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Air Force’s new job assignment policies aim for flexibility, stability
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Enlisted airmen will eventually be able to trade job assignments in an effort to offer troops more career flexibility, the Air Force’s top enlisted leader said here Wednesday.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass also announced several other policy changes in her keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association’s annual conference outside Washington.
The Air Force is starting to hash out the details of how the swaps would work. Airmen could volunteer to take the place of someone else chosen for a particular assignment, or trade upcoming jobs among one another, the service said.
Here’s how the Air Force could change its job assignment process
Air force leaders are sifting through a list of proposed changes to how airmen are assigned new jobs, and may announce updates by the end of september..
Enlisted airmen other than chief master sergeants, or E-9s, can take advantage of the program. To trade jobs, airmen must hold the same Air Force job and special experience codes, and have reached the same grade and skill level.
“We are in the early stages of establishing the assignment swap program,” Air Force Personnel Center spokesperson Toni Whaley said Wednesday. “We are working with our partners to build out the process and identify business rules to make the program more inclusive with minimum restrictions.”
Whaley didn’t say when the option may become available.
Enlisted airmen will also get at least four months after returning home from an overseas deployment to readjust to life in America, Bass said. That can ease pressure on families to quickly find a place to live, and avoid putting airmen back to work before they are reunited with their household goods.
The Air Force will also issue final decisions during that same four-month period on where returning airmen will work.
Bass wants to make it easier for those who pause their regular jobs to spend time as military training instructors and leaders, as well as enlisted recruiters, to return to those careers.
She intends to clarify the process for how deployed airmen with pregnant spouses can ask to come home and start a new job; clear up confusion about the paperwork needed to base dual-military spouses in the same area; and start sending up-to-date information on assignments to local support staff.
And the Air Force will allow airmen seeking an emergency transfer, such as sexual assault victims, to move regardless of how long they were at their base. Airmen acquitted of sexual assault claims in court-martials can request expedited transfers now as well.
Air Force reverses plan to cut special duty pay for enlisted airmen
Hundreds of enlisted airmen in nearly 30 fields stood to lose $75 to $450 a month in bonus pay..
“Big kudos to our airmen … who came from across our Air Force to look at assignment policies, to dissect that 571-page [Air Force instruction] to identify and make recommendations that will make assignments better for all of us,” Bass said.
As for the Space Force, officials are trying to bake personalization and flexibility into the assignment process as the newest service matures.
“Choice and control are important to people,” Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Roger Towberman told reporters at a roundtable on Wednesday. “Blanket policies — in particular, across a small group of people — one, aren’t necessary, and two, can be not all that helpful.”
Military space missions are spread across fewer installations than those of the Air Force. Some are as far-flung and remote as Greenland or Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. That can complicate matters for guardians with children, for instance, or who would prefer to live somewhere other than the major military space hubs in the continental United States.
Towberman said listening to people’s preferences and concerns can lead to happier troops without sacrificing military capability. The service is learning how to have those conversations, one grade level at a time.
More senior airmen, fewer overall enlisted expected in next few years
The shift to more e-4 billets, and fewer e-5s, marks the first major change to how enlisted airmen are spread across the ranks in nearly 20 years..
“The early returns are, ‘Wow, you called me up. You asked what I wanted to do. You cared about what my family wanted. And then you worked with me to find a way that the Space Force gets what the Space Force needs, and I felt like I was invested,’” Towberman said. “The mission is getting done, readiness is high and morale is high.”
Related issues, like how long a guardian should be required to stay in their job before moving to a new unit, are still under discussion.
It can be easier to put down roots while serving in the Space Force, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond added.
“There’s a Colorado hub, a California hub, a Florida hub and a New Mexico hub,” he said. “Because of that, you can stay in one spot ... and still develop in your career field.”
Rachel Cohen is the editor of Air Force Times. She joined the publication as its senior reporter in March 2021. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Frederick News-Post (Md.), Air and Space Forces Magazine, Inside Defense, Inside Health Policy and elsewhere.
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What I’m about to explain is obviously a scam/fraud but I want to see if anyone else has experienced or seen this before.
We had a member receive a text message that had their full name and said their assignment got cancelled.
Text reads: “First Last we had cancelled your assignment please call Air Force Base #652 code”
Obviously, not official, riddled with typos, but extremely targeted. However, the member called the number. It rang once and went to a voicemail that didn’t say anything.
She got another text after calling it and it said: “First Last we need to come in today or tomorrow at 2pm to sign paper work state in order your assignment has been canceled #652 code please call Air Force Base”
These did not come from anyone in our office, so I guess this is to see if anyone else has experienced this/ to share that these scammers are getting wild and to warn your Airmen.
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SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2110 9 AUGUST 2024 Personnel TOTAL FORCE ASSIGNMENTS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
The Assignment Management System (AMS) is a web application that houses multiple applications in support of officer assignments, enlisted assignments, commander responsibilities, and individual Air Force members. Users have access to a portion of their own personnel data and the ability to use manning tools, volunteer for available assignments, and review career field information using AMS.
CANCELLATION REQUEST BASED OFF OF A PERSONAL HARDSHIP CAUSED BY THE STOP MOVEMENT OR COVID-19? ... You can also access information on the Air. Force's Personnel Center Facebook page, ... IAW AFI 36-2110, Total Force Assignments, paragraph 3.13. Instructions to amend an Airman's
As an FTA, you can deny your orders once. You can also work the assignment listing again to get a better set of orders, or even apply for a BoP. If you get a BoP assignment, you have to get retainability, in the form of an extension or a re-enlistment. All of this information is readily available in mypers. 1.
The biggest issue is the program doesn't address Join Spouse assignments in any way. Assignment cancellation is the norm for retraining acceptance. Table 6.1 Note 4: If Assignment Selection Date is before the date AFPC/DP1SST receives the completed retraining application, then assignment remains firm. If the Assignment Selection Date is after ...
Not saying that the assignments team will intentionally do that, but if your friend intends to cancel they may want to do it as soon as possible from the initial notification. If a career airman, before going forward with canceling, see if they can get in touch with the CFM first to see what their options are.
Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
These voluntary assignments are for active-duty enlisted Airmen and officers in the grades of lieutenant colonel and below. Colonels and colonel selects can withdraw or request to cancel a Humanitarian or an EFMP assignment. For details, visit the Air Force Personnel Center's "Ask" Web site and enter "voluntary assignments" in the search function.
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Air Force officials recently introduced a new Web-based application that allows Airmen to withdraw or cancel a voluntary assignment from their desks at their convenience. Voluntary assignments are assignments that are self-initiated and that Airmen can apply for on their own. They differ from normal ...
EXAMPLE: A1C Smith extended 24 months for a PCS assignment and the assignment was cancelled May 3; then A1C Smith must request the extension be cancelled by June 3. Airmen who extend under AFI 36-2606, Table 6.2, Rules 23, 25, 28b, 28c 28d or 29 may not have their extension cancelled, unless specifically authorized by Air Force Instruction.
This manual implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 36-21, Utilization and Classification of Air Force Military Personnel. This publication applies to uniformed members of the United States Space Force (USSF), the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard.
The Air Force will also issue final decisions during that same four-month period on where returning airmen will work. ... who came from across our Air Force to look at assignment policies, to ...
Notification of Assignment Cancellation - Auto e-mail on Christmas . I was notified by personal e-mail (along with my .mil e-mail) that my assignment was canceled because 'member has separated/has a projected separation date'. I filled out my extension paperwork two weeks ago (before my Christmas break). ... Medical Beard Waivers Nearly Double ...
Assignment matches will be made when possible, and must meet the best needs of the Department of the Air Force. Criteria for court-ordered child custody assignments and deferments vary, so consult the new Air Force Guidance Memorandum AFI 36-2110 for details. In order to apply, Airmen can submit their application through myPers beginning Aug.17 ...
For more information, call the Total Force Service Center at (800) 525-0102. Air Force officials recently introduced a new Web-based application that allows Airmen to withdraw or cancel a voluntary assignment from their desks at their convenience. Voluntary assignments are assignments that are self-initiated and that Airmen can,
Stop by the FSS and talk to outbound assignments... They'll walk you through the details of not obtaining retainability and then cancel your assignment. The sooner you do it, the sooner AFPC can select and load another person. Reply. 233K subscribers in the AirForce community. Community for current and past members of the US Air Force.
have an upcoming assignment, now what? i have a conus to conus assignment (including ak/hi . location or pcs travel to or from a u.s. territory); are there travel exceptions? i am overseas and my deros is approaching and have an assignment, now what? i have a follow on assignment, can i ask for a . diversion? i
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2110 15 NOVEMBER 2021 Incorporating Change 1, 16 November 2022 Certified Current 16 November 2022. Personnel TOTAL FORCE ASSIGNMENTS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
By Order of the Secretary of the Air Force, this Air Force Guidance Memorandum (AFGM) immediately implements changes to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2110, Total Force Assignments. This change will allow assignment authorities to facilitate when possible the assignment or deferment of Airmen with a court-ordered child custody decree to the ...
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE . AIR FORCE HANDBOOK 23-123 . 8 AUGUST 2013 . Incorporating Change 3, 30 MAY 2017. Certified Current 20 December 2021. Materiel Management . MATERIEL MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK VOLUME ONE, MATERIEL MANAGEMENT REFERENCE INFORMATION . COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY . ACCESSIBILITY:
We had a member receive a text message that had their full name and said their assignment got cancelled. Text reads: "First Last we had cancelled your assignment please call Air Force Base #652 code". Obviously, not official, riddled with typos, but extremely targeted. However, the member called the number. It rang once and went to a ...
Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1) and applies to the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve (AFR), and the Air National Guard (ANG). This instruction is a Department of the Air Force (DAF) instruction and applies to U.S. Space Force (USSF) members until such time as separate service guidance is published. Note: All references to ...
Department of the Air Force publications, the information herein prevails in accordance with ... (includes testing, consideration if already tested, cancellation of promotion sequence number if previously selected) 1 has a mandatory date of separation, high year of tenure, or ... retainability for a controlled duty assignment, permanent change ...