Is 5951 (Aviation Meteorological Equipment Technician) a Good MOS?
United States Marine Corps · Military Occupational Specialty
Quick Facts — 5951 (Aviation Meteorological Equipment Technician)
AIT / Training
14 weeks
Training Location
Keesler AFB, MS
Career Field
Electronics Maintenance
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About 5951 Aviation Meteorological Equipment Technician
Maintains, repairs, and calibrates meteorological and oceanographic observation equipment used by Marine aviation weather forecasters. Works on automated weather stations, ceilometers, wind sensors, barometers, and associated data processing systems.
14 weeks
Keesler AFB, MS
Electronics Maintenance
Recruiter vs. Reality
What the Recruiter Says
You'll maintain the weather observation equipment that Marine forecasters depend on — automated stations, wind sensors, ceilometers, and the data systems that feed into aviation weather forecasts. Every flight decision starts with weather data, and your equipment generates that data.
What It's Actually Like
You fix weather instruments. Ceilometers that measure cloud height, anemometers that measure wind, barometers, thermometers, humidity sensors, and the automated systems that collect and transmit the data. When the weather observation equipment is wrong, the forecaster's data is wrong, and flight decisions based on bad weather data can be dangerous. The community is tiny — there are very few 5951 billets in the Marine Corps. You will likely be stationed at air stations where METOC detachments operate. The work is a mix of bench electronics repair and field maintenance on instruments mounted on towers and observation platforms. Civilian translation exists but is niche — NOAA, the National Weather Service, and private weather companies use similar instrumentation, and someone who can maintain and calibrate it is valuable.