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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 16 May 21, 1982 By SSgt. Fred Dickenson First, your supervisor or commander must be willing to release you from duties without replacement and without compromising mission performance for the requested period. The next thing is that whatever amount of time you take, you will incur a service commitment of three times the amount needed for the Boot Strap. That means that if you take off for a year, you have to sign up for three more years. The amount of time you must commit is . determined by whether you take TDY terminal TDY or Boot Strap. While terminal TDY may be up to a calendar year, TDY may be only for a maximum of 16 AFLC Public Affairs The Air Force has a program that allows you to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and appropriately enough, it is called Operation Boot Strap. According to regulations, Boot Strap provides opportunities for career learning to meet the needs of the Air Force and the nation. But in doing so, you can also provide for your own needs and desires the completion of a degree. ... The program allows career officers non-termin- al and enlisted members alike to complete requirements for an associate's or a bachelor's degree. Eligible members can get a temporary duty assignment anywhere from a summer session to a full calendar year for educational study. Of course, as with any Air Force education program, you must first meet off-dut- y, study. If you're accelerating your education to become an officer, you must meet eligibility requirements for officers, as described in AFR 7 and AFR 36-If you meet all of those criteria, you must then get a letter from the college 53-2- 1. non-termin- al non-termin- al Eduction... weeks. Terminal TDY, unlike terminal leave, does not mean you are discharged when the TDY is over. It means that you are using the time to "terminate" the requirements for a bachelor's TDY, you degree. Under certain requirements. opens more doors non-termin- al 0 BO cSS YOU CHOOSE IKIOW you plan to attend and send it with your application. The letter, which must be signed by a college official, should include the following information: the title of the specific degree you seek, the open and close dates of each term you will attend, a list of all courses to be completed, the minimum course load for each quarter which you must carry, and the residence requirements for that college. In addition, terminal TDY must be approved at the major command level TDY can be apwhile local a commander. proved by (LOGNEWS) need only be completing an associate's degree. To apply for Boot Strap, you must either need the time to accelerate studies in order to apply for officer's training school or be unable to complete your part-tim- e degree through DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS 575 N. tt AIM, . 751 1294 LAYTON o 5 2 500 W. - Bountiful 2284 Prices good thru Thursday May 27th (Bucket or Hi & Low Back Split-Benc- h) $ro))S i7 Headrest Extra Special store discounts available when Government I.D. is shown. AT FIRST TRAVEL CORP. . YOU'LL HAVE MORE THAN LUCK WORKING FOR YOU First Travel Corp. is a full service travel agency, which means expert help with every facet of your business or personal travel. We act as agent for ooo r. ticket delivery. Sophisticated nationwide computerized information, reservation and A fully qualified serconfirmation vice executive assigned to you personally. The lowest airfares available. Group and incentive travel packages. Complete business link-up- s. all major airlines, cruise rental lines, car companies and hotels. At First Travel Corp. you'll get the kind of service you expect, often with just a phone call. full-ran- ge or personal vacation travel planning. Among the many benefits you'll receive by working with First Travel Corp. are: Free , Road o o o NOW OPEN . ww WWN NNNNNNNNNNWNNN WW w WW WW WW NNNN x WW NNNN nnn WW NSW nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn WW WW WW WW w WW wWN WW WW WW WW NNN nn wwwwwwww V. w 776-513- 1 9:30-3:3- 0 oufi ii 7in fr 7 Unique "create your own" homestyle Mexican food. . . speciaizina in Breakfasts. Lunches, Dinners and Snacks LAYTON SATURDAY n AT w Hill Field i Salad Bar WW CDTfi)o u Enchilada Burritos Homemade Chili NNNN J Quesadillas Hamburgers De- tailed itineraries, and information on destination services and requirements. For these First Travel Corp. services and more, a phone call does it all. . 1500 North 3 766-492- 4 w wivjivw NNNN W NNNN NNNNNN WNNNpftkWNN U Ff 9YvNNH t NNNNNN NNNNN fVN,NVNS NNNN NNNN NN WW NNNN NNNN vwwwvLl www www NNWWWWWWWV nannnn NN,S.S. vw WNNN NWNNNWl WNN NNNNN WNN WN NNNN WW NNNN NNNN NN NNNN NN WW WW NNNN WW NNNN WW WW WW NNNN N WWN WW WWN N ,ww NNN VAIN N W WN WS W O O O Hours: Regular Mall Hours NEWGATE MALL 621-196- ooo 1 |