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MOS 7257, Air Traffic Controller

Air traffic controllers routinely perform various duties and tasks related to the control of air traffic and vehicles within the designated areas aboard an established airport control zone, expeditionary airfield, or remote area landing site. These duties are performed within control towers, radar facilities, and expeditionary air traffic control equipment.

Prerequisites.
(1) Must possess a secret security clearance or interim secret security clearance.
(2) At a MCAS or MCAF, must possess control tower position qualifications on ground control and tower flight data, or must possess radar position qualifications on radar final control and radar flight data/coordinator.

Requirements.
Must meet the requirements/prerequisites of MOS 7251.

Duties.
(1) Performs duties on operational positions in control towers and radar air traffic control facilities less local control, radar arrival/departure control and radar approach control.

(2) GySgt to LCpl: Supervises and instructs trainees on operational positions in control towers and radar air traffic control facilities less local control, arrival/departure control and radar approach control.

(3) GySgt to Cpl: Performs duties as a radar supervisor in accordance with the current edition of the Air Traffic Control NATOPS manual (NAVAIR 00-80T-114) at Class IIIA Air Traffic Control Facilities.

(4) GySgt to SSgt: May act as a crew chief.

(5) GySgt: May act as a radar chief or Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) examiner at Class IIIA Air Traffic Control Facilities.

Related SOC Classification/SOC Code.
Air Traffic Controllers 53- 2021.

Related Military Skill.
Senior Air Traffic Controller, 7291.
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