Ask a Naval Aircrewman

[austin_andres]

What does the flight physical consist of? What are some reasons someone would be disqualified?

[Haasino]

Originally Posted by ByrgeB

What's a good break down of a normal day for a AWF.

I can only comment on IBNFE Local 8251... aka, P-3 FE's. E-6, C-2, and VR AWF's are a completely different and foreign entity to me.

As a P-3 FE, you'll be assigned to work in one of the mech shops such as powerplants, airframes, maintenance control, etc. Your basic daily workload will be based on maintenance needs, or if you're on Duty FE, where you'll standby in case maintenance needs to spin up an engine for testing.

Originally Posted by austin_andres

What does the flight physical consist of? What are some reasons someone would be disqualified?

It's basically just a hand-on physical with about 6 tubes of blood tested for anything and everything, an exam of your sinuses and chest cavity, and an EKG to make sure your heart is normal. The huge disqualifiers that are ulikely to be waived are sinus issues, heart issues, and color blindness.