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PEOPLE Sept. 30 will not get an EPR until the Sept. a man doesn’t get diagnosed early, things 6HDWWOH 7DFRPD ,QWHUQDWLRQDO $LUSRUW
FIRST 30 closeout date. have the potential to get much worse.” Washington area
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compiled from information from the Air Force motion system changes will be announced 7ZHQW\QLQH3DOPV&DOLIRUQLD³0DULQH
Personnel Center, TRICARE, 56th Force Support as they are approved for implementation. Article/600287/mens-health-month.aspx
Squadron, Airman and Family Readiness Flight, Corps Air Ground Combat Center
9HWHUDQV$IIDLUVWKHFLYLOLDQSHUVRQQHORIÀFHDQG http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/ DOD launches pilot
armed forces news services. For the complete story, http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/
go to the web address listed at the end of the story. Article/600379/total-force-current-selected-mas- for lodging program Article/600163/dod-launches-integrated-lodging-
Selected MSgt evals ter-sergeant-evaluations-close-out-sept-30.aspx The Defense Department will launch an program-pilot.aspx
close out Sept. 30 Integrated Lodging Program Pilot June 15,
June: Men’s Health Month which will provide quality government and AF focuses 3rd round of
Regular Air Force, Air National Guard commercial lodging, with greater safety VERA/VSIP for civilians
and Air Force Reserve master sergeant Each June, a congressional health educa- and security and better services at reduced
and master sergeant-select enlisted perfor- tion program is promoted to heighten the rates. In an effort to lead its force management
mance reports will now close out annually awareness of preventable health problems actions with voluntary programs, Air Force
on Sept. 30. In addition, as of June 3, , and encourage early detection and treat- Travelers TDY, for 30 days or less, to se- RIÀFLDOVDQQRXQFHGDWKLUGURXQGRIFLYLOLDQ
master sergeants and selects will no longer ment of disease among men and boys. lect DOD locations will be directed to book workforce shaping measures beginning
UHFHLYHFKDQJHRIUHSRUWLQJRIÀFLDO(35V lodging in the Defense Travel System and June 15.
Screenings, health fairs, media appear- use government or preferred commercial
Enlisted Evaluation System and Weight- ances and other health education activities lodging before other lodging accommoda- The measures are necessary to meet the Air
ed Airman Promotion System changes are held to raise awareness for male health tions. )RUFH·VKHDGTXDUWHUVRUJDQL]DWLRQDQGVWDIÀQJ
initiated in July 2014, including EPR concerns. reductions, which were designed to eliminate
static closeout dates for each grade, focus The effort to develop an enterprise-wide UHGXQGDQWDFWLYLWLHVLPSURYHHIÀFLHQFLHVDQG
on ensuring job performance is the most The increased visibility of Men’s Health program was facilitated by the National De- satisfy previous secretary of Defense direction
important factor when evaluating Airmen. Month encourages men and boys to seek fense Authorization Act 2015, which autho- to reduce management headquarters costs and
regular medical advice and early treatment rizes the secretary of Defense to institute staff levels by 20 percent.
Master sergeants and selects, whose for disease and injury. a government lodging program to provide
EPRs closed out before June 3, will get an- quality government or commercial lodging Voluntary early retirement authority and
other EPR that closes out Sept. 30 covering One main problem among males is their for civilians or members of the military voluntary separation incentive pay will be
performance during the months between reluctance to see medical professionals. VHUYLFHVSHUIRUPLQJGXW\RQRIÀFLDOWUDYHO used to realign and rebalance the civilian
their most recent EPR and Sept. 30. According to the Agency for Healthcare force during the third round of the program.
Research and Quality, American men are ,QWHJUDWHG /RGJLQJ 3URJUDP 3LORW The final round of voluntary measures
Master sergeants and selects whose EPRs 25 percent less likely than their female sites: focuses primarily on Headquarters Air
would have closed out between June 3 and counterparts to visit a doctor. &KDUOHVWRQ6RXWK&DUROLQD²-RLQW%DVH Force-assigned civilian employees.
“For whatever reason, men in general just Charleston “As in past years, we will continue to of-
do not go to the doctor as often as women,” 'D\WRQ 2KLR ² :ULJKW3DWWHUVRQ $LU fer voluntary early retirement authority,”
said Capt. Amanda Killinger, a 19th Aero- said Debra Warner, the director of Civilian
VSDFH 0HGLFLQH 6TXDGURQ ÁLJKW VXUJHRQ Force Base Force Policy.
“Men shouldn’t hesitate to get checked out.” 1RUIRON9LUJLQLD²6HOHFWDUHD86PLOL-
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“Prevention is much easier than treat- tary installations Article/600075/af-focuses-3rd-round-of-veravsip-
ment,” Killinger continued. “Take prostate 6DUDWRJD6SULQJV1HZ<RUN²1DYDO6XS-
cancer as an example, it is treatable, but if for-civilians.aspx
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