Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides for passenger safety during aircraft operations. Demonstrates and maintains proficiency in emergency equipment use, emergency procedures, and egress. Briefs passengers. Responsible for orderly expeditious evacuation of passengers and crew. Provides emergency medical assistance.
Performs preflight, through-flight, and post flight inspections of aircraft emergency, cabin, and galley equipment. Operates aircraft systems and equipment such as electrical, interphone, doors, exits. Responsible for cleanliness of aircraft interior away from home station.
Provides for passenger comfort during aircraft operations. Plans all menus and coordinates meal requirements. Purchases required food stuffs and supplies to serve meals and beverages. Stores and preserves food items. Provides cabin service and monitors passengers in-flight.
Supervises loading and off-loading of aircraft. Validates passenger manifest. Performs passenger and baggage inspections. Supervises loading and unloading of baggage. Applies restraint devices such as straps and nets to prevent shifting during flight. Ensures access to escape exits.
Prepares and checks forms, records, and documents. Prepares records and documents including cash collection forms. Provides guidance on foreign clearance requirements; such as immunizations, customs, and courtesies, entry and departure procedures, and necessary documentation. Prepares aircraft border clearance forms and assists passengers and crew with individual clearance requirements. Inventories supplies and equipment.
Manages flight attendance activities. Administers qualification flights for flight attendant duties. Discussing findings and recommends corrective action. Coordinates flight attendant activities.
Special Duty Qualifications:
Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of: normal and emergency aircraft procedures, emergency equipment location and use, first aid, galley equipment, food handling, dispensing food and beverages aboard aircraft, customer service and relations, communications, technical publications and flying directives, border agency clearance.
Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in home economics, customer service, and speech are desirable.
Training. For award of AFSC 1A631, completion of the Flight Attendant course is mandatory.
Experience. (Note: See Explanation of Air Force Specialty Codes).
1A651. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1A631. Also, experience in mission planning and management, culinary skills, supervising flight attendant activities.
1A671. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1A651. Also, experience managing flight attendant activities.
1A691. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1A671. Also, experience in directing flight attendant activities, analyzing and interpreting directives.
Other. The following are mandatory for entry into this AFSC:
Physical qualification for aircrew duty according to
AFI 48-123, Medical Examination and Standards, Class III medical standards.
Qualification for aviation service according to AFI 11-402, Aviation and Parachutist Service, Aeronautical Ratings and Badges.
Eligibility for Top Secret clearance according to AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Management Program.
NOTE: Award of the 3-skill level without a final Top Secret (TS) clearance is authorized provided an interim TS has been granted according to AFI 31-501.
Prior qualification in any AFSC at the 5-skill level, (3 level if no 5 level exists).
Minimum age of 21.
The ability to speak clearly and distinctly.
Qualification to operate government vehicles according to AFI 24-301, Vehicle Operations.
Note: This job requires a Sensitive Job Code (SJC) of "F."
Strength Req: G
Physical Profile 111121 K (Vision uncorrected 20/400-20/400; correctable to 20/20-20/20)
Citizenship: Yes
Required Appitude Score : A-32 (Changed to A-28, effective 1 Jul 04)
Technical Training:
- Enlisted Aircrew Undergraduate Course, Lackland AFB, TX, 2 weeks, 3 days
- Combat Survival Training Course, Fairchild AFB, WA, 17 days
- Water Survival-Parachuting Course, Pensacola NAS, FL, 4 day
Note: This career field requires initial training at the Enlisted Aircrew Undergraduate Course.
