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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Air Force Career Field Manager (AFCFM) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Representative of
the career field who is appointed by the respective HQ USAF Deputy Chief of Staff or Under
Secretariat
-Ensure assigned AF specialties are trained and utilized to support AF mission requirements
-Determines training requirements, in coordination with MAJCOM Functional Managers
(FMs)
-Ensures implementation of training programs for assigned AF specialties
Air Force Job Qualification Standard (AFJQS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-AFCFMs issue
for unique duty positions, weapons systems or equipment
-Supplements the Career Field Education & Training Plan (CFETP), Part II, by outlining
specific skill and task requirements
-The AFCFM must review and approve
Base 3S2X1 Functional Manager (3S2 FM) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-The senior
ranking enlisted member, possessing a 7-skill level or higher, assigned to the host MAJCOM
of the installation
-Headquarter (HQ) MAJCOM personnel will not fill this position
Career Field (Job) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A group of closely related AFSs (or a
single AFSC when there are not related specialties) requiring basically the same knowledge
and skills
-Includes subdivisions and ladders
Career Field Education & Training Plan (CFETP) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A
comprehensive, core training document that identifies: life-cycle education and training
requirements; training support resources, deployment/unit type code task requirements for a
specialty and minimum core task requirements for a specialty
-Supervisors use to plan, prioritize, manage, and execute training within the career field
-Used to identify and certify all past and current qualifications
,Career Field Ladder - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A division of a career field in which
closely related Air Force specialties are arranged in one or more ladders to indicate lateral
functional relationships merging at the 7- or 9-skill level
Career Field Subdivision (Job) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A division of a career field that
groups closely related AFSs in one or more ladders
Chief Enlisted Manager Code (CEM) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A five-digit code ending
in "00" to identify CMSgts and CMSgt selectees as top enlisted managers in both highly
technical skills and in broad areas of managerial competence
-The CAFSC will be the same
Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-HQ AFPC/DPAA
(Airman Assignments Division) manages for RegAF enlisted and ANG/AFR for assigned
airmen
-Initially based on the AFSC into which the member is classified at the time of enlistment or
during basic training
-A management tool used to make enlisted Airman Assignments, to assist in determining
training requirements, and to consider individuals for promotion
-It will be identical to the highest awarded Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) or Chief
Enlisted Manager (CEM) code in the ladder in which the member is being used or trained
-For members performing duty in a 3-, 5-, 7-, or 9-skill level structure will not exceed: 3-skill
level for AB through A1C, 5-skill level for SrA and SSgt, 7-skill level for TSgt and MSgt,
and 9-skill level for SMSgt
Core Tasks - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-These are tasks that identify the minimum
qualification requirements for all personnel within an AFS, regardless of duty position
-MFMs provide a comprehensive list of minimum qualification task requirements, by skill
level or in general across any particular Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) to the AFCFM
Critical Task - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Training standard that identifies the training
members will receive in a specific course
Date Initially Entered Retraining (DIERT) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Equal to the class
start date or on-the-job training (OJT) effective date
, -If no technical training is required, awarded the date the member is assigned duty
Deployment/Unit Type Code (UTC) Task - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Any task identified
by higher headquarters for personnel to perform during deployments, contingencies or
wartime
-Deployment tasks may be specified for a particular skill level or in general across the AFSC
Duty Air Force Specialty Code (DAFSC) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-The AFSC denoting
the specialty in which the individual is performing duty
-Including prefixes, suffixes, and skill levels must match the authorized unit manpower
document (UMD) position
-For enlisted personnel must match the Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC) (except
for skill level, if necessary) unless the enlisted Airman is on temporary duty (TDY) outside
the CAFSC
Knowledge Training - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Training used to provide a base of
knowledge for task performance
-It may also be used in lieu of task performance when the training capability does not exist
-Learning gained through knowledge rather than hands-on experience
-Required if no Career Development Course (CDC) is available for the AFS or training must
be documented for a CDC waiver
MAJCOM Functional Manager (MFM) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Senior leaders,
designated by the appropriate functional authority, who provides day-to-day management
responsibility over specific functional communities at the MAJCOM, Field Operating
Agency (FOA), Direct Reporting Unit (DRU), or Air Reserve Component (ARC) level
-While they should maintain an institutional focus in regards to resource development and
distribution, they are responsible for ensuring their specialties are equipped, developed, and
sustained to meet the functional community's mission as well as encourage force
development opportunities in order to meet future needs of the total AF mission
Performance Standard - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Tasks are trained and qualified to the
"Go" level. "Go" means the individual can perform the task without assistance and meets
local demands for accuracy, timeliness, and correct use of procedures ("Go" level equates to
3c in the STS proficiency code key)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Air Force Career Field Manager (AFCFM) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Representative of
the career field who is appointed by the respective HQ USAF Deputy Chief of Staff or Under
Secretariat
-Ensure assigned AF specialties are trained and utilized to support AF mission requirements
-Determines training requirements, in coordination with MAJCOM Functional Managers
(FMs)
-Ensures implementation of training programs for assigned AF specialties
Air Force Job Qualification Standard (AFJQS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-AFCFMs issue
for unique duty positions, weapons systems or equipment
-Supplements the Career Field Education & Training Plan (CFETP), Part II, by outlining
specific skill and task requirements
-The AFCFM must review and approve
Base 3S2X1 Functional Manager (3S2 FM) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-The senior
ranking enlisted member, possessing a 7-skill level or higher, assigned to the host MAJCOM
of the installation
-Headquarter (HQ) MAJCOM personnel will not fill this position
Career Field (Job) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A group of closely related AFSs (or a
single AFSC when there are not related specialties) requiring basically the same knowledge
and skills
-Includes subdivisions and ladders
Career Field Education & Training Plan (CFETP) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A
comprehensive, core training document that identifies: life-cycle education and training
requirements; training support resources, deployment/unit type code task requirements for a
specialty and minimum core task requirements for a specialty
-Supervisors use to plan, prioritize, manage, and execute training within the career field
-Used to identify and certify all past and current qualifications
,Career Field Ladder - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A division of a career field in which
closely related Air Force specialties are arranged in one or more ladders to indicate lateral
functional relationships merging at the 7- or 9-skill level
Career Field Subdivision (Job) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A division of a career field that
groups closely related AFSs in one or more ladders
Chief Enlisted Manager Code (CEM) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-A five-digit code ending
in "00" to identify CMSgts and CMSgt selectees as top enlisted managers in both highly
technical skills and in broad areas of managerial competence
-The CAFSC will be the same
Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-HQ AFPC/DPAA
(Airman Assignments Division) manages for RegAF enlisted and ANG/AFR for assigned
airmen
-Initially based on the AFSC into which the member is classified at the time of enlistment or
during basic training
-A management tool used to make enlisted Airman Assignments, to assist in determining
training requirements, and to consider individuals for promotion
-It will be identical to the highest awarded Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) or Chief
Enlisted Manager (CEM) code in the ladder in which the member is being used or trained
-For members performing duty in a 3-, 5-, 7-, or 9-skill level structure will not exceed: 3-skill
level for AB through A1C, 5-skill level for SrA and SSgt, 7-skill level for TSgt and MSgt,
and 9-skill level for SMSgt
Core Tasks - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-These are tasks that identify the minimum
qualification requirements for all personnel within an AFS, regardless of duty position
-MFMs provide a comprehensive list of minimum qualification task requirements, by skill
level or in general across any particular Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) to the AFCFM
Critical Task - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Training standard that identifies the training
members will receive in a specific course
Date Initially Entered Retraining (DIERT) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Equal to the class
start date or on-the-job training (OJT) effective date
, -If no technical training is required, awarded the date the member is assigned duty
Deployment/Unit Type Code (UTC) Task - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Any task identified
by higher headquarters for personnel to perform during deployments, contingencies or
wartime
-Deployment tasks may be specified for a particular skill level or in general across the AFSC
Duty Air Force Specialty Code (DAFSC) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-The AFSC denoting
the specialty in which the individual is performing duty
-Including prefixes, suffixes, and skill levels must match the authorized unit manpower
document (UMD) position
-For enlisted personnel must match the Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC) (except
for skill level, if necessary) unless the enlisted Airman is on temporary duty (TDY) outside
the CAFSC
Knowledge Training - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Training used to provide a base of
knowledge for task performance
-It may also be used in lieu of task performance when the training capability does not exist
-Learning gained through knowledge rather than hands-on experience
-Required if no Career Development Course (CDC) is available for the AFS or training must
be documented for a CDC waiver
MAJCOM Functional Manager (MFM) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Senior leaders,
designated by the appropriate functional authority, who provides day-to-day management
responsibility over specific functional communities at the MAJCOM, Field Operating
Agency (FOA), Direct Reporting Unit (DRU), or Air Reserve Component (ARC) level
-While they should maintain an institutional focus in regards to resource development and
distribution, they are responsible for ensuring their specialties are equipped, developed, and
sustained to meet the functional community's mission as well as encourage force
development opportunities in order to meet future needs of the total AF mission
Performance Standard - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Tasks are trained and qualified to the
"Go" level. "Go" means the individual can perform the task without assistance and meets
local demands for accuracy, timeliness, and correct use of procedures ("Go" level equates to
3c in the STS proficiency code key)
