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Show "l pi on i n II m - I,, hMMM I ri "I j L 1 Wo) Hill AFB, V - , Utah Vol. 54 No. 25, July 1, 1999 84056-582- 4 si 1 clear, but we're talking very small by SrA. Sara Banda numbers," he said. "Our estimate was that there were only about 4,500 people who were Stop-Los- s program officially affected. Most of their sepay ration datesl fell towards the ended June 22 when Acting of the Air Force Whit end of the summer, not at the Peters signed the official doc- early part of the summer." He added that the Air Force uments before a hangar full of appreciative 388th Fighter Wing will work with airmen affected to make sure they are given every airmen. endopportunity to get their affairs Peters stated the issue of was being worked back in order before getting out. ing Stop-Los-s Another issue on the minds of on for a while, but the Air Force would not officially lift it until airmen here was the Expedi388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs HILL AIRFORCE BASE The INSIDE: Independence activities abound Page 5 TRICARE eyecare benefits Pag 6 Sec-retar- the deployed aircraft began return- ing from Europe. The aircraft were released earlier that day. Stop-Los- s was authorized for all services in April suspending service members' normal separations and retirements from active duty. The Air Force announced the decision, May 26, to implement the Stop-Los- s program beginning June 15 and was the only military service to enact it. Airmen most affected were pilots, aircrew, aircraft maintenance personnel and those in other critical specialties. Maj. Gen. Susan Pamerleau, director of personnel forces management on the Air Staff,s discussed the necessity of earlier this year with reporters Stop-Los- DDO employees moving Page 7 from the Air Force News Service. At that time, Pamerleau was a matexplained Stop-Los- s ter of fairness because of the large number of reservists being called to active duty. Peters estimates the number of people who were actually Year2K help available delayed is very small. "How many people are going to need another month or so to get their affairs together is not Wing Heads Up Page A-- C "The military family is absolutely critical to the overall mission because more than 70 percent of our folks are married," Peters said. He added that often a decision to leave the Air Force is driven by family members and the concern that needs of families are not appropriately addressed. "We want to try to make sure military families feel Air Force life is a worthwhile life and that the communities we provide are the kinds of communities peo- ple desire when raising their children," he said. "Also, we're committed to providing the very fundamental services of med- - patriotism Page 15 receive an SRB includes current program, again increasing the pool of eligibles by 18 skills. changes, and inputs from individual career field managers. and projected manning levels, recent trends, structure force field Reenlistment Bonus career SRBs are a key monetary incen- tive to encourage sufficient in certain enlisted Air Force specialties to sustain career force objectives in those y, in June and December, and involve a comprehensive review of all enlisted specialties. The criteria used for determining which enlisted skills online - www.hilltoptimes.com Whit Peters, left, acting Secretary of the Air Force, talks with Gen. George in last Babbitt, commander of Air Force Materiel Command during a break Hill AFB. week's Focus on Defense Symposium at ical care, child care, education in some instanceswhether the member is on base or deployed." visit to Hill Air of a flight consisted Force Base line tour and flight demo by the 12th AF Demonstration Team, stops throughout various 388th The two-da- y FW shops, and a tour of the Fal- con Fixer, a mobile AEF main- tenance trailer designed by 388th FW members. Peters also gave the keynote address at the Offi- cers' Club for the Air Force Asso-- ciation's Focus on Defense Symposium. (See related article, page 2.) bonus list revised skills. These reviews are conducted normally Time for 4 military members and their families, according to Air Force officials. RANDOLPH AFB, Texas The Air Force has (AFPN) its latest review of completed semi-annuall- i concept makes deployments more predictable for both the Re-enlistm- ent the Selective t tionary Aerospace Force and the impact of operations in Kosovo on the wing's fall deployment. Currently the 388th FW is still scheduled to deploy to Operation Southern Watch as an EAF lead wing in October. According to Peters, the time frame for the EAF deployments remains unchanged. The EAF Page 8 419th Fighter nj SRBs are authorized in one-hal- f increments (or multiples) to 10, and in three from one-hazones for personnel with between 21 months and 14 years of service. Zone A includes airmen with between 21 months and six years time in service,. Zone B are those with from six to 10 years service, and Zone C includes those with between 10 and 14 years of service. lf The revised AFSC listing of SRB skills includes 59 Zone A, 30 Zone B, and 9 Zone C multiplier increases and 21 Zone A, 18 Zone B and 25 Zone C additions, respectively, from the previous SRB list pub- lished in December. A total of 135 skills are now authorized an SRB in Zone A, Zone B andor Zone C, a net increase of 18 from the previous list. Two AFSCs have been deleted from the December 1998 list: 2E4X1 and 2E8X1. Eligible individuals in these two skills who prior to July 26 remain eligible to receive the re-enli- st former SRB. In addition, five skills with existing Zone A andor Zone B SRBs have multiplier reductions. They are: 2A5X3B, Zone A; 2E1X4, Zone A; 2W2X1, Zone A; 3C3X1, Zone B; and 4N1X1C, Zone A and Zone B. The current SRB skills list went into effect June 25 for additions and multiple increases. As indicated, SRB multiple decreasesdeletions are effective July 26. The new list was available Tuesday on the AFPC home page. For more information, contact your local military personnel flight's office. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service) |