UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Change 1
Headquarters, United States Air Force CFETP 1A8X1X
Washington, DC 20330-1030 18 December 2015
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AFSC 1A8X1X
AIRBORNE CRYPTOLOGIC LANGUAGE ANALYST
This change is effective immediately and updates 1A8X1X CFETP dated 1 March 2014.
Previously printed versions of the CFETP dated 1 March 2014 may be updated with the below
write-in changes.
1. Write-in changes:
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14-15 6.1.2. Unless otherwise directed, the DLPT
or OPI is the primary method for testing
language proficiency. All SMSgt and below
ACLAs, to include DLI by-pass ACLAs,
must test annually for currency in their
CAFSC language unless they score L3/R3 or
better. Those who score L3/R3 or better are
only required to test every two years.
(“Annually” is defined as one year from the
first day of the first month after the most
recent currency month.) Additionally, CLAs
whose currency expires due to a contingency
deployment or TDY of 30 days or more shall
be afforded up to 120 days to re-obtain
currency upon their return, unless the TDY is
for a Significant Language Training Event
(SLTE). A CLA returning from a SLTE TDY
whose currency expired during the TDY may
be afforded up to 30 days to re-obtain
currency upon their return. ACLAs failing to
test within the required timeframe will be
considered sub-proficient and entered into
