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Show Hilltop Times MGVJC Oct. 28, 1988 down strength WASHINGTON (AFNS) AF Will take effect on regular pay cycles starting in December by Marilu A. Trainor Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office Federal wage grade employees at Hill AFB and throughout Utah will soon be paid under revised pay rates. David L. Brough, chief of the civilian personnel office classification section, said, "The Department of Defense Wage Fixing Authority notified us that the new rates for wage grade employees take effect on regular pay cycles starting Dec. 11 and 18, 1988. "The new amounts will appear on checks received Dec. 29, 1988 or Jan. 5, 1989, respectively," he said. The new pay scale will apply to approximately 5,900 wage grade, wage leader and wage supervisor employees at Hill and the Utah Test and Training Range. "The pay adjustment is a result of a survey conducted in the Utah wage area in July of this year. When performing this survey, they compared work performed by federal employees and the salaries they earn with employees doing the same job in the private sector. "Wage grade employees normally receive their increases during the last month of the fiscal year (September) and general service (GS) employees normally receive their increases during the first month of the fiscal year (October)," he said. "For the last few years, both increases have been deferred by three months," Mr. Brough said. "Therefore, the GS increase is received in January and the wage grade increase has been received in De- cember." The GS increase for fiscal 1988 was received in January this year and averaged just under 2 percent. The wage grade increase for fiscal 1988 will average 1.94 percent when it begins in December, based on the most current WG survey. "The wage grade raise for fiscal 1989 will be ef-- 66 The wage grade raise for fiscal 1989 will be effective in December 1989, and could equal 4. 7 percent... 99 David L. Brough Civilian personnel office fective in December 1989, and could equal 4.1 percent, depending on wage survey results coining in July 1989," Mr. Brough sid. "It's important to note the differences in fiscal years, as that is likely the basis for the confusion on this issue," he said. Mr. Brough said his office is receiving numerous questions about the 4.1 percent raise versus what was recently published in the base daily bulletin. "What employees don't realize is that we are talk- ing about different raises for different fiscal years," he said. For more information about wage grade increases, call Mel Fikstad, Ext. 70116. Editor's note: As announced in the Oct. 21 issue of Hilltop Times, pay for federal general schedule civilian workers will increase 4.1 percent Jan. 1, servicemembers and drill1989. Pay for active-dut- y of National Guard and Reserve will members the ing 4.1 also increase percent. GS employees will see the increased pay in their paycheck covering the first full pay period in January. This means those checks received on Jan. 21 and 28, 1989 will reflect the new amounts. Your money -- Air Force by 1,076 while the strength declined in August more than 13,000 people. Army and Navy added on Aug. 31 was 578,978, Air Force strength down 29,000 in the past 12 months. Defense Department strength at the end of August was 2,122,874, an increase of 11,742 from the previous month but a decrease of 43,940 since Au- gust 1987. The figures do not include approximately 71,000 people paid from other appropriations. More restrictions put on Palace Chase eligibility RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- Air Force has extended restrictions on Palace Chase eligibility for pilots and other officers in five critical skills. Applications for early release will not be accepted from pilots and officers in Air Force engineer specialties 26XX, 27XX, 28XX, 49XX and 55XX. The restrictions reflect the current retention situation in these Air Force specialties, according to Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center officials. Palace Chase lets Air Force people apply for early release from active duty if they join the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard. The program also requires minimum reserve service or triple the time remaining on the active-dut- y service commitment. The engineer and pilot restrictions extend those announced in February, which were effective for the remainder of fiscal 1988. Officers in the restricted specialties are not eligible for other early release programs. Also, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps graduates with degrees that correlate to these specialties are ineligible for early release. WHEN YOU CAN BUY A NEW CAR FOR LESS will like it here. 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