MOS 15W Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator

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[@str8up50]

I was involved in the Army's UAV program well before it became a MOS. C Co 304th "We won't fly and you can't make us" 1990-1994

[@dominicmercado6689]

Going to MEPS right now for 15W Wish me luck!

[@dominicmercado6689]

I ship to basic september 17th now

[@dominicmercado6689]

@Ethan Sauer awesome ahow should i send you a message, i leave for basic in a week

[@dominicmercado6689]

@Ethan Sauer hello?

[@aaronburnette4585]

Ethan Sauer I’m at fort Huachuca right now too! What battalion are you in? I’m at D Co 2-13th

[@dominicmercado6689]

@@aaronburnette4585 that's awesome man is your mos 15w too? I have 3 days left untill i head to basic 🙏🏻😅 im currently outside running hills trying to keep my weight down im putting a lot of work in hoping it will pay off but i leave in 3 days i am so excited and nervous i have to figure out everything i need to buy to bring to reception and basic

[@sammo6931]

friendly uav inbound

[@rainwave5]

lol

[@BestMar1n3]

LOL

[@seyned89]

Lol

[@blue280485]

This is so cool, I wish I had the honor to work in the US Army as a RPA Operator. This is my dream job! Unfortunately in our country this job is not available.

[@ve6009]

You could always contact a recruiter and see if they'll setsomething up so you can become a U.S. citizen by joining. I heard things like that have been done

[@garrettcooper471]

@@ve6009 Sadly 15w requires a security clearance that requires you be a born citizen I believe.

[@IffyEdem]

@@garrettcooper471 oh no i don’t believe so. Met a warrant officer veteran that was from India and naturalized in the US

[@garrettcooper471]

@@IffyEdem thanks for the correction my bad.

[@gustic009]

I dont think you should do it but nothing is stopping you

[@JohnJohnson-pv6bz]

Wow a whole new generation of the US Army! My grandson is doing this! I am proud to have the medal of honor!

[@Habu12]

Last time I was this early, day shift was wondering what happened during night shift 😆😆

[@T1Mike88]

To the soldiers of our armed forces, thank you very much for your service. 🇺🇸

[@chrisgoneskitz]

The U.S. will remain number 1 in the world💯💯 HOOAH!

[@TheGeordietheWitchandtheWench]

"We can make a difference"

[@HeadHunterrYT]

Do these drones have offensive capabilities like rockets or missiles?

[@andrewpalominos2754]

Ima 91D in the army reserves currently I am an E4 and want this job but im a mechanic on the civilian side and don't know if I should get better at that and stay in my MOS cause its what I know or switch I really just don't wanna feel like I wasted these Past couple years. What should I do ?!

[@ulyssesvl0g729]

I just wanted to join that Assign work as UAV Aircraft

[@honchobeatzmusic]

I want that 🥺

[@TheElectricDuck]

No you don’t

[@schadenfruede0675]

Hello army, I’ve been looking into this job and now I’m doing research about it, however there hasn’t been much or any real information I could use to determine much about it, I’m also doing a school project on career research and thought this could help me really connect with the job and see if it was right for me, I would really appreciate a comment with information to possibly help with that missing info, thanks for your time!

[@holyfishm0ly]

What do u wanna know

[@711bravo5]

someone please reply if this is your current MOS I need to know some things I'm thinking of reclassing to this

[@left4worldsins]

Again its secret classification. Why would they respond leaking information as to who they are

[@nickdelitta3351]

Just swore in today for this mos

[@CarlosLopez-bc2xq]

@@nickdelitta3351 good luck

[@giovanni9208]

Sup im a 15w

[@dominicmercado6689]

Hit me up

[@floored3078]

It's a cool Mos guys, just realize they only purchased a handful. You'll probably spend all your time doing simulations. Like only 35 exist in the world, each one costs 20 million+. It's a really cool Mos, just realize that.

[@deansqwilliams8821]

The US has almost 700 UAV's. Although you're probably right that you aren't gonna be flying all too often. But I'll find out soon. I ship out for basic for 15W in a month.

[@BIackDynamite]

@@deansqwilliams8821 Come back when you can and tell me how you like it

[@deansqwilliams8821]

@@BIackDynamite I'll try and remember lol. Taking a ss now to remember, I leave on the 8th.

[@69diana900]

@@deansqwilliams8821 how come it was

[@deansqwilliams8821]

@@69diana900 so it's not at all how you think it is, there was just a mos split so now grey eagle and shadow operators and maintainers are 4 separate mos's also you are required to do at least 1 live flight within a certain amount of days. All in all it's a cool job once you get through AIT. The AIT part is not fun, worse than basic training.

[@Scorpio.Iamher.]

hOW MANY HOURS OF AVIATION OPERATIONS SPECIALIST DO YOU WORK PER DAY WHEATHER DAY OR NOGHT SHIFTS?

[@dwightk.schruteiii8454]

So enlisted can become 15W?

[@justinhuber3239]

yes

[@balla_icee8145]

Sdi has courses on these to get certified

[@baylog9679]

As am enlisted are you only piloting unarmmed UAV ? If i wanna pilot attack drones for the army is that a different MOS ?

[@nickdelitta3351]

No

[@nickdelitta3351]

But yes but enlisted

[@dustoff1340]

I want to re class to do this.

[@calebawalker8766]

I'm about to join and I'm overthinking shyt thinking its gonna be extremely difficult 😂 maybe I just need to relax

[@jordans1917]

Dude just breathe, you’ll be alright the army doesn’t want you to fail

[@xavierenvy8696]

im confused. My MOS is 15C which is an MQ-1 Operator but why is this different?

[@timothybishop9533]

15W only does the RQ-7 now I guess. 15C used to just be an ASI. I can't remember the ASI nomenclature though. I think it might have been 96UM1, but it was an intel MOS back then, not aviation.

[@utopia4056]

​@@timothybishop9533asi is just army OSI right?

[@samuelburns1836]

What is the job to fly thease and control theme that’s what I want to do but I can’t find the job

[@utopia4056]

15W homie

[@Nightstalkers22]

So do you get the basic aircrew badge when you are done ? My dad flew UAVs when he was in the army and I wanted to buy him that badge can anyone help me find a good place to buy it? Thanks

[@loganbooker1084]

I am actually in this video at 1:37 and yes you earn your aviation wings after completing your training. You can buy a pair here: www.priorservice.com/araiba.html?GoogleShopCPC&gclid=CjwKCAiAo8jgBRAVEiwAJUXKqL4GfsuSM1uLbP6NwBXvXxjsI7vXB_0xpsr21adPMVkUEjaNsQaXLBoC-LsQAvD_BwE

[@Nightstalkers22]

Logan Booker thanks so much! That’s awesome you’re in this! I’m hoping to join soon. Thank you for your service, hope all is well! - Logan (my name is logan too) lol

[@Benyo8990]

Logan a question I can enter the program my recruiter told me about it if I’m interested and I start searching and there’s a lot of bad reviews for this job from 2015 to 2016 about how frustrating is was and the long hour shift with only one vacation day it’s that still the case today at 2019 can you give me some feedback on the job ? I’m really interested

[@loganbooker1084]

Benjamin sides So to start off I absolutely love my job and life in the Army. I don’t have very many complaints about my job. I think the only difficult part of it was AIT where things can definitely be frustrating due to the amount of information you have to take in. There are certain days where you will have to fly and your day will run long but the maximum work day in the army (during normal work week conditions) is 14 hours. I typically work from 0900 to 1700 with PT at 630. Also you earn a certain amount of leave days every month (I’m not sure how much). If you are thinking of joining the national guard I HIGHLY suggest you do not. I joined the national guard in the beginning and quickly realized that being active duty is much more fulfilling. Overall it may seem intimidating but it will be the best decision of your life( especially for you’re married)

[@vaunfestus9768]

@@Benyo8990 you earn 2.5 days per month of vacation per year last time I checked. And in the military you must be able to adapt to changing needs of Army,like long days and hurry up and wait and lots of tedious BS, but it's worth it if you want a life changing experience.

[@krypt2knight547]

When did the change the MOS code from 96U to 15W?

[@MegaNinjaSkill]

Because it's more in the aviation field than it is in the intelligence

[@lightorchestrator]

@@MegaNinjaSkill He asked when, not why.

[@RobertSmith-yj1nc]

the MOS changed from 96U to 35K and in 2008 it changed to 15W

[@kotekote214]

is it any age restriction?

[@carlosp5956]

No age restriction

[@strugglestrive348]

@@carlosp5956 17 to 34

[@Tonyinfocus]

just got back from meps and secured a contract for 15W and im only 17

[@inaho8131]

Same! I actually managed to reserve it before I got to meps next week!

[@Tonyinfocus]

Lunar _ Fevar have fun 😂 I was in there for 11 hours

[@inaho8131]

Tony Raymond 😳 Did you take the Asvap or PiCat verification test?

[@Tonyinfocus]

Lunar _ Fevar I didn’t take either at meps I took my asvab way before

[@AJTramberg]

Could I contact you about this mos?

[@nathanflores6272]

Dumb question, but outside of the army on civilian side could you physically pilot a plane or just drones?

[@miko-wd5mb]

Amazon maybe

[@sethheaddress2651]

Law enforcement uses drones for local search and rescue, fire service uses them to detect fires. And their is a growing civilian market for them. Look at your options.

[@greckles3734]

@@sethheaddress2651 that’s not even what I had asked. Re-read the question.

[@DarkTAwolf]

When you graduate your pretty much qualified just to fly the UAS you were trained on, the only thing applicable that could be used towards a private pilots license would be the FAA ground school test.

[@sophiasocal68]

They could fly drones for hire or profit if the Army gets them licensed through the FAA under part 107 UAS certification. Without the UAS part 107 remote pilot certificate they could fly drones solely for recreational or hobby purposes on the civilian side.

[@TheUkaners]

Heading to basic at Jackson on August 24th then Huachaca for this MOS, any tips?

[@dylanoh-criner8312]

Just don't give up. Its a lot but its not hard.

[@krypt2knight547]

since it has been about a year since your comment I would assume you have just completed your AIT. Did you enjoy Ft Huachaca and the Sierra Vista area?

[@TheUkaners]

@@krypt2knight547 it was a pretty chill time, Arizona is a nice place

[@AJTramberg]

@@TheUkaners Could I contact you about this mos?

[@utopia4056]

​@AJTramberg doubt it, this is a TS job, he cant tell you anymore than the video did more than likely

[@michaelfojas5561]

Can 15Ws wear glasses?

[@dominicmercado6689]

Yes

[@reggirockjohnson7498]

Is this mos too heavy on manpower? I want to reclass

[@VoidArchive22]

Nah I'm not sure but I heard its still brand new

[@yunkeacme]

I'm 38, am I too old for this? im a fpv pilot and I can fly ANYTHING. (build my own drones)

[@RoCK3rAD]

See if you can get an age waiver but it’s tough

[@lottnio8207]

What’s the average number of people a these operators kill in their career or in a year? This must be one of the few jobs in the army where you can be quite sure to kill. It’s just uncomfortable that the likelihood to kill children and other unarmed civilians is much higher than in ground forces.

[@arthurmorgan1394]

These drones will probably be used against Iran in the near future, pretty sure they aren't being used in combat that much anymore after leaving Afghanistan.

[@lottnio8207]

The US does some strikes in Southwest Asia but yes it’s true that there is currently not so much use. But Iran might get their share. Ruskies should definitely be at the business end of these beasts but it’s sensible not to escalate the war beyond helping Ukraine to fight unless absolutely necessary.

[@cdub.91]

Security clearance? Really? 🤦🏻‍♂️ wellllll this is out of my options.

[@itsyaboimat2393]

Yeah because this is part of the intelligence community and on top of that this MOS does alot with the SOF community so they need to know your trustworthy

[@cdub.91]

I still got a few MOS’s I’m interested in. Right now 15T Blackhawk repairer is on top of the list. I’ll see what’s up after my MEPS appointment next week. See what I score and what’s available.

[@itsyaboimat2393]

@@cdub.91 best of luck man be the best at whatever they put you in !

[@Varifyr]

Every job you get with the military will require a security clearance. Only time you may not have one is if you are getting kicked out or on a control roster.

[@alyssaschultz6241]

@@Varifyr but a secret clearance and a top secret clearance are huge money makers, it’s much bigger than just normal hiring clearance.

[@Gabagool93]

How many babies and innocent civilians is this thing gonna kill?

[@KozmicHand]

You must have an anger kink to come into this video just to complain

[@CocaineAndLadyboys]

Alot