Academy releases non-rated career field selections

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  • By Don Branum
  • U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. --  The Air Force Academy's Manpower and Personnel Directorate released statistics Nov. 18 on cadets selected by the Air Force Personnel Center for non-rated Air Force careers.

Of the 453 Air Force Academy cadets classified into non-rated career fields, which are career fields not directly related to flying aircraft, roughly half received their first choice, said Laurie Carroll, the Academy's Manpower and Personnel director.

"When the Air Force classifies cadets into their career field, preference is considered as an important factor," Carroll said. "However, Air Force needs take precedence. Ensuring Air Force mission needs are met sometimes means fewer cadets receive their top career field choices, but where possible, we consider individual preferences."

In addition to the cadets who received their first choice, 18 percent received their second choice, and 9 percent received their third choice. In all, four out of five cadets entering a non-rated Air Force specialty received an Air Force specialty code out of their top three preferences, Carroll said.

Nearly 70 cadets were selected for acquisition management careers, with a nearly equal number selected for nuclear and missile operations, according to the classification results. More than 50 cadets will become intelligence officers after graduation, with approximately 40 cadets entering cyberspace operations and about 30 going into space operations.

Sidebar: AFSC Results

Below is the number of cadets selected for specific career fields, ordered by Air Force specialty code.

Code       Specialty                           Selected

13C1         Special Tactics                     2
13L1         Air Liaison Officer                 4
13M1        Airfield Operations                2
13N1        Nuclear and Missile             65
                  Operations
13S1        Space Operations                 33
14N1        Intelligence                             51
15W1       Weather                                   3
17D1       Cyberspace Operations        39
21A1        Aircraft Maintenance              15
21M1       Munitions and Missile            5
                 Maintenance
21R1       Logistics Readiness              18
31P1       Security Forces                         5
32E1C    Civil Engineer                           1
32E1G    Civil Engineer - General         17
35P1       Public Affairs                             6
38P1       Force Support                           28
41A1       Health Professions                  4
61A1       Operations Research              11
                Analyst
61B1       Behavioral Science/Human    3
                 Factors Scientist
61C1       Chemist/Nuclear Chemist      3
61D1       Physicist/Nuclear Engineer    3
62E1       Developmental Engineer        34
63A1       Acquisition Manager                 66
64P1     Contracting                                 16
65F1     Financial Management             16
71S      Office of Special Investigations 4