Telecommunications Operations Specialty (AFS 291X0) and Automatic Digital Switching Specialty (AFS 295X0)

摘要

This is a report of an occupational survey of two related Air Force specialties: the Telecommunications Operations Specialty, and the Automatic Digital Switching Specialty. Members of the Telecommunications Operations specialty are responsible for accepting and processing incoming and outgoing electrical record messages, operating telecommunications and cryptographic systems, and operating telephone switchboards. Automatic Digital Switching personnel are responsible for operating a variety of communications computers, such as the Univac Set-8 (USET-(8), the Automated Message Processing Exchange (AMPE), the Intermediate Capacity Automated Telecommunications Systems (ICATS), the Moderate Capacity Automated Telecommunications System (MCATS), and several other systems. These systems provide Telecommunications Centers with the capacity of transmitting large volumes of information using digital computer technology, magnetic storage, and automated routing and retrieval.