The Interservice Transfer program (IST) allows fully qualified warrant and commissioned officers the opportunity to apply for transfer from other Uniformed Services to active duty in the United States Air Force without interruption in their service under 10 USC § 716. Officers selected for transfers under IST program are discharged from their current commissions and appointed in the Air Force in the same grade they currently hold and will fill critically manned career fields.
Officers who have been discharged from military service or who are serving in the Individual Ready Reserve of other Uniformed Services are not eligible for IST. Information on other Air Force Recruiting programs can be found on https://aha.cce.af.mil/lineOfficer.
Officers interested in transferring to the U.S. Space Force may find application information and procedures at https://www.spaceforce.mil/Transfer-programs/.
GRADES & CAREER FIELDS ELIGIBLE FOR IST CONSIDERATION
The Air Force has authorized the IST program for officers in grades of O-1 through O-5 who are fully qualified in accordance with the Air Force Officer Classification Guide (https://myfss.us.af.mil/USAFCommunity/s/view-file?id=069t000000hNYhhAAG) in the following Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs).
Rated AFSCs
- 11XX - Pilot
- 12XX - Combat Systems Officer
- 13XX - Air Battle Manager
- 18XX - Remotely Piloted Aircraft Officer
Operations AFSCs
- 14FX - Information Operations
- 14NX - Intelligence
- 15WX - Weather
- 17XX - Cyberspace Operations
- 19XX - Special Warfare
Logistics AFSCs
- 21XX - Logistics & Maintenance
- 61XX - Scientific Research
- 62XX - Development Engineer
- 63XX - Acquisition
Support AFSCs
- 31PX - Security Forces
- 32XX – Civil Engineer
- 35XX - Public Affairs
- 62XX – Developmental Engineer
- 63XX – Acquisition Manager
- 71XX – Special Investigations
Special Warfare AFSCs
- The 19ZXA Special Tactics Officer (STO), 19ZXC - Combat Rescue Officer (CRO) and 19ZXB - Tactical Air Control Party Officer (TACP-O) selection process is independent from the IST process. Officers interested in submitting an application must contact the respective selection authority. For information on STO selection, contact sto.recruiter@us.af.mil. For CRO selection contact cro.selection@us.af.mil. For TACP, contact 6ctsdet2.tacp.officer@us.af.mil
U-2 Pilot AFSC
- The U-2 Pilot (Rated AFSCs) selection process is independent from the IST process. Sister Service Commissioned Rated Pilots interested in submitting an application must contact U2recruiting@us.af.mil for information on the application and selection process.
Warrant Officer AFSCs
- The Warrant selection 17XX process is independent from the IST process. Sister Service Warrant officers interested in submitting an application must contact USAF_17WY_WO_Career_Field_Manager@us.af.mil for information on the selection process.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Applicants must be fully qualified in accordance with the Air Force Officer Classification Directory
- Officers must meet the eligibility criteria for appointments in DAFMAN 36-2032, Military Recruiting and Accessions, Chapter 5.
- Officers must request interservice transfer according to the rules and regulations of their parent service.
- ARMY: AR 614-120 (Army Human Resources Command)
- NAVY: SECNAVINST 1000.1 (Navy Personnel Command) and MILPERSMAN (1910-102)
- MARINES: SECNAVINST 1000.7F (Marines Corps Commandant Manpower Management) MCO 1900.16
- COAST GUARD: COMDTINST 100.4B (Coast Guard Military Separations)
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES
APPLICATION PROCESSING
Officers must follow procedures established by their parent service. Once the parent service has approved the IST application, it must be submitted to the Air Force Interservice Transfer Program Manager. Air Force processing can take up to six months from the date of receipt. The program manager will contact the applicant upon receipt and will return applications without action that do not meet the Air Force eligibility criteria for an interservice transfer.
A complete application requires the following items:
- Parent Service Release Approval
- Type of completed security investigation and clearance from the officer’s organization security manager
- Statement of Understanding from AFMAN 36-2032, Military Recruiting and Accessions, Attachment 8, para A8.14
- AF Form 2030, USAF Drug and Alcohol Abuse Certificate. Include a drug abuse circumstances statement
- Service Career Data Brief: ARMY (Soldier Talent Profile Brief ); NAVY (Community or Career Pattern Brief) and Marine Corps (Career Planning Brief)
- Statement from current commander indicating whether the applicant is in a deferred promotion status and whether the applicant has any derogatory or adverse information on file.
- Officers, with the exception of rated officers, in a deferred promotion status, i.e., passed over for promotion, are ineligible to apply for IST
- Rated officers non-selected for promotion are eligible for interservice transfer consideration upon finding the member’s services are indispensable
- Guard and Reserve officers only--DD Form 368, Request for Conditional Release.
- Release date must be 10 months from the date the DD368 is signed to allow time for processing
- Current DD Form 2808, Report of Medical Examination, current DD Form 2807-1, Report of Medical History and medical facility information where the applicant accomplished their physical to include a point of contact and phone number. Applicants age 39 and older require an electrocardiogram and lipid profile
- Rated officers only must be FC-II medically qualified and will need to make an appointment with an Air Force Medical Treatment Facility to upload the required medical documentation into the Physical Examination Processing Program. The officer will need to include memorandum indicating they accomplished the required physical and must include name of treatment facility, installation name, provider name, and contact information for treatment facility.
- Special Tactics, Combat Rescue and Tactical Air Control Party officers only must be FC-III GBC medically qualified and will need to make an appointment with an Air Force Medical Treatment Facility and upload the required medical documentation into the Physical Examination Processing Program. The officer will need to include memorandum indicating they accomplished the required physical and must include name of treatment facility, installation name, provider name, and contact information for treatment facility.
- Rated only: Resume listing their flying experience:
- Date the service member began flight training
- Current aeronautical rating and rating award date
- Total flying time and total jet time
- Navy and Marine Corps pilots must document completed undergraduate flight training (fighter, multi-engine or helicopter) and any subsequent flight training courses
- Army Pilots must document completed undergraduate flight training programs (fixed wing and rotary wing training)
- Rotary wing applicants may not transfer into a fixed wing airframe
APPLICATION PROCESS
Once applicants obtain Parent Service Release Approval, applicants may submit their IST applications for consideration. Processing timeline begins when the Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) receives a complete application to include Parent Service Release Approval.
- Application is submitted via myVector
- Application is screened for eligibility.
- Application is forwarded to respective assignment team for AFSC qualification review.
- Applications meeting eligibility requirements are prepared for the Air Force Interservice Transfer of Commissioned Officers Board (ITCOB)
- The ITCOB considers applications
- Applicant receives notification of non-selection/selection for EAD.
- The transfer of approved applications is processed between the two services.
- Applications non-selected are returned to the applicant through the parent service.
The IST EAD process should not be considered final until all steps in the application process have been completed and EAD orders are received. Officers should refrain from making any binding or irrevocable commitments due to a tentative assignment selection until EAD orders are received.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants without access to MyVector: Must have a login.gov account to access MyVector. If you have a login.gov account, select Login without CAC and follow the prompts to input your login.gov email address and password. Applicants without a login.gov account will select First-time non-CAC user and follow the prompts. Non-CAC user instructions can be found under the “Help” tab via the MyVector login page or by accessing this link: Non-CAC user instructions
Applicants with access to MyVector will click the IST application links below to submit their applications or Go to MyVector->My Applications>AFPC Special Accessions>IST
Once submitted, application is forwarded to the AFPC Military Accessions Branch for processing. Incomplete applications will be returned without action. Failure to submit all required and legible documents may delay processing of the application and may result in the application not being considered. To view the Status of your application, select “My Applications” on the left side of your MyVector dashboard. The application status can then be found by viewing “Application History” on the right side of the “My Applications” page.
POINTS OF CONTACT
For questions about the IST program, contact the Total Force Service Center at 800-525-0102.
For questions about how to login to MyVector, please refer to the user instructions first before sending an email to afldp.support@bamtech.net
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