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AFSC GUIDE:

CGO PERSPECTIVES

VERSION 1, DECEMBER 2012

Produced by afrotc detachment 730, university of pittsburgh

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Table of Contents

Purpose of Guide ………………………………………………………………………............ 4

Methodology …………………………………………………………………………………… 4

AFSC Terminology …………………………………………………………………………… 5

AFSC Quick Reference ……………………………………………………………………… 8

AFSC Descriptions …………………………………………………………………………… 9

Operations (1XXX) ……………………………………………………………………… 9

Pilot …………………………………………………………………………………… 9

11BX, Bomber Pilot ……………………………………………………………… 10

11FX, Fighter Pilot ……………………………………………………………… 13

11HX, Helicopter Pilot …………………………………………………………… 27

11KX, Trainer Pilot ……………………………………………………………… 31

11MX, Mobility Pilot ……………………………………………………………. 35

11RX, Recce/Surv/Elect Warfare Pilot …………………………………………… 76

11SX, Special Operations Pilot …………………………………………………… 78

11UX, Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Pilot ……………………………………. 84

Combat Systems ………………………………………………………………………. 87

12BX, Bomber Combat Systems Officer …………………………………………. 87

12FX, Fighter Combat Systems Officer ………………………………………….. 91

12MX, Mobility Combat Systems Officer ………………………………………… 94

12RX, Recce/Surv/Elect Warfare Combat Systems Officer ………………………. 95

12SX, Special Operations Combat Systems Officer ………………………………. 104

Space, Missile, and C2 ………………………………………………………………… 109

13BX, Air Battle Manager ………………………………………………………… 109

13DX, Control and Recovery ……………………………………………………… 112

13LX, Air Liaison Officer ………………………………………………………… 114

13MX, Airfield Operations ……………………………………………………….. 116

13SX, Space & Missile ……………………………………………………………. 117

Intelligence ……………………………………………………………………………. 131

14NX, Intelligence ………………………………………………………………… 131

Weather ……………………………………………………………………………….. 141

15WX, Weather …………………………………………………………………… 141

Cyber Operations ……………………………………………………………………… 143

17DX, Cyberspace Operations ……………………………………………………. 145

Logistics (2XXX) …………………………………………………………………………. 150

Logistics ……………………………………………………………………………….. 150

21AX, Aircraft Maintenance ……………………………………………………… 151

21MX, Munitions and Missile Maintenance ……………………………………… 154

21RX, Logistics Readiness ………………………………………………………... 155

Support (3XXX) …………………………………………………………………………… 162

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Security Forces ………………………………………………………………………... 162

31PX, Security Forces …………………………………………………………….. 162

Civil Engineering ……………………………………………………………………… 164

32EX, Civil Engineer ……………………………………………………………… 164

Public Affairs …………………………………………………………………………. 167

35PX, Public Affairs ……………………………………………………………… 167

Personnel ………………………………………………………………………………. 168

38PX, Personnel …………………………………………………………………… 168

Medical (4XXX) …………………………………………………………………………. 174

Health Services ………………………………………………………………………... 174

41AX, Health Services Administrator …………………………………………….. 174

Biomedical Specialists ………………………………………………………………… 177

43HX, Public Health ………………………………………………………………. 177

Nurse ………………………………………………………………………………….. 180

46FX, Flight Nurse ………………………………………………………………... 180

46NX, Clinical Nurse ……………………………………………………………… 182

Professional (5XXX) ……………………………………………………………………… 186

Law ……………………………………………………………………………………. 186

51JX, Judge Advocate ……………………………………………………………... 186

Chaplain ……………………………………………………………………………….. 190

52RX, Chaplain …………………………………………………………………… 190

Acquisition and Financial Management (6XXX) ………………………………………… 192

Scientific/Research ……………………………………………………………………. 192

61AX, Operations Research Analyst ……………………………………………… 192

61DX, Physicist/Nuclear Engineer ………………………………………………… 195

Developmental Engineering …………………………………………………………… 196

62EX, Developmental Engineer …………………………………………………… 196

Acquisition ……………………………………………………………………………. 211

63AX, Acquisition Manager ………………………………………………………. 211

Contracting ……………………………………………………………………………. 218

64PX, Contracting …………………………………………………………………. 218

Finance ………………………………………………………………………………… 221

65FX, Financial Management ……………………………………………………… 221

Special Investigations (7XXX) …………………………………………………………… 222

71SX, Special Investigations ………………………………………………………. 223

Special Duty Identifiers (8XXX) ………………………………………………………….. 225

81T0, Instructor …………………………………………………………………… 225

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PURPOSE OF GUIDE

How many Air Force ROTC cadets have put an AFSC on their job preference sheets with little to

no previous information about the career field? Surprisingly, more than you’d think. Cadets

might have one or two top choices, but once those are spent, they put whatever sounds

interesting into the remaining slots. When they ultimately get selected for those unknown career

fields, it can create a sense of uncertainty, disappointment, or even bitterness. It doesn’t have to

be that way.

In our several years of instructing at Detachment 730, we’ve picked up on a few things. First,

AFROTC does a great job of producing top-notch, motivated leaders for the Air Force. Our

program is structured to give leadership opportunities, responsibility, and personal growth for all

those who enroll. Since our primary job in the Air Force is to be leaders, this is great news.

Second, although we produce leaders, we don’t give cadets enough information about the jobs in

which they’ll be leading. Primary resources have always been the Air Force website,