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1.5. Attaché Training. Preparation of attaché/attaché-support designees for duty in the DAS 
normally involves a lengthy training period including DIA’s Joint Military Attaché School 
(JMAS), language training, attaché ―consultations and briefings (Cs and Bs)‖, and for 
some, 
the 
Defense 
Institute 
of 
Security 
Assistance 
Management. 
Spouses 
of 
attaché/attaché-support designees may also attend formal language training and attend the 
JMAS spouse orientation course.  
 
Chapter 2 
 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
 
2.1. General Eligibility Requirements. (…) 
 
2.1.1. Officer Requirements. (…) 
 
Other pre-requisites include:  
 
2.1.1.1. Be in the grade of O-4/O-4(Select) or above.  
2.1.1.2. Have a record of military service that shows overall outstanding performance, 
competence/proficiency in the officer’s primary career specialty, and the ability to work well with 
others.  
2.1.1.3. Be a citizen of the United States and be free of any family, commercial, or other 
connections with the applicable country that could potentially interfere with the ability to 
successfully carry out the DAS assignment. Family members accompanying sponsors to station 
must qualify for U.S. Diplomatic passports.  
2.1.1.4. Have a Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) score equal to or greater than the 
position requirements. Proficiency in the language of the country for which the individual is being 
considered, validated by a current Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) and/or Oral 
Proficiency Interview (OPI) is highly desired.  
 
2.1.2. Enlisted Requirements. Attaché support duty as an Operations Coordinator (OPSCO), and 
Operations Non-Commissioned Officer (OPSNCO) is open to all enlisted career fields as a 
special-duty assignment in AFSC 8P100/Defense Attaché Specialist. Attaché support duty as an 
Airborne Mission Technician (AMT) is open to all enlisted personnel in AFSC 2A571/Aerospace 
Maintenance. AMTs are required to perform in-flight duties. Specific pre-requisites include:  
 
2.1.2.1. Be in the grade of E-5 or above and possess a 7-skill level.  
2.1.2.2. Have a record of military service that shows overall outstanding performance, 
competence/proficiency in the member’s primary career specialty, and the ability to work well with 
others.  
2.1.2.3. Be a citizen of the United States and be free of any family, commercial, or other 
connections with the applicable country that could potentially interfere with the ability to 
successfully carry out the DAS assignment. Family members accompanying sponsors to station 
must qualify for U.S. Diplomatic passports.  
2.1.2.4. Possess or obtain a DLAB score equal to or greater than the position requirements. 
Proficiency in the language of the country for which the individual is being considered, validated by 
a current DLPT and/or OPI is highly desired.  
 
2.1.3. Security Requirements. All Airmen must be eligible for a Top Secret (TS) Sensitive 
Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance, and prior to reporting to DIA for duty, must 
possess a security clearance based on a current (within the last five years) special background 
investigation (SBI). Personnel will also be required to pass a counterintelligence polygraph 
examination per the requirements of DoD Directive 5210.48, Polygraph and Credibility 
Assessment Program, dated February 4, 2011.