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Show AF needs to reduce projected officer strength and less than 20 years of service at all locations are eligible. line majors with a May 31, B Some of rank and lieutenant colonels 1993, or earlier date U.S. and units are eligibases at closing continental ble. Those with a TAFMSD on or before Dec. 31, 1975, are eligible except in the following weapon sys- The Air RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) Force is planning to reduce officer ranks by about 1,000 more than normal in fiscal 1994, personnel officials said. The recently announced fiscal 1994 personnel drawdown game plan allows some officers to apply for the early release program, the Voluntary Separation Incentive and Special Separation Benefit program, as well as the new temporary early retirement authority, to encourage voluntary separations and retirements. The Air Force Military Personnel Center has esfor questablished a toll-fre- e hotline, tions about the drawdown. Personnel experts will answer calls from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Central Time. People who need to call during other hours can leave messages, and someone will return their call. Officials emphasized that the VSISSB and early retirement programs are not entitlements and, as such, will not be offered to all who meet the minimum criteria. For instance, not everyone who has at least 15 years of service will have the opportunity to retire early. Phase I of the program begins May 3. All retirements and separations will occur in fiscal 1994. Officers VSISSB eligibility criteria are: B Officers must have a Total Active Federal Military Service Date of Dec. 4, 1985, or earlier. B Officers must have served at least five years of continuous active duty as of their date of separation. B Officers must have served less than 20 years as of their date of separation. B Line majors with a May 31, 1993, or earlier date of rank, and lieutenant colonels at all locations are eligible to apply, except those in the following weapon system and Air Force specialty codes: 1. pilots and weapon systems operators. 2. offensive systems operators and defensive systems operators. 3. pilots, electronic warfare officers and non-deferr- ed tems and AFSCs: 1. 2. B 3. F-15- E F-4- G 49XX. By law, lieutenant colonels must serve a minimum of two years' time in grade to retire in that grade. Majors must have served a minimum of six months' time in grade to retire in that grade. B Officers who are or have been promoted unless subsequently deferred, are not eligifor ble early retirement. Personnel officials said members may apply for a below-the-zon- air weapons director and 49XX communicatiosystems officer. B Deferred line majors in all specialties and deferred line lieutenant colonels in all specialties are eligible to apply. Officers are considered deferred if they have been considered but not selected for promotion to the next higher grade 4. 17XX ns-computer zone. B All deferred chaplain and judge advocate majors and lieutenant colonels are eligible. B Officers who are or have been promoted unless subsequently deferred, are not eligible for VSISSB. Officer early retirement eligibility criteria are: B All deferred line, chaplain and judge advocate majors and lieutenant colonels with more than 15 below-the-zon- E B-1- B F-4- G WSOs. i-- e, e, separation or retirement date more than 12 months in the future for either of the two programs as an exception to normal policy. However, people should apply at least 120 days in advance of the requested date of separation to allow enough time to provide a backfill and for such actions as application processing, orders preparation and terminal leave. service commitments may be All active-dut- y waived except for the following limitations: B A maximum of 36 months for fighter weapons instructor course, pilots only, may be waived. B A maximum of 36 months for aviator continuation pay the pilot bonus program may be waived. Officers must repay any funds received for unserved commitments for Air Force Institute of Technology programs or aviator continuation pay. Those who have already applied for or received an approved voluntary or mandatory separation date in fiscal 1993 or 1994 are not eligible to apply for VSISSB or early retirement. 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