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PEOPLE those AFSCs with the highest needs based If tentative job offers were given to se- Reserve Command, called for establishing
FIRST on analysis of manning, retention, and/or lectees before Jan. 22, but with entry dates a category of reservists to support the active
training costs. after Feb. 22, they will be noti ed of their duty during times of crisis. Stratemeyer
Editor’s Note: The “People First” section is pending status. Also, as of Feb. 7, AFPC established the mobilization assignee pro-
compiled from information from the Air Force According to Col. Robert Romer, the chief is no longer accepting recruit/ ll actions gram, and the Individual Reserve was born.
Personnel Center, TRICARE, 56th Force Support of military force policy for the Air Force, without an approved hiring freeze exemp-
Squadron, Airman and Family Readiness Flight, the criteria used to determine career elds tion signed by the Secretary of the Air Force. http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/
Veterans Affairs, the civilian personnel of ce and eligible for re-enlistment bonuses includes Article/1073956/flexible-service-individual-re-
armed forces news services. For the complete story, current and projected manning levels, http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/ serve-offers-unique-opportunities.aspx
go to the web address listed at the end of the story. retention levels and trends, and the cost Article/1077949/af-releases-new-guidance-on-
levels associated with training new Airmen. civilian-hiring-freeze.aspx AF offers 2-year degree
AF Selective Re-enlistment Bo-
http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/ Individual Reserve offers program for civilians
nus program updates released Article/1092538/af-selective-re-enlistment-bonus-
unique opportunities The Air Force is expanding development
Air Force of cials released details on the program-updates-released.aspx opportunities for the civilian workforce by of-
scal year 2017 Selective Re-enlistment When Tech. Sgt. Mark Parker rst en- fering an associate degree at little to no cost.
Bonus program Feb. 23. This year’s pro- AF releases new guidance listed in the Air Force as a security forces
gram consists of 80 Air Force specialties Airman in 2001, he already knew his long- Graduates of the online program will be
and continues the practice of offering on civilian hiring freeze term goal was to become a civilian law awarded an associate of applied science
larger sums of money initially up front. enforcement of cer. After serving four years in Air Force leadership and management
The program is designed to improve The Air Force has released additional on active duty, which included a deployment studies. The 60-credit hour program is
readiness and capacity by targeting re- guidance in regard to the federal civilian in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he accredited by the Southern Association of
tention of experienced Airmen, especially hiring freeze implemented Jan. 23. was ready to pursue his civilian goals but Colleges and Schools.
those in operations, nuclear, maintenance, didn’t want to entirely let go of the military.
cyber, space, intelligence, surveillance, and According to the of cial memorandum, “We continue to value education as a
reconnaissance, and support career elds. the hiring freeze applies to all executive de- “The Individual Mobilization Augmentee force multiplier, and this degree will assist
The 13 new Air Force specialty codes partments and agencies regardless of their Program gave me the opportunity to have civilians in their academic journey,” said
included in the scal 2017 SRB list rep- operation and program funding. Military both,” said Parker, who is assigned to the Russell Frasz, the Force Development at
resent critical and emerging career elds personnel are excluded. Some exemptions 673rd Security Forces Squadron at Joint Headquarters Air Force director. “This new
with high operations demands and low are permitted to meet national security Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. program will open the pathway toward a
manning or retention, such as mainte- mission and public safety responsibilities bachelor’s degree and create more oppor-
nance and intelligence, surveillance and or to prevent essential services from inter- The IMA Program provides Air Force tunities to attend higher levels of develop-
reconnaissance. The AFSCs removed from ruption. reservists some unique opportunities. It is mental education.”
this year’s SRB list were no longer among actually part of a larger category called the
The Air Force recently released ad- Individual Reserve, which consists of IMAs Full-time, permanent appropriated fund
ditional implementation procedures in and members of the Participating Individu- employees in any grade who do not cur-
support of a follow-on Feb. 1 memorandum al Ready Reserve. The program dates back rently possess an associate or bachelor’s
outlining the implementation of the freeze. to the beginning of the Air Force Reserve. degree from an accredited college or uni-
According to the guidance, all requests for In 1947, Lt. Gen. George Stratemeyer, the versity can apply.
personnel action received by the Air Force
Personnel Center by Feb. 7 will continue to rst commander of Continental Air Com- http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/
be announced, and referral certi cates will mand, a predecessor of today’s Air Force Article/1091329/af-offers-new-2-year-degree-
continue to be issued. program-for-civilians.aspx

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