Note: This job requires a
Sensitive Job Code- (SJC) of "F."
*Specialty Shredouts:
Suffix Portion of AFSC to Which Related
AFSC 1N3X0 - Cryptologic Linguist (Language Not Yet Assigned)
AFSC 1N3X1 - Germanic Cryptologic Linguist
A German
B Dutch
C Flemish
D Swedish
E Afrikaans
AFSC 1N3X2 - Romance Cryptologic Linguist
A Spanish (Latin American)
B Portuguese (Latin American)
C French
D Italian
E Romanian
F Haitian - Creole
G Molodovan
AFSC 1N3X3 - Slavic Cryptologic Linguist
A Russian
B Polish
C Czech
E Belarusian
D Serbo-Croatian
E Russian (White)
F Hungarian
G Lithuanian
H Slovenian
J Bulgarian
K Ukranian
L Macedonian
M Albanian
AFSC 1N3X4 - Far East Cryptologic Linguist
A Chinese (Mandarin)
B Vietnamese
C Thai
D Cambodian
E Lao
F Japanese
G Korean
H Chinese (Cantonese)
J Tagalog
AFSC 1N3X5 - Mid East Cryptologic Linguist
A Arabic
B Arabic (Syrian)
C Hebrew
D Persian
E Turkish
F Greek
G Indonesian
H Hindi
J Armenian
K Azeri
L Pushtu
M Georgian
N Tadzhik
P Kazakh
Q Turkmen
R Uzbek
S Persian (Dari)
T Punjabi
V Sindhi
W Urdu
AFSC 1N3X6 - African Cryptologic Linguist
A Swahili
B Zande
C Berber (Shawia)
D Bedawi (Beja)
E Sidamo
F Somali
G Nubian
H Bari
J Dinka
K Nuer
L Otuho
M Shilluk
N Fur
P Amharic
Q Aramaic
R Assyrian
S Tigre
T Tigrinya
AFSC 1N3X7 - Turkic Cryptologic Linguist
A Chechen
B Circassian
C Kirgiz
D Tatar
E Uighur
AFSC 1N3X8 - Polynesian Cryptologic Linguist
A Bikol
B Cebuano
C Ilocano
D Javanese
E Sudanese
F Tausug
G Brahui
H Telugu
J Kanarese
K Malayalam
L Tamil
AFSC 1N3X9 - Indo-Iranian Cryptologic Linguist
A Assamese
B Baluchi
C Bengali
D Bihari
E Kurdish (Kurmanji)
F Kurdish (Sorani)
G Nepali
H Sinhala (Singhalese)
Strength Req: G
Physical Profile: 333121
Citizenship: Yes
Required Appitude Score : G-69 (Changed to G-72, effective 1 Jul 04).
Training : Training for Cryptologic Linguist is in two parts: The first part is language training, conducted at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California (see related article). The length of the training depends on the language being learned. Language training lasts between 47 and 63 weeks, depending on the difficulty-level of the language.
Following language training, technical job training is conducted at Goodfellow AFB, Texas. Again, the length of the training depends on the language, and can last between 10 and 22 weeks
Also see AFSC 1A8X1, Airborne Cryptologic Linguist.
