Contracting officers to be considered for command Published May 7, 2013 By Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Core contracting officers and some non-core officers will be considered for squadron command positions when the contracting command selection board meets in June, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. In addition, contracting officers may be considered for recruiting and training squadron command opportunities. Officers who have never commanded or commanded only once must meet the board if they have 15 months time on station by Jan. 1, 2014, have a date eligible for return from overseas of June through December 2014, or are in a must-move status in calendar year 2014, said Capt. Jack "Axel" Clark, AFPC contracting officer assignments. "A statement of intent is required for all 'must-compete' candidates, and the senior rater-endorsed SOI is due to AFPC by May 14," said Clark. "Non-core applicants must be released by their career field assignment team to be considered, as well." Contracting officers in the 1995-2000 year groups will compete for lieutenant colonel vacancies and officers in the 2001-2004 year groups will compete for major vacancies. Contracting officers with an April 1, 2010 or later date of rank to lieutenant colonel and July 1, 2007-Sept. 30, 2010 DOR to major will compete for the lieutenant colonel vacancies. Majors with an Oct. 1, 2010 or later DOR and captains with a Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2008 DOR will compete for major vacancies. For complete eligibility requirements and application instructions, as well as other contracting career field information, go to the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil, and enter "64P" in the search window. For more information about other personnel issues, visit myPers.