Officer AFSCs
The officer AFSC consists of four alphanumeric characters:
- Career Group (Numerical)
- 1 (Operations)
- 2 (Logistics)
- 3 (Support)
- 4 (Medical or Dental)
- 5 (Legal or Chaplain)
- 6 (Acquisition or Finance)
- 7 (Special Investigation)
- 8 (Special Duty Identified)
- 9 (Reporting Identifier)
- Utilization Field (Numerical, different for each)
- Functional Area (Alpha, different for each)
- Qualification Level
- 0 – Qualified commander (when used in conjunction with “C” in the 3rd position)
- 1 – Entry (any AFSC)
- 2 – Intermediate (is only used for pilots, bomber navigators, and missile launch officers)
- 3 – Qualified (any AFSC)
- 4 – Staff (relates only to the level of functional responsibility and is restricted to positions above wing level; it does not denote additional specialty qualifications)
For example, in the AFSC 11A4:
- The career group is 11 (Pilot)
- The functional area is A (Airlift)
- The qualification level is 4 (Staff)
For example, in the AFSC T63A3
- The career group is 63 (acquisition manager)
- The functional are is A (all 63 officers are "A")
- The qualification level is 3 (fully qualified)
- The prefix "T" designates a formal training instructor (other pre-fixes are available for other specialty positions)
As with enlisted AFSCs, prefixes and suffixes may be applied to make the AFSC more specific.
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