Air Force Specialty Code - Officer AFSCs

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.