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Show Page November 21, HILL TOP TIMES 2 1975 Si rue tur NEWS SUMMARY Personnel officials have DR. McLUCAS HONORED AT CEREMONY Former Secretary of the Air Force Dr. John L. McLucas received the Silver Palm to the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Former Secretary of Defense Dr. James R. Schlesinger presented the medal to Dr. McLucas for outstanding leadership as Secretary of the Air Force from July 1973 to November 1975. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David C. Jones presented Dr. McLucas the Department of the Air Force decoration for exceptional civilian service. President Ford has nominated Dr. McLucas to head the Federal Aviation Administration. announced several proposed changes in the enlisted force structure. Among these is a grade: the E-- 4 E-- 4 and apprentice, noncommissioned officer two-lev- Officers (lieutenant colonels and below) and airmen now stationed overseas may volunteer to extend their tours if they have a date of return from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 1976. Officials say even if the individual has received a stateside assignment, the extension will be approved when possible. They say the changes are due to a severe shortage of permanent-change-o- f station (PCS) funds and the overall emphasis on delaying PCS moves. -- IRS Book Explains Home Buyer Credit 4 an earned achievement rather than an automatic designation. The changes will apply only to those airmen promoted to grade E-- 4 after the announced implementation date. Those promotion for to E-- 4. (BTZ) It is provide designed and incentive. competition Key features of the program Include: nomination by units to a central base selection board that meets quarterly; using the whole person concept ; personal appearance assuming that grade, would be designated E-- 4 formal NCO designation before the board by the "apprentices." They would ceremony. nominee; and promotion of At that time, officials say already in grade E-- 4 at that selectees up to six months retain all existing E-- 4 entitlements and continue to Air Force would give the new time will remain NCOs. early. be addressed as "sergeant." NCO a Contact point regarding the of certificate Initial implementation is Upon selection to E-they appointment to NCO rank and new grade structure proposed planned for January 1976, with would receive a authorize him to wear NCO for s will be the Customer the first BTZ promotions Service Section, CBPO, or occurring March 1, 1976. leadership management insignia. orientation course. This would Officials say this program SMSgt. Bill Carrothers, ext. Officials say more details on be part of a reduces the shortcomings of 3670. these programs will be In a but the related supervisory training program present system that separate provided by Air Force that would be mandatory designates all s as NCOs action, the Air Force Military Personnel Center in before achieving "NCO" without regard to experience, announced plans to provide early December 1975. (AFNS) designation. training, or ability to serve as To visually differentiate the an NCO. added VA Backed Home Loans Now, E-- 4 E-from the needed is before apprentice experience Increases in GI home loan NCO, Air Force is developing becoming an NCO. Requests for restoration of activities during the first two GI loans in July and August a new insignia for the E-The program also gives months of fiscal year 1976 totaled 11,183. "apprentice" (and for grades first-terwith E-airmen those were the Of that number, 8,749 were and reported recently by Essentially, it and Veterans Administration. will be the insignia now in use, leadership supervisory approved. but without the star. The number of requests ability the incentive to Appraisal requests totaled Upon meeting the following progress to NCO status. It 106,263 during July and during the first eight months of this year totaled 38,129, of criteria, E-- 4 "apprentices" provides unit commander August, 11 per cent higher in the involvement the than number received E-which 29,632 were approved. be would, designated designation process, a more during the same period in (AFPS) "NCOs": a. 12 months in grade as an systematic approach to NCO 1974. 4 4, E-4- 15-ho- ur two-phase- d E-4- Increased 4 2 E-3- m .) 4 E-- 4 b. 36 months in service; c. completion of Phase II credit. According to the IRS booklet, new home buyers are entitled to a credit against Internal M their Federal income tax Revenue Service. Besides unit commander. Additionally, officials say they are looking at awritten examination as a fifth " were originally ineligible to questions about the five per for the new of a purchase principal residence is now available the by the "below-the'-zone- now qualify a buyer for the cent tax credit from d. Recommendation orientation and supervisory and formal training, transition to NCO ranks. Finally, officials emphasize, it makes the NCO grade of E-- 4 OVERSEA VOLUNTARY EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE free program ; criterion. After the meeting the criteria, an E-- would attend a E-4- s, upon -- -- E-- 4 (NCO). It goes like this: all EARLY RELEASE AND LIBERAL LEAVE IN EFFECT Early release and liberal leave policies will be in effect during the coming holidays, say Air Force officials. Officers and airmen scheduled to separate between Dec. 4, 1975, and Jan. 4, 1976, may leave anytime during that period if they so request. Those not eligible for release are: (1) academy graduates with an initial service commitment; (2) reservists serving four months active duty for training and extended; (3) persons in probation and rehabilitation programs; (4) persons being involuntarily separated; (5) persons under investigation, awaiting trial or result of trial by courts martial; and (6) doctors and dentists with active-dut- y obligations. The that publication answers the most asked el supervisory training For ropose equal to five per cent of the purchase price of a new principal residence, up to a presenting questions and answers on the credit, IRS Publication 591, "Tax Credit for the New Home Buyer," reflects the recent change in the law which allows certain homes that maximum of $2,000. Married persons filing are limited returns separate to $1,000 on each return. 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