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Show HILLTOP TIMES Hillmp TIMES 6 April 10, 2014 USAF updates officer, enlisted voluntary force management eligibility lists from seven AFSCs by grade are now eligible to apply for voluntary force management programs, such as voluntary separation pay, limited activeduty service commitment waivers and more, Air Force Personnel Center officials said April 3. In addition, officers in 70 AFSCs by year group and enlisted members in 178 AFSCs by grade are no longer eligible to apply for voluntary programs, and they will not meet an involuntary board in FY14. As with all voluntary force management programs, be- BY DEBBIE GILDEA AIR FORCE PERSONNEL CENTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Select Airmen in specific categories who were not formerly eligible for fiscal year 2014 force management voluntary separation are now being offered voluntary separation. These individuals will not be subject to involuntary programs in fiscal 2014. Officers from 33 Air Force specialty codes by year group and enlisted Airmen ing eligible to apply does not guarantee that an Airman will be approved, said Col. Joe Atkins, the operations division chief. Air Force mission needs will determine how many Airmen are approved. The changes are the result of already approved retirements and separations, as well as adjustments to the overall manpower requirements, Atkins said. "After recalculations and taking into consideration voluntary separations and retirements, it was clear that personnel reductions were no longer necessary in some AFSC year groups," he said. • Go to https://www.afpc. af.milishared/media/document/ AFD-140403-077.pdf to see the officer AFSCs by year group added to the eligibility list. • Go to https://www.afpc. af.milishared/media/document/ AFD-140403-082.pdf to see the officer AFSCs by year group removed from the eligibility list. • Go to https://www.afpc. af.milishared/media/document/ AFD-140403-083.pdf to see the enlisted AFSCs by grade added to the eligibility list. • Go to https://www.afpc. af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-140403-084.pdf to see the enlisted AFSCs by grade removed from the eligibility list. For more information about fiscal 2014 force management programs and other personnel issues, including the updated eligibility matrices, visit myPers. To get to the force management page, select "Search All Components" in the keyword drop down menu, and enter "Active Duty: FY14 Force Management Program" in the search window. AFPC has expanded voluntary FM program waiver authority BY DEBBIE GILDEA AIR FORCE PERSONNEL CENTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — The Air Force Personnel Center has been granted expanded waiver authority to waive some active-duty service commitments, or ADSCs, for Airmen interested in voluntary separation under the fiscal year 2014 force management program, AFPC officials announced April 3. "For example, we now have the authority to waive aviation retention pay (which requires recoupment of the unserved portion of the bonus) and up to 72 months of an undergraduate flying UTA From 1 And with some 20,000 employees working on base, UTA will benefit with increased ridership. But Kolbe says perhaps the biggest potential benefit will be in taking a large number of vehicles off the road, which will help regional freeway congestion and air quality issues. "This is just a great opportunity," Kolbe said. Eddy Cumins, regional general manager of UTA's Mount Ogden Business Unit, said the incentive for base employees to use the new service is sky high. During 2014, all federal government employees can receive up to $130 every month to pay for travel between their homes and place of employment. Cumins said the transit subsidy, along with other training ADSCs," said Col. Joe Atkins, the operations division chief. The expanded waiver authority also allows AFPC to waive up to 36 months of advanced flying training (to include instructor and qualification training) ADSCs, up to 36 months of Air Force Institute of Technology ADSC, up to 24 months of medical residency training ADSC, and up to 48 months of medical special pays and bonuses (which requires recoupment of the unserved portion of the bonus). The full list of waiver authorities is available on myPers. The Palace Chase program is one of many voluntary programs affected by expanded waiver authority. AFPC can facilitate more Airmen interested in applying for Palace Chase to continue their service in the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard. Voluntary separation pay, or VSP, and Temporary Early Retirement Authority, or TERA, are also among several voluntary separation and retirement programs included in fiscal 2014 force management. The VSP application window closes May 1, so Airmen restricted by waiver-required ADSCs may now be eligible to apply for VSP, Atkins said. In addition, because the TERA window ended, the Air Force will announce plans to open another TERA price reduction deals offered by UTA, essentially makes riding FrontRunner and the connecting buses free for Hill employees. "I think we're going to see a tremendous increase in ridership," Cumins said. Kolbe said there has been a lot of positive "buzz" about the service among people she's talked to on base, indicating the service will be well used. However, she said that in order for usage numbers to grow in the future, consistency is key. "I think people are going to ride it and it's a tremendous service and something we haven't had," she said. "But it needs to be convenient and it needs to be reliable." For more information about the two new routes to Hill, which will be called route no. 664 and no. 665, visit rideuta.com window to ensure those previously affected Airmen have an opportunity to apply for a voluntary program. Additional guidance for Airmen affected by the waiver authority will be available next week when updated voluntary separation pay and Temporary Early Retirement Authority personnel service delivery memorandums are posted to myPers. For more information about voluntary separation options and other personnel issues, visit the myPers website at https:// mypers.af.mil . Enter "FY14 Force Manage- ment Program" in the search window. Denied VA Compensation or Social Security Disability? We specialize in Call me. Ban Law Office Joel Ban Social Security Accredited VA Attorney helping Veterans at all levels of the Appeal Process. 170 S. Main #250 SIC, UT 84101 801-532-2447 www.banlawoffice.com ?min Vggi\A \\10\s \V\IR1 NA-M-1pg1 ietsmedat . 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