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2. Testing cycles included in this EPRRC: This edition lists study references for the following promotion
cycle and test administration period:
24E5 promotion to Staff Sergeant (SSgt); testing window 1 May to 30 June 2024.
3. Study Guidance for Enlisted Promotion Tests:
a. The PFE is based solely on the grade-specific study guides derived from Air Force Handbook 1,
Airman. Examination content and importance are determined by Attachment 1, Airman Development and Testing
Chart (ADTC) of each applicable study guide for promotion. The study guide can be found at
https://www.studyguides.af.mil/ . AETC SAS/AA is the OPR for the 2023 AFH 1 and associated study guides. If
you have any questions concerning the AFH 1 or study guide, please e-mail us at afh@us.af.mil .
b. The SKT is designed to sample an Airman’s knowledge of his or her entire Air Force specialty and not a
specific job. The SKTs sample career field-wide knowledge areas most appropriate for promotion. Questions
are drawn from the references listed in this catalog.
(1) CDCs from the Air Force Career Development Academy (AFCDA) and some unique non-CDC
references are available to eligible Airmen through the electronic WAPS Online Reference Library Database
(eWORLD) on the EPSG website at https://www.studyguides.af.mil/.
(2) Other listed study references should be available in the work area. DAFMAN 36-2664, outlines
Airmen’s responsibilities.
(3) Joint Pubs (JPs) and DoD manuals and instructions can be found at https://www.jcs.mil/Doctrine.
(4) Due to naming convention changes for AFIs and AFMANs, some references are listed as DAFI,
DAFMAN, AFI, or AFMAN. In many cases, ePUBS is still using the older naming convention. Airmen
should search for the AFI or AFMAN first, and then the DAFI or DAFMAN.
(5) Federal Aviation Administration (aircraft maintenance only) references can be found at
https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation.
c. Reference libraries must be established for non-CDC study materials at base, unit, or functional level.
The unit WAPS monitor must ensure these materials, which may consist of AFIs, AFMANs, TOs (not
available online), or commercial publications, are available on a 2:7 ratio. Airmen may ask their unit WAPS
monitor to order any study reference that is not available locally or electronically. Unit WAPS monitors only
need to establish these libraries if there is a requirement to maintain them based on the eligible population
within their unit needing or utilizing non-CDC references.
4. Procurement of Non-Air Force Documents for Study in Preparation for SKT Testing:
a. The STS, found in the Career Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP), provides the procurement
source for non-Air Force publications. Refer to AFMAN 36-2664 for steps to take if study reference material
cannot be obtained to support preparation for testing. Airmen are responsible for obtaining these references by
contacting their unit WAPS monitor.
b. Commercial technical reference books should be ordered in accordance with AFI 34-101,
Air Force Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Programs and Use Eligibility, Chapter, Chapter 16, paragraph
16.21.