AFECD - Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory Highlights - 31 October 2020

Sep 14, 2026

Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory (AFECD) highlights the occupational structure for Air Force enlisted careers, detailing how flexible specialization supports changing mission needs. The guide defines the enlisted classification framework, responsibilities for personnel officials, commanders, and supervisors, and how to use specialty descriptions and Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) to procure, classify, train, and employ enlisted members. It also summarizes update mechanisms, including Change Summary and Conversion Instructions for AFSC changes and guidance for managing required revisions, identifiers, and attachment content.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages388

Reading Time16 h 18 min

AccessFree to download

Summary of Revisions

Using This Directory

Attachment and Update Structure

Section I - Cross-Functional AFSC Applicability

Section I-A Foreign Language Skills

Section I-B Authorized Prefixes, Enlisted

Section II - AFSCs/Identifiers

1XXX Operations AFSCs, Enlisted

2XXX Logistics AFSCs, Enlisted

3XXX Support AFSCs, Enlisted

4XXX Medical AFSCs, Enlisted

5XXX Paralegal and Chaplain Assistant AFSCs, Enlisted

6XXX Contracting and Financial AFSCs, Enlisted

7XXX Special Investigations, Enlisted

8XXX Special Duty Identifiers (SDI), Enlisted

9XXX Reporting Identifiers (RI), Enlisted

31 October 2020 AIR FORCE ENLISTED CLASSIFICATIONDIRECTORY (AFECD) The Official Guide to the Air Force Enlisted Classification Codes A Specialty for Every Air Force Job And The Qualifications Necessary to Perform Each Job OPR: HQ AFPC/DP3DW Certified by: HQ AFPC/DP3 Supersedes AFECD, 30 April 2020 This Guide establishes the occupational structure of the Air Force enlisted force. The occupational structure is flexible to permit enlisted personnel to specialize and develop their skills and abilities while allowing the Air Force to meet changing mission requirements. Individual enlisted personnel have a joint responsibility with commanders and supervisors at all levels to fully develop their abilities consistent with Air Force needs and within the established patterns of specialization. This directory is written primarily for use by personnel officials (officers and senior noncommissioned officers) and agencies engaged in procurement, classification, and training of Air Force members. It implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-21, Utilization and Classification of Air Force Military Personnel. Refer to AFI 36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and Enlisted), for military classification tenets and base level procedures. Maintain and dispose of records created as a result of prescribed processes in accordance with the Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) accessed from the web-based Records Information Management System. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS This is the official directory for all military enlisted classification descriptions, codes, and identifiers. Updates to this directory are according to the Air Force Career Field Managers’Guide available at the myPers web site. This update contains all changes that have been approved and scheduled for implementation on 30 April 2020 and provides a Change Summary and Conversion Instruction Guide (CS&CIG) or Change Summary Guides (CSG), as necessary. Each CS&CIG will include a summary of each change, conversion instructions for all AFSC changes, mergers, additions, realignments, and deletions of classification identifiers, and appropriate page changes to the directory. Subsequent Change Summary Guides along with the description changes will be identified by the effective date and as an appendix to the CS&CIG for that particular conversion cycle. Additionally, minor changes and corrections throughout the publication include correcting spelling or editing errors. When a () precedes the specialty description or title, it denotes a major or significant revision from the previous edition – the reader must read the particular section of the publication in its entirety to determine the extent of the changed material. 1. Using This Directory: 1.1. This directory contains a Change Summary and Conversion Instruction Guide (CS&CIG) for each update to the classification system, a Quick-Reference Guide, the Enlisted Classification Structure Chart to depict career progression through the specialties, Authorized Prefixes, Reporting Identifiers, Special Duty Identifiers, Air Force Specialty (AFS) descriptions, their assigned Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC), Additional Mandatory Requirements for AFSC Entry, Special Experience Identifiers, and Chief Enlisted Manager (CEM) codes used in the enlisted classification system. Use the specialty descriptions and codes to identify different types of Air Force jobs and the qualifications of enlisted personnel to fill these jobs. Individual specialty descriptions and other attachments to this manual provide the occupational standards required or desired for successful performance inan AFS. Use these standards to procure, classify, and employ enlisted personnel; to develop career programs for initial training, retraining, and skill upgrade; and to structure unit manpower document (UMD) positions. 1.2. Attachment 4, Additional Mandatory Requirements fo

FAQs

What is AFECD used for in the Air Force enlisted classification system?

AFECD establishes the occupational structure for the enlisted force and provides specialty descriptions, codes, and identifiers used to classify, train, and employ enlisted personnel.

How are updates and AFSC changes handled in this directory?

Updates follow Air Force Career Field Managers’ guidance and include Change Summary and Conversion Instruction Guide materials describing each approved change, conversion instructions, and related page updates.

What kinds of requirements can be found for AFSC entry or retraining?

Attachment 4 consolidates mandatory requirements and restrictions by AFSC, including citizenship limitations, profile minima, combat-related restrictions, and strength and mental aptitude scores.

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