First...whats the particular reason for wanting to be an SP?
Second...if you can turn a wrench on a honda...then your almost qualified to turn a wrench on an F-15/16/22/52/130...anything that that flies. AF wrench turners have it better than the Army wrench turners...Army has mostly Blackhawks, and the Crew Chief always flies with the ship...AF...only on the big bombers and the re-fuelers that you fly with.
I did my time in the AF as an F-15 assistant crew chief on the squadron commanders bird...I would have stayed longer in the service...but I had two people fuck up my career...ex-wife and my boss. Anyways...I got out...and found out that I couldn't really work on anything that flies with-out almost a college degree...or it seams....
but now I'm a helicopter doctor, and making sweet money turning wrenches. As of this week...I've already made $68K's...next week I will hit the big $70K mark...and then I still got to sit back and think that I still have over 3 months to make it to 100+K's...I'm not doing to bad for myself, but I'm still struggling to get ahead of my bills.
Also...I thought the age cutoff limit was 26..?..
In retrospect...I'm 35, there is some kids that just got hired in the hanger next to mine, the prez's ship's...and they were in the Marines for a few years working on helicopters, got out, and snagged the elite job, and they start off making what I make...and when they clear the security clearance, they will end up making more than me..ohh well...not by much...just about a dollar or so. And I'm also in the position where I make as much as a person that has been in the company over 20 years..and I just got my raise this week, I'm no longer a service mech B...but a service mech A...a whole $1 more an hour... Next step up is a crew chief, and that may be soon. But as of last week...I was making $28.25 an hour....and I'm not getting shot at.
If you really want to help the troops...they need Blackhawks..and we build them here... the company is on a hiring rampage again. If you can read a blueprint, turn a wrench properly, understand how things go together and work together as systems...mechanical or electrically...then I would suggest applying online and see if they send you an email for an interview.
Sikorsky - Home apply for all three links to the Aircraft Mechanic - C's, and if you can route wire in your car, then apply for all three Electrical Installer C's as well. Start pay will be about $22+ an hour, and you would be installing parts and stuff in the helicopters as they roll down the assembly line...don't worry if you think you might make a mistake...my job is to look at the installs, take them apart if necessary, and rebuild it. Also a lot of inspectors will find the problems before they even get out to me.