ET Electronics Technician

What a ET Does

ETs maintain and repair the electronics that let the Coast Guard communicate, navigate, and track targets, including radar, radios, computers, and sensor systems. The job mixes electrical theory with hands-on troubleshooting. Most ETs work on cutters or at shore based electronics support units.

Scores That Count for ET

• MK + EI + GS: Mathematics Knowledge, Electronics Information, General Science. Study: Mathematics Knowledge, Electronics Information, General Science

Coast Guard line scores are simple sums of standard scores, and each standard score averages 50. A two-section sum of 100 is about average.

Other Requirements

• Normal color vision
• Security clearance eligibility

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• AMT Aviation Maintenance Technician AR + MC + AS + EI = 210 and AR = 52, or AR + MC + AS + EI = 210 and AFQT 65
• AST Aviation Survival Technician VE + MC + AS = 152 and AR = 52, or VE + MC + AS = 152 and AFQT 65
• BM Boatswain's Mate AR + VE = 90

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