Dec. 16, 2016 Unique command opportunity found in financial management leadership program Active duty officers in year groups 2004 to 2008 can apply for a special command opportunity through the 2017 Financial Management Leadership Program. The program is open to all eligible non-finance line officers with the exception of fighter pilots, and offers an expansion of potential command
Dec. 7, 2016 Air Force selects 58 for test pilot school Air Force officials have selected 58 primary and alternate students for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Naval Test Pilot schools, with classes beginning in June 2017. The 2016 USAF Test Pilot School selection board met in July and considered 174 officer and civilian candidates for test pilot, flight
Dec. 6, 2016 Air Force announces consolidated squadron commander selection list Air Force officials have selected just under 500 officers from more than 20 career fields to be squadron commanders, including other command opportunities such as training, recruiting and air base squadrons. Wing and group hiring officials used the previously published candidate lists to fill the
Oct. 14, 2016 Air Force approves Turkey incentive pay Active-duty Airmen assigned to Turkey between Aug. 29, 2016, and Dec. 31, 2018, may be eligible for the Secretary of the Air Force-approved Turkey Assignment Incentive Pay. Airmen may apply for TAIP at three points in time: prior to departing their losing station, within 30 days of arrival in
Oct. 5, 2016 Air Force announces 2017 support squadron commander candidates Air Force officials have selected 921 officers from more than 20 career fields as the 2017 support, logistics and materiel leader commander candidates. “This is a highly competitive selection process,” said Sophia Barnard, Air Force Personnel Center special duty assignments branch. “Selected
Oct. 4, 2016 OTS flight commander positions open to reservists The Air Force has opportunities for air reserve component members to tap into the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program in the Officer Training School at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard officers in the grades of first lieutenant
Sept. 29, 2016 Turkey now an unaccompanied, 12-month tour Air Force assignments to the Republic of Turkey are now unaccompanied, 12-month tours, effective Sept. 21, Air Force officials said today. This decision was made taking into account the region’s current security environment and in consultation with the Department of State and Turkish government
Sept. 12, 2016 VLPAD adds multiple career fields, vacancies The Air Force’s Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program, or VLPAD, has added a number of career fields for selected air reserve component line of the Air Force officers. For three years and one day, Reserve and Air National Guard officers from certain Air Force specialties can fill vacant
Aug. 19, 2016 AFPC Assignments team visits Cannon Air Force Personnel Center career development professionals visited Cannon July 8-10 to share helpful information pertaining to assignments. The team hosted multiple briefings as well as one-on-one appointments to answer questions and speak about unique situations. “These events are very career
June 24, 2016 AF accepting applications for undergraduate flying training The Air Force Personnel Center is accepting applications through Nov. 18 for the next Undergraduate Flying Training selection board.The UFT selection board will convene Jan. 23-26, 2017, to review applications for 2017-2018 pilot, remotely piloted aircraft pilot, combat systems officer and air