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Show Designers Page 2a 68th APS ...... Page 3a flies-a-w- Supplement to the HILL TOP TIMES Hill AFB, Utah July 11, 1986 - ay LA s4'S,lftW 4?''" now, ; '"'A,'''!',!' " sty liiPitfll ' ' -- (U S Air j Force Reserve Photo by Sgt. Dave Salazar) Maj. Ed Kosiba, 466th Tactical veterans and their experience and combat readiness team land Fighter Squadron, is superimposed on an American flag up with the active force to defend the nation's sweet this Independence Day. Most reserve pilots are combat of liberty. SOUND OF FREEDOM Bin)ms spw hag irematiinig advantages Active duty affiliation bonus doubled July By BONUS PROGRAM RECAP Barbarann Vessels 419th TFW Public Affairs Office (As of May 15, 1986) The means to decide: money. Today's bonus program in the Air Force Reserve offers many options to the candidate who asks, "Am I eligible?" 419th Tactical Fighter Wing Career Advisor, TSgt. Bonnie Taylor, simplifies the criteria. "The enlistment bonus is for first termers only in 30 critical career fields. Bonus is rninimum $1,000 to a max of $2,000. Educational assistance is $4,000 max or $1,000 a year." This program, she explained, terminated June 1985 but is still obligated to earlier recipients. As the new GI Bill included reservists for the first time, this benefit seems commitment an to be the driving force behind reenlistments. For a six-yer three-yeaReservists contract. qualify$1,800 bonus is offered and $900 for a she on based service total date, less than pay have must eight years ing reminded. The prior service bonus has the same criteria as the reenhstment bonus for those with less than nine years total service. Doubling to $50 a month July 1, the affiliation bonus is aimed at active who have a obligation. "After four years of active duty reserve unit nets $1,200 to that member," with a duty, two years affiliating she said. er six-ye- PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATION TOTAL 0 4 85 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 6 6 2 0 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 16 1 REENLISTMENT EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 419th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 31 25 25 ENLISTMENT ; 419th Information Systems Squadron 1 0 Tactical 419th Hospital 3 0 419th Civil Engineering Squadron 1 2 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron 0 0 419th Combat Support Squadron 1 0 Weapons Systems Security Flight 2 4 Mobility Support Flight ar first-terme- rs 1 1 1 405th Combat Logistics Support Squadron ar 30 21 - 10 ' 0 Grand Total: 6 68 190 World Champs - Gunsmoke '85 -- user or Top Times and is published by religion, sex or other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, the 41 9thpatron. headsUp is a reserve supplement to the Hill Tactical and is Editorial content edited, prepared provided by MorMedia, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, is articles of for submission DEADLINE Wing Public Affairs Office. under exclusive written contract with the Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office. Fighter Artiunit 10 training assembly. working days before each scheduled wing This commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publicaline. double-space- d on a be should cles Contents typed, tion for Air Force Reserve members of the U.S. military services. 777-271For more information call the 419th Public Affairs Office, of headUp are hot necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. 419th TFW EDITORIAL STAFF Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Air Col. John J. Closner 419hL.TFfWC?,mmAi?dser Chief, FAdvertisements contained herein do not constitute an endorsement by Barbara Ann Vessels Hill Len AFB, Maj. Barry the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force, or .NCOIC, Public Affairs ,.. Susan Morin, color, to is available race, without, SSgt. regard Utah. Everything advertised 60-charac- ter 3. , |