As an AMT (Aviation Maintenance Technician) instructor, a final message can leave a lasting impact on the students, reinforcing the significance of their new career and inspiring a commitment to excellence and safety.
I would mention a call to responsibility.
With this type of closing, I intend to emphasize the grave importance of the students’ work and the high level of trust they will be given.
As a reminder and to emphasize the responsibilities to subordinates, peers, and students, as I have done in the past, I would use phrases or quotes like:
Do the job right, the first time, and by the book!
· Carelessness is your worst enemy":
· There is no room for carelessness. For every rivet, every wire, every nut, bolt, screw, and every inspection that an Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) signs off on—a pilot's trust, a passenger's safety, rests on the AMT’s work.
· Or similar messaging.
This would inspire and remind students that their work should be meticulous, to be relentless, and to take pride in the prestigious and invaluable role of AMTs and as guardians of the skies. With positive integrity and positive accomplishments thus far. Allowing the interjection of continued high distinction in everything ATMs do is defined as a definite cornerstone. Just like other AMTs, you are instrumental in the aviation maintenance field, contributing to keeping the skies safe, just as the legacy of the "Tuskegee Airmen," also known as the Red Tails, the historic responsibility of excellence.
As the late Honorable Abraham Lincoln said, "The best way to predict your future is to create it". For the new AMTs, you are doing that now, with more to come in the future. With respect to every aircraft you touch and return to service after suitable and applicable services or repairs have been accomplished in your career, you will be a part of a global network that connects people, cultures, and opportunities. This is not merely just fixing a machine; you are enabling human connections. The continued future of aviation will be defined by your hands and by you, and the ATMs like you."
Congratulations on your successes thus far! Allow me to express my desire for an abundance of continued success in future aircraft maintenance endeavors to all of you.
