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by Debbie Gildea Airmen in undermanned specialties such not eligible to apply for an HYT exten- HYT must apply at least 120 days before
JB San Antonio-Randolph, Texas as intelligence, surveillance and recon- sion. their HYT separation date.
naissance, maintenance, nuclear, cyber
Eligible senior airmen, staff sergeants, and special operations. The HYT extension application win- Airmen approved for an extension must
technical sergeants and master sergeants dow will be open June 1, 2015-May 31, get required retainability within 30 days
in 35 Air Force specialties will be able to A matrix of eligible Air Force specialty 2016. RIEHLQJQRWL¿HGRUWKH\ZLOOIRUIHLWWKH
apply for a high year of tenure extension codes and eligible grades has been posted opportunity for an HYT extension.
and, if approved, will be able to extend to myPers. Eligibility is based on an Air- ‡$LUPHQZLWKD6HSWRUHDU-
between 12 and 24 months past their cur- man’s core AFSC as of May 11, 2015, lier HYT must apply for an extension at For complete eligibility criteria and ap-
rent HYT. and Airmen must have a Sept. 30, 2016, least 30 days before their current HYT plication information, go to the myPers
or earlier HYT. separation date, unless they are already website, select “Any” from the search
The Air Force is introducing several within 30 days as of the program an- drop down options and enter “FY15/16
personnel and manpower initiatives to Eligible Airmen who apply for an ex- nouncement. High Year of Tenure Extension Program”
meet increased mission requirements out- tension must be approved by their unit in the search window.
OLQHGLQWKHSUHVLGHQW¶V¿VFDO\HDU commander or civilian leader, and must ‡$LUPHQZLWKDQ2FW'HF
budget. This voluntary extension oppor- meet regular reenlistment criteria as well. For more information about Air Force
tunity is focused on retaining experienced Airmen with a reenlistment restriction are HYT must apply at least 60 days before personnel programs go to myPers at
their HYT separation date. https://mypers.af.mil.

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Technical Technical sergeant promotion selection results, origi- ³%HFDXVHFKDQJHVWRWKHSURFHVVDUHVLJQL¿FDQWZHDUH
nally scheduled for release May 28, will be delayed to testing every aspect of the system to ensure accuracy,”
VHUJHDQW enable the Air Force to continue to validate extensive sys- said Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff
tem changes to the Weighted Airman Promotion System, for Manpower, Personnel and Services. “Anticipated sew-
RI¿FLDOVDQQRXQFHG on dates for this list will begin in August and therefore the
7KH(WHFKQLFDOVHUJHDQWSURPRWLRQF\FOHLVWKH¿UVW delay will not affect actual promotion dates. Airmen who
are selected for technical sergeant will still sew on based
promotion to incorporate recent changes in the enlisted evaluation on their line number and in sync with the normal cycle.”
and promotion system. Recent alterations affecting this
promotion cycle include changes in the WAPS calcula- 2QFHWKHYDOLGDWLRQLVFRPSOHWH$LU)RUFHRI¿FLDOVZLOO
announce the promotion results release date on www.
release delayed tion, revised points for time in service and time in grade, af.mil and www.afpc.af.mil. In addition, Airmen can
EPR point value of 250 points, and the inclusion of up to monitor myPers for updates at https://mypers.af.mil.
to allow system the last three enlisted performance reports of personnel
with weighted factors since becoming TIS/TIG eligible
for promotion.

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