An Air Force Staff Sgt., 15th AMXS crew chief, participates in an interactive Aircraft Battle Damage Repair training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 13, 2023. Members had the opportunity to simulate aircraft damage by sledgehammering an old airplane wing, similar to those they would be repairing in the field. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kadielle Shaw) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffThe Air Force is revamping its training program for non-commissioned officers who are in their second or sub-sequential enlistments in the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1 2023.
The service recently increased the window for decisions and package preparation to nine months for airmen who volunteer to move to career fields with staffing shortages from areas that are overstaffed.
If an insufficient number of career airmen step forward to change jobs to where the need is greater during this first phase, some could expect to get notification of their vulnerability for involuntary training next February.
The notification would encourage these airmen to apply for Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) jobs that are experiencing shortages when the second phase takes place, from May 1 through July 24. During this second phase, career airmen will have the chance to retrain in any AFSC staffed below 90 percent instead of facing involuntary separation.
“We are continuing to advance our talent management programs, allowing more flexibility and opportunities to keep airmen in our ranks,” said Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, the service’s manpower, personnel and services chief. “This is key to keeping great talent we need and for the future force against potential challenges.”
First-term airmen earlier this year were subject to a comparable retraining process. This next step brings what the service referred to as “the same opportunities” to their career counterparts.
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