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  • Programs assist veterans with jobs, education, homes

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wants veterans to know about their benefits, from job and education opportunities to home loans and programs for those who are disabled, a VA official said May 29.Veterans caught in today's high rate of unemployment likely can find a job in one of the more

  • Medical "C-code" not a deployment disqualifier

    Contrary to common belief, a medical assignment limitation code, commonly known as the "C-code," does not disqualify an Airman from deployment and it does not identify an Airman for medical discharge.According to Dr. (Lt. Col.) Keryl Green, Air Force Personnel Center Medical Retention Standards

  • Black Flag: Taking care of those who wait

    The distinctive black flag, depicting a head lowered under a guard's watchtower, is often seen waving right below the American flag. Black patches with the mottos "You are not forgotten," "Keeping the promise" and "No one left behind" adorn leather vests, ball caps and bumper stickers across the

  • Air Force to conduct personnel accountability exercise

    The Air Force will conduct an Air Force-wide exercise this summer to test the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, Air Force Personnel officials said.AFPAAS is a web-based application used to account for and assess the needs of the Air Force total force including active-duty

  • Knowing common hiring authorities critical in filling civilian positions

    As the Air Force continues to reform its hiring processes, hiring managers can make better, timelier decisions when they understand which hiring authorities they should use when recruiting new employees.Hiring appointment authorities provide managers with the legal means to hire employees via a new

  • Additional civilian employee self service requests available online

    Air Force Personnel Center human resources officials have expanded a self service initiative allowing civilians to request updates to their personnel records online.Employees can now request updates for resumes, name changes, veterans' preference for RIF, awards, education, training, certification

  • Air Force officials launch myPers

    The Air Force Personnel Services website is now known as myPers and has a new address. Airmen can access myPers via a secure link, https://mypers.af.mil, to use existing personnel services information and transaction applications. All transactions are conducted within a secure environment, officials

  • Single staffing tool goes Air Force wide

    Beginning this summer, all Air Force civil service employees will have transitioned to a resume based system when seeking new positions for Air Force civilian vacancies worldwide. In 2010, the Air Force Personnel Center announced the transition to a single staffing tool for all Air Force job seekers

  • AF uses unconventional programs to develop leaders

    The Air Force uses various methods to develop Airmen, including one program that exposes future leaders to experiences outside the Air Force norm. Three Air Force officers can attest to the personal and professional value of that outside experience. Having completed the Advanced Academic Degree and

  • Survey allows Airmen to speak frankly to leaders

    Would you like to tell your leaders what you think? You have that opportunity through the 2012 Air Force Climate Survey.The survey officially kicked off Monday, and soon all Airmen will receive email invitations with a personalized link to enable them to share their thoughts, said Nicole Gamez, Air