2010 promotion chronic critical shortage skills program Published June 2, 2010 LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Air Force Personnel Center officials recently released the calendar year 2010 promotion chronic critical shortage skills program list for the staff through master sergeant promotion cycles. The promotion CCS skills program provides flexibility to target critically-manned skills for increased promotion opportunities. The list is identified and released in conjunction with each promotion cycle and is not an Air Force retraining list. This list will affect the E-7 promotion release, which took place on May 27, the E-6 promotion release, which is expected on June 17 and the E-5 release, which is expected on Aug. 19. A review of the CCS skills list is conducted annually to ensure skills don't remain on the list indefinitely. CCS skills receive an increased promotion opportunity 1.2 times higher than the normal rate. An assessment of current and projected manning, pending mergers/conversions, mission changes, relative heath of ladder manning and the number of promotion eligibles were considered. Promotion opportunity is limited and CCS promotions are at the expense of non-CCS skills; however, impact to non-CCS skills is minimal. Every Air Force Specialty Code maintains promotion opportunity and the enlisted promotion system remains one based on equal selection opportunity. The calendar year 2010 staff through master sergeant CCS skills are: AFSC: Title - Promotion Cycle 1A0X1: In-Flight Refueling - E-6/E-7 1A1X1: Flight Engineer - E-6 1A2X1: Loadmaster - E-5/E-6/E-7 1A3X1: Airborne Mission Systems - E-6/E-7 1A4X1: Airborne Battle Management - E-6 1A6X1: Flight Attendant - E-7 1A8X1: Airborne Crypto Linguist - E-5/E-6/E-7 1C0X2: Aviation Resource Management - E-7 1C1X1: Air Traffic Control - E-6/E-7 1C2X1: Combat Control - E-6/E-7 1C3X1: Command Post - E-6/E-7 1C4X1: TAC Air Command and Control - E-5/E-6/E-7 1C5X1: Aerospace Control and Warning - E-5/E-6/E-7 1C6X1: Space Systems Operations - E-6 1C7X1: Airfield Management - E-7 1N0X1: Operations Intelligence - E-6/E-7 1N1X1: A - Geospatial Analysis - E5/E-6/E-7 1N2X1: Comm Signals Intelligence - E-5 1N3X1: Crypto Linguist - E-5/E-6/E-7 1N4X1: Network Intel Analysis - E-5/E-6/E-7 1N5X1: Elec. Signals Intel Exploit - E-6 1P0X1: Aircrew Flight Equipment - E-7 1S0X1: Safety - E-5 1T0X1: Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape - E-6/E-7 1T2X1: Pararescue - E-5/E-6/E-7 1W0X1: Weather - E-6 1W0X2: Special Operations Weather - E-5/E-6 2A3X1: Avionics Systems - E-5/E-6/E-7 2A3X2: Integrated Avionics Systems - E-6 2A3X3: Tactical Aircraft Maintenance - E-6/E-7 2A5X1: Aerospace Maintenance - E-5/E-6/E-7 2A5X3: A - Integrated Avionics Systems - E-6 2A5X3: B - Integrated Avionics Systems - E-5/E-6 2A5X3: C - Integrated Avionics Systems - E-6/E-7 2A5X3: D - Integrated Avionics Systems - E-7 2A6X5: Aircraft Hydraulic Systems - E-6 2A6X6: Aircraft Elect and Environ Sys - E-6 2A7X1: Aircraft Metals Technology - E-6 2A7X5: Low Observable Acft Struct Maintenance - E-6/E-7 2G0X1: Logistics Plans - E-6/E-7 2M0X1: Missile and Space Systems Elect Maintenance - E-7 2M0X2: Missile and Space Systems Maintenance - E-7 2M0X3: Missile and Space Facilities - E-7 2R0X1: Maintenance Data System - E-6/E-7 2R1X1: Maintenance Management Production - E-6/E-7 2T3X7: Vehicle Management - E-6 3D0X1: Knowledge Operations - E-5/E-7 3D0X2: Cyber Systems Operations - E-5 3D0X3: Cyber Surety - E-5/E-7 3D0X4: Computer Systems Programming - E-6 3D1X3: RF Transmission Systems - E-7 3D1X4: Spectrum Operations - E-6/E-7 3D1X5: Ground Radar Systems - E-6/E-7 3D1X6: Airfield Systems - E-7 3E-5X1: Engineering - E-5/E-6/E-7 3E-6X1: Operations Management - E-5/E-6/E-7 3E8X1: Explosive Ordnance Disposal - E-6/E-7 3E9X1: Emergency Management - E-6/E-7 3N0X1: Public Affairs - E-5/E-6/E-7 3N0X2: Radio and TV Broadcasting - E-5/E-7 3N0X4: Still Photography - E-6 3N1X1: Regional Band - E-7 3S0X1: Personnel - E-5 3S1X1: Military Equal Opportunity - E-7 3S3X1: Manpower - E-7 4A1X1: Medical Material - E-7 4A2X1: Biomedical Equipment - E-7 4B0X1: Bioenvironmental Engineering - E-7 4C0X1: Mental Health Services - E-6/E-7 4H0X1: Cardiopulmonary Laboratory - E-7 4N0X1: Aerospace Medical Service - E-5 4N0X1: C - Aerospace Medical Service - E-5 4N1X1: B - Surgical Service - E-6 4N1X1: C - Surgical Service - E-5 4R0X1: Diagnostic Imaging - E-5/E-6 4T0X2: Histopathology - E-5 5R0X1: Chaplain Assistant - E-7 6C0X1: Contracting - E-5/E-6/E-7 6F0X1: Financial Management and Comp - E-6/E-7 8A200: Enlisted Aide - E-7 8B000: Military Training Instructor - E-5 8R000: Recruiter - E-5 8T000: PME - E-6 9S1X0: Technical Applications - E-6/E-7 More information is available at local military personnel flights or via the Air Force Portal. (From compiled reports)