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91870 Biomedical Equipment Technician

For the active Air Force, AFSC 91870, Biomedical Equipment Technician, was converted to AFSC 4A271.

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Biomedical Equipment Technician

The conversion table took effect on 31 October 1993. The manual's publication date is 31 October 1994, not the conversion date.

Source extraction notes

AFMAN 36-2108 Attachment 1 maps predecessor AFSC 91870 to AFSC 4A271; the cited table is effective 31 October 1993.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 2.

AFMAN 36-2108, Airman Classification
1. Attachment 1, p. 120; table effective 31 Oct 1993 · source dated October 31, 1994 · cited by the explanation
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2.AFMAN 36-2108, Airman Classification · event transcription · docs/legacy-data/usaf-afsc-1993-full-crosswalk.jsonl:584; Attachment 1, p. 120; table effective 31 Oct 1993 · cited by the explanation
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Title not stated in source

The report identifies AFSC 91870 as the former code for AFSC 4A271, Biomedical Equipment Craftsmen.

February 1, 1996 is the report's publication date. The effective date of the code change is not stated.

Source extraction notes

Current “formerly” notation; duplicate task-list occurrences in the same report are reconciled to one row.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 23, 2026 against reference 1.

Historical information is drawn from the sources linked above. Classification dates are not personal service dates. Spot an error? Let us know.