Form 53 Assignments and FY17 Goals
This is info pertains to the cadets who will graduate between 1 Jan 17 and 31 Dec 17. The website for the Form 53 accounts is: https://w45.afpc.randolph.af.mil/AFCAPSNet35/Pages/SecurityLogin.aspx
Accordingly, AFPC has provided the following information on classification and assignment time line:
Early Apr 16: Open Form 53 for AFSC preferences of cadets
23 Sep 16: Close Form 53 for AFSC classification
* Mid-Oct 16: Open Form 53 for location preferences of cadets
* Late-Oct 16: Close Form 53 for location preferences
* Late-Nov 16: Assignment selections forwarded to HQ AFROTC for release
NOTE: * denotes estimated timeline. Changes may occur as dictated by AF/A1. AFROTC will provide actual dates once notified by
Attached is a list of accession AFSCs with associated goals so you can be better informed as you fill out the Form 53. FY17_Goals
Column 1 – AFSC
Column 2 – Mandatory degree requirements (those that say “None” have no specific major required, so Non-Tech qualify (as well as Tech). Rated also have no specific major required.
Column 3 – AFSC description
Column 4 – AFROTC accession goal (approximate, as actual classification is a USAFA-AFROTC joint effort at AFPC)
Column 5 – blank
Column 6 – % Tech. For those numbers in Column 4 that are orange, 100%. For others, a set percentage of accessions are set as Tech accessions
Column 7 – Actual Tech requirement for each AFSC (in light blue background)
At the bottom, the goals are aggregated by
Non-Rated Line
Tech
Non-Tech
Rated
Nurse
What this does NOT tell you, though, is the number of volunteers for each and therefore “the chances of getting that AFSC.”