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9L100/X International Affairs Specialist

International Affairs Specialist was retitled Foreign Area Specialist (FAS), with AFSC 9L100/X unchanged. The specialty summary, duties and responsibilities, and qualifications were also revised.

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Codes without a directory match

  • 9L100/X stated by the source; matches no current specialty and no digitized legacy code

Documented history

International Affairs Specialist

The directory schedules the update for implementation on 30 April 2026; no separate date is given for this retitling.

  • The record does not describe the specific changes to duties or qualifications.
Source extraction notes

CS&CIG source assertion (N/A): 1. The specialty description is revised to update the specialty summary, duties and responsibilities and specialty qualifications. 2. The AFSC/SFSC is retitled. Conversion instructions: MPS: 4, 5 AFPC: 4, 5, 9 Manpower: 4, 5, 10 The identifier is unchanged; a self-successor records the source-stated occupational retitle.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 2 and 3.

  • Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory (AFECD), 30 April 2026

    1. embedded Attachment 1 CS&CIG page 7 · source dated April 30, 2026

    2.DAFECD 30 April 2026, embedded Attachment 1 — CS&CIG Enl Master 30 Apr 26 FINAL · embedded Attachment 1 CS&CIG page 7, conversion table row Current AFSC 9L100/X (columns: Current AFSC / Current Title / New AFSC / New Title / Summary of Change / Instruction Notes / Type Dir/Indir) · cited by the explanation

    3.Department of the Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory (DAFECD), 30 April 2026, main guide SUMMARY OF REVISIONS · main PDF page 2, SUMMARY OF REVISIONS (implementation-date context) · cited by the explanation

    4.Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory (AFECD), 30 April 2026 · event transcription · docs/legacy-data/usaf-afecd-modernization.jsonl:294; embedded Attachment 1 CS&CIG page 7

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