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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 2018686, member: 32619&quot;]About time I get back to this thread...challenge coins are near and dear to those who posses them and it&#039;s time I get my latest up here.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]364950[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]364951[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse of this coin shows a sign that we&#039;re required to post whenever we&#039;re about to perform open fuel tank maintenance on an aircraft. Because of the hazards associated with the job we&#039;re required to limit who has access to the area where we&#039;re working. The reverse shows the Air Force maintenance badge, then with a star, then with a star with a wreath. This badge is earned after completion of the technical training each new Fuel Systems maintainer (and in other fields of aircraft maintenance). The badge without the star signifies a technician who has achieved the lower two levels of experience - apprentice and journeyman. The badge with the star indicates a craftsman, and the badge with the wreath indicates an experience level with administration/management. This coin also pays homage to the heritage of my career field - each one of these numbers at the bottom of the reverse indicate Air Force Specialty Codes - the first one was in use somewhere before the mid 1970s, the second one from the mid to late &#039;70s to the mid 90&#039;s, and the last is still current. I won&#039;t bore you with a break down of what each character of each code means, but rest assured I can! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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