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DiscussionAir Force Enlisted Job Descriptions and Qualification FactorsThe Army and Marine Corps call their enlisted jobs "MOS's," or "Military Occupation Specialties." The Navy and Coast Guard call their enlisted jobs "ratings." But, in the Air Force, enlisted jobs are known as "AFSCs," or "Air Force Specialty Codes." The Air Force divides their AFSCs (enlisted jobs) into the following overall categories: Operations, Maintenance & Logistics, Support, Medical & Dental, Legal & Chaplain, Finance & Contracting, and Special Investigations. Withing these categories, AFSCs are further assigned to "career fields." A career field may have one AFSC assigned to it, or it may have several. AFSCs with similar functions are grouped together in the same career field. OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE & LOGISTICS 2A - Manned Aerospace Maintenance 2E - Communications & Electronics 2M - Missile & Space Systems Maintenance 2P - Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory 2R - Maintenance Management Systems SUPPORT MEDICAL & DENTAL LEGAL & CHAPLAIN FINANCE & CONTRACTING SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS Special Duty Assignments are usually jobs that a member performs temporarily, working outside of their normal AFSC. When the special duty tour is completed, members usually return to their primary AFSC (enlisted job). Examples would be recruiter, first sergeant, or military training instructor. Discussion |
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