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Air Force approves Turkey incentive pay
Active-duty Airmen assigned to Turkey between Aug. 29, 2016, and Dec. 31, 2018, may be eligible for the Secretary of the Air Force-approved Turkey Assignment Incentive Pay. Airmen may apply for TAIP at three points in time: prior to departing their losing station, within 30 days of arrival in Turkey, or during their date eligible for return
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10/14
2016
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Air Force issues implementation guidance for transgender Airmen
Air Force officials released transgender implementation guidance Oct. 7 addressing specific procedures for transitioning and requesting an official change in gender as well as associated guidance in areas ranging from medical and privacy issues to deployments, fitness standards, and dress and appearance.The guidance, available here, follows the
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10/14
2016
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Air Force selects 1,931 for promotion to major
The Air Force selected 1,931 officers for promotion to major during the Calendar Year 2016C Major Chaplain and Line of the Air Force central selection boards. To view the lists, go to the Air Force Portal and select the promotion link, or log in to myPers, select “Any” from the drop down menu, enter “Active Duty: Officer Promotions Home Page” in
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10/07
2016
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Air Force recertifies all fitness assessment courses
The Air Force has directed a service-wide recertification of all installation 1.5-mile run and 2-kilometer walk courses by Oct. 31. The recertification requirement comes after the identification of course-length issues by local officials at Goodfellow and Hanscom Air Force Bases. While conducting a local self-inspection earlier this year,
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10/06
2016
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Air Force announces 2017 support squadron commander candidates
Air Force officials have selected 921 officers from more than 20 career fields as the 2017 support, logistics and materiel leader commander candidates. “This is a highly competitive selection process,” said Sophia Barnard, Air Force Personnel Center special duty assignments branch. “Selected candidates have demonstrated traits essential for
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10/05
2016
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OTS flight commander positions open to reservists
The Air Force has opportunities for air reserve component members to tap into the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program in the Officer Training School at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard officers in the grades of first lieutenant through major may now apply for the VLPAD program to
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10/04
2016
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DoD announces new-hire probationary period
The probationary period for many new civilian employees hired by the Defense Department on or after Nov. 26, 2015, has changed from one year to two years, the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for civilian personnel policy said. Julie Blanks confirmed the change to the statute governing the probationary period in a memorandum to human
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10/04
2016
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Air Force selects 1,855 for promotion to captain
The Air Force selected 1,855 first lieutenants for promotion to captain during the Calendar Year 2016B Captain Line of the Air Force, Chaplain, Line of the Air Force-Judge Advocate, Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps and Biomedical Service Corps quarterly selection process. To view the lists, go to the Air Force Portal and select the promotion
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10/03
2016
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Air Force releases 2016 promotion statistics by AFSC
Air Force officials have released the16E5, 16E6 and 16E7 promotion statistics broken down by Air Force Specialty Code and promotion recommendation. In an effort to provide transparency to Airmen, the data has been posted to the myPers website by five letter-AFSC. AFSCs in which all eligible Airmen received the same promotion recommendation, and
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10/03
2016
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AF leaders announce latest diversity, inclusion initiatives
In ongoing efforts to attract and retain the most innovative, skillful and strategically agile force today, Air Force senior leaders released the second memorandum to Airmen relaying new diversity and inclusion initiatives.The 13 new initiatives include notable efforts to raise the bar for geographically-separated military spouses, lengthen the
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9/30
2016
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