Sept. 18, 2013 Some Airmen may be entitled to additional SRB money Enlisted Airmen who retrained into a career field with a selective reenlistment bonus may be eligible for additional bonus money, even if they are now separated or retired from the Air Force.Air Force officials are reviewing records of Airmen who over the past several years may have been paid less
Sept. 17, 2013 Wounded warrior brief moves chief of staff's wife As the wife of the Air Force chief of staff, Betty Welsh is no stranger to sitting through presentations about various programs that assist Airmen and their families, but those briefings don't normally leave her so moved.During her visit Sept. 11 to the Warrior and Family Operations Center at the
Sept. 17, 2013 Mrs. Welsh visits Air Force Personnel Center Airman and family division staff members got the chance to brief the wife of the Air Force chief of staff on some current issues when she visited the Air Force Personnel Center here Sept. 11.While her husband Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III met with other AFPC staff, she
Sept. 16, 2013 AF Academy instructor vacancies available Eligible active duty officers interested in U.S. Air Force Academy instructor opportunities have until Sept. 30 to apply, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. "This special duty assignment is a controlled, three-year maximum tour and officers must be released by their AFPC core officer
Sept. 13, 2013 Team works to heal, help injured ARC Airmen Air Reserve Component members who are injured or develop an illness while on active duty orders now have a centrally located team of specialists working to help them get well, get their benefits, and get back to their life.The Air Reserve Component Case Management Division, recently established at
Sept. 12, 2013 At 6 years TIS, Airmen can transfer education benefits You may be able to transfer your Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to a family member, but if you wait until you're ready to retire or separate or until your dependent children are ready to go to college, it may be too late, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Because the Air Force program is tied to
Sept. 9, 2013 Exchange Transitioning to Rip-Stop Airman Battle Uniform As the Air Force transitions from the Airman Battle Uniform to the Rip-Stop Airman Battle Uniform, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service will no longer be able to order the ABU once the Defense Logistics Agency's stock is depleted and will sell only the RABU. "While the ABUs will still be authorized
Aug. 30, 2013 Humanitarian assignments bring Airmen close to home When future Airmen begin their paperwork at a military entrance processing station, they are informed their assignments will largely be determined by "the needs of the Air Force."This need of an organization to fill job positions across the globe with qualified personnel often means Airmen will be
Aug. 30, 2013 Same-sex spouses eligible for join spouse, accompanied assignments Air Force military members with same-sex active duty spouses are now eligible for join spouse assignment consideration and those with a civilian same-sex spouse are now eligible for command sponsorship consideration, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Following a June 26 Supreme Court
Aug. 29, 2013 Same-sex spouses can get ID cards Sept. 3 Same-sex spouses of Air Force military members, eligible civilian employees, and military retirees may be enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System by their sponsors and get their dependent identification card beginning Sept. 3, Air Force Personnel Center officials said