Enlistment of skilled personel

"Steven Wagner" wrote in message
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Does anybody know what the USAF tends to do when people with a directly
translatable skill, i.e. civilian aircraft mechanics or computer
programmers,
enlist? I expect that they would have to go through basic training, but
would
they have to go through the entire course of technical training that
somebody
with no experience in the skill would have to go through?

Thanks.

I do not know the current practice but when I enlisted in the USAF in 1955 I
made sure I took some documentation of a skill with me. I did not qualify
for the USAF tech school but was offered a chance to take a Bypass Test,
scored a record score and was awarded a three level AFSC during basic
training.

This also cost me extra weeks at Sampson AFB as they had to request an
assignment for me as the normal ones were for airmen going to Tech School or
directed OJT slots. They had nothing for people graduating with a skill.

Regards,

Tex

Once upon a time in the blurry past, I had a young man working for me who had
completed apprenticeship training as an asbestos worker (read "insulator"),
really skilled, leader of men, I trusted him wiyj 20 man crews $400,000
(equivalent to $5 plus million in today's market) projects then. Really good
troop! He knew his draft number was coming so he enlistedm "with civilian
acquired skill". Army tried to make him a cook, AF tried to make him an AP,
Navy at least put him in steam power, reasonably close to his civilian learned
skill.
He finally retired from the Naval Reserve as a Commander some twenty three
years later.
Needs of the service, ya know.

Rick
MFE
N1535