Specialty Qualifications:
Knowledge. The following knowledge is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
33S3. Fundamentals of network systems operations; information resources management; operational systems architecture; telecommunications; command and control; flight-line systems maintenance; postal operations; visual information management; and techniques of comm and info planning, programming, project management, procurement, contracting, operations, and maintenance for Air Force, Joint, and allied operations.
33S3A. Communications systems and standards, distributed network engineering principles and practices, and software engineering principles and practices; Air Force systems engineering process, including development, test, and engineering policies, procedures, and management practices; communications systems architectures; and detailed hardware, software, and firmware design.
Education. The following education is required for entry into the AFSC as indicated:
33S1. Minimum of 18 credit hours of IT related courses is mandatory. Included are courses in telecommunications, computers, mathematics, engineering, physics, information systems management and information resources management. Undergraduate academic specialization is desirable in computer science; information systems or resources management; mathematics; engineering; business disciplines with information resource management, information systems, or computer science specialization; industrial or engineering management; physical science; or physics.
33S1A. Undergraduate degree in electrical or computer engineering is mandatory.
Training. For award of AFSC 33S3/S3A, completion of the basic communications and information officer course is mandatory.
Experience. For award of AFSC 33S3/S3A, a minimum of 18 months experience in 33S3/S3A assignments is mandatory.
Other. None.
Specialty Shredouts:
A............................. Engineer
