Knowledge Operations Management career field to change April 30

3/26/2014 - ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The 3D0X1 Knowledge Operations Management Air Force Specialty Code will undergo a name change and see part of the career field move to another AFSC beginning April 30, according to Chief Master Sgt. Kristine Freeland, AFRC Communications functional area manager.

The 3D0X1 career field will be renamed Knowledge Management and a new AFSC will emerge, Administration, 3A1X1. "This is sort of back to the future as the Air Force reintroduced the administrative career field, but with more clearly defined roles," explained Freeland.

Nearly 85 percent of the Airmen in 3D0X1 career field will transition to the 3A1X1 AFSC. "This is a big transformation, but it is needed and past due," said Freeland "This will align training and practical knowledge directly with the needs of the commanders, eliminating confusion over what duties an Airman will be expected to perform while on home station or deployed."

The remaining 15 percent of Knowledge Management Airmen in communications units, headquarters communications directorates and doing strictly knowledge operations work in embedded deployable packages, will continue to provide support in those functional areas.

Air Force Reserve Command currently employs almost 2,000 Airmen in those AFSCs.