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So what is a sm uh first off , a SM

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stands for aircraft structural

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maintenance . Um We deal with the

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structures um of the uh aircraft um

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with rather that being metal or

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composite work , what the students

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learn while they're here , they go

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through a block on the A SM side and

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usually in block one , they work on

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drawings how to farm , farm metal . Um

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as they , as they escalate up to block

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eight , the final um project

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that they're here for is the SAS uh SAS

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stands for simulated aircraft structure .

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Um Once they're done with that , um

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usually nine times out of 10 , they get

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to their operational base and they

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build another SASS . Now , in that

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instance , they normally do it by

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themselves um just with the to in front

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of them , by themselves . The average

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class size is probably about , I would

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say 8 to 12 students . Um

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That's about 80 roughly 80

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instructional days turns out to be 650

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around 650 hours um that they

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accumulate here . And I would say angle

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we would probably have around 450

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students come through if you were

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considering coming into ESM , I would

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say to , um , come in with an open mind .

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Um , but this is with any job . We have

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our down days and we have our days , I

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would say a SM has taught me to be

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patient . Um , not everything happens

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overnight . Um , you're gonna work long

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hours , you're gonna work in

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uncomfortable condition as far as

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weather . Um , but again , it's about

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the relationships and bonds you form

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when you complete that task or repair

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and , um , you're able to look at it

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and possibly get awarded for it .