July 16, 2013 Special duties require commander nomination The selection process for 10 special duty positions now requires unit commander nomination and hiring authority certification, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The process change implemented this month affects staff sergeant, technical sergeant and master sergeant positions in special
July 16, 2013 10 special duties become developmental opportunities Selection for 10 special duty fields is now a nominative rather than volunteer-based process, Air Force officials announced today.In the past, any qualified Airman who met eligibility criteria defined in the special duty catalog could apply for a special duty opportunity. However, as resources
July 16, 2013 GEICO award nominees sought Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2013 Government Employees Insurance Company Military Service Awards.The annual awards recognize enlisted members from all military service branches, including active duty, Guard and Reserve, for their contributions to military and civilian
July 2, 2013 Voluntary retraining application window closes July 7 Enlisted Airmen in overmanned career fields who want to retrain into an undermanned field have until July 7 to submit their application under Phase I of the fiscal 2014 Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials reminded Airmen.The two-phase program is used to
June 25, 2013 Air Force selects 5,654 for technical sergeant More than 5,000 staff sergeants have been selected for promotion to technical sergeant, Air Force officials said today. The 5,654 selected represent 15.03 percent of the 37,608 eligible.The list of selectees will be released to the public on Thursday, June 27 at 8 a.m.The average score for those
June 21, 2013 AF seeks scholarship, fellowship candidates Eligible Airmen interested in unique scholarships and fellowships must submit completed, endorsed applications by July 31, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Opportunities offered annually include the Olmsted Scholar Program, the White House Fellowship Program, the Mansfield Fellowship
June 20, 2013 48 selected for nurse commissioning program Four dozen Airmen have been selected for the calendar year 2013 Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.The NECP selection board meets annually in May to review records and identify the top applicants for a commissioning opportunity in this critical
June 17, 2013 AF updates CJR constrained list, remaining FY13 quotas Air Force officials have updated the career job reservation constrained list and released remaining fiscal year 2013 quotas for career fields on the list, as well. The career job reservation program enables the Air Force to manage the number of first-term Airmen who reenlist in career fields where
June 13, 2013 AF removes 6 career fields from constrained list Six enlisted career fields will be removed from the career job reservation constrained list, while 17 others will see lower quotas, beginning June 15, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The career job reservation program enables the Air Force to manage the number of first-term Airmen
June 12, 2013 DOS rollback phase 2 underway The Air Force has implemented fiscal year 2013 Force Management Enlisted Date of Separation Rollback Program Phase II, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.DOS rollback is one of several voluntary and non-voluntary programs implemented during FY13 to help bring overall force numbers to