▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁move ▁to ▁Texas . ▁Those ▁who ▁successfully ▁complete ▁the ▁initial ▁training ▁course ▁are ▁awarded ▁the ▁" 3 " ▁or ▁" app rent ice " ▁skill ▁level ▁and ▁then ▁attend ▁the ▁US AF ▁Sur v ival ▁School ▁at ▁Fair child ▁A FB , ▁W A . ▁Not ▁including ▁the ▁T AC P ▁Pre par atory ▁Cour se , ▁the ▁attr ition ▁rate ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 Z 3 X 1 ▁ 3 - level ▁course ▁has ▁been ▁approximately ▁ 7 0 % ▁, ▁with ▁some ▁classes ▁reaching ▁an ▁ 9 0 % ▁attr ition ▁rate . ▁This ▁relatively ▁high ▁rate ▁is ▁primarily ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁constant ▁physical ▁dem ands ▁students ▁face ▁throughout ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁course , ▁with ▁the ▁difficulty ▁level ▁increasing ▁until ▁gradu ation . ▁The ▁rel ent less ▁physical ▁dem ands ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁challeng ing ▁academic ▁curr icul um ▁require ▁constant ▁focus ▁on ▁attention ▁to ▁detail . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁initial ▁training ▁and ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁duty ▁station , ▁training ▁continues ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁Com bat ▁Mission ▁Read iness . ▁After ▁one ▁year ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁Com bat ▁Mission ▁Re ady ▁( C MR ) ▁status ▁and ▁possess ing ▁the ▁" 5 " ▁or ▁" j our ne yman " ▁skill ▁level , ▁ 1 Z 3 X 1 s ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁J oint ▁Terminal ▁Att ack ▁Controller ▁qual ification ▁course ▁at ▁Nell is ▁A FB , ▁or ▁if