 Today, we're gonna talk about three underman career fields in the Air National Guard. Jobs that we're trying to put people into that maybe you didn't think about. I'm Andre Acosta. I'm a technical sergeant in the Air Force and a recruiter for the California Air National Guard. If you got any questions specific to the California Air National Guard, feel free to send me a text or give me a call direct. My work cell is 805-415-7269. I've been in the Air Force 18 years and at this point I just wanna give back, talk casually with you all and kinda highlight some different things that maybe you didn't think about, give you the best information to make the decisions that you wanna make when considering different Air Force options. I do wanna give a shout out and a big thank you to AirmenVision as always for providing this form so we can kinda talk about the different opportunities. Let's get started with the first one. This job is called Pavements and Construction. The AFSC is 3E2X1 and their nickname is called Dirt Boys. If you're looking to build a career in the construction world, this is a great way to get experience. I mean, you're getting the Air Force to pay you. In this job, you'll learn how to core concrete, build roads, do vertical construction. Some of that might include building runways. You'll get to play with some heavy equipment which is super fun. A lot of cool perks. They do have a phenomenal team here at our base in Southern California in the Civil Engineering Squadron. So you might bring different skill sets together within that team so you'll all get to do a little bit of what other people might do which could include carpentry, electricity, plumbing, things like that, all the different facets of the construction. The second job we wanna talk about is within aircraft maintenance. Crew chiefs, AFSC is 2A5X1. So this is essentially an aircraft mechanic. Now, if you've ever wanted to become a mechanic or maybe you're hands-on, you like to work on cars, you like changing the oil on your car or your truck and you thought, let me see what can I do that's a little bit more specialized but also far more lucrative, right? A bigger paycheck for those skill sets where aircraft mechanic might be your calling. The Air Force again is another great way to essentially pay for you to get all these skills because normally if you went to a trade school you gotta pay to be there, right? Within the Air Force, they're paying you to learn these skill sets. Also, we're gonna help you get your licensing in this career field. It's A&P license. Once you build up some experience help you get that license. This job entails doing general maintenance on the aircraft, repairing issues, doing before and after flight inspections and directing specialists to fix the aircraft as needed. Number one, when it comes to aircraft maintenance is safety, right? So this is a critical job that does require attention to detail but lucrative, fun and highly rewarding. When I talk to crew chiefs I think one of the best parts of their job is getting to see the aircraft take off after you've done repairs. You're like, I did that today, man. That's gotta be super gratifying. You can, if you're the seasoned aircraft mechanic that is get your name on the aircraft. Again, once you're seasoned you can be a flying crew chief. So that means you'll fly on the aircraft, right? Provided it's an aircraft that can take multiple passengers like a C-130 which is the cargo plane which is what we have and you get to fly around and travel with that aircraft. So should they need repairs wherever they go, you'll be there and available. But again, you get to see the world and get some very valuable skills, highly marketable skills with it. And the third and last job we're gonna talk about is within the Logistics Readiness Squadron. So in the Logistics Career Field it's called Air Transportation. The Air Force Specialty Code for that is 2T2X1 and their nickname is Port Dogs. You know, I talked to one of my buddies who does this job and he said it's like Amazon Logistics times 10. So essentially you get to load the aircraft and through that you'll get to learn what the Air Force does and let you learn airfield operations. Like have you ever thought about that? Like what does the Air Force do? You know it involves planes but why are they flying here? Why are they flying there? What are the details, the peculiarities? Like where do they refuel? Why are they loading this cargo? What is that all support, right? You get to understand that and be within that team. He's been able to do presidential support, load ships and tanks in the aircraft. You load it in a Navy SEAL boat, personnel, helicopters, even put a plane inside a plane. Basically anything and everything. He's been able to put in there. Also, we do have a program called HOP. Military members can hop on the plane and travel, save some money because they're very super expensive, right? Much like working for Delta, if you work for Delta or any of the airlines, they let you travel for free. So this is similar to that. Now, all three of these jobs are on the bonus list here at our base in Southern California. So, you know, some pretty cool incentive there. Not only could you get some work experience, get all the things I talked about, people see, but you do gonna get a bonus, at least $10,000 bonus to join these career fields. Talk to your local Air National Guard recruiter for details. You can also reference our website, G-O-A-N-G dot com, that's go-A-N-G dot com to find out where the closest base is to you. If you have any questions specific to the California Air National Guard, feel free to reach me direct on my work cell. You can text or call. My phone number is 805-415-7269. Thanks and see you next time.