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  • Caring for People Survey results provide insight

    More than 100,000 Total force Airmen voiced their opinions in the online Caring for People survey conducted from Dec. 1, 2010 to Jan. 3, 2011. After experts performed a comprehensive analysis, officials have released results to force support leadership. The survey allowed active duty, Guard and

  • Caring for People Survey still open

    Air Force members looking to voice their concerns about community support programs and services still have time to complete the 2010 Caring for People Survey.The survey allows total force Airmen, civilians, retirees and spouses an opportunity to tell Air Force leaders how they can better address

  • Casualty assistance reps help next of kin after member's death

    War movies often portray the ominous scene of military members, in full dress, approaching the home of a fallen member with the grave task of notifying the family.These scenes actually do occur and are the solemn responsibility of the casualty notification team, typically comprised of a commander,

  • Centralization of separation actions to AFPC complete

    Under the Personnel Services Delivery Transformation initiative, beginning May 30, the Air Force Personnel Center here becomes the service center for all separation actions to include providing Airmen with their separation orders and DD Form 214s. Using a new automated notification method, Airmen

  • Certain officer, enlisted bonuses expired Dec. 31

    Certain bonus programs for Reserve and active duty officer and enlisted personnel expired Dec. 31 due to the president not signing the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act and returning it to Congress for changes. All reenlistments for eligible Airmen in Air Force Specialty Codes with a

  • Certain Special Warfare SNCOs eligible for retention bonus

    The Department of the Air Force will offer Selective Retention Bonuses (SRBs) to a wider population of eligible Special Warfare senior noncommissioned officers, if they agree to continue serving for a minimum of three years.As an exception to policy, the Air Force is offering this SRB to Pararescue

  • Change in law could put more money in spouse's paycheck

    Military spouses in states that collect state income taxes should be able to pocket a little more of their paycheck under an amendment that allows spouses to retain their legal residency in their home state.A November 2009 amendment to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act included a provision that

  • Change in post-deployment stabilization promotes predictability, equality

    The recent deployment deferment policy change institutionalizes an equitable deferment period of six months for Airmen completing 365-day indeterminate TDYs or unaccompanied, short tour permanent change of station.  Prior to the release of the new Air Force Instruction 36-2110, which formalized the

  • Changes coming to deployed Airman pay

    Starting June 1, Airmen deployed to several locations will see significant changes to pay programs.The biggest change includes the discontinuation of imminent danger pay, or IDP, in multiple countries.The DoD-wide announcement impacts Airmen deployed to 15 countries."The IDP recertification process

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