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Pest Management - Requirements and Benefits

Pest Management - Requirements and Benefits - U.S. Air Force

ELIMINATING HEALTH HAZARDS

They may seem harmless, but insects, rodents and birds can significantly impair the operations on any Air Force base. It’s the responsibility of Pest Management specialists to take the necessary actions to control and prevent pest infestations. These professionals do everything from keeping bases free of pests that could carry debilitating infectious diseases to repelling birds from airfields to ensure safe takeoff and landings, protecting the health and safety of everyone on base.

  • Component:
    • Air Force Active Duty
    • Air National Guard
    • Air Force Reserve
  • Rank:
    • Enlisted
  • AFSC:
    • 3E4X1

What you’ll do

  • Conduct pest management surveys
  • Determine actions needed to control and prevent infestations of plant and animal pests
  • Ensure compliance with laws and directives
  • Maintain tools, equipment, facilities and storage areas
  • Evaluate proposed work to determine resource and cost estimates

TRAINING & EDUCATION

How do we transform you from a raw recruit to an expert Airman in this field? From hands-on experience to college credit toward a degree, the path begins here.

  • BASIC MILITARY TRAINING

    7.5 weeks

  • TECHNICAL TRAINING

    33 days

  • TECH SCHOOL LOCATION

    Sheppard AFB, TX

  • STATUS UPON COMPLETION

    Enlisted Airman with credits earned towards Environmental Systems Technology

REQUIREMENTS

You must meet several requirements before joining the Air Force. These concern your background, overall health and other standards set by the Air Force, Department of Defense and federal law.

  • Minimum Education

    You must be 17–42 years of age, a U.S. citizen and obtain a qualifying ASVAB score.

    High School Students may start their application as early as the end of their junior year.

    Applicants who are non-graduates or non-alternate credential holders must obtain an AFQT Test score of 65 or higher on the ASVAB.

  • ASVAB Requirements

    38 General (G)

  • Qualifications
    • No record of fear of insects, spiders, snakes or animals
    • No record of claustrophobia
    • No hypersensitivity to chemicals or arthropod and snake venoms
    • Freedom from fear of heights
    • Normal color vision
    • Possession of a valid state driver’s license to operate government motor vehicles
    • Completion of 7.5 weeks of Basic Military Training
    • Must be at least 17, but has not reached age 42 on the date of enlistment

HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS

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