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1 NOTICE :This publication is available digitally on the AFDPO WWW site at: WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY BY ORDER OF THESECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE MANUAL 36-210530 APRIL 2004 PersonnelOFFICER CLASSIFICATIONOPR: HQ AFPC/DPPAC (Mr. D. D. Waldrop) Certified by: HQ AFPC/DPP(Col Steven F. Maurmann)Supersedes AFMAN 36-2105 , 31 October 2003 Pages: 415 Distribution: FThis MANUAL implements Air FORCE Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-21, Utilization and Classification of AirForce Military Personnel, and establishes the Air FORCE officer job structure. Refer to AFI 36-2101, Clas-sifying Military Personnel (Officer and Enlisted), for military classification tenets and base level proce-dures. Specialty descriptions and other identifiers outline essential Air FORCE managerial, technical, andprofessional duties. The job structure and specialties provide a planned pattern of officer abilities. Offic-ers must work with commanders and supervisors to develop their capabilities within these and dispose of records created as a result of prescribed processes in accordance with AFMAN37-139, Records Disposition Schedule.

2 SUMMARY OF REVISIONSThis document is substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. This revision incorporates IC 2004-1. This IC incorporates all approved officer classification changesimplemented 30 April 2004. Specifically, Officer Change Summary and Conversion Guide (CS&CG)provides a summary and conversion table with instructions for all AFSC changes, mergers, additions,realignments, and deletions of classification identifiers that have been approved since 31 October 2003and implemented 30 April 2004 (Attachment 1). Major changes include: merging airlift and tanker pilotand navigator specialties into a newly established mobility pilot and navigator specialties (AFSCs11 MXX, Mobility Pilot and 12XX, Mobility Navigator), establishing a Fighter Pilot, IFF (AFSCs11 FXQ) identifier to replace the Trainer Pilot, AFSCs 11 KXE specialty, revising the specialty qualifica-tions for the Control and Recovery Specialty (AFSCs 13DX), and revising the specialty description forWeather (15WX).

3 A | indicates revised material since the last edition. 2 afman36 -2105 30 APRIL This MANUAL .. Structure Identifiers.. Description Explanation.. Responsibilities.. New or Revising Existing Classification.. This MANUAL ..10 Attachment 1 MASTER OFFICER CHANGE SUMMARY AND CONVERSION GUIDE EFFECTIVE 30 APRIL 2004 11 Attachment 2 OFFICER CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE CHART 27 Attachment 3 PREFIXES 41 Attachment 4 REPORTING IDENTIFIERS (RI) 58 Attachment 5 SPECIAL DUTY IDENTIFIERS (SDI) 62 Attachment 6 OPERATIONS CAREER AREA (1 XXX) 79 Attachment 7 AFSC 10C0 80 Attachment 8 PILOT UTILIZATION FIELD (11XX) 81 Attachment 9 NAVIGATOR UTILIZATION FIELD (12XX) 106 Attachment 10 SPACE, MISSILE, AND COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2) UTILIZATION FIELD (13XX) 130 Attachment 11 INTELLIGENCE UTILIZATION FIELD (14NX) 144 Attachment 12 WEATHER UTILIZATION FIELD (15WX) 148 Attachment 13 OPERATIONS SUPPORT UTILIZATION FIELD (16XX) 151 Attachment 14 LOGISTICS CAREER AREA (2 XXX) 161 Attachment 15 AFSC 20C0 162 Attachment 16 LOGISTICS UTILIZATION FIELD (21XX) 164 Attachment 17 SUPPORT CAREER AREA (3 XXX)

4 176 Attachment 18 AFSC 30C0 177 afman36 -2105 30 APRIL 20043 Attachment 19 SECURITY FORCES UTILIZATION FIELD (31PX) 179 Attachment 20 CIVIL ENGINEER UTILIZATION FIELD (32EX) 182 Attachment 21 COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION UTILIZATION FIELD (33SX) 186 Attachment 22 SERVICES UTILIZATION FIELD (34MX) 192 Attachment 23 PUBLIC AFFAIRS UTILIZATION FIELD (35XX) 195 Attachment 24 MISSION SUPPORT UTILIZATION FIELD (36XX) 200 Attachment 25 MANPOWER UTILIZATION FIELD (38MX) 205 Attachment 26 MEDICAL CAREER AREA (4 XXX) 208 Attachment 27 AFSC 40C0* 209 Attachment 28 HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION FIELD (41AX) 211 Attachment 29 BIOMEDICAL CLINICIAN UTILIZATION FIELD (42XX) 214 Attachment 30 BIOMEDICAL SPECIALISTS UTILIZATION FIELD (43XX) 231 Attachment 31 PHYSICIAN UTILIZATION FIELD (44XX) 255 Attachment 32 SURGERY UTILIZATION FIELD (45XX) 286 Attachment 33 NURSE UTILIZATION FIELD (46XX) 302 Attachment 34 DENTAL UTILIZATION FIELD (47XX) 317 Attachment 35 AEROSPACE MEDICINE UTILIZATION FIELD (48XX) 329 Attachment 36 PROFESSIONAL CAREER AREA (5 XXX) 338 Attachment 37 LAW UTILIZATION FIELD (51JX) 339 Attachment 38 CHAPLAIN UTILIZATION FIELD (52XX) 342 Attachment 39 ACQUISITION AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAREER AREA (6 XXX) 345 Attachment 40 AFSC 60C0 3464 afman36 -2105 30 APRIL 2004 Attachment 41 SCIENTIFIC/RESEARCH UTILIZATION FIELD (61SX) 348 Attachment 42 DEVELOPMENTAL ENGINEERING UTILIZATION FIELD (62EX) 351 Attachment 43 ACQUISITION UTILIZATION FIELD (63AX) 355 Attachment 44 CONTRACTING UTILIZATION FIELD (64PX) 358 Attachment 45 FINANCE UTILIZATION FIELD (65XX) 361 Attachment 46 SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS CAREER AREA (71SX)

5 368 Attachment 47 LIST OF OFFICER AFSCS AUTHORIZED FOR USE WITHOUT SHREDOUTS 371 Attachment 48 OFFICER SPECIAL EXPERIENCE IDENTIFIERS 372 afman36 -2105 30 APRIL 200451. Using This MANUAL . This MANUAL contains the Change Summary and Conversion Guide (Attachment 1), OfficerClassification Structure Chart (Attachment 2), Prefixes (Attachment 3), Reporting Identifiers(Attachment 4), Special Duty Identifiers (Attachment 5), Air FORCE specialty descriptions (Attach-ment 6 - Attachment 46), List of Officer AFSCs Authorized for Use Without Shredouts (Attach-ment 47), and Officer Special Experience Identifiers (Attachment 48). The descriptions and codesidentify different types of jobs, and qualifications needed to fill them and succeed in an AFS. Thesestandards help classify and assign officers, develop programs for training and professional develop-ment, and structure unit manpower documents. AFI 36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel (Officers and Airmen), provides guidance to awardand withdraw officer classification codes.

6 Personnel and manpower procedures are in afman36 -2622, volume 1, Personnel Data Systems User MANUAL and AFI 38-201, Determining ManpowerRequirements, respectively. 2. Classification Structure Identifiers. Air FORCE Specialty (AFS). An AFS is a basic grouping of positions requiring similar skills andqualifications. Specialties are then grouped into utilization fields and career areas based on similarityand transferability of skills and knowledge. This structure allows officer use in related career areasand for career development. Attachment 2, Officer Classification Structure Chart, shows the overallofficer classification structure. AFS Shredouts. A letter suffix to an AFSC identifies specific equipment, functions, or specializa-tion within an AFS. Special Duty Identifiers (SDI). SDIs identify duties and responsibilities not clearly within a spe-cific career area. SDI descriptions and codes are in Attachment 5.

7 Reporting Identifiers (RI). RIs identify people or positions that cannot be identified elsewhere inthe classification system. RI codes are in Attachment 4. Prefixes. A letter prefix identifies significant skills not restricted to a single AFSC. Attachment3 lists authorized prefixes, explains their use, and identifies AFSCs with which they may be used. Special Experience Identifiers (SEI). SEIs identify special experience and training not otherwiseidentifiable in the classification system. Attachment 48 explains the alphanumeric structure of officerSEIs, the authorized activity codes, and experience sets that combine to form the SEIs. 3. Specialty Description Explanation. Specialty descriptions consist of: Heading. Includes AFSCs (entry-XXX1, intermediate-XXX2, qualified-XXX3, andstaff-XXX4), specialty title, and the last date the specialty description changed. If a shredout isauthorized, an asterisk is printed after the AFSC.

8 Specialty Summary. The specialty summary provides a concise overview of the scope and char-acteristics of the specialty. Included is the related Department of Defense (DoD) occupational codefrom the DoD Occupational Conversion MANUAL that lists similar jobs from each military service andcivil service. 6 afman36 -2105 30 APRIL Duties and Responsibilities: Describes representative duties and responsibilities of the specialty without attempting toinclude all aspects of all jobs in the specialty. Excluded are duties that are inherent for all officers who command or supervise personnelregardless of specialty. These include morale, welfare, safety, individual performance evaluation,career management, coaching, and disciplinary action. Do not cite duties or responsibilities asso-ciated with command in any specialty descriptions other than commander special duty identifiersor specialties. Below group level, identify commanders and their positions with prefix C affixed toa functional AFSC ( C36P3).

9 Utilization field introductions include responsibilities common to all specialties in the fieldand, when appropriate, opportunities to command within the functional specialties of the field. Specialty Qualifications. Establishes job qualification standards for effective only mandatory standards except for education, which may be desirable. List desirablequalifications in the Officer Professional Development (OPD) guide for the specific must meet mandatory qualifications to perform in the specialty. Include only entry,upgrade, or for retention qualifications. Qualification standards may consist of: Knowledge. Factual understanding and practical military skills required to perform atthe qualified level. Education. Specific academic subjects or disciplines, or courses of study required ordesired to succeed in the specialty. Mandatory education requirements are to enter the spe-cialty. Training. Military courses training for or contributing directly to effective perfor-mance.

10 Mandatory courses must be completed for upgrade. Professional military educationcourses are desirable for all officers and are not included unless mandatory for the specialty. Experience. Experience performing specialty duties needed for upgrade to the quali-fied level. Breadth of experience is described and a minimum length of time performing dutiesmay be specified. An individual's supervisor must recommend upgrade, certify the individualmeets all requirements of the specialty, and has shown ability to perform at the qualified level. Other. Measurable qualifications, such as physical standards, security clearances,aeronautical ratings, certifications, and licenses, required to perform in the specialty. Qualifi-cations stated as mandatory pertain to upgrade unless otherwise specified. Specialty Shredouts. Specifies shredouts authorized with the AFSC: letter suffix identifiers, andthe title or portion of the specialty to which shredout is related.