HILLTOP TIMES TIMES Decembers 2008 Unlimited PIRR Reserve positions available of war or national emergency. In April 1947, the Air Defense Command assigned Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Commander individual reservists to key ADC positions, 309th Maintenance Wing so as to have these soldiers available and fully familiar with their mission requiren early November the Air Force ments in case of general mobilization. Reserve changed its policy — which These non-unit reservists were the first had limited the number of "PIRR" IMAs. reservists — and is now auThe Air Force Reserve also thorizing unlimited PIRR has a category of Airmen positions at all organiknown as the Participating zational levels. So you Individual Ready Reserve or ask yourself, "What's Category-E. These airmen are a PIRR and how can also non-unit reservists, and they help my mission?" share the same readiness I know your head is obligations and tour respinning already quirements as the IMAs. with the acronyms, The PIRR program has so here's some been used historically for background to temporary placement as the IMA and PIRR a reservist transitions programs, and then between other prosome information on grams. Membership how to hire one of these. in the PIRR is generally Background limited to three years for When most folks talk about the Air Force most reservists, with no time limit for several catReserves at Hill Air Force Base, they are egories including chapoften referring to the 419th Fighter Wing, lain, medical and JAG which with the active duty 388th Fighter personnel. Wing is part of the Total Force Initiative. However, separate from the 419th FW Like unit reservists, there are approximately 215 "non-unit" IMAs receive funding for reservists serving at the Ogden Air Logis- their Fiscal Year traintics Center. These reservists are embeding requirements, normally ded directly into center organizations at consisting of 24 Inactive Duty all levels and are managed by the OO-ALC Training periods — four hours Reserve Advisor's office. As Airmen, each each — and 12 days of Annual Trainof these reservists shares a proud citizen ing. One critical difference between a PIRR Airman heritage and represents an inteand an IMA is that the PIRR reservist does gral and important part of the Total Force. not receive the annual funding of 24 IDTs They each uphold the AF Reserve vision: and 12 AT. If no other funding sources are One Air Force — same fight ... an unrivaled available the PIRR reservists will accomwingman! plish their 35 duty points without pay. BY COL. JAMES A. KELLEY I with many of the reservists transitioning to the PIRR. As a result of the PBD 720, OO-ALC has only 141 funded IMA positions — a reduction of more than 300 — the four "legacy" Category-E positions and about 74 new PIRR pseudo-positions. These new positions were in-place conversions as the IMAs moved to the PIRR. These positions had restrictions on them as there were limitations on external transfers. Good news, though — the Air Force Reserve has received additional manpower authority and may increase the number of funded IMA positions nationwide. There is a good possibility that Hill may receive additional IMA positions in critical and stressed career fields. 3 steps to hiring a CAT-E reservist Identify. Look through your organization to see where reservist support may help. Write up a short job description (two to three sentences), decide on the appropriate rank and the appropriate Air Force Specialty Code. Coordinate with your chain of command the requirement for reserve support. Advertise. Send your listing to the OO-ALC Reserve Advisor's office (777-7889). They will post your requirements on a nationwide listing. Review. As applicants come forward for your position you have the obligation to review their packages to ensure that the Airman will meet your mission needs. Once you agree to the accession, the Reserve Advisor's office will continue to process the required documents for the transfer. IMA? PIRR? CAT-E? The impact of PBD 720 The OO-ALC Reserve Advisor's office What does it mean? Presidential Budget Decision 720 result- stands ready to gladly assist you with each IMA stands for Individual Mobilization ed in the Air Force Reserve cutting many step. Remember — we now have the abilAugmentee. In the late 1940s the Army Air positions. Prior to this presidential action, ity to hire an unlimited number of qualified Force leaders were concerned about stayOgden ALC had 444 IMAs and four CAT-E PIRR reservists at all levels of your orgaing militarily prepared and maintaining a reservists. That presidential budget decinization. For more details, call the Reserve large pool of trained personnel in the event sion "unfunded" many of the IMA positions, Advisor's office at 777-7889. Event in memory of Pearl Harbor T he American Legion BakerMerrill Post No. 9 of Ogden will hold a Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony, Sunday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. as this was the local time when the Pearl Harbor attacks began. The ceremony will be held along the Ogden Parkway on the bridge behind the rodeo, entrance to the south of the Lorin Fair Arena and Park Boulevard. Park Boulevard runs east to west between Washington Boulevard and Monroe Boulevard. The ceremony is open to all. This is a way to remember and reflect on the incidents of that day — "a day which will live in infamy." For more information, contact Post Commander Bob Schuessler or Carmen Schuessler at 393-1475. WEEK From page 1 understand how our dominance of air, space and cyberspace helps defend America in today's changing world The Air Force Chief of Staff established Air Force Weeks in 2006. Only two other sites were selected for Air Force Week in 2009, and they are Hampton Roads, Va, April 12-19, and Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 14-20. BIG SKI & SNOWBOARD k CHRISTMAS SALE SKI & SPORTS More aaaaaah. Less aaaaaggghh! 1776 N Hillf ield Rd. Dayton The new American Standard Heating &. Air Conditioning Freedom® 95 variable speed two-stage furnace is the most energy efficient gas furnace on the market today, and a real workhorse when it comes to keeping your home at the perfect temperature all winter long. Total comfort you can take to the bank. 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