systems, gas turbine compressor units, electrical and hydraulic power generating equipment, and air conditioning and refrigeration systems

• Install and maintain plumbing, heating, steam, compressed air, fuel storage, and distribution systems, including water treatment and distribution systems, and air conditioning and refrigeration equipment

Job training for these positions includes 7 to 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 7 to 26 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (depending on the MOS) with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field, including practice in maintaining electrical power systems. The American Council on Education recommends that semester hour credits be awarded in the vocational certificate or lower-division bachelor’s/associate’s degree categories for automobile electricity, basic electricity, diesel engines, hydraulic brakes and basic shop practices, machine technology, machine shop mathematics, blueprint reading, and metric system of measurement courses taken in the Navy ratings.

RATINGS/MOS:

• Army: 12P-Prime Power Production Specialist, 12R-Interior Electrician, 15F-Aircraft Electrician,

91D-Power Generation Equipment Repairer • Navy: AD-Aviation Machinist’s Mate,

AS-Aviation Support Equipment Technician, MUSE-Mobile Utilities Support Equipment Technician,

MR-Machinery Repairman, UT-Utilitiesman

EMPLOYER FACT SHEETMilitary Enlisted Personnel Ratings/MOS’s

Energy Technicians

GENERATION TECHNICIAN • Electrical

• Mechanical

INSTRUMENT & CONTROL

ELECTRIC T&D TECHNICIAN • Substation Mechanic

• Relay/System Protection • Auto/Diesel Mechanic

GAS T&D TECHNICIAN • Distribution Mechanic

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EMPLOYER FACT SHEETThe military training received also provides job-specific training for:

GENERATION TECHNICIAN• Mechanical – Introduction to diesel engine fundamentals, diesel engine systems (air/exhaust, coolant, oil, fuel), troubleshooting, introduction to maintenance welding and heat processes, metal piping systems, fluid systems materials, valves, threaded copper tubing soldered connections, compressed air, hydraulic, and pump design and operations, fluid system controls design and operation, fuel systems environmental requirements and maintenance

• Electrical – DC/AC circuits, test equipment, power quality, three-phase power calculations, theory of semiconductors, diodes and common diode application, voltage regulator circuits, basic DC motors and generators, multi-voltage connection, machine branch circuits, machine controller maintenance and troubleshooting, solid state machine controllers, introduction to power cables and repair, installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and life cycle management of diesel driven power plants up to 2500kW and steam plants up to 20kPPH

• Instrument & Control – Fundamental solid state principles, diodes and common and special diode applications, introduction to amplifiers and amplifier design, solid state switching circuits, logic gates and Boolean algebra, combinational logic circuits, measuring instruments, flow, level, and power and energy measurement, electrical meter mechanisms, control panel testing and calibration, programmable logic controllers, introduction to voltage regulators, introduction to relaying, electrical systems analysis, instrument transformers, voltage relays, uninterruptible power supplies, digital synchronizer, and load controller

ELECTRIC T&D TECHNICIAN• Substation Technician/Electrician – Circuit breaker and switchgear operations, electrical systems equipment monitoring and protective devices, introduction to the electric distribution system, grounding, petroleum, oils, and lubricants, installation of transformers, read blueprints, wire plants and repair orders to determine layouts/repair, use of test equipment for the operational conduction of circuits, inspect power distribution systems to identify faulty equipment, repair and replace faulty wiring, installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and life cycle maintenance of electrical substations up to 5000kVA

• Relay/System Protection Technician – Fundamental solid state principles, diodes and common and special diode applications, introduction to amplifiers and amplifier design, solid state switching circuits, logic gates and Boolean algebra, combinational logic circuits, measuring instruments, flow, level, and power and energy measurement, electrical meter mechanisms, control panel testing and calibration, programmable logic controllers, introduction to voltage regulators, introduction to relaying, electrical systems analysis, instrument transformers, voltage relays advanced surveys, and system protection coordination studies with diagnostics and test gear

GAS T&D TECHNICIAN • Distribution Mechanic – Install and maintain systems requiring plumbing and pipe-fitting skills, install, operate, and repair heating, piping, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, read and interpret blueprints, and prepare sketches for projects