Nov. 20, 2009 New physical fitness standards effective July 1, biannual testing begins Jan. 1 Editor's Note: Starting July 1, Airmen will officially test under new requirements with the new scoring. Air Force officials clarified that consistent with present policy, results of whether an individual meets or does not meet the fitness standard will be annotated on EPRs and OPRs
Nov. 18, 2009 Applicants sought for air attaché duty The Air Force is accepting applications until Dec. 11, 2009, from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill eight air attaché positions and assistant air attaché positions with in-country reporting dates ranging from August 2010 to September 2012. Officers selected for attaché duty
Nov. 16, 2009 Officials announce fiscal 2010 force management measures Air Force officials announced today measures to meet the fiscal 2010 end strength of 331,700, requiring personnel management actions to reduce the force by approximately 3,700 officers and enlisted members through voluntary and involuntary early separation and retirement programs. Eligible Airmen
Nov. 13, 2009 Officials expand 2010 ACP to growing mission needs Details on the fiscal 2010 Aviator Continuation Pay Program released by officials today continue to emphasize the Air Force's retention efforts in critical, rated career fields while recognizing the growing significance of remotely piloted aircraft.The ACP Program allows some active-duty, rated
Oct. 21, 2009 Stop loss Airmen eligible for compensation Current and former Airmen who were involuntarily held on active duty beyond an approved separation or retirement date as a direct result of stop loss between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, may be eligible for a Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation of $500 for each month they were
Oct. 7, 2009 Additional AFROTC instructor positions available to ARC officers Additional Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor positions have been made available to Air Reserve Component personnel under the AFROTC Limited Period Recall Program. AFROTC instructor positions are available for ARC captains, majors and lieutenant colonels only. Information on
Sept. 28, 2009 Reserve, retired rated officers given active-duty opportunity The secretary of the Air Force has initiated two voluntary recall to active duty programs and expanded the number of eligible Air Force specialties for an existing one to help minimize the service's critical shortage of rated officers."The rapid expansion of unmanned aircraft systems as well as
Sept. 25, 2009 Assignment deferment extended for births, adoptions Recent modifications to the post-birth and post-adoption assignment deferment policy will increase the time a parent can delay reporting to certain assignments, re-emphasizing the Air Force's commitment of taking care of its people.Birth mothers and adoptive families now have a six month deferment
Sept. 2, 2009 Fiscal closeout may delay orders in hand Some Airmen may experience slight delays in receiving permanent-change-of-station orders in September as officials here begin implementing new procedures for closing out the fiscal year PCS budget. Active-duty Airmen with assignment report dates or a date eligible for return from overseas of January
Aug. 17, 2009 Fourteen force support courses move to Maxwell AFB Fourteen Force Support courses will transition from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to the Eaker Center for Professional Development at Maxwell AFB, Ala., by Oct 1. "We are always focused on educating, developing and preparing our career field leaders, and recent changes to the emerging force