AFSC Changes
According to documents given to me by MSgt (Ret) Richard Traufield, who started his career in the ’40s, the various AFSC’s held by him are as follows:
In Nov of 1949, he was known as a “P.E. Specialist” and had an MOS of 59400.
In Jan of 1952, he was upgraded to AFSC 64151 and became a “Unit Supply Specialist.”
In Nov of 1953, his AFSC changed to 92250, “Survival Training & Personal Equipment Specialist.” It wasn’t until mid1950 that the Survival Specialist became 921X0, and he remained a 922X0, P.E. Specialist. In Jan of 1966, our career field was known as both “Personal Equipment and/or Life Support”.
Thanks, Rich, for your contribution to our history. If anyone else has any additional info on this subject, please pass it on to me. To continue with this topic, here is what I know about the changes in 1981, 1993, and 2007:
On Oct 31st, 1981, AFSC 922X0 was re-coded to 122X0 to accommodate a major restructuring of the medical AFSCS (9XXXX) and to more closely align the aircrew life support career field with the functional area it primarily supported, aircrew operations (AFSCS 1XXXX).
In 1993, another AFSC shuffle occurred. Both enlisted and officer AFSCs were changed. Both changes were based on the same career group number. The new AFSCs are 1T1X1 for enlisted Life Support and L11XX or L12XX for Life Support Officers (LSOs). Other changes under our career field ladder are 1T0X1 for Survival Training and 1T2X1 for Pararescue. As you can see, the 1T identifies the career field family, Aircrew Protection.
Finally, Aircrew Life Support merged with Survival Equipment, resulting in another AFSC change. Effective 1 Oct 2007, life support and survival equipment troops begin cross-utilization training to transition to the new AFSC, Aircrew Flight Equipment (1P0X1). The merger applies to all E-7s and below, and to E-8s with the 2A790 fabrication AFSC who have a background in survival equipment. The “P” in the new AFSC stands for “Performance”!
Bob McElwain
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