Catalog sources consulted: 2026-09-26. This is not an entry-by-entry verification date. No record-specific verification date is recorded. Occupation audit evidence reviewed: 2026-09-26; this does not re-verify every requirement.
Official branch occupation evidence
Occupation identified. This occupation was identified in the cited source. This does not verify requirements, benefits, or a current opening.
Department of the Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory, 30 April 2026 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Confirmed. Catalog evidence is not an inventory of open contracts.
No dated public inventory confirmed a currently open recruiting contract for this role. This does not mean there are no openings. Confirm current eligibility and offers with an official recruiter.
Advertised — Air Force, as of 2026-09-28Signal details
Listed as a specialty on the Air Force careers site. Source: Air Force official careers listing. This is not a statement that a contract is open for you.Latest source review — 2026-10-25
Active duty still advertises up to $40,000 with a six-year commitment and completed training; no individual AFSC amount is established by that ceiling. Air National Guard retrieved text states non-prior-service $30,000, prior-service $40,000 and separate three-year reenlistment $15,000; a search snippet advertises $50,000 but was not substantiated in the retrieved page. Air Force Reserve remains internally inconsistent: $10,000 introduction/banner versus $20,000 bonus-type/join headings. Reserve and ANG figures are not active-duty offers. Earlier AFSC mappings are retained; no officer or unrelated specialty inherits an enlisted ceiling as an entitlement.
Historical amounts are retained. A displayed maximum is not a guaranteed payment. Confirm current written contract terms.
Bonus range review — 2026-10-10
No defensible numeric range established for this entry. An unpublished amount is not a $0 offer; ask for the current written contract. The active-duty branch-wide $40,000 ceiling is not a rate for this AFSC; six-year commitment and training conditions apply. Existing source dates and eligibility conditions remain controlling. Additional program amounts, when available, are explained in their own comments.
Active-duty bonus specialty lead. Max bonus $40,000
Unverified lead — confirm with recruiter
Conditions and source
The official list names the corresponding apprentice-level specialties (1N331, 2F031, 2W031, 2A632, 2A633, 2M033, 3E431, 2A531, 2A934, 2W131, 2M031, 2M032, 2W231, 3E831, 1T031). Catalog X-code matching and personal eligibility require recruiter confirmation. Six-year commitment and training required. No individual specialty amount published; the branch-wide $40,000 ceiling is not an amount for this job.
Latest source review — 2026-10-25
Active duty still advertises up to $40,000 with a six-year commitment and completed training; no individual AFSC amount is established by that ceiling. Air National Guard retrieved text states non-prior-service $30,000, prior-service $40,000 and separate three-year reenlistment $15,000; a search snippet advertises $50,000 but was not substantiated in the retrieved page. Air Force Reserve remains internally inconsistent: $10,000 introduction/banner versus $20,000 bonus-type/join headings. Reserve and ANG figures are not active-duty offers. Earlier AFSC mappings are retained; no officer or unrelated specialty inherits an enlisted ceiling as an entitlement.
Historical amounts are retained. A displayed maximum is not a guaranteed payment. Confirm current written contract terms.
Range review 2026-10-10: No defensible numeric range established for this entry. An unpublished amount is not a $0 offer; ask for the current written contract.
Reviewed 2026-10-03. Not a guaranteed offer.
SourceDeployment likelihood: Moderate*
* Estimated. Rank progression and specialty-pay eligibility are illustrative assumptions. Deployment likelihood, when shown, is inferred from similar specialties in the branch and career field, not a published specialty deployment rate.
Descriptions may change. No military role is free from risk of injury or death, including non-combat work. Catalog review dates do not establish current openings or re-verification of every requirement.