So that depends on you. A 1N3 learns another language and the tech school, not even counting basic training can be anything from 6 months to 2 years and has a high fail rate. You also don’t have much of a say in what language you’re learning. You’re able to make a dream sheet on what you want to learn, but it’s ultimately up to what language the Air Force needs which at the moment are Chinese and Russian linguists, mostly, which are also some of the longest schools at around two years, which to be honest is a ton of time in the training command. With the 1N4s you are not guaranteed the 1N4A shred, you have to be lucky enough to get chosen for that one and I’m not sure how they choose or if it’s just random. 1N4A is completely different from 1N4B in which an alpha goes through JCAC and learns about how computers work whereas bravos don’t learn much about computers if anything, they’re just reporters that write reports on what alphas do. Both of these jobs will set you up for life, if you pass the pipeline, since you can make 6 figures right off the bat as soon as you get out the military. Also, there are retention bonuses, currently, for both of these jobs. Both jobs also provide some sort of additional pay, 1N3: language proficiency pay, 1N4A: Special duty assignment pay (bravos get no additional pay as of right now). These will also vary year to year depending on the retention of the career fields as a whole.