CFETP3N0XX — Public Affairs Specialties

CFETP3N0XX governs education and training requirements for the Air Force Public Affairs specialty across its career life cycle.

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  • Publication number: CFETP3N0XX
  • Title: PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALTIES
  • Date: 2026-04-23

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It covers career progression, occupational competencies, resource constraints, transition training, and Specialty Training Standards. It also specifies course objectives, support materials, training indexes, and major command unique requirements.

Applies to: The CFETP will provide Public Affairs (PA) personnel a clear career path to success and will instill rigor in all aspects of career field training.

Topics covered

  • Public Affairs career progression
  • Public Affairs occupational badges
  • Community College of the Air Force
  • Occupational competency model
  • Specialty Training Standards
  • Transition training
  • Course objective lists
  • MAJCOM unique training requirements

Questions and answers

What does CFETP3N0XX identify for the Public Affairs specialty?

The CFETP is a comprehensive education and training document that identifies life-cycle education/training requirements, training support resources, and minimum core task requirements for this specialty.

How is CFETP3N0XX organized for training management?

The CFETP consists of two parts; both parts of the plan are used by supervisors to plan, manage, and control training within the career field.

What does Part II include for Specialty Training Standards?

Section 2A identifies the Specialty Training Standards (STS) and includes duties, tasks, technical references to support training, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) conducted training, wartime course, core task, and correspondence course requirements.

What training resources are listed in the course index?

Section 2D identifies a training course index supervisors can use to determine resources available to support training (included here are both mandatory and optional courses).

What are MAJCOM unique training requirements used for?

Section 2E identifies a major command’s (MAJCOM) unique training requirements supervisors can use to determine additional training required for the associated qualification needs.

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