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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
Headquarters US Air Force
Washington, DC 20330-1030
CHANGE 1
CFETP 2A3X5X
23 January 2019
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AFSC 2A3X5X
ADVANCED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT INTEGRATED AVIONICS F-22 / F-35 / MQ-1 / MQ-9 / RQ-4
CAREER FIELD EDUCATION
AND TRAINING PLAN
1. This change is effective immediately and updates CFETP 2A3X5X dated 5 October 2017 to reflect:
a. Elimination of Career Development Courses (CDC) for upgrade qualification.
b. Defense Acquisition University (DAU) course recommendations for 7-skill level personnel.
c. Schoolhouse and field recommended updates to front matter and Specialty Training Standard
(STS) material.
2. Pages added/removed:
Attachment A - STS 2AX7X Aerospace Maintenance Craftsman
3. Front matter/STS material changes:
Abbreviation/Terms
Explained
Specialty Training
Standard (STS)
Replace the second sentence with, "It serves as a
contract between AETC and the functional user to
show which of the overall training requirements for
an Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) are taught in
formal schools, in job knowledge courses, and
exportable courses."
Abbreviation/Terms
Explained
Replace the sentence with, "A mixture of mandatory
courses, task qualification, Qualification Training
Packages (QTP), and job knowledges courses
required for award of a 3-, 5-, 7-, or 9-skill level.
Journeyman (5-skill
level)
Replace the second sentence with, "This training
involves completion of all identified core tasks."
(Eliminates the 2A953 Career Development Course
(CDC) requirement.)
Journeyman (5-skill
level)
Replace the seventh sentence with, "Individuals will
use Career Development Courses (CDC) to prepare
for Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS)
testing."
