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DAFSC is not your core AFSC. 18A3A is what the position is coded for, this does not mean you are being recatted. If you wish to recat, you submit that request via your ADP. So unless you did that, you should still be an 11X. If you do recat, you become an 11U not an 18X.

Yes, 18Xers are just as miserable minus the added resentment of "I graduated UPT for this bullshit?". Shiftwork is harmful to your health (physical and mental), the mission is mind numbingly boring and unrewarding, the customers are often clueless and unprofessional, there are incredibly limited opportunities for TDYs and deployments, you have significantly reduced chances for promotion, the bases are mostly in awful locations, and many of the squadron commanders are not credible IPs. It's one thing for a Lt Col who's BTDT to ask you to push the margins a bit, it's another for an O-5 who Q3'd his checkride because he doesn't know the boldface to make the same request. 0/10, would not recommend.

reading this reminded me to take a look at my surf, where i just discovered that my PAFSC is still 11u (18U, doesn't matter), but i'm filling an 11F position. they will change your AFSC based on the position you fill. what is important is your RDTM code. that code (also on your surf- right side towards the bottom middle) says what porch "owns" you. when you get to droids, the unmanned porch will control your destiny, but having your original (manned) RDTM code will at least mean that you show up on your old porch's spreadsheet should they need you back someday.

It seemed like they kind of knew it was coming...I'm sure they were aware of their relative class standing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Let me start by saying I am in no way advocating for this RPA drop out of UPT - I think it's a travesty that it's happening again and a total waste of time and money. That said, I don't think it's the end of the world for their careers, assuming they get back to a manned aircraft in 3-4 years. I speak from experience. I was late rated because I was too dumb in college to get a pilot slot. I didn't get picked up for pilot training until I was almost a Captain - pinned on during Tweets. So I was a similar age when I got to my first squadron. Went on to a decent fighter career (silence HossHarris and Danny Noonan!) as an IP/EP and eventually a squadron commander. And I'm not a unique case, I know plenty of dudes with similar experiences. For these poor bastards who get an RPA on drop night, I think their success totally depends on what they do, and how good their attitude is, when they get to their manned squadron.