In many instances you may be the voice of the commander. Positions vary from chief, wing operations center, to operations control officer, and they provide you with the opportunity to lead and supervise. There are several opportunities in the 86M field, such as operations officer, operations plans officer, director of base readiness, or tactical deception officer. Also, there are several joint duty billets available. Career broadening allows officers to branch away from their core AFSCs for one to three years to expand their operational experience and then return to their career fields.
Officers can take that expanded knowledge back to their core positions and apply it.
Officers who've been in career broadening have a broader view of the mission. For many support AFSCs an officer might not have to opportunity to see the operational side of the house. These positions provide that opportunity. As you look through the web page for assignments within your field, take time to browse through the different opportunities available in Career Broadening.