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BY ORDER OF THE

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2110

22 SEPTEMBER 2009

Incorporating Through Change 2, 8 JUNE 2012

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY

Personnel

ASSIGNMENTS

ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at :

www.e-Publishing.af.mil.

RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.

OPR: HQ AFPC/DPAPP

Supersedes: AFI 36-2110, 20 April 2005

Certified by: AF/A1P

(Maj Gen Sharon Dunbar)

Pages: 423

This instruction establishes criteria for assignment of military personnel to satisfy operational,

rotational, and training (including formal education and professional military

education/development) requirements to include temporary duty (TDY) and change of

permanent duty station (PCS). It applies to all officers and enlisted personnel on extended active

duty (EAD), but does not apply to members of the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard and

does not apply to Reserve or Guard members brought on active duty to fill a specific Air Force

Reserve or Air National Guard manpower authorization at a predetermined location for a

specified period of time. National command authorities may temporarily suspend this

instruction, entirely or in part, incident to contingency operations, national emergencies, war, or

at such other times as directed. It implements Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 1315.7,

Military Personnel Assignments, Department of Defense Instruction 1300.19, DOD Joint Officer

Management Program, Department of Defense Instruction 1315.18, Procedures for Military

Personnel Assignments, and Air Force Policy Directive 36-21, Utilization and Classification of

Air Force Military Personnel.

The Privacy Act of 1974 applies. The authority to collect and maintain the data prescribed in this

Air Force Instruction (AFI) is Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 8013, Secretary of

the Air Force; as implemented by Air Force Instruction 36-2608, Military Personnel Records

System, and EO. 9397 (SSN). System of Records Notice Numbers, F036 AF PC C, Military

Personnel Records System, F036 AF PC Q, Personnel Data System (PDS), F036 AFPC M,

Officer Utilization Records System, F036 AFPC I, Airmen Utilization Records System, F036

AFPC G, Medical Officer Personnel Utilization Records, and T7333, Travel Payment System

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apply. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are

maintained in accordance IAW AFMAN 33-363, Managemetn of Records, and disposed of in

accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located at

https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-af61a/afrims/. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (DODI 8910.01,

Information Collection and Reporting, and DOD 8910.1-M, DOD Procedures for Management

of Information Requirements) apply. Refer recommended changes and questions about this

publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847,

Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Form 847s from the field through the

appropriate functional’s chain of command. Process proposed supplements to this AFI as

outlined in AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management. Forward all other proposed

publications that affect this instruction to Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Directorate

of Assignments (HQ AFPC/DPA), 550 C Street West, Suite 28, Randolph AFB TX 78150-4730

or via e-mail ([email protected]), for review and approval before publication.

Refer to Attachment 1 for Glossary. This instruction has been reviewed by the Per Diem,

Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee IAW DODD 5154.29, dated 9 March 1993, as

PDTATAC Case RR090109. (NOTE: Any conflict between this instruction and JFTR, Volume

1 is resolved based on JFTR, Volume 1 and not this instruction.)

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This change provides new guidance regarding the application process for humanitarian

reassignment/deferment as a victim of sexual assault and office symbol/address changes

(Attachment 24); includes adopted forms AF Form 899, Request and Authorization for

Permanent Change of Station – Military and AF Form 100, Request and Authorization for

Separation; deletes paragraph 5.15. and 5.16; moves prescribed and adopted forms to

Attachment 1; updates Attachment 1, glossary of references and supporting information; and

changes general terminology from ―member‖ to ―Airman‖ in keeping with CSAF Site Picture

and Airman’s Creed. A margin bar (/) indicates newly revised material.

Chapter 1—ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY 9

1.1. Assignment Authority. ........................................................................................... 9

1.2. Assignment Requests. ............................................................................................ 10

1.3. Distribution of Personnel. ...................................................................................... 11

1.4. Waivers .................................................................................................................. 12

1.5. Exceptions .............................................................................................................. 13

Table 1.1. Subject List (Alphabetical). For on-line users. To view a reference, ―click‖ on it

and reference will appear on your screen. ............................................................. 15

Table 1.2. Designated Assignment Authority and Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR)

for Assignment Actions. ........................................................................................ 23

1.6. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Budget Authority. ........................................ 26

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Chapter 2—GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 30

2.1. General Information. .............................................................................................. 30

2.2. Release of Personal Assignment Information. ....................................................... 30

2.3. Equal Opportunity. ................................................................................................. 30

2.4. Primary PCS Selection Factor. .............................................................................. 30

2.5. PERSONNEL TEMPO (PERSTEMPO). .............................................................. 31

2.6. PCS Allowances. ................................................................................................... 31

2.7. Grade, AFSC and Skill Level Relationship for Assignments. ............................... 31

2.8. Manpower Authorization Changes. ....................................................................... 32

2.9. Utilization Standards and Assignment of Rated Officers. ..................................... 32

Figure 2.1. Sample Memorandum of Acknowledgment. ......................................................... 34

2.10. Volunteer Status and PCS Eligibility. .................................................................... 34

2.11. Volunteers Replacing Non-volunteers Selected for PCS. ...................................... 35

2.12. Change of Volunteer Status After PCS Selection. ................................................. 35

2.13. Minimum Age for Assignment to a Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Area. ............ 35

2.14. Non-career Officers and First-Term Airmen (FTA). ............................................. 35

2.15. Assignment Deferment and Availability. .............................................................. 37

2.16. Assignment Limitation Code (ALC). .................................................................... 45

2.17. Medical Deferment or Limitation. ......................................................................... 45

2.18. Officers Not Selected for Promotion. .................................................................... 46

2.19. Dependent Care. ..................................................................................................... 48

2.20. Assignment of Family Members to Command or Supervisory Positions. ............. 49

2.21. Join Spouse (Officer/Enlisted) PCS Considerations. ............................................. 49

2.22. First Assignment after Commissioning (From Enlisted Status). ........................... 49

2.23. Assignment of Former Officers. ............................................................................ 49

2.24. Soliciting an Assignment. ...................................................................................... 50

2.25. Time on Station (TOS) Requirements. .................................................................. 50

2.26. PCS Departure Date and Port Call Date. ............................................................... 50

2.27. Report Not Later Than Date (RNLTD)/Report Not Earlier Than Date (RNETD). 53

2.28. Active Duty Service Commitment (ADSC). ......................................................... 54

2.29. Retainability Requirements. ................................................................................... 54

2.30. Seven Day Option. ................................................................................................. 63

2.31. Assignment Selection Date (ASD). ....................................................................... 72

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2.32. Assignment Preferences. ........................................................................................ 73

2.33. PCS Notification. ................................................................................................... 74

2.34. PCS Notification and Orders in Hand Minimums. ................................................ 77

2.35. Change in Assignment or Assignment Data. ......................................................... 78

2.36. Diversion of an Airman En Route PCS. ................................................................ 79

2.37. PCS Cancellation. .................................................................................................. 81

2.38. Pregnant Civilian Wife. ......................................................................................... 81

2.39. Pregnant Airmen. ................................................................................................... 82

2.40. Assignment Quality Control. ................................................................................. 83

2.41. Reporting of Disqualified Officers/Enlisted and Officers Eliminated from Flying

or Technical Training. ............................................................................................ 88

Figure 2.2. Sample E-Mail Message for Reporting of Disqualified Officers. .......................... 89

Figure 2.3. Sample E-Mail Message for Reporting of Officer Flying Training or Technical

Training Eliminee. ................................................................................................. 90

2.42. Advance Academic Degree (AAD) Assignment (Officers). .................................. 91

2.43. Assignment of Airmen Who Were Previously Designated as "Missing"

(Including PWs/ MIAs). ........................................................................................ 92

2.44. Officer Duty Changes (Lieutenant Colonel and below). ....................................... 93

2.45. Position Numbers Bypass Routine. ........................................................................ 95

2.46. Reclama of Assignment. ........................................................................................ 95

2.47. Surplus (and Overage) Management. .................................................................... 96

2.48. PCS Cost Identifier Code. ...................................................................................... 100

2.49. No-Cost (No Allowance) Moves. .......................................................................... 101

2.50. Low-Cost PCS, ...................................................................................................... 101

2.51. Second PCS and Second Dislocation Allowance (DLA), Same Fiscal Year (FY).

................................................................................................................................. 103

2.52. Peace Corps, Assignment of Former Members of the. .......................................... 105

2.53. Security Access Requirements for PCS. ................................................................ 105

2.54. PCS Orders. ........................................................................................................... 107

2.55. Assignment Action Number (AAN). ..................................................................... 107

2.56. Air Travel of Air Force Personnel. ........................................................................ 108

2.57. Enlisted Aircrew Assignments. .............................................................................. 108

2.58. Enlisted Non-career Aviators and Operational Support Flyers. ............................. 108

2.59. (Enlisted Only) High Year of Tenure (HYT). ........................................................ 108

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2.60. Officer Mandatory Utilization Requirement. ......................................................... 109

2.61. Officers Desiring to Recore ................................................................................. 109

2.62. Personnel Processing Codes (PPCs). ................................................................ 110

2.63. Assignment Recommendations. ............................................................................. 110

2.64. Assignment Incentive Pay. ..................................................................................... 110

Table 2.1. Assignment Availability Codes. ............................................................................ 110

Table 2.2. Assignment Limitation Codes. ............................................................................... 133

Table 2.3. Time on Station Requirements. .............................................................................. 141

Table 2.4. Determining PCS Departure Dates. ....................................................................... 143

Table 2.5. PCS Retainability Requirements. ........................................................................... 144

Table 2.6. Separation and Retirement Date Minimums for OS PCS Selection. ..................... 147

Table 2.7. Enlisted Airman Retainability Suspense Delay. .................................................... 149

Table 2.8. Determining Assignment Selection Date (ASD). .................................................. 152

Table 2.9. Seven-Day Option Separation and Retirement Dates. ........................................... 154

Table 2.10. Officer Mandatory Utilization Requirements. ....................................................... 162

Chapter 3—OVERSEA (OS) DUTY 164

3.1. General Information. .............................................................................................. 164

3.2. OS Tour Lengths. ................................................................................................... 164

Figure 3.1. Sample E-Mail Memorandum of Volunteer Statement for Officer ....................... 169

3.3. OS PCS Selection. ................................................................................................. 170

3.4. Credit for OS Service. ............................................................................................ 172

3.5. Overseas Duty Selection Date (ODSD) and Short Tour Return Date (STRD). ..... 174

3.6. Actions Upon Notification of OS PCS Selection. .................................................. 175

3.7. Volunteering for Assignment To/From OS. .......................................................... 176

3.8. Date Eligible for Return from OS (DEROS) Management. .................................. 178

3.9. Emergency Leave, Airmen Assigned OS. ............................................................. 185

3.10. Involuntary DEROS Extension. ............................................................................. 186

3.11. Tour Proration.…. ................................................................................................. 189

3.12. Medal of Honor Recipients and Candidates. ......................................................... 190

3.13. Citizenship Considerations (Non-US Citizens and Dual Citizenship). .................. 190

Table 3.1. Priority for OS Short Tour Selection. .................................................................... 192

Table 3.2. Priority for OS Long Tour Selection. .................................................................... 193

Table 3.3. Award or Adjustment of ODSD and STRD Based on PCS. .................................. 195

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Table 3.4. Award or Adjustment of ODSD and STRD for TDY. ........................................... 198

Table 3.5. Determining Type of OS Tour. .............................................................................. 201

Table 3.6. Tour Election Changes Prior to Departing Losing Base. ....................................... 203

Table 3.7. Tour Election Changes After Arrival OS. .............................................................. 203

Table 3.8. Award and Adjustment of DEROS. ....................................................................... 205

Table 3.9. Voluntary Extension of OS Tour. .......................................................................... 206

Table 3.10. Curtailment of OS Tours. ....................................................................................... 208

Table 3.11. Involuntary Extension of OS Tour. ........................................................................ 210

Table 3.12. OS Tour Proration. ................................................................................................. 211

Table 3.13. Assignment Priorities For Airmen Completing OS Tours. .................................... 212

Chapter 4—TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) ASSIGNMENT 215

4.1. Purpose of TDY. .................................................................................................... 215

4.2. Delegation of Temporary Duty (TDY) Assignment Authority. ............................ 215

4.3. TDY Allowances. .................................................................................................. 215

4.4. When to Request PCS or Authorize TDY. ............................................................ 216

4.5. AEF Deployment and Assignment Procedures. ..................................................... 216

4.6. Determining TDY or PCS to Attend a Course of Instruction. ............................... 217

4.7. TDY Restrictions. .................................................................................................. 217

4.8. Intracommand and Intercommand Manning Assistance TDY (Formerly Palace

Trip). ...................................................................................................................... 222

4.9. How to Request Manning Assistance TDY Support. ............................................ 223

Figure 4.1. Sample TDY Manning Assistance Request. .......................................................... 223

4.10. How to Request Release from Tasking. ................................................................. 224

4.11. TDY Orders ........................................................................................................... 225

4.12. TDY to HQ USAF. ................................................................................................ 225

4.13. Country Clearance for OS TDY. ........................................................................... 225

4.14. Variation in Itinerary. ............................................................................................ 225

4.15. Funding of TDY. .................................................................................................... 225

4.16. TDY ―Hold‖ for Airmen En Route PCS. ............................................................... 226

Table 4.1. TDY To Attend courses of Instruction in Conjunction With PCS. ....................... 227

Table 4.2. TOS, PCS, and DOS Minimums for Selecting Members for TDY, Other Than

Training. ................................................................................................................. 229

Table 4.3. De-Conflicting Assignment/Deployment Selection. .............................................. 231

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Chapter 5—INDETERMINATE TDY-EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT 234

5.1. General Information. .............................................................................................. 234

5.2. Notification Timelines. .......................................................................................... 234

5.3. Selection Procedures. ............................................................................................. 234

5.4. Volunteers. ............................................................................................................. 234

5.5. Non Volunteers. ..................................................................................................... 236

5.6. Post Deployment Deferment Period. ..................................................................... 236

5.7. AEF Cycle: ............................................................................................................ 236

Figure 5.1. ITDY-AEF Deconfliction. .................................................................................... 237

5.8. Notifications. .......................................................................................................... 237

5.9. Declinations. .......................................................................................................... 238

Figure 5.2. Extended Deployment Declination/3-Day Option. ................................................ 239

5.10. Advance assignment consideration/Return to Home Station with Subsequent

Deferment (see Attachment 23 for further clarification on the Advance

Assignment/Deferment program). ......................................................................... 242

5.11. Students: ................................................................................................................. 242

5.12. Deployment Information ...................................................................................... 242

5.13. Short Tour Credit/Joint Credit/AEF & Contingency Exemptions: ........................ 243

5.14. Functional Elements .............................................................................................. 244

5.15. DELETED. ............................................................................................................ 244

Attachment 1—*GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION 245

Attachment 2—BASE OF PREFERENCE (BOP) (ENLISTED ONLY) 261

Attachment 3—CONUS-ISOLATED ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM 271

Attachment 4—CONSECUTIVE OS TOUR (COT), IN-PLACE CONSECUTIVE OS

TOUR (IPCOT), AND INVOLUNTARY CONSECUTIVE OS TOURS

(ICOT) 277

Attachment 5—HOME-BASING (HB) AND FOLLOW-ON (FO) ASSIGNMENT

PROGRAMS 282

Attachment 6—HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DANGER AREA REASSIGNMENT

OR DEFERMENT 296

Attachment 7—HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ASSIGNMENT DEFERMENT (HSSAD)

PROGRAM 300

Attachment 8—ASSIGNMENT OF MILITARY COUPLES 310

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Attachment 9—AIRCREW FAMILY MEMBER ASSIGNMENT 321

Attachment 10—SWAP ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM, OS RETURNEES (ENLISTED

AIRMEN ONLY) 324

Attachment 11—SOLE SURVIVING SON OR DAUGHTER ASSIGNMENT

RESTRICTION 326

Attachment 12—THREATENED PERSON ASSIGNMENTS (TPA) 329

Attachment 13—KOREA ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (KAIP) PROGRAM 331

Attachment 14—VOLUNTARY STABILIZED BASE ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM

(VSBAP) (ENLISTED ONLY) 343

Attachment 15—OVERSEAS TOUR EXTENSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (OTEIP)

(ENLISTED ONLY) 345

Attachment 16—ENLISTED QUARTERLY ASSIGNMENTS LISTING (EQUAL)AND

EQUAL-PLUS 349

Attachment 17—AIR FORCE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM (AFAS) (OFFICERS - LT COL

AND BELOW) 364

Attachment 18—TOTAL TIME IN AREA ASSIGNMENT (OFFICERS ONLY) 366

Attachment 19—WASHINGTON, DC AREA TOTAL TIME ASSIGNED

MANAGEMENT (OFFICERS ONLY) 368

Attachment 20—OS TOUR ELECTION, COMMAND SPONSORSHIP, INDIVIDUALLY

SPONSORED DEPENDENTS, ACQUIRED DEPENDENTS, AND

DEPENDENTS OS 373

Attachment 21—ASSIGNMENT OF NON-PRIOR SERVICE (NPS) PIPELINE

STUDENTS (ENLISTED ONLY) 382

Attachment 22—PCS OF MEMBERS DIRECTED UNDER AUTHORITY OF ANOTHER

PRESCRIBING INSTRUCTION (LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND

BELOW AND ALL ENLISTED) 390

Attachment 23—ADVANCE ASSIGNMENT/DEFERMENT FOR DEPLOYED AIRMEN

(AAD) (ENLISTED AND OFFICERS) 392

Attachment 24—HUMANITARIAN REASSIGNMENT AND DEFERMENT 396

Attachment 25—EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM (EFMP) 408

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Chapter 1

ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY

1.1. Assignment Authority. The Department of Defense (DOD) allocates funds, delegates

authority and directs policies for TDY assignment and permanent change of duty station (PCS)

assignment of AF military personnel. This instruction implements DOD directives and

instructions and contains the authority, AF policies and procedures, to select personnel and direct

their temporary or permanent assignment or reassignment to satisfy national security

requirements. PCS may also be directed to ensure equitable treatment of Airmen, such as PCS

from overseas (OS) to the continental United States (CONUS), upon completion of the

prescribed OS tour. This instruction must be cited as the assignment authority only for

operational (including rotational), training (including formal education and professional military

education) and force structure assignments. Use Table 1.1 to find information on specific

assignment policies/procedures.

1.1.1. Designated Assignment Authority and Assignment Office of Primary Responsibility

(OPR). Table 1.2 shows the designated assignment authorities and OPRs to which authority

is delegated for assignments and related actions prescribed by this instruction. The AF uses a

centralized assignment system to ensure compliance with laws; personnel management

directives and instructions; functional area directives and instructions; to ensure assignments

and related actions are cost effective; fair and equitable; and to maintain personnel

accountability. PCS assignment authority must not be further delegated. TDY assignment

authority is delegated as shown in Chapter 4.

1.1.2. Other PCSs. There are a number of reasons why Airmen may be directed, authorized,

or entitled to make a PCS. Some examples are upon accession, upon separation or

retirement, as a patient, as a prisoner, for administrative actions or boards, in connection with

judicial proceedings, and so on. When PCS is for reasons other than those cited in

paragraph 1.1, the PCS authority, funding authorization, and policies and procedures to be

followed should be within the instruction which requires the PCS (see Attachment 22). To

assist in determining whether or not to request a PCS IAW this instruction or some other AF

instruction, use this general test: If the reason for the PCS is not for the purpose of an

Airman filling a funded vacant manpower authorization and to perform duty in his or her Air

Force specialty, and selection of the Airman was not based on individual qualifications and

the PCS eligibility policies and procedures prescribed in this instruction, then the PCS is not

within the authority of this instruction. When a PCS is necessary and no AF instruction

authorizes the move, then a request for PCS may be submitted as outlined in paragraph 1.5,

Exceptions. In one way or another, the MPS provides support for all PCSs. Therefore, to

assist MPS’ in identifying appropriate OPRs for PCS-related queries, Table 1.2 and

Attachment 22 are provided for information purposes.

1.1.3. Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA) and Permanent Change of (Duty) Station

(PCS). Normally, an Airman is assigned to a unit to fill a manpower position and perform

duty at the same location as the unit. As a general assignment policy, Airmen are not

permanently assigned (including detailed, attached, etc.) to a location unless an AF unit (or

AF element for DOD organizations) has officially been established at that location.

Assignment of Airmen OS without proper establishment of an AF unit at the location where

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the Airman will actually perform duty can create severe problems (for example, if no Status

of Forces Agreement (SOFA) exists, or an existing agreement does not cover an Airman

and/or his or her family, when the rate of pay and allowances is different at the actual duty

station in relation to the location of the manpower authorization to which the Airman may be

assigned, etc.). Assignments contrary to this policy circumvent the AF manpower system

and personnel assignment and accountability systems, can affect an Airman’s allowances and

pay, and can have serious consequences. Exceptions may be considered according to

paragraph 1.5.

1.1.3.1. PCA with PCS. When Airmen physically perform duty at a location which is the

same as the organization to which they are assigned, and upon reassignment will

physically perform duty at a new location, then this is a permanent change of assignment

(PCA) with concurrent permanent change of duty station (PCS).

1.1.3.2. PCA without PCS.

1.1.3.2.1. When an Airman is permanently reassigned from one organization to

another organization with no change of permanent duty station, this is a PCA without

PCS (PCA w/o PCS), or

1.1.3.2.2. When an Airman is permanently reassigned from one permanent duty

station to another (that is, the duty location [codes] are different) this is normally a

PCS, except when both locations are within the corporate limits of the same city or

town, then both locations are considered to be within the same permanent duty station

for PCS allowance purposes (see paragraph 2.50). In such cases, notwithstanding

the change of permanent duty stations, the move is still managed as a PCA w/o PCS.

In other words, the rules for management of PCSs do not apply if it is a PCS without

PCS allowances.

1.1.3.3. PCS without PCA. There are times when it may be necessary to direct Airmen

to physically change stations, but it may not be appropriate to change the unit to which

they are assigned. This is rarely necessary for assignments directed IAW this instruction,

but is common in connection with PCSs IAW other AFIs. For example, an Airman

returning from OS for normal retirement may be assigned PCS w/o PCA to a retirement

processing base. During the time between departure from the OS area and actual

retirement date, the Airman remains assigned for manning, accountability and other

purposes, to their last unit of assignment OS.

1.2. Assignment Requests. The Director of Assignments (or equivalent) in coordination with

major commands (MAJCOMs), field operating agencies (FOA), and direct reporting units

(DRU), is authorized to initiate assignments for Airmen currently assigned to

MAJCOM/FOA/DRU to fill valid vacant manpower authorizations. This does not preclude

certain actions authorized to be initiated below MAJCOM/FOA/DRU level which flow directly

to the assignment OPR. Below are assignments initiated on behalf of the MAJCOM/FOA/DRU

by the assignment OPR in coordination the Career Field Functional Manager:.

1.2.1. PCS assignments prescribed by this instruction, intracommand or intercommand, with

or without permanent change of assignment (PCA).

1.2.2. Any intercommand PCA (between units of different commands) action prescribed by

this instruction (with or without PCS).

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1.2.3. (Officers only.) Any intracommand PCA w/o PCS where officer changes senior rater

(for example, wing to MAJCOM, MAJCOM to NAF, etc.).

1.2.4. Any change of position involving a colonel (including selects) into or out of a Defense

Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) controlled position, joint duty controlled

position, or position of command at the group level, requires prior approval by the Air Force

Senior Leadership Management Office (AFSLMO), AF/DPO, whether the position change

is a PCA or PCS.

1.2.5. Assignment of an officer to an unauthorized position (see paragraph 2.46).

1.2.6. Assignment of an officer with the grade Lt Col or below to an authorized colonel

position must be approved in advance by AF/DPO (with the exception of judge advocates).

1.2.7. Any change of an officer’s Duty AFSC (DAFSC), excluding:

1.2.7.1. Upgrade to the fully qualified level.

1.2.7.2. Change directed by the assignment OPR.

1.2.7.3. Change resulting from completion of formal education and training courses.

1.2.7.4. Changes as the result of AFSC conversions or AFSC management actions.

1.2.7.5. Requests for utilization or assignment (TDY or PCS) other than IAW with the

above paragraphs may be submitted for consideration according to paragraph 1.5,

Exceptions.

1.2.8. Submit requests containing the information and using the method prescribed by

applicable instructions, manuals and/or guidance as follows:

1.2.8.1. For general officers (including brigadier general selects), as instructed by

AFSLMO, AF/DPG

1.2.8.2. For colonels (including selects), out of system, at least 90 days before the

required report not later than date (RNLTD), as instructed by AF/DPO

1.2.8.3. For judge advocates, as instructed by the assignment OPR.

1.2.8.4. For officers, Lt Col and below (including Medical Service and Chaplains), at

least 240 days before the required RNLTD, unless otherwise agreed to by the assignment

OPR.

1.2.8.5. For Airmen with the grade of CMSgt (including selects), as instructed by

AF/DPE.

1.2.8.6. For Airmen with the grade of SMSgt and below, as instructed by HQ

AFPC/DPAA.

1.3. Distribution of Personnel. Personnel are distributed to meet the overall needs of the AF as

follows:

1.3.1. According to DOD Directive 1315.7, Military Personnel Assignments, and DODI

1315.18, Procedures for Military Personnel Assignments.

1.3.2. As equitably as possible between CONUS MAJCOMs (or equivalent) within a

specialty and grade. Additionally, for enlisted Airmen, according to Manning Unit Group

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(see Attachment 1, Definitions), the plug table (see Attachment 1, Definitions) and the

manning priority plan when submitted by the MAJCOM (or equivalent) to HQ

AFPC/DPAA5. NOTE: Normally overseas units are not manned over 100 percent.

1.3.3. According to guidance from the Air Staff functional area OPRs.

1.3.4. According to written Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for special circumstances.

An MOA may be terminated by the designated assignment authority shown in Table 1.2

when it no longer serves the best interests of the AF.

1.3.5. As directed by the designated assignment authority shown in Table 1.2.

1.4. Waivers (see Attachment 1, Definitions). A formal waiver process is established when a

need exists often enough to deviate from a provision established by this instruction (e.g., a

standard, a requirement, a limit, etc.). Use this paragraph as the basic guidance for processing a

waiver, except when a paragraph, table or attachment contains specific waiver instructions.

There is no mandatory format, unless a paragraph, table or attachment prescribes the waiver

content and/or format, but all requests must be justified. Also see paragraph 1.5, Exceptions, to

determine when a request for an exception may be appropriate instead of a request for waiver.

1.4.1. Justification. Justification for a waiver must show how approval is in the best interests

of the AF from the standpoint of operational necessity. Waiver requests must not be

approved based solely on personal desires or for personal reasons but may coincidentally

satisfy an Airman’s personal desires or needs. Situations which are not based on operational

necessity might be considered as an exception, see paragraph 1.5. Requests which do not

meet the justification criteria for either a waiver or an exception should not be submitted.

1.4.2. Originator Level. DOD or this instruction requires certain waivers "originate" no

lower than a minimum level. It is recognized that requests are often "initiated" at a lower

level (such as unit or group commander). Requests initiated at a lower level, but endorsed at

the minimum originator level, are acceptable. Waivers may be initiated in one of the

following two ways:

1.4.2.1. An Airman may initiate a waiver request on his or her own behalf only when

specifically authorized in a paragraph, table, or attachment. In all other instances,

requests by Airmen which require waiver(s) must be submitted as an exception according

to paragraph 1.5.

1.4.2.2. An official responsible for a mission which cannot be effectively accomplished

except by waiver of a provision established by this instruction may initiate a waiver

request. When a minimum originator level has been established, a paragraph, table, or

attachment must state the minimum level. The intent of the minimum originator level is

to limit the number of waivers and restrict requests to those which are operationally

essential. It is not the intent to require (or prohibit) an official at the minimum originator

level to endorse waiver requests from Airmen. It is the intent for these officials to

originate or endorse only those waiver requests essential to accomplish their mission.

Regardless of the originating level, all requests must meet the justification criteria for

approval.

1.4.3. Commander Actions. All waiver requests must be routed through the unit

commander, except those originated above the unit level which should be coordinated with

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the unit commander (for colonels (including selects), coordinate at least one level below the

level of origination). A unit or higher level commander may disapprove a waiver request if it

is not justified and must advise the requester of the reasons for disapproval. Commanders

may address the impact approval might have on their local mission in their forwarding

endorsement. When a unit commander recommends approval or concurs, he or she forwards

the request to the Career Development Element of the servicing Military Personnel Element

(MPF/E) for a recommendation and, if necessary, forwarding to the minimum originator

level, unless the request is being processed through command channels. Waiver requests not

initiated by an Airman must indicate whether or not the Airman has been advised and include

volunteer status, if determined.

1.4.4. MPS Actions. MPS’ must assist Airmen and commanders in ensuring that the

requirements established by this instruction are met. MPS’ should advise the Airman, the

unit commander or minimum originator level, as appropriate, when a waiver request does not

appear to be justified or some other requirement is not met. Submission of a waiver request

must not be the basis for delay in PCS processing or delay in complying with other actions

within the time frames prescribed, except as follows. When the MPS receives a waiver

request of an urgent nature which might have a bearing on an Airman’s pending PCS, the

MPS must contact the appropriate assignment OPR (Table 1.2) for guidance without delay.

Advise Airmen that submission of a waiver request does not change their duty status (for

example, it does not change them from a leave status to a present for duty or TDY status).

Submission of a waiver request is not the basis for failure of an Airman to meet a port call or

RNLTD, and does not delay the requirement that they make a decision under the 7-day

option, or negate any other requirement. In urgent situations, the MPS may send a request to

the HQ AFPC assignment OPR or other OPRs for consideration/resolution.

1.4.5. Assignment OPR and Approval Authority Actions. The MPS normally forwards

assignment waiver requests to the assignment OPR, unless instructed otherwise. The

assignment OPR may approve or disapprove a request when authorized, or make a

recommendation and forward the request to the approval authority.

1.5. Exceptions (see Attachment 1, Definitions). Exceptions to policies, procedures, or other

provisions of this instruction may be considered when an action is prohibited; is not addressed; a

criterion is not met and there are no waiver provisions established; or, there are waiver

provisions but that criteria is not met. Use this paragraph as the basic guidance for processing a

request for exception, unless a paragraph, table, or attachment contains specific instructions for

exceptions. There is no mandatory format, but all requests must be justified.

1.5.1. Justification. A request for an exception may be justified:

1.5.1.1. Based upon operational necessity, or

1.5.1.2. When compliance with a requirement would result in an injustice, a severe

inequity, or a personal hardship significantly greater than other Airmen encounter in

similar circumstances, or

1.5.1.3. When it is shown an exception serves the overall best interests of the AF.

1.5.2. Requester or Originator Level. Unless a paragraph on a subject specifies a minimum

level, there is no minimum originator or requester level for a request for exception (including

a request which might require waivers). A request for exception may be submitted by an

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official responsible for a mission (that is, unit or group commander, etc.), or an Airman may

submit a request on him or herself. Exception requests from Airmen may be endorsed by

senior level officials at their discretion. However, requests from Airmen must still be

evaluated based on the justification. Disapproval or an Airman’s request which has been

endorsed by a senior official must not be construed as disapproval of a request originated by

a senior official. All requests must cite what exception is requested. Requests initiated by

Airmen must be submitted through their unit commander. (NOTE: When an exception

request warrants approval but requires a waiver, the assignment authority serves as the

minimum originator level and submits a waiver request to the waiver approval authority.

Refer to paragraph 3.8.9.2 or 2.25.3 to ensure compliance with appropriate requestor levels

for TOS or curtailment waivers.)

1.5.3. Commander Actions. Unit commanders must review requests by Airmen and

determine if the required justification exists. A unit commander, or higher level commander,

may disapprove an Airman’s request if it is not justified and must advise the Airman of the

reasons for disapproval. Commanders may address the impact approval may have on their

local mission in their forwarding recommendation. When a commander recommends

approval, he or she must forward the request to the MPS unless the request is being

processed through command channels. Exception to policy requests submitted by other than

the Airman must indicate whether or not the Airman has been advised and include volunteer

status, if determined.

1.5.4. MPS Actions. The MPS must assist Airmen and commanders in ensuring the

requirements established by this instruction are met. MPS’ should advise an Airman, the unit

commander, or other requester when a request does not appear to be justified or fails to meet

some other requirement. Submission of an exception request must not be the basis for delay

in PCS processing or delay in complying with other actions within the time frames

prescribed, except as follows. When the MPS receives a request of an urgent nature which

might have a bearing on an Airman’s pending PCS, the MPS must contact the appropriate

assignment OPR for guidance without delay. Advise Airmen that submission of an exception

request does not change their duty status (for example, it does not change them from a leave

status to a present for duty status or TDY status). Submission of an exception request is not

the basis for failure of an Airman to meet a port call or RNLTD, and does not delay the

requirement that they make a decision under the 7-day option, or negate any other

requirement. In urgent situations, the MPS may send a request to the HQ AFPC assignment

OPR or other OPRs to expedite a final decision.

1.5.5. Assignment OPR and Approval Authority Actions. Requests for exceptions to policy,

procedures, or other provisions will be addressed to the office shown below for Airmen as

indicated. These offices, with input from the assignment OPR when necessary, may

disapprove a request, approve it, or make a recommendation for consideration by the

appropriate approval level. When the authority to approve a request is within the office

shown below, the approved exception will be forwarded to the assignment OPR for

appropriate action. When an exception (or a waiver in conjunction with an exception)

requires approval at a higher level, then the assignment OPR prepares a request for

assignment, curtailment, or other action, and submit it to the appropriate approval level and

include the exception approval, or recommendation for approval, from the office listed

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1.5.6.

1.5.6.1. AF/DPG for all general officers, including brigadier general selects.

1.5.6.2. AF/DPO for colonels, including colonel selects, of any competitive category

(except judge advocates, see paragraph 1.5.6.3).

1.5.6.3. AF/JAX for judge advocates.

1.5.6.4. HQ AFPC/DPAPP for officers in the grade of lieutenant colonel and below.

1.5.6.5. AF/DPE for enlisted Airmen in the grade of CMSgt, including CMSgt selects.

1.5.6.6. HQ AFPC/DPAPP for enlisted Airmen in the grade of SMSgt and below.

Table 1.1. Subject List (Alphabetical). For on-line users. To view a reference, “click” on it

and reference will appear on your screen.

A B C D E

Subject (see note) Paragraph Table Attach Other

Accompanied Equivalent Tour 3.2 JFTR

Length Program (Officers)

Appendix Q

Active Duty Service Commitment

(ADSC)

2.28

Adjustment of ODSD/STRD for

PCS

3.5 Table 3.3

TDY

3.5 Table 3.4

Administrative/Disciplinary

Action En Route PCS

2.40

Adoption 2.19 Table 2.2 Attach 24

Advance Academic Degree

(AAD)

Assignment (Officer)

2.42, 2.60

Advanced Assignment/Deferment

for Deployed Airmen (AAD)

(Officer/Enlisted)

5.12 Attach 23

Aircrew Assignments (Enlisted) 2.57

Air Force Assignment System

(AFAS)

(Officer only)

2.32 Attach 17

Air Travel in conjunction with

PCS/TDY

2.56

Alaska/Hawaii Tour Length 3.2 (3.2.4) JFTR

Allowances, PCS 2.6 JFTR

Assignment Action Number

(AAN)

2.55

Assignment after Commissioning

(From Enlisted Status)

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Assignment Authority (Also see

Assignment OPR)

1.1 Table 1.2

Assignment Availability Codes

(AAC)

2.15 Table 2.1

Assignment Changes (Also see

Diversion En Route)

2.35

Assignment Incentive Pay 2.64 Table 2.1

Assignment Limitation Codes 2.16 Table 2.2

Assignment Notification (PCS) 2.33

Assignment of Airmen Who Were 2.43

Previously Designated as

―Missing‖

Table 2.2

Assignment OPR, Individual

Assignment Actions

Assignment Preferences (Enlisted) 2.32 Attach 16

Assignment Preferences (Officer) 2.32 Attach 17

Assignment Requests, Initiate 1.2

Assignment Selection Date (ASD) 2.31 Table 2.8

Award/Adjustment of

ODSD/STRD for

Table 3.4

Base of Preference (BOP) Attach 2

Base Residency (see Time on

Station TOS)

2.25 Table 2.3

Cancellation of PCS 2.12, 2.35,

2.36, 2.40,

2.47, 2.53

2.29, 2.37

Cancellation of Voluntary OS

Tour Extension

3.8

Career Field Change Request

(Officer)

2.44, 2.61

Change of Volunteer Status After

Selection

2.12

Change of

Assignment/Assignment Data

2.34

Child Soldier Act 2.13 Table 2.2

Citizenship Considerations

Command Sponsored Position

3.13

3.2.10 USFK (7

Listing (CSPL)

th AF

Instruction)

Command-Sponsorship 3.6.2 Attach 20

Competitive Category Transfer

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Consecutive OS Tour (COT) 3.7 Attach 4 DODI 1315.18

(Including IPCOT)

JFTR

Continuation of OS Tour 2.48

Continuation of PCS 2.35

CONUS-Isolated Station

Assignments

Attach 3

CONUS Mandatory Movers 2.15 Attach 16

CONUS-OS Imbalance Skills

(Enlisted)

3.3.8

Cost Identifier Code for PCS 2.48 JFTR

Court-Martial, PCS in Conjunction 1.1

With

Attach 22

Cross Utilization (Re-Core)

Officer

2.61

Curtailment of OS Tour 3.8.9 Table

3.10

Curtailment of OS Tour for Cause 3.8.10

DAFSC Change (Officer) 2.44

Date of Availability (DOA) 2.15.1

Deferment from PCS 2.15 Table 2.1

Dependent Care 2.19

Departure Dates (PDD) 2.26 Table 2.4

DEROS Management 3.8 Table 3.8,

3.9, 3.10,

3.11

Dislocation Allowance (DLA) 2.51 JFTR

Disqualified Officers and Enlisted 2.41 Figure 2.3

Figure 2.4

Distribution of Personnel 1.3

Diversion of Airmen En Route

2.36

Dual Citizenship 3.13.3

Educational Deferments 2.15.6 Table 2.1

EFMP Assignment Deferment 2.32 Attach 25

Emergency Leave from OS, PCS

in Conjunction With

3.9

Enlisted Aircrew Assignments 2.57

Enlisted Non-career Aviators 2.58

Entitlements, Manning 1.3

EQUAL and EQUAL Plus

2.32 Attach 16

Equal Opportunity Assignment

Policy

2.3

Exceptions (Also see Waivers) 1.5

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Extended Deployments (365-day) Chapter 5

Extended Long OS Tour

Volunteer

Program (Enlisted)

3.2

Extension of OS Tour (Quality 3.10 Table 2.1,

Reasons)

Extension of OS tour

3.8, 3.10 Table 3.8,

(Voluntary/Involuntary)

3.9, 3.11

Extension of Stabilized Tour 2.15

Family Member Deferment,

Attach 6

Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger

Area or Aircrew

Attach 9

Family Member Medical 3.6 Attach 20

Clearance

Attach 25

Family Members, Assignment to

Command or Supervisory

Positions

2.20

First-term Airman, Assignment of; 2.14

Definition of

First-term Airman, Two PCS

Limitation

2.14.2

Flying Duty, (―X‖ prefix) Enlisted 2.58

Follow-on Assignment 3.6.1 Attach 5

Former Officer, Assignment upon

Enlistment

2.23

Forms Prescribed 5.17

Grade, AFSC, Skill Level

Relationship

2.7

High School Senior Assignment

Deferment (HSSAD)

2.15.8 Table 2.1 Attach 7

High Year of Tenure (HYT)

Enlisted

2.59

Home-Basing Assignment 3.6 Attach 5

Hospitalized Airman, Assignment

from Hospital

1.1 Attach 22

Hostile Fire Area (Also see Sole

Surviving Son/Daughter)

2.13 Attach 6

Humanitarian

Assignment/Deferment

Attach 24

Imminent Danger Area (Also see

Sole Surviving Son/Daughter)

In-place BOP (Enlisted) Attach 2

In-place COT (IPCOT) 3.8 Attach 4 DODI 1315.18

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Incentive Program, OS Tour 3.8 Attach 15 DODI

Extension (OTEIP) Enlisted

1315.18, JFTR, Ch

7

Indefinite DEROS 3.8

Information, Release of Personal

Assignment

2.2

International Hold (IH) 3.10 Table 2.1,

Interval Between Assignments,

Washington, DC Area (Officer)

Attach 19

Investigation , Airman Required

for

1.1 Table 2.1 Attach 22

Involuntary Consecutive OS Tour

(ICOT)

3.8 Attach 4

Involuntary DOS (Enlisted) 2.29

Join Spouse Attach 8

Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) 2.15, 2.25, Table 2.4

2.26, 3.2.5,

Junior/Senior Member PCS

Consideration

2.21

Key Billets 3.2.11

Korea Assignment Incentive Pay

(KAIP)

3.2.15 Table 2.1 Attach 13

Letters of Recommendation for

2.63

Low-Cost PCS 2.50

Mandatory Move (PCS),

Attach 1

Mandatory Utilization (Officer) 2.60 Table

2.10

Manning Assistance 4.9

Manpower Authorization Changes 2.8

Maximum Stabilized Tours 2.15 2.1 Stabilized

Tour Guide

Medal of Honor Recipients and

Candidates

3.12 Table 2.2

Medical Limitations and 2.17, 2.38, Table 2.1

Deferments

2.39 Table 2.2

Military Couples, Assignment of Attach 8

Minimum Stabilized Tours 2.15 Table 2.1 Stabilized

No-Cost (No Allowances) PCS 2.49

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Non-career Officers, Assignment

of;

2.14 Attach 1

Non-US Citizen, Assignment of 3.13

Nonselection for Promotion

2.18

Notification of PCS Selection 2.33

Notification of PCS Selection,

Minimum Notice

ODSD/STRD 3.5 Table 3.3

Operational Support Flyers

2.58

OPR, Individual Assignment

Action

Table 1.2

Orders in Hand Minimum for PCS 2.34

OS Duty, Vulnerability for 3.3 Attach 16

Attach 17

OS Duty, Selection for 3.3

OS Returnee Allocation and

Assignment Schedule (Enlisted)

3.8 Attach16

OS Returnee Counseling

OS Returnee Match Priorities Table

OS Tour, Extension of 3.8, 3.10 Table 3.9,

OS Tour Credit 3.4 Table 3.3,

3.4

OS Tour Election Statement 3.6.2 Table 3.7

Table 3.8

Attach 20

OS Tour Extension Incentive 3.8 Attach 15 DODI 1315.18

Program (OTEIP) Enlisted

JFTR, Ch 7

Overage 2.47

PCS, Notification of Selection for 2.33

PCS of Member Required for

Investigation or Trial

PCS Orders, Authority to Issue 2.54

PCS Orders, Orders in Hand

Minimum

PCS, Promotion and 2.7, 2.47

PCS Request Authority 1.2

PCS Selection, Primary Factor in 2.4

PCS While TDY 4.6

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Peace Corps, Assignment of

Former Members

2.52 Table 2.2

Personnel Processing Codes (PPC) 2.62 Attach 1

PERSTEMPO 2.5

Physical Limitation 2.15 Table 2.2

Plug Table (MAJCOM) 3.7

Port Call Limitations 2.26

PW (EX-) Assignments 2.43

Pregnant Civilian Spouse, PCS of

Airmen with

2.38

Pregnant Airman, PCS of 2.39 Table 2.1

Privacy Act 2.2

Projected Departure Date (PDD) 2.26 Table 2.4

Promotion (Enlisted) 2.7, 2.47

Proration of DEROS/OS Tour 3.11 Table

3.12

Pseudo Position Number (Officer) 2.45

Quality Control 2.40 Table 2.1 Attach

21.11

Rated Officer Utilization

Standards

2.9 Figure 2.1

Reclama of Assignment 2.46

Recommendation for Assignment

or Selection Board

Release of Personal Information 2.2

Report Not Earlier Than (RNETD) 2.27 Table 2.4

Report Not Later Than (RNLTD) 2.27 Table 2.4

Retainability 2.18.2, Table 2.5

2.29

Table 2.6

Retainability Declination

(Enlisted) (Officers are under

Seven Day Opt)

2.29 Table 2.9

Retainability Delay (Enlisted) 2.29 Table 2.2

Table 2.7

Retirement in Lieu of (7-day

Option)

2.30 Table 2.9

Retraining, Assignment/Deferment Table 2.1 AFI 36-2626

Second DLA/Second PCS, Same

Fiscal Year

2.51

Security Requirements for PCS 2.4, 2.53,

Sensitive Compartmented

Information (SCI), PCS and

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Separation in Lieu of (7-day

option)

Seven-Day Option

(Separation/Retirement in lieu of

PCS) and Second 7-day Option

Short OS Tour, Assignment

3.5 Table 3.2

Short OS Tour, Definition Attach 1

Sole Surviving Son/Daughter

Assignment Restriction

Attach 11

Soliciting an Assignment 2.24

Special Experience Identifiers

(SEI)

2.4

Stabilized Tours 2.15 Table 2.1 Stabilized

STRD (Short Tour Return Date) 3.5.2 Attach 1

Student Assignments (Airmen,

Non-

Prior Service)

Attach 21

Surplus 2.47

SWAP Assignment Program, OS

Returnees (Enlisted)

Attach 10

TDY, Adjustment of DEROS 3.11 Table

Based on

TDY, Adjustment ODSD/STRD

Based

on

3.4, 3.5 Table 3.4

TDY Authority, Delegation of 4.2

TDY En Route PCS 4.7

TDY Hold Status for Members En

Route PCS

4.18

TDY in Conjunction with PCS 4.7

TDY Restrictions 4.7

TDY Retainability 4.7

TDY, Selection of Personnel for 4.7 Table 4.1

Table 4.2

Threatened Person Assignment

(TPA)

Attach 12

Time in Area Attach 18

TOS (Time on Station)

Requirements

Tour Election Statement for OS 3.6 Table 3.6 Attach 20

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Tour Length Establish/Change 3.2 DODI

1315.18

Training, Determining Attendance 4.6

Via PCS or TDY

Trial, Member Required for 1.1 Attach 22

Two Unaccompanied Tour Length 3.8.9.5 Attach 4

Requirements for COT

Voluntary Stabilized Base

Program (VSBAP)

Waivers (Also see Exceptions) 1.4

Washington DC Area Total Time

Assigned and Interval Between

Assignments (Officer)

Attach 14

NOTE: Use this alphabetical subject list to locate the primary reference for a subject. This

instruction may mention a subject, issue, or term numerous times, however, it is not practical

to show every reference.

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for Assignment Actions.

Section A. Designated Assignment Authority

Line Office and Area of Responsibility

1 AIR FORCE SENIOR LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AFSLMO)

AF/DPG, General officers, including selectees (see note 1)

2 HQ USAF/JA, THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL (TJAG)

judge advocates (see notes 1 and 2)

3 AIR FORCE SENIOR LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AFSLMO)

AF/DPO, Colonels, including selectees (except judge advocates, see note 1)

4 AIR FORCE SENIOR LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AFSLMO)

AF/DPE, CMSgts, including selectees (see note 1)

5 AIR FORCE PERSONNEL CENTER (HQ AFPC/CC)

Lieutenant colonels and below (including chaplains and medical officers) and all

enlisted. (see note 2)

Section B. Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for Assignments

6 AIR FORCE SENIOR LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AFSLMO)

AF/DPG, General officers, including selectees (except judge advocates) (see note

7 1) AF/JAX, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

judge advocates, lieutenant colonels and below (see notes 1 and 2)

8 AIR FORCE SENION LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AFSLMO)

AF/DPO, Colonels, including selectees (except judge advocates) (see note 1)

9 AIR FORCE SENIOR LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AFSLMO)

10 HQ AFPC/DPA, DIRECTORATE OF ASSIGNMENTS

Lieutenant colonels and below (including chaplains and medical officers) &

11 enlisted. DPAA, AIRMAN ASSIGNMENTS DIVISION, SMSgt and below, except

enlisted

12 aircrews. DPAA, Airman (For enlisted Distribution aircrews, Branch see DPAOM4/DPAOO4)

13 DPAA1, Logistics and Security Assignments Section

14 DPAA2, Mission Support Assignments and Special Duty Assignments Section

15 DPAA3, Weather, Communications and Joint Departmental Assignments Section

16 DPAA4, Aircraft, Operations, Munitions and Missile Maintenance Assignments

Section

17 DPAA5, Airman Management Branch (Force structure actions)

18 AIR FORCE SENIOR LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AFSLMO)

AF/DPE, CMSgts, including selectees

19 DPAFE, Officer Developmental Education

20 DPAH, CHAPLAIN ASSIGNMENTS, Lieutenant colonels and below

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21 DPAM, MEDICAL SERVICE OFFICER MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Lieutenant colonels and below

SECTION B. Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for Assignment Actions

22 DPAMD, Dental Corps Utilization & Education Branch

23 DPAME, Physician Education Branch

24 DPAMF, Force Management/Special Assignments Branch

25 DPAMM, Medical Standards Branch

26 DPAMN, Nurse Utilization & Education Branch

27 DPAMP, Physician Utilization Branch

28 DPAMS, Medical Service Corps Utilization and Education Branch

29 DPAMU, Special Assignments Branch

30 DPAMW, Biomedical Sciences Corps Utilization and Education Branch

31 DPAO, OPERATIONS OFFICER ASSIGNMENT DIVISION

Lieutenant colonels and below (rated and non-rated operations) and enlisted

aircrews (SMSgt and below)

32 DPAOC, Fighter/Bomber Assignments Branch

33 DPAOC1, Fighter Assignment Section

34 DPAOC2, Bomber Assignments Section

35 DPAOG, Operations Generalist Assignments Branch

36 DPAOM, Mobility/C2ISR/SOR/HELO/CEA Assignments Branch

37 DPAOM1, Strategic Airlift Assignments Section

38 DPAOM2, Tactical Airlift Assignments Section

39 DPAOM3, Helicopter Assignments Section

40 DPAOM4, Career Enlisted Aviator Assignments Section

41 DPAOM5, Tanker Assignments Section

42 DPAOM6, Reconnaissance Assignments Section

43 DPAOM7, Command & Control Assignments Section

44 DPAOO, Non-rated Operations Officer Assignments Branch

45 DPAOO1, Space and Missile Assignments Section

46 DPAOO2, Airfield Operations/Combat Control/Rescue Assignments Section

47 DPAOO3, Intelligence Assignments Section

48 DPAOO4, Enlisted Aircrew Assignments Section

49 DPAOO5, Weather Assignments Section

50 DPAOS, Operations Staff Assignments Branch Assignments Branch

51 DPAOS1, Operations Staff Assignments Section

52 DPAOSJ, Joint Officer Management Section

53 DPAOT, Pipeline & Trainer Assignments Branch

54 DPAOT1, Pipeline Management

55 DPAOT2, Trainer Assignments Section

56 DPAOT3, Special Flying Programs Section

57 DPAP, ASSIGNMENTS PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES DIVISION

Lieutenant colonel and below and all enlisted

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58 DPAPPH, Humanitarian & Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

Assignment Section

59 DPAPA, PCS Budget and Assignment Analysis Section

60 DPAPP, Assignment Programs, Procedures, AFI 36-2110 OPR, Assignment Issues

and Policy Liaison and Assignment Information Systems

61 DPAS, SUPPORT OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS DIVISION Lieutenant colonels

and

below

62 DPASA, Acquisition Officer Assignments Branch

63 DPASB, Base Support Officer Assignments Branch

64 DPASC, Communication-Computer Officer Assignments Branch

65 DPASF, Academic and Special Utilization Officer Assignment Branch

66 DPASL, Logistics Officer Assignments Branch

67 DPAX, SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIVISION For programs managed, for

Lieutenant colonel and below (any AFSC) and SMSgt and below (any AFSC)

NOTES:

1. Assignment authorities other than AFPC must obtain appropriate level approval for

assignment actions according to DODI 1315.18.

2. Per Title 10, U.S.C., Section 806, TJAG is the designated assignment authority for all judge

advocates.

1.6. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Budget Authority. The Department of Defense

(DOD) allocates funds, delegates authority, and directs policies for PCS assignment of AF

military personnel. This section lists the offices responsible for establishing PCS requirements

and directing the publication of orders and accompanying obligation and disbursement of funds

for PCS movements made to satisfy national security requirements. Agencies listed below are

responsible for developing and maintaining an annual internal management control plan and

annual budget closeout procedures to ensure expenditures remain within budget constraints.

Agencies must also develop training programs to ensure personnel are aware of their

responsibilities.

1.6.1. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget (SAF/FMB) is responsible for the overall

budget management of the military personnel (MILPERS) PCS program and chairs the

Personnel Budget Review Committee (PBRC). In accordance with AFI 65-601 V3, The Air

Force Budget Corporate Process, the PBRC reviews the PCS budget and management plans,

evaluates risk mitigation, and assesses the impact of execution strategies on out-year

programs and budgets.

1.6.1.1. SAF/FMB MILPERS roles and responsibilities are described in AFI 65-601 V1,

Budget Guidance and Procedures, and AFI 65-601V2, Budget Management for

Operations.

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1.6.1.2. SAF/FMB delegates PCS budgeting responsibilities to the Military Personnel

Appropriation Branch (SAF/FMBOP).

1.6.1.2.1. Develops and implements the PCS obligation plan, provides oversight

during budget execution review, and analyzes financial and program

accomplishments and projections.

1.6.1.2.2. SAF/FMBOP maintains funds control by establishing administrative

limitations and provides the authorization letter detailing MILPERS PCS budget for

AF/A1P, AF/A1M, and AFPC.

1.6.1.2.3. Formulates budget and cost estimates to support PCS movement categories

and provides them to AF/A1 and AFPC as their basis for calculating obligation costs.

1.6.2. The Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1) is

responsible for the overall administration of the military personnel PCS program and will

sign a Financial Responsibility Letter for the funds provided.

1.6.3. The Directorate of Force Management Policy (AF/A1P) is responsible for policy

development and program oversight. The Director of Force Management Policy will sign a

Financial Responsibility Letter for the funds provided. The Program Element Monitor

(PEM) for PCS funds will sign a Financial Responsibility Letter for the funds provided, and

will:

1.6.3.1. Plan and program for the entire personnel life cycle (from accession to

separation/retirement) by consolidating inputs from AF/A1M and AFPC.

1.6.3.2. Provide data to SAF/FMBOP to support budget/cost estimates.

1.6.3.3. Manage personnel, accession, and separation programs during budget execution.

1.6.3.4. Determine impact of budgetary policies and practices as developed and

interpreted by SAF/FMB.

1.6.3.5. Prepare and coordinate responses to the AF Group and AF Board, and answer

questions from organizations outside of AF/A1, such as SAF/FM, OSD, and Congress.

1.6.4. The Directorate of Manpower, Organization and Resources (AF/A1M) is responsible

for the planning and programming of all accession and separations of Air Force personnel

and will sign a Financial Responsibility Letter for funds provided.

1.6.4.1. Plans and programs for the accession and separation movement of Air Force

personnel.

1.6.4.2. Interprets mission impacts caused by force reductions or budgetary changes to

the PCS program concerning accession and separation movements.

1.6.4.3. Submits end-of-month, end-of-year closeout, and final end-of-year reports of

separation/retirement obligations to AF/A1PP and SAF/FMBOP.

1.6.5. General Officer Management Office (AF/DPG) is responsible for all assignments of

general officers; however, AFPC will be responsible for overall financial management of all

operational, rotational, unit, and training (ORUT) PCS assignments.

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1.6.6. Colonel Management Office (AF/DPO) is responsible for all O-6 assignments;

however, AFPC will be responsible for overall financial management of all ORUT PCS

assignments.

1.6.7. Chief Master Sergeant Management Office (AF/DPE) is responsible for all E-9

assignments; however, AFPC will be responsible for overall financial management of all

ORUT PCS assignments.

1.6.8. The Judge Advocate General (AF/JA) is responsible for all assignments of judge

advocate O-6 and below personnel; however, AFPC will be responsible for overall financial

management of all ORUT PCS assignments.

1.6.9. The Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) is responsible for overall management of all

ORUT PCS assignments and internally tracks estimated MILPERS PCS obligations to ensure

moves do not exceed SAF/FMBOP allocated funding constraints.

1.6.9.1. The AFPC commander will sign a Financial Responsibility Letter for the funds

provided for the obligation of ORUT movements.

1.6.9.2. Provides end-of-month, end-of-year closeout, and final end-of-year data on

ORUT PCS orders (AF Form 899) by officer/enlisted and move type to AF/A1PP and

SAF/FMBOP and separation/retirement orders (AF Form 100) to AF/A1M to ensure the

appropriate official obligation of MILPERS PCS funds for the movements associated

with those assignments.

1.6.9.3. Responsible for all ORUT officer and enlisted assignments in the grade of

lieutenant colonel and below and senior master sergeant and below (excluding judge

advocate personnel).

1.6.9.3.1. Plans and programs for all ORUT PCS movements of Air Force personnel.

1.6.9.3.2. Interprets mission impacts caused by reductions or budgetary impact

changes to the PCS program.

1.6.9.3.3. Manages PCS ORUT move authorizations during budget execution.

1.6.9.3.4. Creates estimated projections of final obligations periodically through the

fiscal year and submits recommendations/requests to SAF/FMBOP for additions to or

releases of funding within the execution year.

1.6.9.3.5. Participates in Midyear Review of PCS program conducted by

SAF/FMBOP.

1.6.9.4. Manages the Air Force separations program with the exception of planning,

programming, and supervising the financial obligation of retirements and separations

which is supervised by AF/A1M.

1.6.9.5. Develops and maintains software used by the Orders Processing Application

(OPA) to create and publish ORUT PCS orders (AF Form 899) and separation orders (AF

Form 100) and to restrict orders publication to only AFPC as deemed necessary by the

AFPC/CC.

1.6.9.6. Ensures PCS orders are published with lines of accounting as described in

AFMAN 65-604, Appropriation Symbols and Budget Codes.

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1.6.9.7. Ensures PCS orders are issued to obligate funds against current appropriation in

accordance with AFI 65-601V1, para 12.5.16.

1.6.10. Base Level Force Support Squadrons (FSS) prepare and publish orders IAW

direction issued by AFPC and instructions associated with assignment policy and orders

preparation. FSS may publish manual orders when OPA is unavailable and time constraints

and circumstances demand orders publication. All manual orders produced must be reported

by the 15th of each month to AFPC/DPAP.

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Chapter 2

GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

2.1. General Information. There are a number of policies and procedures which apply to

assignment actions and programs and most are stated below. However, additional policies and

procedures for specific actions, assignments, or programs are contained in a paragraph, a table,

an attachment, in other referenced directives or instructions, or in guidance provided by the

designated assignment authority or assignment OPR shown in Table 1.1. Assignments are

influenced by all of these requirements collectively. When necessary, in the national interests or

the best interests of the AF, waivers, exceptions and/or deviations from policies and procedures

in this instruction may be authorized by proper authority. For example, AF/DPG (for assignment

of general officers, including brigadier general selects), AF/DPO (for assignment of colonels,

including selects), and AF/DPE (for assignment of CMSgts, including selects), may request or

approve waivers, grant exceptions, or deviate from this instruction when necessary.

2.2. Release of Personal Assignment Information. Release of certain personal information to

the public or outside DOD channels is governed by AFI 33-323, Privacy Act Program, and DOD

Regulation 5400.7/Air Force Supplement DOD Freedom of Information Act Program. Follow

the guidance in those publications prior to releasing personal information outside DOD channels.

2.3. Equal Opportunity. The AF assigns Airmen without regard to color, race, religious

preference (except chaplains), national origin, ethnic background, age, marital status (except

military couples), spouse's employment, educational or volunteer service activities of a spouse,

gender (except as provided for by statute or DoD policy), or sexual orientation. This applies to

PCS and TDY assignments.

2.4. Primary PCS Selection Factor. The primary factor in selection of an Airman for PCS is

the Airman’s qualifications to fill a valid manpower requirement and perform productively in the

position for which being considered. PCS eligibility factors such as time on station (TOS) and

so on, although important, are secondary. When Airmen with the required qualifications are

identified, then PCS eligibility criteria and other factors will be considered. Volunteer status,

individual preferences, humanitarian or special circumstances may be considered to the extent

these factors are consistent with operational manning requirements. PCS is not authorized based

solely on the fact an Airman can be used or prefers assignment elsewhere.

2.4.1. Special Experience Identifier (SEI). AFI 36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel

(Officer and Enlisted) implements policy and prescribes procedures for SEI establishment

and management. The SEI compliments the assignment process and is used in conjunction

with the grade, AFSC (or Chief Enlisted Manager (CEM) code), AFSC prefixes and suffixes,

Special Duty Identifier (SDI), Reporting Identifier (RI), Personnel Processing Codes (PPC),

and professional specialty course codes. The SEI system may be used when experience or

training is critical to the job/person assignment match, and no other means is appropriate or

available. SEIs can be used when it is essential to rapidly identify personnel to meet unique

circumstances, contingency requirements, or other critical needs. Manpower positions are

coded with an appropriate SEI to identify positions that require unique

experience/qualification.

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2.4.1.1. Assignment OPRs must approve requests in advance to match assignments using

the SEI because of the potential to subordinate other important assignment

considerations. Further, after selections have been made, the assignment OPR must

review them to ensure the impact in relation to other factors is justified.

2.4.1.2. Requests for exceptions to match by SEI without manpower positions being

coded require approval of the HQ AFPC assignment branch chief.

2.4.2. Security Access Requirement. Manpower positions often require Airmen assigned

have access to a specified level of classified information. When the urgency to fill a position

does not allow selection of an Airman using PCS eligibility criteria and subsequent

processing (and/or investigation), selection may be necessary from among Airmen who

currently have access or can be granted access immediately. The assignment OPR must

approve, in advance, assignment selection based upon an Airman’s security status. Further,

after such selections have been made, the assignment OPR must review them to ensure the

impact in relation to other factors is justified.

2.4.3. PCS Costs. Assignments of qualified, eligible Airmen are directed as economically as

possible, when other considerations are not overriding. PCS cost projections are based on the

average cost for a particular kind of move and whether the person moving is an officer or

enlisted member.

2.5. PERSONNEL TEMPO (PERSTEMPO). In its simplest definition, PERSTEMPO is the

number of days per 12-month period an Airman is TDY away from his or her permanent duty

station. In general, TDY in excess of 120 days in a 12-month period is considered to be high

PERSTEMPO. In a broader sense, PERSTEMPO is the short and long term impact on an

Airman, the Airman’s unit, his or her family, etc of satisfying the needs of the AF. In this

respect, all TDY and PCS assignment policies and procedures are PERSTEMPO sensitive.

2.6. PCS Allowances. When an Airman is directed to make a PCS, the AF may not deny the

Airman any travel and transportation allowances associated with the PCS. Airman cannot waive

their PCS allowances in return for PCS consideration. The government is obligated to pay PCS

allowance costs should the Airman claim reimbursement. Airmen will not be afforded special

assignment consideration on the basis of PCS allowances they may or may not use, other than as

authorized in conjunction with an approved program (for example, the Home-Basing and

Follow-On Assignment Programs, as outlined in Attachment 5).

2.7. Grade, AFSC and Skill Level Relationship for Assignments.

2.7.1. Officers. Officers are eligible for assignment in any AFSC they possess or are

qualified to be awarded. Officers are normally assigned to manpower authorizations

associated with their current grade; however, the needs of the AF may require assignment

otherwise. Also see paragraph 2.18 for assignment of officers not selected for promotion.

Promotions through the grade of lieutenant colonel may not be the sole basis for PCS.

Lieutenant colonels may not be assigned to colonel positions without the advance approval of

AF/DPO.

2.7.2. Enlisted. Assignments are directed by the assignment OPR as shown below.

Assignment OPR may deviate when in the best interests of the AF.

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2.7.2.1. Enlisted personnel are selected to fill manpower requirement with the following

grade/skill combinations:

2.7.2.1.1. CMSgts (E-9) for Chief Enlisted Manager (CEM) code positions.

2.7.2.1.2. SMSgts (E-8) for 9-level positions.

2.7.2.1.3. MSgt (E-7) and TSgt (E-6) for 7 level positions.

2.7.2.1.4. SSgt (E-5) and Senior Airman (SRA) for 5 level positions.

2.7.2.1.5. Airman First Class (A1C), Airman (Amn) and Airman Basic (AB) for 3

level positions.

2.7.2.2. CMSgts (including CMSgt selects) may be assigned in any AFSC or Chief

Enlisted Manager (CEM) Code they possess or are qualified to be awarded.

2.7.2.3. Normally, Airmen in the grade of SMSgt and below are selected for assignment

in their Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC), except when serving in a special

duty identifier (SDI) or reporting identifier (RI). Airmen serving in a SDI/RI are

normally selected based on their Primary AFSC (PAFSC).

2.7.2.3.1. Enlisted members in a retraining/reclassification status (incompatible grade

and CAFSC skill level) are selected for assignment and allocated against

requirements commensurate with their grade, regardless of the skill level of their

CAFSC. See Table 2.1, AAC 29.

2.7.2.3.2. Enlisted members awarded CONUS/OS Imbalanced skills are managed as

outlined in Chapter 3.

2.7.2.4. Enlisted members projected for promotion to the next higher grade are normally

considered for assignment based on their projected grade. Up to the grade of SMSgt,

promotion may not be the sole basis for PCS. The needs of the AF may require

assignment other than as shown below.

2.7.2.5. Enlisted retrainees may be assigned to OS long tour areas on their initial

assignment as volunteers; however, they will not normally be assigned to short tour areas

(as a volunteer or non-volunteer).

2.8. Manpower Authorization Changes. Normally, assignments are not made nor manning

entitlements adjusted in response to increases in functional category "A" military manpower

authorizations when approved and made effective within the current or two succeeding fiscal

quarters. This timeline (a minimum of 6 months) allows the assignment process to react to the

increase and provide Airmen acceptable minimum assignment selection notice. A

MAJCOM/FOA/ DRU (or equivalent) may request fill actions earlier than the above minimums

with specific justification. The assignment OPR will evaluate and approve/disapprove such

requests. Assignment of Airmen incident to decreases in authorizations resulting in a surplus

will be managed according to guidance in paragraph 2.48.

2.9. Utilization Standards and Assignment of Rated Officers.

2.9.1. Utilization Standards for Rated Officers. The Aviation Career Improvement Act of

1989 (ACIA), codified as 37 U.S.C., Section 301a, imposes utilization standards, commonly

referred to as ―gates,‖ for rated officers. Rated officers are required to be assigned to

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operational flying duties for specific amounts of time by 12 years (1st gate), or 18 years

(2nd/3rd gate) of aviation service to maintain their entitlement to continuous aviation career

incentive pay (ACIP). Operational flying duties are identified by aircrew position identifier

(API) codes 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 (API codes 0, 3 and 4 identify other than operational flying

duty). A rated officer must perform at least 8 years (96 months-1st gate) of operational

flying duty by the 12th year of aviation service to receive ACIP through 18 years of aviation

service; at least 10 years (120 months-2nd gate) of operational flying duty by the 18th year of

aviation service to receive ACIP through 22 years of officer service; and at least 12 years

(144 months-3rd gate) of operational flying duty by the 18th year of aviation service to

receive ACIP through 25 years of officer service. It is Air Force policy to have as many

Airmen as possible perform flying duties to meet 1st and 2nd gate requirements; however,

not all officers will fulfill the requirements for their 3rd gate. AFI 11- 401, Aviation

Management, Chapter 2, explains these requirements in detail. Compliance with the

following guidance, in combination with paragraph 2.45, Officer Duty Changes, is essential

to effective rated officer management. Waivers of the following policies require HQ

AFPC/DPAO approval.

2.9.1.1. Graduates of undergraduate flying training (UFT) are assigned to operational

flying duties until they have completed 96 months of flying to the maximum extent

possible. Gate credit accumulated during UFT counts toward this restriction.

2.9.1.2. Rated officers may be considered for duties other than operational flying upon

completion of 96 months of operational flying, if otherwise eligible and qualified,

2.9.1.3. The typical officer with over 12 years of aviation service must have completed

or be able to complete at least 10 years, and preferably 12 years of operational flying duty

before the 18th year of aviation service before being assigned to duties other than

operational flying. In those cases where rated officers are currently assigned to stabilized

tours in duties other than operational flying and the possibility exists of the officers not

meeting the utilization standards, tour curtailments (or waiver of remaining stabilized

tour period) may be directed by the assignment OPR according to the established policies

in paragraph 2.15.6. To the extent possible, tour curtailments (or waiver of remaining

stabilized tour period) will normally be directed sufficiently in advance to provide

adequate and timely replacement.

2.9.2. Rated Officer Assignments (Lieutenant Colonels and Below). Rated officers who are

not disqualified for aviation service IAW AFI 11-402, Aviation and Parachutist Service,

Aeronautical Ratings and Badges, are assigned primarily to fill rated requirements.

2.9.2.1. Rated officers may ask for a change to another rated AFSC or non-rated duty as

indicated in paragraph 2.45. In addition, a commander or MAJCOM may submit

requests to resolve manning problems or to provide career development opportunities.

2.9.2.2. Report officers disqualified from aviation service per AFI 11-402, for

assignment or other disposition according to paragraph 2.41. Rated officers disqualified

from aviation service for medical reasons may continue to be assigned to duty in a rated

AFSC not involving operational flying upon approval of HQ AFPC/DPAO according to

AFI 36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and Enlisted).

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2.9.2.3. Report officers eliminated from a flying training course being attended in PCS

status or TDY en route PCS status, and officers eliminated from undergraduate flying

according to paragraph 2.41.

2.9.3. Voluntary Request for Disqualification from Aviation Service. Rated officers

applying for a commission change, legal, or medical education programs, must include a

voluntary request for disqualification for aviation service. Refer to AFI 11-402, paragraph

3.7.1.2. for complete instructions.

2.9.4. Assignment of Rated Officers to Non Flying Positions. Rated officers who volunteer

for a non flying position (PCS or PCA), when a flying position is available, must complete

the statement in Figure 2.1. (This can be provided via E-Mail). Similarly, when the

assignment OPR selects a volunteer for a non-flying position when a flying position is

available, the assignment transaction must include the personnel processing code (PPC)

―GTW‖ in the assignment notification.

Figure 2.1. Sample Memorandum of Acknowledgment.

(Appropriate Letterhead)

MEMORANDUM FOR HQ AFPC/DPAO (date)

FROM: (Functional address symbol)

SUBJECT: FOUO - Acknowledgment of Understanding -- Aviation Career Improvement Act

(ACIA)

This email contains FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) information which must be

protected under the Privacy Act and AFI 33-332.

1. I, (name, SSN), acknowledge that I voluntarily elect to pursue a non flying duty assignment

and will fail to achieve my (1st) (2nd) flying gate. (See paragraph 2.9., AFI 36-2110,

Assignments.)

2. I recognize this action will terminate my continuous entitlement to Aviation Career

Incentive Pay after passing (12 years of aviation service) (18 years of aviation service) (22

years of officer service). I further acknowledge understanding that aviation incentive pay after

the (12th year of aviation service) (18th year of aviation service) (22nd year of officer service)

is contingent on my having a rated duty AFSC and being assigned to operational flying duty.

(Typed name, grade, SSN) (Signature)

NOTE: Officers provide the original to HQ AFPC/DPAO, Randolph AFB, TX 78150-6001

through the MPS before the assignment OPR approves the assignment. Assignment OPRs file

the original in the officer's Master Personnel Records Group as a permanent document.

2.10. Volunteer Status and PCS Eligibility. Within a group of qualified Airmen, volunteers

meeting minimum eligibility criteria for PCS selection are selected ahead of non-volunteers.

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Conversely, qualified non-volunteers meeting the minimum eligibility criteria for PCS are

selected ahead of qualified volunteers who do not meet the minimum eligibility criteria for PCS.

For example, using the PCS eligibility criterion of TOS for a CONUS to CONUS PCS, qualified

volunteers who meet the minimum TOS requirements are considered first in order of longest on

station and qualified non-volunteers who meet the minimum TOS are considered next in order of

longest on station. Stated another way, qualified volunteers who do not meet minimum TOS

requirements will not be selected ahead of qualified non-volunteers who meet minimum TOS

requirements.

2.11. Volunteers Replacing Non-volunteers Selected for PCS. Airmen who volunteer (or

desire to volunteer) for a specific assignment are not permitted to replace non-volunteers already

selected for an assignment. If such replacements were permitted, the non-volunteer, in most

instances, would be reselected based on original eligibility. Airmen volunteering for an

assignment will be selected, in turn, when they become the most eligible volunteer. See

paragraph 2.12 when an Airman selected for PCS as a volunteer desires assignment

cancellation.

2.12. Change of Volunteer Status After PCS Selection. An Airman selected as a volunteer

for an assignment may request assignment cancellation based on hardship or best interest of the

Air Force. NOTE: A request under this paragraph is different than an Airman requesting

cancellation of an assignment based on denial of dependent travel due to a lack of general

medical services (see Attachment 24 or Attachment 25), or other reasons.

2.12.1. The assignment OPR considers the following:

2.12.1.1. Justification provided

2.12.1.2. Whether there are other qualified, eligible volunteers from which to select,

2.12.1.3. The amount of lead time to select and notify another person

2.12.1.4. Training scheduled or completed.

2.12.1.5. Any other variables associated with the particular assignment.

2.12.2. When a request is disapproved, the Airman remains on assignment as a volunteer.

The Airman’s status is not changed to reflect ―non-volunteer‖. If a PCS cancellation request

submitted under this paragraph is disapproved, the Airman cannot request separation or

retirement under 7-day option provisions (unless they are still within 7 days of official

notification). An officer may not cancel a Specified Period of Time Contract (SPTC) having

accepted a PCS or training, nor may an Airman cancel a voluntary extension of enlistment or

reenlistment, which was executed for the purpose of accepting the PCS or training. An

SPTC for an officer or an enlisted Airman’s extension of enlistment (but not a reenlistment)

may be canceled as outlined in the prescribing instruction for those actions if it no longer

serves the purpose for which executed. For example, if an enlisted Airman extends an

enlistment to accept an assignment and the assignment is canceled, then the enlisted Airman

may request cancellation of the extension.

2.13. Minimum Age for Assignment to a Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Area. Airmen must

be at least 18 years of age to be assigned (PCS or TDY) to a hostile fire or imminent danger area.

2.14. Non-career Officers and First-Term Airmen (FTA). There are several assignment

provisions which apply only to non-career officers (see Attachment 1, Definitions) and FTA

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(see Attachment 1, Definitions). Unless a paragraph, table, or attachment stipulates special

guidance for non-career officers or FTA, the guidance is the same as for career enlisted Airmen.

2.14.1. FTA serving an initial enlistment of 4 or more years is not given more than two

assignments to different locations following initial basic and skill training during their first 4

years of service, regardless of tour length. FTA is permitted additional PCSs in conjunction

with an approved humanitarian reassignment, a join spouse assignment, as a volunteer, or

when the PCS is a mandatory move. Low-cost moves are excluded from the two-move

count.

2.14.2. Non-career officers are not arbitrarily limited in the number of PCSs they may be

directed to make. Compliance with TOS minimums, selecting personnel in turn based on

longest on station, and other factors are adequate to limit the number of moves.

2.14.3. Non-career officers fall into two groups and are managed as follows:

2.14.3.1. Non-career officers with an established date of separation (DOS) may decline

to obtain retainability for a PCS or training ADSC, without prejudice. For example, a

Medical Service officer with an established DOS as the result of an SPTC may decline to

obtain retainability for a PCS or training ADSC, without prejudice. NOTE: Expiration of

an ADSC is not the same as an established DOS.

2.14.3.2. Non-career officers with an indefinite DOS have indefinite service retainability

for any ADSC-incurring event such as PCS or training. NOTE: Expiration of an ADSC

is not the same as an established DOS. A non-career officer who does not desire to

participate in an ADSC- incurring event, such as PCS or training, must exercise his or her

option to establish a separation date under 7-day option provisions as explained in

paragraph 2.30. However, to provide non- career officers adequate time to acclimate to

military service, to avoid forcing them to make a premature career decision, and to the

extent operational requirements permit, the following policy applies. As a non-volunteer,

non-career officers with an indefinite DOS may be selected for an ADSC-incurring event

when:

2.14.3.2.1. The ADSC can be completed before becoming a career officer (for

assignment purposes, a career officer is (both) a captain or higher who has 4 or more

years total active federal commissioned service [TAFCS]). For eligibility for

involuntary PCS OS, compute completion of the ADSC for the OS tour using the

unaccompanied tour length. A non-career officer who elects to serve the

accompanied OS tour length voluntarily incurs the longer accompanied ADSC (which

may result in becoming a career officer), or

2.14.3.2.2. They are within 12 months of having 4 years TAFCS and have no ADSC

beyond 4 years (Unless a waiver is approved by the assignment authority). Within

HQ AFPC, waiver authority is the assignment division chief.) This allows a noncareer

officer who does not desire an additional ADSC beyond 4 years to request

separation in lieu of an event, or

2.14.3.2.3. They already have an ADSC beyond 4 years TAFCS. In this instance,

career officer procedures apply.

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2.15. Assignment Deferment and Availability. The reasons for deferments vary. Deferments

may be authorized when it is possible to maintain an equitable assignment system and also

support the need for stability in certain organizations or functions. In other instances, deferments

are to preclude an Airman’s PCS while suitability to remain on active duty is evaluated or during

a period of observation or rehabilitation. And still further, sometimes a deferment period is

required to process or complete an action, recognize a temporary PCS ineligibility condition, or

other circumstance of a temporary nature. The most common reasons for deferment are identified

by assignment availability codes (AACs) shown in Table 2.1. A list of activities, organizations,

or positions authorized stabilized tours is maintained and continually updated by HQ

AFPC/DPAPP in the Stabilized Tour Guide. The Stabilized Tour Guide can be accessed online

at http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/AssignProc/. The guide lists organizations authorized

stabilized tours, the length of the tour, and if the tour is designated as a minimum or maximum

tour. When a previously granted deferment causes significant assignment inequities, then waiver

of the deferment may be considered depending on the reason deferred. To preclude assignment

inequities or granting a deferment and subsequently having to waive it, the AF must carefully

limit both the number of organizations/functions, etc., authorized stabilized tour deferments and

limit the number of individual deferments. Generally, when an Airman may be vulnerable for

PCS selection during the period of a proposed deferment or stabilized tour, then a request for

PCS or deferment should not be approved. Deferment or stabilized tour assignment

notwithstanding, all Airmen are subject to temporary or permanent assignment to meet

worldwide AF requirements. An AAC usually applies only to an Airman’s current assignment.

Deferments may be based on a specific action applicable to only one Airman (such as placement

on the control roster, or operational deferment), or circumstances that apply to all Airmen in a

unit (such as assignment to a stabilized tour). When a previously authorized deferment no longer

serves the overall best interest of the AF (for example, the Airman is required to fill a higher

priority manning need or assignment OS is necessary to ensure equitable distribution of OS

assignments), a deferment may be terminated (waived/ curtailed) by either HQ AFPC/DPAPP, or

the assignment/appropriate OPR. The deferment of a group may be removed or modified by the

authority which granted the original deferment. The reasons for deferment are addressed in

specific paragraphs elsewhere in this instruction or deferment may be directed per another

directive or instruction. For example, medical instructions prescribe which injuries, illnesses, or

diseases render an Airman ineligible for PCS or TDY, and the duration of the deferment.

Therefore, that medical instruction authorizes temporary deferment for medical conditions. Even

though this instruction authorizes waiver of deferment, an assignment OPR may not waive a

deferment or AAC for which assignments is not the OPR without coordination with the OPR.

For example, waiver of AAC 14, Material Witness, would require coordination with the SJA

which requested the code (or the SJA might agree to remove the code). Stabilized tour

deferments are not normally updated for Airmen serving OS; however, there are some exceptions

(for example, officers serving OS in joint activities filling positions designated as joint duty

assignments (JDA). See Table 2.1 to confirm which specific codes are updated when serving

OS. The following additional guidance applies.

2.15.1. Date of Availability (DOA). An Airman is considered available for reassignment on

the first day of the "availability" month. Availability for assignment in the PDS is managed

by month and year. The DOA is computed in different ways depending on the reason for the

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2.15.1.1 For stabilized tours, compute the DOA by adding the stabilized tour period to the

DAS or date assigned to the tour. For example, an Airman is assigned duty on a three year

stabilized tour on 22 June 2007. The Airman’s DOA is Jun 2010 and because of the way

stabilized tour DOAs are computed, the Airman is shown as available on 1 June. 2010.

However, when selection for PCS is made by computer, computer programming takes into

account how stabilized tour DOAs are computed and assignment selection will not normally

be to fill a requirement which requires departure within the availability month. For example,

an Airman available in Jun would normally not be selected by the computer for an

assignment with an RNLTD earlier than 31 Aug. If the same Airman was selected to fill a

requirement with a 10th of the month RNLTD, then the RNLTD for a person with a Jun

DOA would not be earlier than 10 Sep. When assignment selections are done manually,

assignment OPRs will take into account how stabilized tour DOAs are computed and make

assignment selections accordingly. EXCEPTION: For officers, the joint duty assignment

DOA is computed based on joint duty credit guidelines (see paragraph 2.15.6.3 below).

2.15.1.2. For AACs based on a quality control indicator (Table 2.1, AACs 10 through

21, except 14) establish the DOA as the month following completion of the action. For

example, an Airman receives an Article 15 on 22 June 2007 with a six month suspended

reduction, or is placed on the control roster 22 June 2007 for a six month observation

period. Although the actions expire 21 December 2007, the correct DOA in each case is

January 2008. This action ensures a departure date (mo/yr) no earlier than the

completion of disciplinary, rehabilitative, or administrative action. As a rule, Airmen are

matched to requirements and RNLTDs are established so the departure date is not earlier

than the first day of the availability month and year. The MPS will reclama an

assignment or request a change of RNLTD for assignments not meeting this criteria.

EXCEPTION: A reclama is not necessary to change the RNLTD nor is a waiver required

when the Airman desires to depart after the actual day punishment, or an observation

period, etc., expires and the commander concurs.

2.15.1.3. When multiple AACs apply to an Airman, the code with the longest period of

deferment is entered as the first AAC, the AAC for the next longest deferment is second,

and so forth.

2.15.1.4. MPS’ are not authorized to update the following AACs (these AACs are

updated by the assignment OPR only): 36 (Enlisted only), 46, 48, 54 and 56.

2.15.1.5. MPS’ may place Airmen in the following AACs when they receive "by-name"

deferment authority: 21 (for "other" reasons as shown in Table 2.1 and paragraph

2.40.3.10), 28, 30, 34, 39, 41, 51 (enlisted only), 52, 58, and 85. NOTE: MPS’ may use

the assignment action reason for an Airman’s PCS, assignment trailer remarks, or other

approval (such as a letter/memo, approved application, PCS orders, etc.) as authority for

deferment.

2.15.1.6. MPS’ may place Airmen in the following AACs when they receive "by-name"

deferment authority, or when the MPS confirms the Airman is authorized deferment as a

result of being assigned to an organization, function, position, etc., as shown in the

Stabilized Tour Guide (see paragraph 2.15.6): 22, 36 (officers only), 42, 43, 44, 45, 47,

50, 51 (officers only), 55, 57 or 59. NOTE: MPS’ may use the assignment action reason

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for an Airman’s PCS, assignment trailer remarks, or other approval (such as a

letter/memo, approved application, PCS orders, etc.) as authority for deferment.

2.15.1.7. MPS’ may place Airmen in the following AACs when this instruction or some

other instruction or directive requires or authorizes deferment: 02, 05, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13,

14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29, 32, 38, 40, 52 (enlisted only), 53, 65, 67, 69, 70,

71, 72, 73, 74, and 77. NOTE: MPS’ may use the assignment action reason for an

Airman’s PCS, assignment trailer remarks, or other approval (such as a letter/memo,

approved application, PCS orders, etc.) as authority for deferment.

2.15.2. When an Airman is not initially assigned to a stabilized tour upon arrival PCS and

subsequent assignment to a stabilized tour at the same location is proposed, a specific period

of deferment must be proposed and the deferment approved by the assignment OPR at the

time the assignment is approved.

2.15.3. Airmen who are vulnerable for OS assignment selection are not normally approved

for placement in an organizational deferment AAC except Airmen arriving PCS for

immediate assignment to an activity or function authorized deferment, or the reason for

reassignment carries with it a deferment upon completion of PCS (for example, humanitarian

reassignment, join spouse assignment, and so on).

2.15.4. DOA Deferments Waivers. As a guide, if it becomes necessary to waive deferments,

the longest organizational (as opposed to by-name) deferments are waived first. For

example, a four year organizational deferment is normally waived before a three year

deferment, and both before waiving a one year individual (by-name) deferment. Deferments

not involving the expenditure of PCS funds are waived before those where the Airman made

a PCS move in conjunction with deferment. For example, an Airman with several years on

station moves to a stabilized unit at the same location and is subsequently deferred, will have

deferments waived before an Airman assigned to the location specifically to join a military

spouse. There may be exceptions as manning priorities, requirement for backfill,

humanitarian considerations, etc. may dictate otherwise.

2.15.5. Military Operational Deferment. At times, the continued assignment of a particular

Airman may be essential to accomplish a specific mission. In these rare circumstances, a

military operational deferment of an Airman may be requested and may be over and above an

existing unit or function deferment. Normally, only one operational deferment is granted and

the period will not exceed one year. This period is adequate in most cases to train a

replacement or to make arrangements for project or program continuity. A military

operational deferment is appropriate only in support of units transitioning to a new or

significantly different weapons system or to support special projects generated by high-level

tasking where duties and the Airman’s qualifications are significantly different from those

normally associated with the Airman’s career field. A request for operational deferment must

contain complete details to include cost factors, the mission impact, and why a particular

Airman’s presence and qualifications are essential to the mission. Requests are submitted to

the assignment OPR for consideration (Table 1.1). When waiver of deferments becomes

necessary, operational deferments (AAC 58 for officers and AAC 51 for enlisted) are among

the last to be waived because of the short duration and justification on an individual basis.

2.15.6. Educational Deferment. It is the intent of the AF to support Airmen in achievement

of their personal education goals provided they satisfy their primary duties without

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significant impact on "in-turn" assignments. Therefore, at key times in certain educational

programs, Airmen stationed in the CONUS may be authorized an assignment deferment for

educational reasons. Like other deferments, education deferments may be waived when they

do not serve the overall best interest of the AF. Educational deferments may be requested per

AFI 36-2306, The Education Services Program. The following criteria apply.

2.15.6.1. Officers. An officer enrolled in an off-duty graduate or doctorate degree

program may be deferred from PCS for the period necessary to complete the program,

not to exceed 12 months. Officers with an Assignment Selection Date (ASD) are not

eligible to apply for deferment, nor is deferment authorized for the purpose of completing

an additional degree equal to or lower than is currently held unless it directly applies to

the officer’s AFSC or AF needs. The deferment period is terminated when studies are

discontinued, or when the degree requirements are completed, whichever occurs first. A

deferment for the purpose of completing a thesis or research paper is not authorized.

NOTE: The AAC 52 will be updated by the assignment OPR.

2.15.6.2. Enlisted. Enlisted personnel enrolled in a voluntary education program (local

off-duty study) may ask for deferment to preclude departure on an assignment before

completion of the specific education program. Airmen with an ASD are not eligible to

apply for deferment; however, may request an RNLTD change (not to exceed three

months) to accommodate completion of a course presently enrolled in. Educational

deferment is terminated at the end of the specified period, when studies are discontinued,

or when degree or academic requirements are completed, whichever occurs first.

Eligibility criteria follow:

2.15.6.2.1. Vocational School Program. Enlisted enrolled in programs leading to

award of a vocational diploma may be delayed from PCS for a period not to exceed

three months from the month of PCS notification.

2.15.6.2.2. Associate, Baccalaureate, and Graduate Degree Programs. Enlisted

airmen enrolled in programs leading to award of a degree may be deferred from PCS

if they can complete the degree and any required academic residency in 12 months or

less. FTA must be obligated for a total of six years active service to apply for a 12

month deferment. Airmen selected for an assignment may request a change of

RNLTD for a period not to exceed three months from the month of PCS notification

in order to complete a course in which presently enrolled. Deferments approved

under this provision are not to exceed the course completion date.

2.15.6.3. Officers and Enlisted. Airmen request deferment through the local Education

Services Officer (ESO). If approved, the ESO sends the deferment request to the MPS

for update in MilPDS. For officers, the MPS updates MilPDS and awaits decision by the

assignment OPR. For enlisted, the MPS approves requests meeting program guidelines

and updates the educational deferment AAC (52) in MilPDS. The MPS must not update

an AAC 52 for enlisted Airmen currently serving on an AAC 50 (maximum stabilized

tour) without prior approval by the assignment OPR. Questionable cases should be

forwarded to HQ AFPC/DPAPP for resolution. Consecutive education deferments are not

permitted nor is a subsequent deferment effective within 12 months of a previously

completed program. An Airman is not granted additional deferment time to retake tests

or courses failed.

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2.15.6.4. Educational Leave of Absence (ELA). Airmen must meet the criteria in AFI

36-2306, The Education Services Program. For approved requests, the TDY order is

used as the source document for update of AAC 52 and may be input by the MPS upon

receipt. The deferment period may not exceed the period of TDY authorized. Airmen

with an ASD are ineligible.

2.15.7. Stabilized Tour Deferment. The mission or function of some organizations require

the AF to manage an Airman’s period of assignment more closely than would be realized by

normal attrition and TOS requirements. A list of activities, organizations, or positions

authorized stabilized tours is maintained and continually updated by HQ AFPC/DPAPP in

the Stabilized Tour Guide. The Stabilized Tour Guide can be accessed online at

http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/AssignProc/. Stabilized tour deferment is not authorized

for Airmen assigned OS. The stabilized tour deferment may be waived or an activity may be

terminated when it no longer serves the overall best interest of the AF. For management

purposes, stabilized tours are divided into two major groups, maximum and minimum tours.

2.15.7.1. Maximum Tours. A maximum tour identifies the maximum period of time an

Airman will be assigned to a particular duty and/or organization, unless an extension is

approved. The reasons vary why the period of assignment should not exceed the initial

deferment period. For example, the duty may be outside the mainstream of an Airman’s

primary career field and prolonged assignment is undesirable.

2.15.7.2. Minimum Tours. A minimum tour identifies the minimum period of time an

Airman will be assigned to a particular duty and/or organization, but longer assignment is

authorized. Extension of a minimum tour deferment is not required. After expiration of

the initial deferment, an Airman remains assigned until selected for another assignment.

The reasons for a minimum tour vary. For example, a minimum tour may be necessary to

receive pay back for special training (formal or on-the-job), for experience gained, and so

on.

2.15.7.3. Joint Qualification System (JQS). Statutory changes in the John Warner

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (NDAA 07) directed the

Secretary of Defense to establish different levels of joint qualification, as well as, criteria

for qualification at each level. The new JQS meets this direction by acknowledging joint

experiences and establishing an additional path to accumulate joint credit. This credit is

based on validated joint experiences that are not captured when assigned to a JDAL

position. Under the JQS, an approved Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) position is

now known as a Standard Joint Duty Assignment (S-JDA). Joint credit is accrued based

on time served in a JDAL position in accordance with SecDef time in position rules.

Non-JDAL positions or venues through which an officer demonstrates attainment of

knowledge, skills, and abilities in joint matters are considered experienced-based joint

duty assignments (E-JDAs). E-JDA credit is accrued via a self nomination process that

an officer must complete after they leave the position. E-JDA credit takes into account

the intensity of where an officer works in the joint environment.

2.15.7.3.1. The JQS also introduces a point accrual formula, establishes four

qualification levels that encompass joint experience from grade O-1 to O-10, and

provides the opportunity for reserve (RC) officers to earn joint duty credit, experience

points, and joint qualification levels. (NOTE: Please refer to the HQ AFPC/DPAPPO

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Personnel Service Delivery (PSD) Guide for S- JDA rules and procedures as well as

step-by-step instructions on how to self-nominate for E-JDA credit. The guide can be

accessed via the AFPC homepage).

2.15.7.3.2. The JQS acknowledges accrued joint experiences but is not intended to

replace assignments to an S-JDA position on the JDAL. S-JDA joint credit is still the

primary means of achieving joint experience and joint duty credit. The Air Force is

responsible for ensuring quality force standards are applied when nominating officers

to be assigned to S-JDAs on the JDAL.

2.15.7.3.3. HQ AFPC/DPAPPO provides policy and guidance on joint officer

matters. This office is the liaison between AFPC assignment OPRs, Joint Chiefs of

Staff J1 offices, the Air Staff, and OSD. Only officers possessing demonstrated

qualities of high personal and professional competence are assigned to a designated

S-JDA position. Selection for S-JDA duty will be determined by qualifications the

officer possesses to perform the required duty. Only Joint Qualified Officers (JQO)

will be assigned to Critical JDA positions, unless waived by OSD.

2.15.7.3.4. The tour of duty for officers assigned to S-JDA positions, as designated

by SecDef, for general officers is 2 years and 3 years for all other officers, unless

otherwise specified by DOD policy or JDAL tour length.

2.15.7.3.5. Overseas Tours. Officers must serve the accompanied-by-dependents

tour in order to receive full S-JDA joint credit. Only those tours that are at least 2

years may be designated as full credit overseas S-JDAs. Officers who serve the

unaccompanied-by-dependents tour length that are 2 years or less receives cumulative

credit.

2.15.7.3.6. Early release waivers from a designated S-JDA position, whether

requested by the officer or the Air Force, must be coordinated with the joint

organization and HQ AFPC/DPAPPO. (NOTE: Please refer to CJCSI 1330.05,

Enclosure J, Tour Length Requirement and Early Releases, for specific guidance and

policy).

2.15.7.3.7. Critical Occupation Specialty (COS). Early departure from a S-JDA by

an officer with a COS AFSC (11XX, 12XX, 13XX) may be authorized when an

officer is selected for a command assignment, Professional Military Education, career

milestone assignment, or for return to duty in their COS. COS officers must serve a

minimum of 22 months in order to receive full joint duty credit. In this case, a JDAL

early release waiver is not required.

2.15.7.3.8. Cumulative Joint Tour. Officers may combine awarded cumulative joint

credit, not previously used, to accumulate a full tour of duty to a current JDAL tour in

order to achieve enough time for award of a full tour.

2.15.7.4. Enlisted MAJCOM Headquarters Tours. CONUS MAJCOM headquarters and

staff elements are authorized three year minimum stabilized tours (AAC 44) for assigned

personnel. Airmen not vulnerable for OS PCS selection may be assigned (PCA w/o PCS)

to a MAJCOM headquarters on the same base without prior HQ AFPC approval. CMSgt

authorizations are three year maximum tours. Deferment is not authorized for Airmen

assigned in excess of 100 percent of manpower authorizations.

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2.15.8. Stabilized Tour Assignment, Curtailment, Extension, and Completion.

2.15.8.1. Stabilized Tour Assignment. A stabilized tour assignment and the

accompanying deferment begin on the date an Airman is assigned to the unit or function

authorized a stabilized tour. The date of assignment may or may not be the same as the

date arrived on station. See paragraph 2.15.2 when assignment to a stabilized tour is

proposed after an Airman’s arrival on station. Training during a stabilized tour, TDY, or

other absences from duty do not change the tour completion date. TDY en route is not

part of the tour.

2.15.8.2. Stabilized Tour Curtailment. An Airman may submit stabilized tour

curtailment requests to the unit commander. If the unit commander recommends

approval, it is forwarded to the activity commander for consideration. If supported by the

activity commander, the request is sent through the appropriate assignment OPR for

consideration. Unit/activity commanders and MAJCOMs have disapproval authority for

any curtailment request initiated at a lower level. Airmen may not seek curtailment for

the purpose of applying for a specific job. Unit and activity commanders may also

request curtailment of stabilized tours (and reassignment) for Airmen assigned to

organizations they command. The request must contain the facts and circumstances and

specify whether concurrent PCS is requested in conjunction with tour curtailment. A

request for PCS must include any necessary waivers of PCS eligibility criteria and

originate at the appropriate level. In cases involving quality issues, curtailment and PCS

are not effected until appropriate administrative or disciplinary action has been taken

(unless an exception to policy is justified). When Airmen are curtailed (for any reason),

they are subject to selection for any assignment for which eligible.

2.15.8.3. Stabilized Tour Extension (Maximum Tours Only). An Airman may request

voluntary extension to a stabilized tour no earlier than 15 months prior to tour completion

and not later than an established ASD. The period of extension will normally not exceed

12 months. Unit commanders and parent MAJCOMs (or equivalent) have disapproval

authority. Commanders of activities subordinate to a MAJCOM determine if their field

commanders may submit extension requests directly to the MAJCOM. When approval is

recommended, the request is sent to the assignment OPR for consideration. Tour

extensions do not apply to minimum tours.

2.15.8.4. Stabilized Tour Completion. Actions taken upon completion of a stabilized

tour vary depending on the type of tour served:

2.15.8.4.1. Upon completion of a minimum tour an Airman remains assigned until

selected for voluntary or involuntary reassignment. The local commander or parent

MAJCOM should establish procedures to periodically review the status of Airmen

who have completed their minimum tour to ensure continued assignment serves the

overall best interest of the AF. Recommendations to reassign an Airman must be fully

justified and based on a requirement for fresh expertise, job stress or personal

hardships. Reassignment is not justified based on an arbitrary period of time.

2.15.8.4.2. When completing a maximum tour, an Airman is considered to be in a

mandatory move status (either to another unit on the same station or PCS) and is

normally reassigned upon completion of the initial tour, unless extended. A request

to extend a maximum tour is submitted as provided in paragraph 2.15.8.3. Officers

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are reassigned during the assignment cycle coinciding with their DOA; enlisted

airmen are considered CONUS mandatory movers and compete for reassignment via

the EQUAL process (see Attachment 16).

2.15.8.4.2.1. CONUS Mandatory Mover requirements are advertised on the

Overseas Returnee (OSR)/CONUS Mandatory Mover’s (CMM) EQUAL.

Exceptions include individuals assigned as Field Training Detachment (FTD)

Instructors, aircrew personnel (1AXXX AFSCs) 820 th Security Forces Group

(3P0X1s only), and those assigned to the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron

(Nellis AFB NV). MPS’ will run a monthly AAC 50 roster 13 months in advance

of the projected DOA expiration dates and provide a copy of the Maximum Tour

Completion Counseling handout to each member (Attachment 16).

2.15.8.4.3. An Airman assigned to a MAJCOM Inspector General travel team,

performing inspection duty is normally assigned other duties after 24 months.

Reassignment is first considered within the MAJCOM headquarters or to another unit

on the same base. PCS may be considered when the Airman is the most eligible for

PCS among others assigned to the same base. A request for extension of travel team

inspection duty will be favorably considered unless there are overriding reasons why

extension does not serve the best overall interest of the AF. Airmen are not normally

assigned involuntarily to travel team inspection duty within the 3 year period

following a previous assignment to such duty. Exceptions must be approved by HQ

AFPC/DPAPP.

2.15.8.5. (Enlisted Only) Minimum Tours in a Special Duty Identifier (SDI). In most

cases, duties of an SDI are unrelated to an enlisted Airman's PAFSC. Enlisted Airmen

are not normally retained in these duties for an extended period of time after completion

of a minimum stabilized tour. To preclude loss of AFSC proficiency, it is necessary to

monitor the length of assignment in SDI tours and consecutive assignments in SDIs are

not appropriate.

2.15.8.5.1. Enlisted Airmen performing duty in an SDI may be authorized

assignment deferment if their unit of assignment is listed in the stabilized tour guide.

Normally duty in an SDI does not, in itself, automatically involve deferment from

reassignment, although in some instances all authorizations in a particular SDI may

be in units authorized stabilized tours.

2.15.8.5.2. Approximately 12 months before their DOA, Airmen receive a system

generated RIP notification with two options: volunteer for reassignment to return to

duty in their PAFSC in conjunction with completion of the stabilized tour or continue

serving in the SDI.

2.15.8.5.2.1. Enlisted Airmen choosing to be reassigned will receive enhanced

consideration for an OS assignment consistent with their OS volunteer status and

vulnerability. If not matched to an OS requirement, they will be considered for

assignment to a unit on the current duty station, or reassigned to a CONUS

assignment through the EQUAL process (see Attachment 16).

2.15.8.5.2.2. . Enlisted Airmen may choose to remain assigned to their present

duties and location upon completion of their initial minimum tour if they do not

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desire reassignment and AF requirements do not dictate reassignment. When an

Airman desires to return to their PAFSC, notify the MPS (with Unit CC

endorsement) at least 12 months in advance to requested reassignment date. This

date is the earliest they can normally expect to move; however, AF requirements

could dictate shorter assignment notification.

2.15.8.5.3. Until an enlisted Airman is reassigned out of the SDI, the AAC and

expired DOA of the initial stabilized tour period remains in the PDS. The expired

date is used to generate an automated notification on the anniversary of completion of

the initial minimum stabilized tour period. This automated anniversary notification

reiterates the Airman’s options and require commander’s endorsement.

2.15.8.5.4. A copy of the automated notification with Airman’s election (initial or

anniversary) is maintained in the PIF until the Airman is reassigned or until it is

superseded by a subsequent automated notification.

2.15.8. High School Seniors Assignment Deferment (HSSAD) Program. The HSSAD

program is intended to decrease turbulence and increase stability for military families with

dependent children entering their senior year of high school. This policy applies to active

duty officers (LtCol and below) and enlisted (SMSgt and below). If approved, this program

defers an Airman from reassignment while the high school dependent is in their senior year

of high school. The DOA is the 1 st day of the 2 nd month after dependent’s graduation date or

Airman’s DEROS. See Attachment 7 for processing instructions.

2.16. Assignment Limitation Code (ALC). Assignment limitations, permanent or

semipermanent, are used to alert personnel managers of long term constraints on assignment or

utilization of Airmen. They broadly restrict, or limit the selection of Airmen for assignment to or

from certain duties or areas and apply to a duration longer than just to the current duty

assignment. Normally, limitations applying only to a current assignment or location are

managed by an AAC, although exceptions to use an ALC may be made. An ALC may be

permanent or semi-permanent. Table 2.2 lists the various types of assignment limitations and

corresponding system update codes. ALC waivers require the advance approval of HQ

AFPC/DPAPP unless Table 2.2 lists a specific OPR.

2.17. Medical Deferment or Limitation. Worldwide commitments require every Airman to be

physically qualified for immediate global deployment, except as indicated below.

2.17.1. Temporary Medical Deferment. An Airman may be deferred from PCS or TDY

when a temporary medical condition (expected to last less than 12 months) prevents

worldwide service When an authorized official at the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF)

updates a temporary medical deferment, an automatic interface with MilPDS will process an

AAC "31" (see Table 2.1) update if the availability date is 30 calendar days or more from the

date of the AF Form 469, Duty Limiting Conditions Report. Deferments of less than 30

calendar days will not authorize an AAC 31. The availability date will not exceed and will

not be extended beyond 12 months from the date when the underlying defect was deemed, or

clearly should have been deemed, disqualifying for worldwide duty (AFI 48-123). When an

Airman is scheduled for a mandatory PCS (see Attachment 1) while temporarily medically

deferred from PCS, MTF officials determine if the Airman will proceed on PCS and can be

evaluated and/or treated upon arrival at the next duty station, or whether the Airman must be

evaluated and/or treated at current station. If the MTF determines the Airman must be

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evaluated at the current location, the MPS will reclama the assignment (see paragraph 2.46)

upon written notification. The assignment OPR may request assistance from HQ

AFPC/DPAMM, Medical Standards Branch, to determine the appropriate assignment action

based on the medical circumstances.

2.17.2. Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) and Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) Deferment.

MTFs submit an AF Form 469 on airmen with physical limitations not of a temporary nature,

that interfere with World Wide assignability, to indicate an MEB (which could result in a

disability retirement or separation) is being processed. The automatic MiPDS interface

updates an AAC 37. If the Airman’s personnel record reflects an AAC 31, Medical

Deferment, the AAC will automatically be removed and replaced with AAC 37, Medical

Evaluation Board (MEB) or Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) (see Table 2.1). Per AFI 36-

3212, Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement and Separations, and AFPD 41-1, an

Airman pending an MEB or PEB may not be reassigned PCS or TDY (or granted leave

outside the local area, separated, or retired) until the MTF determines the medical

disposition. If circumstances arise regarding the assignment status of an Airman pending an

MEB or PEB, (for example, for an Airman serving OS it appears the DEROS will expire

before a final determination is made), the MPS will advise the assignment OPR by message

and provide complete details. The MPS will provide an information copy to HQ

AFPC/DPAMM and HQ AFPC/DPAPP. Guidance will be provided as appropriate. NOTE:

An AAC 31 or 37 does not preclude an Airman from separating or retiring; these personnel

actions must be monitored by other means. DEROS will not be involuntarily extended for

medical reasons. When appropriate medical authority determines an Airman is not medically

cleared for PCS, and AAC 31 or 37 is updated, the airman is directed to remain in place and

the DEROS will be allowed to expire. When Airmen are medically cleared for PCS near or

after their DEROS, the MPS advises the assignment OPR, with information copy to HQ

AFPC/DPAMM and HQ AFPC/DPAPP, of the circumstances and requests assignment

disposition.

2.17.3. Medical Assignment Limitation Code (ALC) "C" Stratification. When a PEB directs

an Airman to remain on active duty, who may not be fully qualified for World Wide service,

the AF must carefully manage future assignments. In such cases, HQ AFPC/DPAMM will

input and manage ALC "X, ―Y, or ―C" (see Table 2.2) as appropriate. The assignment OPR

may select Airmen with medical ALCs for reassignment to locations permitted by their

stratification as specified in AFI 41-210, Patient Administrative Functions. Assignments or

deployments outside the designated geographic restrictions require a waiver. Waiver

authority and procedures are also designated in AFI 41-210. If the Airman’s medical

circumstances preclude the assignment, the assignment OPR selects the next most eligible

Airman for the assignment.

2.18. Officers Not Selected for Promotion.

2.18.1. Lieutenant Colonels Not Selected for Promotion to Colonel. Selection for promotion

to colonel is the result of an extremely competitive process nonselection for promotion to

colonel is normally not a basis for PCS ineligibility. Senior managers must use this highly

qualified resource to the best advantage of the AF in positions commensurate with their grade

and qualifications. Keep in mind, the mandatory retirement date a lieutenant colonel receives

based on grade may preclude consideration for some assignments (lack of the required

retainability for PCS and/or retainability to serve the associated ADSC).

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2.18.2. Officers Not Selected for Promotion to Lieutenant Colonel or Major. Nonselection

for promotion to lieutenant colonel or major does not, in itself, render an Airman ineligible

for PCS. However, nonselection for promotion can affect consideration for PCS or other

events as explained below.

2.18.2.1. Officers in the grade of major or captain with an established DOS or mandatory

retirement date based on nonselection for promotion are ineligible for a PCS if lacking

required retainability for the assignment action. Approved waiver/exception to policy

actions is required for movement when an officer does not meet minimum PCS

retainability requirements. See paragraph 2.29 for additional guidance on retainability.

2.18.2.2. Officers in the grades of major or captain not selected for promotion to the next

higher grade may be considered for PCS or other events if they have the minimum

retainability (that is, have not had a mandatory DOS or retirement date established and

still have an indefinite DOS). However, when it cannot be assured the AF will receive

full return in terms of service for PCS funds, education or training costs, etc., (for

example, in the event of a second nonselection for promotion resulting in establishment

of a mandatory DOS or mandatory retirement date), selection must be kept to an absolute

minimum. Therefore, nonselection for promotion can affect consideration for PCS or

other events based on the resulting limit on retainability or potential limit on retainability.

2.18.3. Officers Selected For or En Route to an Event. When an officer is not selected for

promotion, the officer's status must be quickly evaluated by the assignment OPR. This

includes officers scheduled for an event such as PCS, education or training (that is, officer

has a DEROS, will PCS upon completion of training, etc.); those selected for PCS, education

or training (including those who have departed); and those attending such events (for

example, TDY and return) in conjunction with PCS. The officer’s supervisor, losing/gaining

commanders, and MPS share the responsibility to assist the assignment OPR or selection

authority in identifying officers selected for PCS or other events when nonselected for

promotion. The losing commander will reclama (see paragraph 2.46) to the assignment

OPR/selection authority and request disposition instructions. The reclama must include: (1)

date notified of nonselection, (2) if the officer has departed, (3) if cancellation will create a

hardship, the basis for the hardship and how it is considered to be uncommon to others in

similar circumstances, (4) status of shipment of HHG, (5) location of dependents, (6)

officer's desires, and (7) any other pertinent details. The assignment OPR/selection authority

will review each case and provide assignment disposition to the officer and MPS. NOTE:

Officers completing an OS tour without the minimum PCS retainability for a CONUS

assignment may be extended in place depending on their accompanied status, their DEROS,

and other factors.

2.18.4. Other Circumstances. Officers selected for PCS, formal education, or training who

subsequently have their promotion delayed (includes officers delayed pending removal from

a promotion list), and officers found not qualified for promotion to first lieutenant, require

reevaluation. The commander must reclama (see paragraph 2.46) the selection to the

assignment OPR providing all pertinent information. The assignment OPR will provide

assignment disposition by email message...

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2.19. Dependent Care. All Airmen must ensure care of their dependents when separated due to

TDY or PCS. Airmen who cannot or will not meet military commitments due to family needs

are considered for discharge.

2.19.1. Military Couples with Dependents and Single Airmen Sponsors. Military couples

with dependents and single Airmen sponsors are expected to fulfill their military obligations

on the same basis as other Airmen in the AF. They are eligible for worldwide duty and all

assignments for which they qualify including TDY or PCS to imminent danger or hostile fire

areas. To ensure military couples with dependents and single Airmen sponsors are available

for worldwide duty, they must have workable plans to provide parent-like care for their

dependents when the requirements of military service require separation from their

dependents. Dependent care plan requirements are prescribed by AFI 36-2908, Family Care

Plans. When an Airman has a questionable dependent care plan, commanders will require

the Airman to develop a workable plan. To assist, commanders may consider approving

leave for the Airman and, as necessary, direct the Airman to receive counseling on the

criteria for humanitarian deferment or reassignment, or hardship discharge depending on the

duration and severity of the problem. If the Airman cannot or will not develop an adequate

dependent care plan, the commander will process the Airman for discharge IAW applicable

directives or, if eligible, may be given an opportunity to apply for immediate retirement.

2.19.2. Airmen Adopting Children.

2.19.2.1. Airmen may be authorized deferment from PCS or TDY after a child is

officially placed in the home as part of the official adoption process. A single Airman

sponsor or one Airman of a military couple may request up to a 6-month deferment from

assignment to an OS location if concurrent travel is denied (regardless of the tour length),

or where the unaccompanied tour length is less than 18 months and is not permitted to

serve the accompanied by dependents tour. The intent is to avoid involuntary separation

of the Airman and child to facilitate bonding. When a child has been in the Airman’s

home for some time prior to the official adoption process or a bonding period is not

necessary for other reasons, the Airman may decide not to request a 6-month deferment.

As necessary, counsel the Airman on humanitarian assignment or deferment options as

outlined in Attachment 24. This 6-month deferment is separate from any other

humanitarian deferment the Airman may be granted in connection with adoption.

2.19.2.2. Airmen who qualify for and desire the 6-month deferment must provide a

statement from adoption authorities, endorsed by the unit commander, confirming the

date the Airman initiated formal adoption proceedings and the date the child was

officially placed in the Airman’s home incident to the adoption application.

Commanders may request assistance from the servicing legal office if any question exists

on the adequacy of the statement or eligibility of an Airman under this paragraph.

Deferments are not approved in advance of placement of a child in the Airman’s home as

described above.

2.19.2.3. The MPS updates assignment limitation code ―A‖, Post Delivery

Deferment/Adoption Deferment (see Table 2.2) upon Commander (or designated

representative) approval. The Airman’s deployment availability code (DAC) is

automatically updated based on the assignment limitation code "An" update.

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2.20. Assignment of Family Members to Command or Supervisory Positions. Assignment

of family members to the same duty location or unit is not prohibited, however, family members

will not be assigned where one member will or may hold a command or supervisory position

over another family member. Such assignments result in, or may create a perception of,

preferential treatment or loss of impartiality, thereby compromising the integrity of command

and supervisory functions. Family member is defined as spouse, brother, sister, parent, or child.

Relationships other than command and supervisory (for example, an Airman has court martial

jurisdiction over a family member), and other circumstances (such as command or supervision

over a former spouse) may be considered on a case-by-case basis. For additional family member

assignment considerations, see Attachments 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 24 and 25.

2.20.1. Resolve situations at base level, if possible. When both Airmen hold an AFSC

requiring placement in the same unit or function, the unit commander working with the

assignment OPR initiates action to reassign one Airman to another unit or function on base in

an additional AFSC. If neither Airman possesses an additional AFSC, submit a request for

assignment disposition as outlined below. When a question of propriety of assignment in

circumstances other than those outlined herein exists, the case may be forwarded for

consideration as an exception. Send the case to HQ AFPC/DPAP and include the following

information:

2.20.1.1. Grade, name, and SSN of Airmen involved.

2.20.1.2. Family relationship.

2.20.1.3. Circumstances that resulted in the command or supervision of one family

member by another (marriage, join spouse, humanitarian/EFMP assignment, school

assignment, and so on).

2.20.1.4. Efforts to resolve the case at base level.

2.20.1.5. Recommendation of local commander.

2.20.1.6. Each Airman’s PCS volunteer status and location preferences.

2.21. Join Spouse (Officer/Enlisted) PCS Considerations. Military couples consisting of an

officer and enlisted member receive assignment consideration primarily based on the officer’s

utilization. For PCS considerations where both Airmen are officers or both are enlisted,

utilization is determined on a case-by-case basis based on the needs of the AF. Exceptions may

be considered on a case-by-case basis per paragraph 1.5.

2.22. First Assignment after Commissioning (From Enlisted Status). Officers commissioned

from enlisted status are not reassigned back to the base they departed from for their first

assignment. Such an assignment, however, is permitted when the Airman is in a formal student

status. For example, if an enlisted Airman stationed at Base A becomes a commissioned officer,

he or she will not be assigned back to Base A for their first permanent party assignment after

commissioning. This does not preclude assignment as a student if Base A also happens to be the

training location for initial skill training for the officer’s specialty.

2.23. Assignment of Former Officers. Former officers who enlist may remain assigned to the

same permanent duty station to which they were assigned immediately prior to enlistment if

there is a requirement for their grade/AFSC, and other assignment considerations support

continued assignment.

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2.24. Soliciting an Assignment. Airmen should not solicit reassignment, other than via

voluntary PCS applications and requests authorized by this instruction or other AF instructions;

an Airman’s assignment preference statement; or response to a request for volunteers for a

specific requirement. This does not preclude an Airman from inquiring about their assignment

status through authorized inquiry channels. Although a status may be provided, an Airman’s

relative standing as a volunteer or non-volunteer amongst others is normally not given.

2.25. Time on Station (TOS) Requirements. The purpose of a minimum TOS requirement is

to enhance operational readiness by stabilizing Airmen at their current location, to reduce PCS

costs, and to improve the quality of life of Airmen and their dependents by reducing personal and

family turbulence. Table 2.3 reflects the minimum TOS requirements for PCS and certain

inplace actions. See paragraph 2.26 for guidance on PCS departure date. EXCEPTION: For

officer JDA assignments, the minimum TOS to receive full JDA tour credit is computed

differently than normal TOS (JDA time is computed to the exact day). For example, if DAS is

15 Jan 2004 and the TOS minimum is 3 years, then officer meets the minimum on 14 Jan 2007.

2.25.1. TOS is computed on a month-to-month basis; not on the number of days. Compute

TOS by adding the required period to the month and year of date arrived station (DAS).

EXAMPLE: If DAS is any day of the month in Jan 2008 and the TOS minimum is 4 years,

then Jan 2008 counts as the first month. The Airman meets the 3 year TOS minimum on 1

Jan 2012. For all PCS moves, the TOS requirement must have been met by the departure

date, unless a waiver or an exception has been approved. When an Airman has TDY en route

in conjunction with a PCS, the minimum TOS requirement must be met prior to departure on

TDY.

2.25.2. For CONUS to CONUS PCS, when multiple Airmen meet required assignment

qualifications, the Airman with the longest TOS should be selected when there are no other

overriding considerations. An example of an overriding consideration would be the goal to

equitably distribute OS assignments. When an Airman who has the longest TOS is also

vulnerable for involuntary OS assignment, then OS vulnerability would override the fact the

Airman also has the longest TOS. Another example of an overriding consideration is if

selection of the Airman with the longest TOS would require backfill and generate an

additional CONUS to CONUS PCS of similar urgency. Also see paragraph 2.10, Volunteer

Status and PCS Eligibility.

2.25.3. Waivers may be requested on a case-by-case basis as prescribed in paragraph 1.4. A

TOS waiver must be requested by a general or flag officer or equivalent Federal civilian

grade (including officers of the Foreign Service of the Department of State), or a colonel in a

wing commander position, or equivalent. (Equivalent is defined as a person, military or

civilian, designated as a senior rater and serving in the grade of colonel or higher, or

equivalent civilian grade.) Requesters must be serving in the prescribed military rank or

civilian grade (for example, the requester cannot be a lieutenant colonel selected for colonel).

Requests for exceptions, including those which require a waiver, may be submitted on a caseby-case

basis as prescribed in paragraph 1.5.

2.26. PCS Departure Date and Port Call Date. An Airman’s PCS departure date is

determined according to Table 2.4 and the instructions below. For planning purposes only, the

assignment OPR includes in each PCS selection a projected departure date (PDD). When the

actual PCS departure date is determined and approved by the Airman’s commander (or

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designated official), the date is entered into the PDS and overrides the original PDD. The timing

of PCS departure in relation to the RNLTD, a TDY en route reporting date, training class start

date, port reporting date (if applicable) and the amount of travel time authorized or used

determines how much leave an Airman will be charged in connection with the PCS. When a

course of instruction is involved, see paragraph 2.26.5 and Table 4.1. Compliance with the

RNLTD, port reporting date, or other reporting dates (whether they are not later than dates or not

earlier than dates) is mandatory. Airmen must carefully plan their departure date, travel and

leave so they will not be charged with unwanted leave or incur unexpected expenses while

waiting to report as directed. Airmen reporting contrary to instructions may be allowed to

terminate their leave status; however, could be subject to disciplinary action for failure to comply

with their reporting instructions.

2.26.1. For CONUS to CONUS PCS. To determine the PCS departure date, subtract the

number of days leave the commander approves, maximum allowable travel time, and any

other period the Airman may be authorized en route from the RNLTD. When an Airman has

TDY en route, also subtract the number of days TDY. Airmen must meet the minimum TOS

for PCS before the departure date. When TDY en route is involved, then the minimum TOS

must be met before departure on TDY. At the commander's discretion, an Airman may be

allowed to depart up to a maximum of 60 days prior to RNLTD, provided the Airman meets

the minimum TOS for PCS. Airmen are not permitted to depart earlier than 60 days prior to

the RNLTD without prior approval of the assignment OPR (except as authorized in Table

2.4, rule 7). Approval by the assignment OPR will be in the form of a change to the RNLTD

which, in turn, changes the earliest date the Airman can depart. The change of RNLTD will

also reset PCS-related suspense flags and assist the MPS in monitoring processing for PCS.

EXAMPLE: If an RNLTD is 31 Dec 2007 (Julian date of 365) and the Airman requests 30

days leave en route and is authorized 7 days travel time, then subtract 37 from 365 which

equals a Julian date of 328 (or 24 Nov 2007). The PCS departure date is 24 Nov 2007.

Commanders may permit Airmen to depart up to 60 days prior to the RNLTD provided on

that date the Airman meets the minimum TOS for PCS. To compute the maximum earliest

departure date authorized without an RNLTD change, subtract 60 from the Julian date of 365

(31 Dec 2007) which is Julian date 305, or 1 Nov 2007. However, in this example, if the

Airman had a DAS in Dec 2004 then he or she would be restricted to a departure date of not

earlier than 1 Dec 2007, the date minimum TOS is satisfied.

2.26.2. For CONUS to OS PCS. Use the procedure above to initially determine the

departure date and confirm the Airman meets the minimum TOS requirement. Airmen are

not permitted to depart on PCS without a firm port call. The Airman requests flight

reservations (port call) from the Transportation Management Office (TMO) as outlined in

AFI 36-2102, Base-Level Relocation Procedures. A firm port call date can be used (in lieu of

the RNLTD) to compute a more accurate departure date. The 60 day maximum window

before the RNLTD is normally adequate to accommodate the departure date the Airman

desires in relation to the port call date received. Airmen will not request, and TMOs will not

schedule, an Airman’s port call earlier than the first day of the RNLTD month, unless the

Airman has leave in an OS area approved by the commander per AFI 36-3003, Military

Leave Program and the leave authorization and leave address are included in PCS orders.

Flight reservations must ensure the Airman will be in place at the OS duty station on or

before the RNLTD. Flight reservations where an Airman departs on the RNLTD are

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acceptable if the scheduled transportation provides for the Airman’s arrival at the OS duty

station on the RNLTD. The TMO may schedule an Airman’s port call on any day during the

reporting month which meets the RNLTD. For example, if an RNLTD is 10 Jun 2008 a port

call date of 31 May 2008 is not acceptable (earlier than the first day of the RNLTD month)

nor reservations departing the on 10 Jun and arriving on 11 Jun (Airman would arrive later

than required reporting date). If an RNLTD is 30 Jun 2008, the Airman may state a

preference for movement during the 10 day window of 21-30 Jun 2008; however, it may not

be possible to provide transportation during the preferred period. TMO may provide a port

call date such as 12 Jun 2008 to satisfy transportation schedules and reporting date policies.

2.26.3. For PCS OS to CONUS. The PCS departure date must be within the Airman’s

DEROS month (unless the DEROS was allowed to expire due to the Airman being on

international hold, in confinement, or not being medically qualified for assignment). A

departure date prior to the DEROS month requires an approved OS tour curtailment;

departure after the DEROS month requires an extension of OS tour, unless the Airman is

authorized leave in the OS area and the leave is authorized in PCS orders. With a unit

commander's concurrence, MPS’ may schedule an Airman for departure on any day during

the DEROS month to ensure maximum use of transportation. Commanders may retain an

Airman at the OS duty station up to the last day of the DEROS month for operational

reasons. When PCS is to a course of instruction, see paragraph 2.26.5.

2.26.4. For PCS OS to OS. The PCS departure date must be within the Airman’s DEROS

month. A departure date prior to the DEROS month requires an approved OS tour

curtailment; departure after the DEROS month requires an extension of OS tour, unless the

Airman is authorized leave in the OS area and the leave is authorized in PCS orders. The

port call for PCS travel to the new OS duty station cannot be earlier than the first day of the

RNLTD month unless the Airman has approved leave in the OS area or deferred COT leave.

To comply with these requirements may require adjustment of departure within the DEROS

month, extension or curtailment of DEROS month, and/or change of the RNLTD depending

on the amount of leave the Airman desires en route and other variables. MPS’ may request

extension or curtailment of DEROS in such cases directly to the assignment OPR and include

the gaining unit of assignment. With a unit commander's concurrence, MPS’ may schedule

an Airman for departure on any day during the DEROS month to ensure maximum use of

transportation. Commanders may retain Airmen at the current OS duty station up to the last

day of the DEROS month for operational reasons. When TDY en route to a course of

instruction is involved, see paragraph 2.26.5.

2.26.5. For PCS Involving a Course of Instruction. Also see paragraph 4.5 and Table 4.1.

PCS or TDY en route to courses of instruction may stipulate a ―report not earlier than date,‖

or a requirement to ―depart not later than one day after graduation.‖ Either of these

requirements along with the limitations associated with the Airman’s DEROS, port call date,

and/or RNLTD can result in a conflict of mandatory reporting requirements or the potential

for an Airman having to take unwanted leave. When requirements conflict or it appears an

Airman may be forced to take unwanted leave, the MPS will review Table 4.1 with special

attention to the notes and, when necessary, advise the assignment OPR and include the

Airman’s desired travel/leave arrangements and any other pertinent information. The

assignment OPR will review the circumstances and make changes as appropriate.

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2.26.6. Officer Joint Duty Assignments. For PCS involving JDA officers, also see

paragraph 2.15 and Table 2.4. A departure date prior to completion of the full JDA tour (to

the day) is not authorized unless the request is coordinated through the joint organization

(Director, J-1 or equivalent) and HQ AFPC/DPAPO. Failure to coordinate could result in the

officer not receiving joint duty credit. If the officer is serving on a 3-year JDAL billet and

early departure necessitates a joint tour length waiver, the losing command/agency will

forward an early release memorandum signed by a General Officer or SES equivalent stating

the projected departure date, departure reason, and type of joint duty credit to be awarded.

Assignment actions or expenditure of funds can not take place until the waiver is approved.

2.27. Report Not Later Than Date (RNLTD)/Report Not Earlier Than Date (RNETD).

2.27.1. RNLTD. The RNLTD is established as outlined in Table 2.4 and IAW the following

additional instructions. Do not deviate from these instructions or Table 2.4 without specific

approval of the assignment OPR or approval of an exception per paragraph 1.5.

2.27.1.1. RNLTDs are established primarily based on manning requirements. For the

majority of assignments within the CONUS or to OS, the RNLTD is the last day of the

requirement month. When mission essential, a reporting date earlier than the last day of

the requirement month may be directed by the assignment OPR. For assignments OS, a

reporting date of the 10th of the month is authorized when overlap with key or

supervisory personnel is mission essential and incumbents will be retained until the end

of their DEROS month. A 10th of the month RNLTD will not be established arbitrarily

as a requirement for all personnel being assigned to an OS location, unless an exception

has been approved by HQ AFPC/DPAPP. See Table 3.9, note 3 for computation of

DEROS if member reports prior to the RNLTD month. An RNLTD earlier than the 10th

of the month will not be established for PCS OS unless an exception has been approved

by HQ AFPC/ DPAPP. NOTE: An RNLTD earlier than the 10th of the month for an OS

assignment does not allow sufficient flexibility in transportation scheduling and may

result in having to schedule Airmen at commercial airline rates when a less costly

military contract passenger flight a few days later could have been used.

2.27.1.2. TMOs schedule Airmen so they are in place at their OS duty station by the

established RNLTD. See paragraph 2.26.

2.27.1.3. OS RNLTDs are not established between 20 Dec and 5 Jan of the following

year, unless there are overriding military considerations. The fact that an Airman does

not object or wants to travel during this period is not a factor. A fewer than normal

number of military passenger flights are scheduled during this period increasing the

likelihood of having to support PCS travel via civilian commercial airlines. In addition to

being more costly, it is often difficult to obtain civilian reservations as flights during this

period are booked so far in advance. Airmen can also encounter severe problems in

securing civilian air travel to their port of departure.

2.27.2. RNETD. An RNETD may be directed and will be included by the MPS in PCS

orders when it is essential that an Airman not arrive at a TDY or PCS location earlier than the

established date. An RNETD may be necessary for a variety of reasons such as quarters may

not exist sooner, or unnecessary costs to the government and/or member may result when

members arrive early. Similar to an RNLTD, Airmen who arrive earlier than the established

RNETD are not in compliance with their written orders. Therefore, it is important for

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Airmen commanders, and MPS’ to carefully manage departure from current station. To avoid

unwanted leave and/or personal expense or hardship, Airmen should carefully plan their

departure from current station and arrange to meet other personal and dependent

requirements consistent with the RNETD. When Airmen indicate compliance with a RNETD

will constitute an undue hardship or for some other reasons they desire a change or deletion

of the RNETD, they should submit a request for change through their unit commander to the

MPS. The MPS will use the reclama procedures shown in paragraph 2.46 to advise the

assignment OPR and request resolution.

2.28. Active Duty Service Commitment (ADSC). The ADSC serves as a personnel

management and control system to help maintain a trained and experienced force. It helps

ensure the AF receives a return in terms of active service for training, education, or PCS

movement of Airmen. The ADSC is a key element in personal and career plans. The MPS will

advise Airmen when they are selected for an ADSC-incurring event as prescribed in AFI 36-

2107, Active Duty Commitments (ADSC) and AFI 36-2133, Specified Period of Time Contracts

(SPTC). See paragraph 2.29 on retainability. Accordingly, except for PCS, officers

acknowledge or decline ADSC(s) on AF Form 63, Active Duty Service Commitment

Acknowledgment Statement, unless otherwise prescribed in AFI 36-2107, and enlisted (with

more than 19 years service) acknowledge ADSCs on AF Form 63, but decline to obtain

retainability for an ADSC on AF Form 964. A DEROS is used to manage service commitments

for members stationed overseas in much the same way an ADSC is used to manage CONUS

assignments in ensuring the AF receives a return for the cost of a PCS move.

2.28.1. Enlisted Airmen extending or reenlisting under the Enlisted Critical Skills Retention

Bonus are obligated to serve in the SRB skill for the full period of extension or reenlistment.

See AFI 36-2606, Reenlistment in the United States Air Force. As such, they will have AAC

―CS‖ placed on their records to preclude assignment outside of the critical skill. See Table

2.1.

2.29. Retainability Requirements. Retainability is obligated active military service. DOD and

the AF prescribe minimum retainability requirements for PCS to ensure the AF receives

repayment for the costs associated with PCS, training, or other actions, to provide mission

continuity at the gaining unit, to provide stability to Airmen and their families after PCS, or to

satisfy some other AF requirement. In addition, the AF has established retainability

requirements for approval of certain voluntary actions which allow Airmen to remain in place.

Use this paragraph in conjunction with Table 2.5, PCS Retainability Requirements, which

establishes the minimum retainability required for most PCSs and in-place actions, and Table

2.6, Separation and Retirement Date Minimums for OS PCS Selection, which establishes the

minimum PCS retainability normally required in conjunction with OS assignments. The amount

of retainability a person has or is eligible to obtain after completion of a particular OS tour is, in

certain cases, a factor in eligibility for OS PCS. These requirements are reflected in Table 2.6

whenever applicable. The retainability policies and procedures for officers and Airmen have

many similarities, but there are significant differences. The differences are addressed below in

separate paragraphs for officers and enlisted personnel.

2.29.1. Computing Retainability. Compute retainability on a month to month basis, not the

actual number of days. For PCS CONUS to CONUS, CONUS to OS, and OS to OS, add the

number of months retainability required to the RNLTD (month and year only). For example,

if a RNLTD is any day in Jun 2008 and the retainability requirement is 24 months, then the

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person requires retainability of at least 1 Jun 2010. For PCS OS to CONUS, add the number

of months retainability required to the Airman’s DEROS (month and year only). For

example, if the Airman’s DEROS is any day in Sep 2008 and the retainability required is 12

months, the person requires retainability of 1 Sep 2009, or later.

2.29.2. Retainability Waiver or Exception. A waiver (see paragraph 1.4) or an exception

(see paragraph 1.5) to the minimum required retainability may be requested on a case-bycase

basis. Group or blanket waivers or exceptions will not be considered. When necessary,

assignment OPRs may originate waivers or exceptions in order to direct the PCS of Airmen

with less than the normal minimum required retainability. Assignment OPRs must include

approved retainability waiver or exception to policy information in the PCS instructions.

Failure to include this approval information in PCS instructions can delay the assignment

process (the MPS would reclama selection of Airmen with insufficient retainability).

Enlisted airmen may request a delay in obtaining retainability according to paragraph

2.29.6.8.

2.29.3. Retainability and PCS Allowances. Airmen are not permitted to use PCS allowances

without the full prescribed PCS retainability, unless an individual retainability waiver or

exception to policy is approved. (NOTE: As an exception, FTA retraining in conjunction

with CAREERS attending retraining in a TDY en route status may depart on PCS and use

allowances provided they reenlist prior to departing the training site according to the

procedures outlined in Table 2.7, note 6). MPS’ are encouraged to withhold issuance of PCS

orders to prevent use of PCS allowances until the Airman satisfies the retainability

requirement; other ways are acceptable as long as they are effective. Following are some

examples of how Airmen may be affected.

2.29.3.1. Officers who request a follow-on PCS agree to the PCS ADSC when advised of

selection for the follow-on PCS; however, the follow-on PCS ADSC is not normally

updated in the Personnel Data System (PDS) until an officer arrives at the follow-on

location. When officers use any allowances associated with a follow-on PCS, they incur

the follow-on PCS ADSC, regardless of when the ADSC is actually updated in the PDS.

2.29.3.2. Enlisted Airmen who desire to use PCS allowances, (for example for a COT),

must have the full required retainability for the COT and will incur the PCS ADSC at the

time they use allowances, regardless of when the ADSC is actually updated in the PDS.

2.29.3.3. Enlisted Airmen (only) may request a delay in obtaining PCS retainability as

authorized in paragraph 2.29.6.8 and Table 2.7. However, a delay may be granted only

up to the point in time when Airmen desire to use PCS allowances. Airmen may have to

choose or compromise between the benefit they accrue from a delay in obtaining

retainability and their desire to use PCS allowances for which they must have full

retainability.

2.29.4. Retainability Requirements Longer than the PCS Minimums. Some officer and

Airman assignments require longer retainability than the normal PCS minimum. For

example, when an officer is assigned to a stabilized tour, the service retainability requirement

is equal to the stabilized tour length. For an officer, consult the Stabilized Tour Guide (see

paragraph 2.15.6) to determine if assignment is to a stabilized tour. In other instances, for

both officers and enlisted, the assignment instructions or a PPC will identify when a longer

retainability requirement applies. Establishment of a minimum retainability requirement

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longer than normal PCS retainability requires advance approval by HQ AFPC/DPAPP.

Airmen who refuse to satisfy the longer retainability requirement may still be assigned if the

longer requirement is waived. Longer retainability requirements may be waived by the

assignment authority, the assignment OPR, or gaining unit. If the longer requirement is not

waived, the assignment will be cancelled. (An AF Form 964 is not required).

2.29.5. Officers. Upon selection for an event such as PCS which requires an ADSC (see

AFI 36-2107 for ADSC incurring events), the MPS will determine whether or not officers

have or can obtain the minimum retainability. For PCS selection, see Table 2.5 and/or Table

2.6, and/or the ADSC(s) requirement stated in the event or PCS notification. Officers

(including non-career officers) who have an indefinite DOS are considered as having

indefinite retainability. (See paragraph 2.18 for officers nonselected for promotion.) When

officers have an established DOS or approved retirement date, use that date to compute

retainability. NOTE: Expiration of an ADSC is not a DOS. Having or nearing 20 or more

years total active federal military service (TAFMS) is not the same as an approved retirement

date. The assignment OPR (or other authority depending on the event) will include the

length of ADSC in the assignment transaction trailer remarks or in message notification, or

may reference the applicable table and rule in AFI 36-2107 for computation of the ADSC by

HQ AFPC. Officers must be informed of the ADSC for an event or PCS (see paragraph

2.33, PCS Notification).

2.29.5.1. For PCS or other ADSC-incurring event, the MPS will determine an officer's

retainability status. When officers have retainability (either because they have an

indefinite DOS, or when they have an established DOS or retirement date which satisfies

the minimum retainability) and:

2.29.5.1.1. Accept the PCS or event and the associated ADSC, then officers

acknowledge selection and the MPS advises the Assignment OPR of PCS notification

(see paragraph 2.33, PCS Notification).

2.29.5.1.2. Want to decline the PCS, event and/or associated ADSC, and:

2.29.5.1.2.1. Have an indefinite DOS. Then the MPS will advise the officer, that

he or she must sign and submit a request to establish a DOS or retirement date, if

eligible, according to the 7- day option provisions in paragraph 2.30. Officers

who have retainability (including non-career officers) cannot simply decline a

PCS, an event, and/or the associated ADSC, and take no other action. Officers

who do not sign and submit an application requesting to establish a separation or

retirement date within the prescribed timeframe according to paragraph 2.30 are

considered to have accepted the PCS or event and the associated ADSC. An

officer who receives an approved DOS or retirement date under 7-day option

provisions may be directed to PCS or participate in any event for which they have

the minimum retainability, or if the minimum retainability is waived, or

2.29.5.1.2.2. Have an established DOS or retirement date which is greater than

the retainability required, then they may, if eligible, request an earlier separation

date or retirement date. A request for earlier separation or retirement must be

submitted within 7 days of official notification of a PCS or event. The MPS will

submit a reclama to the assignment OPR or event selection authority when an

officer requests an earlier separation or retirement date. Officers who are

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ineligible for earlier separation or retirement may be unable to avoid proceeding

on PCS or participating in the event. When an officer with an established DOS or

retirement date is required to make a PCS or participate in an event which has an

ADSC, then the ADSC will update to the officer’s records, but he or she will not

be made to serve any ADSC which extends beyond their established DOS or

approved retirement date. These officers would separate or retire on the

established DOS or approved retirement date with a portion of an ADSC

unserved.

2.29.5.2. When officers do not have retainability and:

2.29.5.2.1. A ccept the PCS, event, and/or ADSC but have an established voluntary

DOS or voluntary retirement date (not a mandatory or involuntary DOS or retirement

date) and do not have the minimum retainability, the Contact Center will assist the

officer in determining if they are eligible to request withdrawal of their DOS

according to AFI 36-3207, Separating Commissioned Officers, or eligible to request

withdrawal of their retirement according to AFI 36-3203, Service Retirements.

Officers who have a DOS which is the result of expiration of a SPTC may be eligible

to execute an SPTC IAW AFI 36-2133. An officer is not permitted to execute an

SPTC if they have an involuntary or mandatory DOS. An officer who had an

indefinite DOS and then established a voluntary DOS or retirement date cannot elect

to execute an SPTC. These officers must request withdrawal of their DOS or

retirement date and, if approved, withdrawal reverts the officer back to having an

indefinite DOS. When officers are not eligible to withdraw their DOS or retirement

date or execute an SPTC, then the MPS will reclama the assignment selection.

2.29.5.2.2. Want to decline the PCS, event, and/or associated ADSC. When officers

(career or non-career) have an established DOS or retirement date and do not have the

minimum required retainability for PCS or event, and/or do not want the associated

ADSC, they may refuse to obtain additional retainability (without prejudice) and the

MPS will reclama the selection. When an officer with an established DOS or

ADSC, then the ADSC will update to the officer’s records, but he or she will not be

made to serve any ADSC which extends beyond their established DOS or approved

retirement date. These officers would separate or retire on the established DOS or

approved retirement date with a portion of an ADSC unserved.

2.29.6. Enlisted Airmen. There are a number of actions prescribed by this instruction which

have a retainability requirement. The MPS will determine if enlisted Airmen do or do not

have the prescribed retainability; whether or not enlisted Airmen want to accept the action;

their eligibility to obtain additional retainability or decline to obtain retainability; what

actions enlisted Airmen must take in connection with acceptance or declination; schedule

enlisted Airmen for completion of those actions; and follow-up to ensure completion within

the timeframe established for a particular action. Enlisted Airmen who are eligible and

desire to reenlist on their expiration of term of service (ETS) must not be en route PCS.

Enlisted Airmen who want to accept a PCS but want to delay obtaining PCS retainability are

processed according to paragraph 2.29.6.8. Delay in obtaining retainability other than for

PCS may be requested as an exception per paragraph 1.5.

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2.29.6.1. Enlisted Airmen (including FTA) who have retainability cannot refuse a PCS

or other action, except:

2.29.6.1.1. Enlisted Airmen eligible to request retirement under 7-day option

provisions (see paragraph 2.30). Enlisted Airmen who request and receive an

approved retirement date under 7- day option provisions may still be required to make

a PCS, perform TDY, or participate in some other action depending on the amount of

retainability they have remaining up to their actual retirement date, or

2.29.6.1.2. When provisions exist to allow an enlisted Airman who has retainability

to refuse a specific action. For example, an enlisted Airman requests a voluntary

extension of OS tour and has the retainability to serve it, but after approval requests

the extension be canceled.

2.29.6.2. For enlisted Airmen who do not have retainability and want to obtain it, the

MPS will determine if they are eligible and assist them reenlistment or extension of

enlistment according to AFI 36-2606, Reenlistment in the United States Air Force.

Retainability must be obtained within the time prescribed for the action (see paragraph

2.29.6.4). When Airmen are temporarily ineligible or are eligible but want to delay

obtaining retainability, the MPS will determine if the enlisted Airman meets any of the

delay conditions outlined in paragraph 2.29.6.8 and Table 2.7. When enlisted Airmen

need additional retainability, but are ineligible to obtain it and/or when they do not meet

the criteria for approval of a delay, then the MPS will reclama the selection.

2.29.6.3. For enlisted Airmen who do not have the retainability and do not want to obtain

it, the MPS will take action for career Airmen required by paragraph 2.29.6.3.1 and

paragraph 2.29.6.6, if applicable. For FTA, the MPS will take action required by

paragraph 2.29.6.3.2.

2.29.6.3.1. Career Enlisted Airmen. When career enlisted Airmen need additional

retainability and refuse to obtain it, the MPS will formally record their declination as

outlined in this paragraph, unless they are eligible and desire to request retirement as

shown in paragraph 2.30. When career enlisted Airmen assigned in the CONUS

(only) have 19 or more years total active federal military service (TAFMS) and are

eligible to request retirement, but instead choose to decline to obtain retainability, see

paragraph 2.29.6.6. Career enlisted Airmen who decline to obtain retainability are

required to read the portions of AFI 36-2606, Reenlistment in the United States Air

Force and AFI 36-2502, Airman Promotion Program (electronic) pertaining to

ineligibility for reenlistment or extension of enlistment and promotion ineligibility,

and sign an AF Form 964, PCS, TDY, or Training Declination Statement, within 7

calendar days of being notified of the need for retainability (for PCS, also see

paragraph 2.33, PCS Notification). The AF Form 964 is filed in the electronic Unit

Personnel Record Group (UPRG). If a career enlisted Airman will not sign the AF

Form 964, the following statement will be entered on the AF Form 964 (front or

reverse), signed by the MPS (who counseled the enlisted Airman), and filed in the

electronic UPRG: ―(Grade, name, SSN) of career enlisted Airman, has refused to sign

this document confirming his or her decision to decline to obtain retainability and

acknowledging he or she is ineligible for promotion and ineligible to extend his or her

enlistment or reenlist‖ Enlisted Airmen who decline to obtain the minimum

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prescribed retainability may be directed to participate in the event when the required

retainability is waived or in any event for which they have retainability, (from

assignment selection to current DOS). NOTE: Enlisted Airmen who are not eligible

to request retirement at the time of PCS notification and who decline to obtain

retainability (which renders them ineligible for promotion or to further extend or

reenlist) may still be permitted to retire if they will reach retirement eligibility before

the DOS they have as of the date of declination and they are otherwise eligible IAW

AFI 36-3203. If not eligible to retire, they will separate on their established DOS.

The MPS updates AAC 09. See paragraph 2.29.6.7 to request withdrawal of

retainability declination. Career enlisted Airmen who are ineligible to obtain

retainability because of High Year of Tenure (HYT) restriction (see AFI 36-3203)

will not be required to complete an AF Form 964 and will not be coded as having

declined to obtain retainability. When PCS is a mandatory move, see paragraph

2.29.6.5.

2.29.6.3.2. FTA. FTA who decline to obtain retainability are required to sign an AF

Form 964 (except Section II, paragraph b does not apply to FTA, and Section III,

Career Motivation counseling is not required). If a first term Airman will not sign the

AF Form 964, the following statement will be entered on the AF Form 964 (front or

reverse), signed by the MPS (who counseled the Airman), and filed in the electronic

UPRG: ―(Grade, name, SSN of FTA), has refused to sign this document confirming

his or her decision to decline to obtain retainability.‖ This declination does not render

the enlisted Airman ineligible for reenlistment or promotion. The MPS updates ALC

L or 8 (as appropriate), with a DOA as the DOS prior to reenlistment (expires upon

reenlistment). See paragraph 2.29.6.7 for limitations on withdrawal of declination

statement. When PCS is a mandatory move, see paragraph 2.29.6.5.

2.29.6.4. The following events require retainability and prescribe action to be taken. For

PCS retainability and certain in-place actions, the MPS will refer to Table 2.5 and/or

Table 2.6. Remember, do not require enlisted Airmen who are restricted from obtaining

minimum retainability due to High Year of Tenure (HYT) (see AFI 36-3203, Service

Retirements) to formally decline to obtain retainability.

2.29.6.4.1. PCS CONUS to CONUS. The MPS will conduct a retainability interview

and require Airmen to obtain retainability no later than 30 calendar days after official

PCS notification. The 30 calendar day suspense is intended to give the MPS

flexibility in scheduling the retainability interview, not to allow enlisted Airmen 30

days to decide if they want to obtain retain-ability or not. See paragraph 2.29.6.8 for

Airmen who desire to delay obtaining retainability. Process Airmen who decline to

obtain retainability IAW paragraph 2.29.6.3.

2.29.6.4.2. PCS CONUS to OS. The MPS will conduct a retainability interview and

require enlisted Airmen to obtain retainability no later than 30 calendar days after

official PCS notification. See paragraph 2.29.6.8 for enlisted Airmen who desire to

delay obtaining retainability. When PCS is OS (either from the CONUS or from OS),

enlisted Airmen must have or obtain the retainability for at least the unaccompanied

tour length within 30 calendar days of PCS notification. Having accepted the PCS

and obtained retainability for the unaccompanied tour length, then enlisted Airmen

who subsequently elect and are approved to serve an accompanied tour, may require

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additional retainability for the longer accompanied tour length. Do not allow enlisted

Airmen to delay obtaining retainability for the unaccompanied tour while awaiting

processing for an accompanied tour. Enlisted Airmen have 15 calendar days after

concurrent travel approval to obtain retainability for the accompanied tour length or

to formally decline. See paragraph 2.29.6.8 for enlisted Airmen who desire to delay

obtaining retainability for the accompanied tour length.

2.29.6.4.3. PCS OS to CONUS. Enlisted Airmen must have retainability required by

Table 2.5 before they will be provided an assignment from the OS area. Enlisted

Airmen must have or obtain retainability (including enlisted Airmen who must

reenlist or extend) or complete their declination no later than the 25 th day of the 8 th

month prior to DEROS (unless a delay is requested and approved to allow for

voluntary retirement application (not 7 day option), or reenlistment in an SRB AFSC

according to Table 2.7, rules 1 and 7) (see paragraph 2.29.6.8). Enlisted Airmen

who do not have the retainability required for an assignment will be involuntarily

extended at their OS location until their DOS as shown in paragraph 3.10.1, JFTR,

Vol I, Appendix Q and Table 3.12. Enlisted Airmen eligible to obtain retainability

will not receive an assignment under the retainability exception provisions in Table

2.5 until declination action has been completed. For enlisted Airmen who decline to

obtain retainability follow the procedures in paragraph 2.29.6.3. Career enlisted

Airmen ineligible to obtain retainability because of HYT restrictions (see AFI 36-

3203, Service Retirements) will not be required to complete AF Form 964 and will

not be placed in AAC 09, but will be provided an assignment when they have

retainability as outlined in Table 2.5.

2.29.6.4.4. PCS OS to OS (Consecutive OS Tour [COT]). Enlisted Airmen must

have or obtain at least 12 months retainability within 30 calendar days of the date

they sign their DEROS Option RIP to receive COT consideration. Delay in obtaining

these 12 months retainability will not be granted. Upon selection for a COT, enlisted

Airmen must have or obtain the retainability for at least the unaccompanied tour

length within 30 calendar days of PCS notification unless a delay is requested and

approved according to paragraph 2.29.6.8 and Table 2.7. Having accepted the PCS

and obtained retainability for at least the unaccompanied tour length, enlisted Airmen

who elect and are approved to serve an accompanied tour, may require additional

retainability for the longer accompanied OS tour length. Enlisted Airmen have 15

calendar days after concurrent travel approval to obtain retainability to serve the

accompanied tour length, or formally decline per paragraph 2.29.6.3 (and serve the

unaccompanied tour length).

2.29.6.4.5. In-Place COT (IPCOT). Airmen must have or obtain the retainability for

at least the unaccompanied tour length within 30 calendar days unless a delay is

requested and approved according to paragraph 2.29.6.8 and Table 2.7. Enlisted

Airmen who are currently serving an unaccompanied tour who elect to serve an

accompanied IPCOT may require additional retainability for the longer accompanied

OS tour length. Enlisted Airmen have 15 calendar days after approval of an

accompanied tour to obtain retainability to serve the accompanied tour length.

Enlisted Airmen who receive an approved IPCOT who refuse to obtain retainability

are not required to formally decline. The MPS will request the assignment OPR

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cancel the IPCOT when enlisted Airmen refuse to obtain retainability. Airmen must

have at least 12 months retainability to be considered for a CONUS PCS. Airmen’s

DEROS will be extended to match DOS if member refuses to obtain retainability

(within 30 calendar days) to meet the 12 month requirement.

2.29.6.4.6. OS Tour Extension. Enlisted Airmen must obtain retainability required

for voluntary extension of an OS tour within 30 calendar days after being advised of

approval of their extension request. Do not require enlisted Airmen who refuse to

obtain retainability to formally decline. The MPS will request the assignment OPR

cancel the OS tour extension when enlisted Airmen refuse to obtain retainability.

2.29.6.4.6.1. Indefinite DEROS. Enlisted Airmen must maintain at least 8

months service retainability in order to keep an indefinite DEROS. Enlisted

Airmen who fail to maintain at least 8 months service retainability will have a

DEROS established which equals their DOS.

2.29.6.4.7. Other Actions. For other actions which may require retainability (e.g.,

TDY, training, enlisted Airmen erroneously assigned with less than the minimum

retainability, change in OS tour length, etc.), the paragraph, attachment, or instruction

which describes the action or program will indicate the timeframe within which

retainability must be obtained and specify action to be taken in the event an enlisted

Airman refuses. Enlisted Airmen who refuse to obtain the full prescribed

retainability for an action may, in many instances, be directed to complete the action

with the amount of retainability they have. EXAMPLE: An enlisted Airman is

selected for TDY of 179 days in length, but only has 120 days retainability and

declines to obtain additional retainability. After the enlisted Airman has formally

declined to obtain the additional retainability, they can be directed to perform TDY

with the amount of retainability they do have.

2.29.6.5. Involuntary Separation of Enlisted Airmen Who Lack PCS Retainability.

Enlisted Airmen in a mandatory move PCS status (such as due to a force structure

drawdown) are subject to separation in lieu of PCS when the enlisted Airman is ineligible

or refuses to obtain the prescribed amount of PCS retainability and the enlisted Airman

currently possesses less than 12 months service retainability (computed from RNLTD to

current DOS). Commanders may establish an earlier separation date (by memorandum to

Separations), under the provisions of AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen,

when the enlisted Airman can no longer be used effectively based on the mission

drawdown.

2.29.6.6. Retainability Declination, Enlisted Airmen With 19 Years TAFMS or More.

When CONUS-assigned enlisted Airmen (only) have 19 years or more TAFMS as of the

month and year of PCS notification, and lack the minimum required PCS retainability

and decline to obtain it, then the AF will establish an involuntary DOS for them as shown

below. Withdrawal of declinations will not be considered after an involuntary DOS has

been established. This process does not apply when enlisted Airmen have less than 19

years TAFMS as of PCS notification month and year (see paragraph 2.29.6.3.1). This

provision is not intended to deny enlisted Airmen retirement. It does not apply to enlisted

Airmen with less than 19 years TAFMS as of the month and year of PCS notification.

The intent is to preclude enlisted Airmen who were eligible to elect retirement in lieu of

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PCS, but who declined instead to obtain PCS retainability, from remaining on active duty

for a prolonged period of time waiting to retire upon their normal DOS. (NOTE: An

involuntary DOS established under this provision is not an approved retirement date.

Enlisted Airmen who get an involuntary DOS this way must still apply for and receive

approval to retire. Failure to request retirement may result in separation upon DOS

without benefit of retirement.) An involuntary DOS is not established when declination

of retainability is other than for PCS, such as TDY, training, or some other reason.

Enlisted Airmen will have an involuntary DOS established which is either the last day of

the 6th month following PCS notification, or the latest date among the following:

2.29.6.6.1. The last day of the month in which enlisted Airman completes 20 years’

TAFMS (but not less than 6 months from PCS notification).

2.29.6.6.2. The last day of the month in which an ADSC expires.

2.29.6.6.3. When assigned to a CONUS maximum tour, the last day of the month of

the DOA.

2.29.6.6.4. When enlisted Airmen are surplus due to base closure, unit deactivation,

AFSC overage, or similar circumstances, the DOS is the last day of the month

Airmen can be effectively used at their current station. The assignment OPR

determines this date considering such factors as whether or not the enlisted Airman is

filling a valid manpower authorization, etc.

2.29.6.6.5. When enlisted Airmen meet the criteria outlined above, the MPS will

record declination as required in paragraph 2.29.6.3.1 and update the PDS with

AAC 09. Reclama the assignment using reclama reason code ―09‖ and in the trailer

remarks indicate enlisted Airman has 19 or more years’ TAFMS. It is important not

to use any other reclama code reason. The message subject should be ―PCS

retainability declination for enlisted Airman with 19 or more years’ TAFMS‖ when

reclama is by message. Address the message to the assignment OPR with an

information copy to HQ AFPC/DPAA5 for SMSgt and below. For CMSgts

(including selects), address the reclama message to AF/DPE. AF/DPE or DPSOR in

coordination with DPAA5, will determine and update the involuntary DOS, and

notify the MPS by message .

2.29.6.7. Enlisted Airmen Requests to Withdraw Retainability Declination Statement.

2.29.6.7.1. Career Enlisted Airmen. Declinations by career enlisted Airmen described

in paragraph 2.29.6.6 (more than 19 years TAFMS) may not be withdrawn. For

other career enlisted Airmen, the MPS will send requests, which must include the unit

commander’s recommendation, to the assignment OPR (Table 1.2). Approval of

withdrawal is based on manning in the career enlisted Airman’s AFSC. Requests for

withdrawal submitted in conjunction with retraining are processed according to AFI

36-2626, Airman Retraining Program.

2.29.6.7.2. FTA. Declinations by FTA may not be withdrawn and declination

renders them ineligible to apply for any self-initiated PCS action. However, FTA

may reenlist without obtaining approval to withdraw their declination statement.

After reenlistment, the record of previous declination by FTA is deleted.

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2.29.6.8. Enlisted Airmen Retainability Delays. The MPS Commander may authorize an

extension of the suspense date by which enlisted Airmen must have additional

retainability for the reasons shown in Table 2.7, Enlisted Airman PCS Retainability

Suspense Delay. Pay particular attention to the notes to Table 2.7 as they contain

additional special instructions and limitations for each category of delay. Delay in

obtaining retainability is intended as a tool to accommodate enlisted Airmen who have

accepted an assignment (within certain limits). Approval of delays must be judiciously

applied since they can have a negative impact on a gaining unit if the individual granted a

delay later declines to obtain retainability. Delays must not expose the government to

the risk of PCS allowances being used for which Airmen do not have sufficient

retainability. Delay is not authorized for the purpose of allowing enlisted Airmen more

time to consider accepting a PCS. Delay for any other reason or period of time requires

approval of an exception to policy per paragraph 1.5. The MPS Commander may

delegate authority to approve authorized delays to a section chief. Any delay must be

approved within the original retainability suspense period established for a particular kind

of PCS or action. A delay of the retainability suspense is not a waiver to the amount

(length) of retainability required.

2.30. Seven Day Option. The options extended to officers to request retirement or separation

and for enlisted to request retirement, in connection with selection for certain events, are not the

same. There are some similarities and certain special provisions and restrictions apply to both.

The areas which are similar are addressed below followed by separate paragraphs explaining the

options for officers and those for enlisted.

2.30.1. Special Provisions and Restrictions. There are a number of special provisions and

restrictions which apply to the 7-day option. The following apply to both officers and

enlisted, unless indicated otherwise.

2.30.1.1. Normal separation and retirement criteria apply when a signed request for

separation or retirement is dated before an ASD for PCS or selection date for training.

Any request for separation (officers only) or retirement (officers and enlisted) must be

under 7-day option when a signed request for separation or retirement is the same date or

after an ASD for PCS or selection date for training. The fact an Airman was not aware or

had not been officially notified of selection does not change the fact they had been

selected on or before the date of their separation or retirement request. Use the previous

rule to determine which action is officially first when an Airman’s request for separation

or retirement and selection for PCS or training occur at about the same time. The MPS

will reclama (per paragraph 2.46 for enlisted and paragraph 2.30.2.4 for officers) and

advise the assignment OPR the Airman applied for separation or retirement prior to

selection when the Airman’s request for voluntary separation or retirement was before

selection for PCS or training and the Airman does not want the assignment or training.

However, if the Airman wants to accept the PCS or training, then they must submit a

request to withdraw their separation or retirement request within 7 calendar days of

official notification of selection for PCS or training. The decision to approve or

disapprove the withdrawal request will be based upon the best interest of the Air Force.

When an Airman’s request for separation or retirement was submitted under normal

voluntary provisions but they had an ASD prior to the date of their request, then the

reason for their separation or retirement request will be changed by AFPC retirements or

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separations office to reflect it as being submitted under 7-day option provisions. 7-day

option rules apply in determining the separation or retirement date in this case.

2.30.1.2. An Airman is not required to request separation or retirement under 7-day

option provisions if they do not desire to participate in the event or incur the associated

ADSC when the instruction governing an education or training event contains a provision

to allow Airmen to decline attendance (with or without prejudice). If there are no

provisions in the prescribing instruction allowing an Airman to decline (with or without

prejudice), then 7-day option provisions apply.

2.30.1.3. Airmen who elect separation or retirement remain eligible for any PCS, TDY,

or training for which they have sufficient retainability or when the retainability

requirement is waived. Airmen directed to participate will be assigned the ADSC for the

event, but will not be made to serve beyond their DOS or retirement date. In such cases,

Airmen separate or retire with a portion of the ADSC unserved. An ADSC will not

involuntarily extend an established DOS or retirement date.

2.30.1.4. Airmen applying for separation or retirement under 7-day option provisions

may not request a separation or retirement date earlier than the minimum dates allowed

for normal voluntary separation or retirement requests. Similarly, if the AF seeks to

establish a separation or retirement date earlier than the Airman requests, the date will not

normally be earlier than the minimum authorized by separation or retirement instructions.

Airmen selected for PCS, TDY, or training who have an established DOS or retirement

date may request an earlier DOS or retirement date under 7-day option provisions, if

eligible, but not earlier than the minimum authorized by separation or retirement

instructions.

2.30.1.5. Airmen who establish a separation or retirement date under 7-day option

provisions who later decide they do not want to separate or retire may request withdrawal

of the approved date through separation or retirement channels. AFPC separation or

retirement office will route the request to the assignment OPR for consideration.

Requests for withdrawal are not automatically approved. The assignment OPR will make

a recommendation of approval or disapproval based on manning and the overall best

interests of the AF. See paragraph 2.30.1.10.2 for guidance on 7-day option subsequent

to withdrawal.

2.30.1.6. During the period of time between establishment of an ASD and notification of

actual PCS selection, if an Airman desires to request separation or retirement, 7-day

option provisions apply. Normally, notification of establishment of an ASD or

notification of nomination for assignment does not require an Airman to request

separation or retirement within 7 calendar days, unless the ASD or nomination

notification states otherwise.

2.30.1.7. Officers. Under 7-day option provisions, officers serving on an SPTC may not

establish a separation date earlier than the expiration date of their contract, however,

officers may establish an earlier retirement date, if eligible.

2.30.1.8. Enlisted. Under 7-day option provisions, enlisted Airmen serving an enlistment

contract may not establish a separation date earlier than the expiration date of their

contract, however, enlisted Airmen may establish an earlier retirement date, if eligible.

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2.30.1.9. Enlisted Airmen who elect retirement under 7-day option provisions are not

eligible for promotion. Enlisted Airmen selected for promotion before they submit a

retirement application under 7-day option may not withdraw the retirement to accept

promotion.

2.30.1.10. The 7-day option provisions do not apply in the following circumstances:

2.30.1.10.1. The move is in conjunction with an Airman being accessed for entry on

active duty or an Airman recalled to active duty.

2.30.1.10.2. An Airman with a DOS or retirement date established per 7-day option

provisions who then requests and receives approval to withdraw their 7-day option

DOS or retirement date, is not authorized a 7-day option in connection with the first

event following approval of withdrawal when selection is within 12 months of the

date of approved withdrawal. When selection for the first event is more than 12

months following the date of approval of withdrawal, the Airman may exercise 7-day

option provisions, if eligible.

2.30.1.10.3. An Airman has departed on PCS whether or not they have arrived at the

new duty station.

2.30.1.10.4. The move is under authority of an instruction other than this one, for

example, PCS in a patient status, prisoner status, for court martial, for administrative

proceedings, etc., (see Attachment 22).

2.30.1.10.5. Airmen restored to active duty, or reinstated on active duty following

action under the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR)

process.

2.30.2. Officers. Officers with an indefinite DOS selected for PCS, education, training, an

ADSC-incurring event, or who have an ASD, who do not want to participate in the event

and/or do not want the associated ADSC, if eligible as outlined below and in Table 2.9, must

submit a request for separation IAW AFI 36-3207, Separating Commissioned Officers, or

request for retirement IAW AFI 36-3203, Service Retirements. Officers may be directed to

participate in the original event, or may be selected for another event for which they have

retainability or when the retainability requirement is waived, even though a DOS or

retirement date is requested or established under 7-day option provisions. The ADSC for an

event will be updated to officers’ records if they participate, but in some cases, such as when

a requested separation or retirement date is approved and officers are directed to participate

in the event anyway, they would separate or retire on the approved date with a portion of the

ADSC not served. Officers’ separation request will be submitted to the MPS within 7

calendar days or retirement requests must be signed and submitted via vMPF within 7

calendar days of official PCS notification or event notification date. Officers notified of an

ASD are not required to request separation or retirement within 7 calendar days of the event

notification date; however, the rest of the 7-day option provisions apply during the period

between establishment of an ASD and up to 7 calendar days following official notification of

selection for PCS. Officers who fail to submit a request to establish a DOS (through the

MPS) or retirement date within 7 calendar days via vMPF are considered as having accepted

the event and the associated ADSC. Officers who have an established DOS or retirement date

at the time of official PCS notification or event notification, if eligible, may request an earlier

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DOS or retirement date. Officers who have an established DOS or retirement date based on

expiration of an ADSC and their current DOS or retirement date is greater than the ADSC

they would incur for the event for which selected, have no options under the 7-day option

provisions. The following eligibility requirements shown in Table 2.9 are further explained

below.

2.30.2.1. Officers who have 19 or more years TAFMS as of the event notification date

(month and year) or establishment of an ASD may apply for retirement. Officers in the

grade of LtCol and below with less than 19 years TAFMS with no ADSC or an ADSC

which will expire before they reach 20 years TAFMS will be authorized to request a

retirement date in lieu of an additional ADSC if that additional ADSC would extend

beyond the date the officer reaches 20 years TAFMS.

2.30.2.2. The date of separation or date of retirement officers are eligible to request

under 7-day option provisions varies depending on their grade, whether serving OS or in

the CONUS, if they have been notified of establishment of an ASD based on

vulnerability for involuntary PCS selection and whether or not they have an unserved

ADSC on the requested separation or retirement date. Officers may not request a

separation or retirement date which is before the expiration of an ADSC, except as an

exception to policy IAW paragraph 1.5. Officers with no ADSC (and those with an

ADSC which will expire before the requested date of separation or retirement) may

request a separation or retirement date which is no later than the first day of the 12 th

month following their ASD (mo/yr) or 1 st day of the 7 th month following official event

notification (mo/yr), except:

2.30.2.2.1. Officers with an indefinite DOS selected for PCS, education, training, an

ADSC- incurring event, and those who have an ASD who are assigned in the CONUS

who have an ADSC greater than that which they would incur for the event which

selected are not eligible to execute a 7-day option.

2.30.2.2.2. Officers assigned OS must request a separation date to coincide with their

DEROS (month/year) or must request a retirement date which is the first day of the

month following DEROS, if otherwise eligible to separate per AFI 36-3207, or retire

per AFI 36-3203. Officers who want to separate or retire after present assignment but

the date they desire is after their current DEROS, must request a voluntary extension

of OS tour to satisfy the requirement to separate upon DEROS (month/year), or retire

on the first day of the month following DEROS (as extended). This extension must

be completed before establishment of an ASD as shown in Table 2.8 and paragraph

2.31. Once an ASD has been established, officers who desire to separate or retire on a

date other than authorized above must request an exception to policy per paragraph

1.5. This includes requests for curtailment to facilitate retirement prior to the first day

of the month following the original DEROS month. Officers who have an ADSC

beyond their DEROS must either request an extension of DEROS as outlined above

so their ADSC is completed as of the requested separation or retirement date, or they

may request an exception to policy. Approval of a DOS beyond current DEROS may

result in involuntary extension of DEROS to match the established DOS if the officer

lacks retainability to receive a CONUS assignment (see Table 2.5). Officers are not

required to request separation or retirement within 7 calendar days of being notified

of an ASD; however, the rest of the 7-day option provisions apply during the period

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between establishment of an ASD and up to 7 calendar days following official

notification of end assignment. Requests submitted more than 7 calendar days after

official notification of end assignment must be submitted as an exception to policy

per paragraph 1.5. Because officers must separate or retire in conjunction with their

DEROS, officers who have an indefinite DEROS who want to separate or retire after

present assignment must request a specific DEROS be established as outlined in

paragraph 3.8.5. The request to establish a DEROS and the separation or retirement

request should be submitted together when the requested DEROS results in an ASD

being established.

2.30.2.2.3. For officers serving on a CONUS maximum stabilized tour (AACs 46 and

50), officers cannot request a separation or retirement date earlier than the minimum

authorized in separation and retirement instructions. For officers completing a

CONUS maximum stabilized tour (AACs 46 and 50), an ASD is established as shown

in paragraph 2.31 and Table 2.8. Officers are not required to request separation or

retirement within 7 calendar days of being notified of establishment an ASD;

however, the rest of the 7-day option provisions apply during the period between

establishment of an ASD and up to 7 calendar days following official notification of

end assignment. After establishment of an ASD, officers are limited with regard to

the latest separation or retirement date they may request. If otherwise eligible per

AFI 36- 3207, officers serving on a CONUS maximum stabilized tour may request a

separation date not earlier than the first day of the month following completion of

their longest ADSC or not greater than their availability date (month/year). If

otherwise eligible per AFI 36-3203, they may request a retirement date which is no

earlier than the first day of the month following completion of their longest ADSC or

no greater than the first day of the month following their availability date. Officers

who want to separate or retire after present assignment but the date they desire is after

their DOA, must request a voluntary extension of stabilized tour to satisfy the

requirement to separate upon DOA (month/year), or retire on the first day of the

month following DOA (as extended). This extension must be completed before

establishment of an ASD as shown in Table 2.8 and paragraph 2.31. Once an ASD

has been established, officers who desire to separate or retire on a date other than

authorized above must request an exception to policy per paragraph 1.5. Officers

who have an ADSC beyond their DOA must either request an extension of DOA as

outlined above so their ADSC is completed as of the requested separation or

retirement date, or they may request an exception to policy. Prior to establishment of

an ASD officers, who desire to separate or retire, may request separation according to

AFI 36-3207, or retirement according to AFI 36-3203.

2.30.2.2.4. For officers notified of establishment of an ASD based on vulnerability

for PCS selection and who are currently assigned OS, see paragraph 2.30.2.2.2

above. For officers assigned in the CONUS who are currently serving on a CONUS

maximum stabilized tour, see paragraph 2.30.2.2.3 above. For all other officers

currently assigned in the CONUS, when notified of establishment of an ASD

according to paragraph 2.31 and Table 2.8, based on vulnerability for involuntary

PCS selection, the following applies. Officers are not required to request separation

or retirement within 7 calendar days of being notified of an ASD; however, the rest of

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the 7-day option provisions apply during the period between establishment of an ASD

and up to 7 calendar days following official notification of end assignment. After

establishment of an ASD, officers are limited with regard to the latest separation or

retirement date they may request. The earliest date they may request varies depending

on whether they are assigned OS, to a CONUS maximum tour or a CONUS

assignment other than a maximum tour. Officers may not request a separation or

retirement date which is before the expiration of an ADSC, except as an exception to

policy IAW paragraph 1.5. Officers with no ADSC (and those with an ADSC which

will expire before the requested date of separation or retirement) may request a

separation or retirement date which is no later than the first day of the 12th month

following event notification. Officers who have an ADSC greater than that which

they would incur for an event for which selected are not eligible to execute a 7-day

option. Once an ASD has been established, officers who desire to separate or retire

on a date other than authorized above must request an exception to policy per

paragraph 1.5. Prior to establishment of an ASD, officers who desire to separate or

retire, may request separation according to AFI 36-3207, or retirement according to

AFI 36-3203.

2.30.2.3. Officers are authorized an additional opportunity (second 7-day option period)

in which to request separation or retirement, if eligible, when a change in assignment data

results in a greater ADSC (greater meaning an ADSC of longer length than originally

accepted), or whenever the end assignment changes before the officer departs on PCS.

For example, if an officer originally accepted a PCS ADSC of 24 months but then

training is added increasing the length of the ADSC from 24 months to 30 months, this is

a greater ADSC. In this example it is appropriate to afford the officer a second 7-day

option period. Another example is an officer originally accepted an ADSC for PCS of 24

months but then the RNLTD is delayed by 3 months. Based on paragraph 2.30.2.3.1

below, this officer would not be afforded an additional 7-day option opportunity because

the 24 month ADSC for PCS was not greater than the original length of the ADSC. (It is

true, however, that the 3 month delay of RNLTD would delay when the 24 month ADSC

would start and when it would be completed.) In still another example, an officer

accepted a CONUS to CONUS PCS to Randolph AFB and the associated ADSC for a

PCS. Then the assignment was changed to Wash, D.C. (but the length of the PCS ADSC

was the same). This officer would be afforded a second 7-day option because of the

change of end location (even though the length of the PCS ADSC was the same).

2.30.2.3.1. Normally, a second 7-day option period is not authorized when the event

start date or RNLTD is delayed due to unforeseen circumstances and the length of the

ADSC originally accepted (as explained above) is not greater (longer in length).

However, such delays, in turn, can cause delay in the ADSC completion date.

Therefore, when the start date or RNLTD is delayed 181 days or more, an officer may

request a second 7-day option period as an exception to policy per paragraph 1.5.

The decision whether or not to approve the second 7-day option request will be made

on a case-by-case basis.

2.30.2.3.2. A second 7-day option period is not authorized when a change of

assignment data or change of end assignment is the result of approval of an officer's

request for the change.

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2.30.2.4. An officer signs and submits a separation or retirement application under 7-day

option provisions via the vMPF. If an exception to policy is being requested,

AFPC/DPSOR or AFPC/DPSOS will notify HQ AFPC/DPAPP and indicate what

exception is being requested. For colonels (including selects), AFPC/DPSOR or DPSOS

will notify AF/DPO only. If an exception to policy is also being requested, that

exception will also be stated in the notification. Upon receipt of the retirement or

separation request, HQ AFPC/DPAPP will coordinate with the assignment OPR and

make a recommendation to AFPC/DPSOR or DPSOS.

2.30.3. Enlisted Airmen selected for PCS, TDY, or training (PCS or TDY), who do not want

to participate in an event may elect to request retirement under 7-day option provisions.

Enlisted Airmen who elect to retire are ineligible for promotion consideration and are

ineligible for extension of enlistment or reenlistment, except as authorized per AFI 36-2606

in conjunction with a request for retirement. Aside from 7-day option provisions, enlisted

Airmen who do not have the minimum required retainability for the event or the associated

ADSC may be eligible to decline to obtain retainability as outlined in paragraph 2.29.

Enlisted Airmen fall into four major categories as shown below:

2.30.3.1. Enlisted Airmen who have retainability and are not eligible to request

retirement IAW the criteria below and Table 2.9, have no options (under 7-day option

provisions) which allow them to refuse or decline to participate in an event.

2.30.3.2. Enlisted Airmen who do not have retainability and are not eligible to request

retirement IAW the criteria below and Table 2.9, are not eligible under 7-day option

provisions, but can decline to obtain retainability as outlined in paragraph 2.29.‖

2.30.3.3. Enlisted Airmen who do not have retainability and are eligible to request

retirement IAW the criteria below and in Table 2.9 (specifically, those who meet the

criterion of having 19 or more years TAFMS as of official PCS notification and are

assigned in the CONUS [only]) but who decline to obtain PCS retainability instead of

requesting retirement, will be processed as outlined in paragraph 2.29.6.3.1, and an

involuntary DOS will be established according to paragraph 2.29.6.6. After

establishment of an involuntary DOS, Airmen may elect to retire earlier than the

involuntary DOS, if otherwise eligible, but may not retire later than their involuntary

DOS. An involuntary DOS is not an approved retirement date. Enlisted Airmen must

still apply for retirement and meet the retirement eligibility requirements as shown in AFI

36-3203.

2.30.3.4. Enlisted Airmen who do, or do not, have retainability and are eligible to request

retirement IAW the criteria below and in Table 2.9, within 7 calendar days of official

PCS notification (month and year) and want to request retirement must submit a request

for retirement, if otherwise eligible IAW AFI 36-3203. Enlisted Airmen must ask for a

retirement date that is within their current enlistment, or current enlistment as extended .

When an enlisted Airman's current DOS is before a requested retirement date authorized

by 7-day option provisions, enlisted Airmen may submit a request for extension of

enlistment along with their retirement request. IAW AFI 36-2606, the period of

extension may not be longer than necessary to allow retirement on the requested date and

may not exceed 12 months. The following additional instructions apply:

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2.30.3.4.1. Assigned in CONUS. Enlisted Airmen who are eligible to retire (20 years

TAFMS or more), or who will reach retirement eligibility within 6 months following

notification, may request a retirement date not later than the first day of the seventh

month following PCS notification. Do not count the notification month. If eligible,

an earlier retirement date may be requested as authorized in AFI 36-3203. As an

exception to the latest retirement date permitted above, enlisted Airmen who will

reach retirement eligibility within the 7 to 12 month period following PCS

notification may also request retirement, but are restricted to requesting a date which

is not later than the first day of the month following the month in which retirement

eligibility is reached.

Example A: An enlisted Airman who has 19 years and 6 months TAFMS, or more,

as of PCS notification in Feb 2008 may request a retirement date not later than 1 Sep

2008.

Example B: First. An enlisted Airman who has 19 years and 3 months TAFMS as of

PCS notification in Feb 2008 may request a retirement date not later than 1 Dec

2008. In this instance, the enlisted Airman’s TAFMSD is Nov 1988 and retirement

eligibility is reached in Nov 2008. Enlisted Airman must retire on the first day of the

month following the month in which retirement eligibility is reached.

Second. In the case of an enlisted Airman with 19 years TAFMS as of PCS

notification (for example TAFMSD in Feb 1989 and notified of PCS selection in Feb

2008) who will reach retirement eligibility in the 12 th month following PCS

notification, the enlisted Airman may request a retirement date not later than 1 Mar

2009. In this instance only, since the enlisted Airman must retire on the first day of

the month following the month in which retirement eligibility is reached, then

retirement is authorized on the first day of the 13 th PCS notification. month following

2.30.3.4.2. Assigned OS. Enlisted Airmen must request a retirement date which is the

first day of the month following DEROS, if otherwise eligible to retire on that date

per AFI 36-3203, Service Retirements. Enlisted Airmen who want to retire after

present assignment but the date they desire is after their current DEROS, must request

a voluntary extension of OS tour to satisfy the requirement of retiring on the first day

of the month following DEROS (as extended). This extension must be completed

before establishment of an ASD as shown in Table 2.8 and paragraph 2.31. Once an

ASD has been established, enlisted Airmen who desire to retire on a date other than

the first day of the month following DEROS must request an exception to policy per

paragraph 1.5. Enlisted Airmen who have an ADSC beyond their DEROS must

either request an extension of DEROS as outlined above so their ADSC is completed

as of the requested separation or retirement date, or they may request an exception to

policy (with waiver of ADSC). Seven day option provisions apply during the period

official notification of end assignment or requests from enlisted Airmen who do not

meet the eligibility criteria must be submitted as an exception to policy per

paragraph 1.5. Because enlisted Airmen must retire in conjunction with their

DEROS, Airmen who have an indefinite DEROS who want to retire after present

assignment must request a specific DEROS be established as outlined in paragraph

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3.8.5. The request to establish a DEROS and the retirement request should be

submitted together when the requested DEROS results in an ASD being established.

2.30.3.4.3. Completing a CONUS Maximum Stabilized Tour. Enlisted Airmen

completing a CONUS maximum stabilized tour (AAC 50) who desire to retire after

present assignment and who are otherwise eligible to retire per AFI 36-3203, must

request a retirement date which is no greater than the first day of the month following

the maximum tour date of availability. Retirement eligible enlisted Airmen may apply

for retirement while serving a maximum tour as long as requested retirement date is

on or after the first day of the month in which their longest ADSC is completed. An

ASD is established as shown in Table 2.8 and enlisted Airmen are limited after

receiving an ASD in the retirement date they may request, unless they request an

exception to policy. Enlisted Airmen who are not eligible to retire on the tour

completion date, but will be eligible for retirement within the 12-month period

following official PCS notification, may apply for retirement if the requested date is

not later than the first day of the month following the month in which retirement

eligibility is reached. Enlisted Airman reaching retirement eligibility within 12

months of DOA must request an extension of the maximum tour to coincide with

requested retirement approximately 12 months prior to current DOA (see paragraph

2.15.7.4.2.1 and Attachment 16). A request of an extension of DOA to coincide with

requested retirement date outside the CONUS Mandatory Mover time-line will be

processed as an exception to policy IAW paragraph 1.5.

2.30.3.5. Enlisted Airman applying for retirement via the vMPF self-service applications

do not have to complete a declination nor is a reclama of the assignment required. The in

system retirement application (with the reason for retirement as special program ID code

"72") serves as the reclama and automatically updates AAC 09. HQ AFPC/DPSOR will

separate the exception request and forwarded it to HQ AFPC/DPAPP for a

recommendation on the exception to policy. If the retirement request is disapproved, the

Airman complies with the assignment instructions. If the retirement request is approved,

an assignment cancellation is automatically generated to the Contact Center, MPS,

enlisted Airman and the assignment OPR.

2.30.3.6. Second 7-Day Option. Enlisted Airmen are authorized an additional

opportunity (second 7-day option period) in which to request retirement, if eligible, when

notified of a change of end assignment before departure on PCS, or when a change of

assignment data requires additional retainability. When additional retainability is

required and enlisted Airmen are not eligible to request retirement, enlisted Airmen who

do not have the additional retainability may be eligible to decline to obtain retainability

per paragraph 2.29. Enlisted Airmen who are not eligible to request retirement and

enlisted Airmen who have the additional retainability have no options under 7-day option

provisions. An additional 7-day option period is not authorizedwhen the change of end

assignment or change in assignment data was the result of an enlisted Airman's request

for the change. Following are some examples:

Example A: An enlisted Airman was not eligible to retire in lieu of PCS when

originally selected. If the end assignment location changes and since original

selection the enlisted Airman has become eligible to retire in lieu of PCS, then the

enlisted Airman may request retirement when notified of the change of end

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assignment, whether or not they have retainability for the change is not a factor.

Example B: An enlisted Airman had or obtained retainability when originally

selected for PCS and was not then and is not now eligible to request retirement under

7-day option provisions. The RNLTD is delayed for 3 months, the Airman does not

have the additional retainability required and refuses to obtain it. This enlisted

Airman could; however, decline to obtain retainability and then a decision would

have to be made if the RNLTD should revert back, retainability waived, or the

assignment canceled.

2.31. Assignment Selection Date (ASD). The ASD is used in several ways. It may be the date

an officer or enlisted Airman is selected by name for assignment by the assignment OPR, or it

may be the date the assignment process begins in order to reassign an officer or enlisted Airman

on a scheduled future date (such as upon DEROS, tour completion date from a CONUS

maximum stabilized tour, the date Airman will become surplus, and so on), OR it may be the

date when an officer (only) is identified by the assignment OPR as vulnerable for PCS selection.

Table 2.8. Determining Assignment Selection Date, shows the reasons and specific dates when

an ASD is established. When an Airman gets an automatic ASD based on a schedule or an

officer (only) gets an ASD based upon vulnerability for PCS selection, that is the Airman’s

official ASD. For officers, an automatic ASD will be superseded by a vulnerability ASD. The

PDS transaction or message providing an Airman an end assignment may cite a different date as

the ASD. When this happens, the date shown as the ASD in the message or transaction may be

either the date the Airman was matched to the assignment, or it may be the date the transaction

was updated; but it is not the official ASD. When the assignment OPR approves a change of

DEROS, change of date of availability, etc., and an ASD was established, the assignment OPR

must review and manually change or cancel the ASD, as appropriate.

2.31.1. Following is a general example of how an automatic ASD works. For this example,

we'll use an enlisted Airman assigned OS; however, the concept is similar for officers.

Approximately 9 months in advance, enlisted Airmen with a date eligible for return from OS

(DEROS) in a given month are identified. An ASD is automatically established based on the

DEROS (month and year). In this case, establishment of an ASD does not mean the enlisted

Airman has been selected for a specific assignment. What it means is, reassignment of an

individual will occur based on a firm future date and the ASD is the date the assignment

process (or assignment "cycle") begins. Once the cycle begins, enlisted Airmen must be

limited in the actions they are allowed to take (such as, extension or curtailment of DEROS,

change of CONUS maximum tour completion date, etc.) similar to enlisted Airmen actually

selected for PCS. Next, name selections are made to replace enlisted Airmen on their

DEROS (or maximum tour completion date, and so on). These selections are from enlisted

Airmen assigned in the CONUS or OS (for consecutive OS assignments). Then, the

projected vacancies created by these name selections are prioritized (along with other

existing vacancies) and OS returnees are then matched to fill all or a percentage of the

vacancies. In this example, the "cycle" is complete when the OS returnee is matched to a

specific assignment location; however, as you can see, it starts with the ASD. Remember,

for officers, an automatic ASD (generated by DEROS or tour completion) will be superseded

by a vulnerability ASD.

2.31.2. , Airmen may not request an assignment, deferment from reassignment, separation,

retirement, or other action which would render them ineligible for assignment on or after

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establishment of an ASD, except as an exception to policy IAW paragraph 1.5 and as

2.31.2.1. Officers. Request for retirement or separation under 7-day option provisions,

see paragraph 2.30, Seven Day Option.

2.31.2.2. Enlisted. Request for retirement under 7-day option provisions, see paragraph

2.30, Seven Day Option.

2.31.2.3. Request for reassignment or deferment under humanitarian provisions or the

EFMP as authorized in Attachment 25.

2.31.2.4. Request for separation for convenience of the government or hardship,

including pregnancy (see AFI 36-3207 for officers and AFI 36-3208 for enlisted).

2.31.2.5. Request for deferment from reassignment based upon pregnancy as authorized

in paragraph 2.39.

2.31.2.6. Request submitted under sole surviving son or daughter provisions as

authorized in Attachment 11.

2.31.2.7. Hostile fire or imminent danger area deferment for family members as

authorized in Attachment 6.

2.31.2.8. Release from assignment to a family Airman’s unit as authorized in

Attachment 6, or as an aircrew member as authorized in Attachment 9.

2.31.2.9. Request for separation based on conscientious objector status per AFI 36-3204.

2.31.2.10. Request from a commander for operational deferment as authorized in

paragraph 2.15.4.

2.31.2.11. Request for release from assignment as a Medal of Honor recipient or

candidate as authorized in paragraph 3.12.

2.31.2.12. Request for change of assignment or cancellation based upon equal

assignment opportunity provisions as outlined in paragraph 2.3.

2.31.2.13. Request to be released from voluntary OS PCS selection per paragraph 2.12.

2.32. Assignment Preferences. For military couples, also see Attachment 8.

2.32.1. Officers:

2.32.1.1. Colonels (including selects) make their personal assignment preferences known

primarily through their senior rater and chain of command. Officers should ask their

senior rater for advice on their next assignment and consider that advice carefully.

Officers may also call AFSLMO (AF/DPO) and/or MAJCOM (or equivalent) senior

officer manager to express their assignment preferences. While an officer's preferences

will be considered, there is no guarantee the next assignment or location will be to a

preference--ultimately the next assignment will be determined by the needs of the AF.

(NOTE: Assignments for judge advocates are managed by AF/JAX.)

2.32.1.2. Lieutenant colonels and below (excluding judge advocate officers) make their

personal assignment preferences known through the use of the Airman Development

Program (ADP). The officer’s commander also uses this ADP to make recommendations

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for the officer’s next assignment. Commander involvement is required in the process as

the ADP will not be accepted by the assignment OPR without it. Attachment 17

provides essential information to enable officers to understand and participate in the AF

Assignment System (AFAS).

2.32.2. Enlisted.

2.32.2.1. CMSgts (including selects) volunteer for assignments advertised on EQUAL-

Plus (see Attachment 16) by notifying their assignment NCO at the Chiefs' Group.

Notification can be via telephone, e-mail, data fax, or electronic message.

2.32.2.2. SMSgt and below use the self-service assignment preference application

available through the vMPF to record CONUS or OS assignment preferences. To

enhance the chance for selection to a desired location, the EQUAL should also be used

(see Attachment 16). Airmen desiring to update their preferences should log onto the

vMPF and select the self-service actions, under Assignments.

2.32.2.2.1. Enlisted Airmen volunteer for special duty assignments (SDAs) via AMS

by update of the SDA job number from the EQUAL-Plus ad (see Attachment 16).

Enlisted Airmen are limited in volunteering for only those SDAs which appear as ads

on EQUAL-Plus. In addition to this electronic application some SDAs also require a

hard copy application. The requirement for a hard copy application will be reflected

in the EQUAL-Plus ad.

2.32.2.2.2. Each enlisted Airman is individually responsible for the currency and

accuracy of his or her assignment preferences in vMPF. When a change in status

occurs, for example, marriage, completion of a PCS, and so on, Airmen should update

their preferences accordingly. Outdated preferences or no preferences on file will not

be the basis for release of an enlisted Airman from an assignment for which selected.

2.33. PCS Notification. The AF needs to know as quickly as possible after selection if Airmen

have accepted a PCS or exercised another option. The prescribed means to transmit notices of

assignment selection from the assignment OPR to the MPS is either by the PDS or e-mail

message. When initial PCS selection, change in assignment location, or change in RNLTD is

received with less than 90 calendar days until the RNLTD, MPS and unit notification periods

indicated below are reduced to 3 calendar days each. When an Airman is absent from station, the

additional procedures shown in paragraph 2.33.7 apply.

2.33.1. The MPS, unit commanders, and AF officials authorized to effect notifications must

ensure local procedures are established and followed so notifications are in strict accordance

with this instruction. Members may be told or become aware they have been selected for PCS

in a variety of ways. However, "official" PCS notification takes place when the Airman’s

unit commander or authorized official notifies the Airman in writing (electronic/digital

signature is acceptable) of PCS selection and the Airman acknowledges notification in

writing (electronic/digital signature is acceptable). NOTE: If an Airman acknowledges

notification, regardless of who provides the notification, the Airman’s written

(electronic/digital signature is acceptable) acknowledgment and election are still valid.

2.33.2. Sometimes Airmen want to request a humanitarian assignment or deferment, or want

to submit some other action for consideration when notified of selection for an event. They

may also want to wait to make a binding decision on the event until they receive a decision

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on their humanitarian, HSSAD or other request. Such delays are not authorized. If an

Airman is willing to be bound by the AF's decision of approval or disapproval after due

process of any request they submit, then advise the Airman to accept the event and associated

ADSC within 7 calendar days and proceed with submission of the request. T he assignment

will be changed or canceled as appropriate if the request is approved. However, when

Airmen do not desire to accept an event or ADSC in the event a request they submit is

disapproved, they should be advised to make a binding decision when initially notified

because they will not be given another opportunity under 7-day option provisions when

advised of disapproval. The eventual cancellation of a PCS requirement will not be the basis

for allowing an Airman to withdraw an action taken under 7- day option provisions or

(enlisted only) removal of a formal retainability declination statement, provided the

requirement was valid at the time the Airman was notified of selection.

2.33.3. The 7 calendar day count begins the day after the date an Airman is officially notified

and ends at the close of MPS business hours on the seventh calendar day following official

notification. If the seventh calendar day is a weekend or holiday, then the official notification

period is extended to the first duty day thereafter. The MPS and unit suspenses are computed

similarly. EXAMPLE: An Airman acknowledges notification by the unit commander at 0930

hours, 15 Aug 2007 has until the close of business on 22 Aug 2007 (7 full calendar days), to

accept the assignment or take some other authorized action.

2.33.4. Airmen must take one of the following actions, or contact the MPS within the same 7

calendar day period to request counseling or assistance after acknowledging notification by

the unit commander:

2.33.4.1. Officers and Enlisted. Airmen must sign and date the notification showing

their acceptance and return the notification to the MPS when they have the required

retainability (see paragraph 2.29) and accept the assignment and/or ADSC.

2.33.4.2. Officers only. Officers who have the required retainability (see paragraph

2.29) but who do not want to participate in the event and/or do not want the associated

ADSC, must submit retirement or separation application through the vMPF within 7

calendar days of notification and must submit an application for separation or retirement,

if eligible, under 7-day option provisions as required in paragraph 2.30.

2.33.4.3. Enlisted only. Enlisted Airmen who have the required retainability (see

paragraph 2.29) but want to retire in lieu of the PCS and/or ADSC, must submit

retirement application through the vMPF within 7 calendar days of notification, if

eligible, under 7-day option provisions as required in paragraph 2.30. Enlisted Airmen

who have the required retainability are not eligible under 7-day option provisions to

request separation in lieu of PCS.

2.33.4.4. Enlisted only. Enlisted Airmen who do not have the required retainability and

who do not want the assignment and/or ADSC, must report, in person, to the MPS within

7 calendar days of notification and must sign a formal retainability declination statement

when required by paragraph 2.29.

2.33.4.5. Enlisted only. Enlisted Airmen who do not have the required retainability (see

paragraph 2.29) and who accept the assignment and/or ADSC and want to obtain

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retainability must sign and return the notification in person to the MPS within 7 calendar

days. The MPS will suspense enlisted Airmen to obtain retainability at the earliest

possible date, but not later than 30 calendar days after the date enlisted Airmen

acknowledged selection. The MPS will reclama the assignment and have the enlisted

Airman sign an AF Form 964 if they fail to obtain the required retainability within 30

days of notification. If the enlisted Airman refuses to sign, the AF Form 964, then the

MPS will take action according to paragraph 2.29.6. The MPS will not execute the AF

Form 964 without the enlisted Airman’s knowledge.

2.33.4.6. Enlisted only. Enlisted Airmen assigned OCONUS who, during their DEROS

forecast, elect an OS Returnee assignment and do not have the required retainability (12

months from DEROS month) must obtain it within 30 days of election. If they fail to

obtain the required retainability within 30 days of DEROS forecast, the MPS will have

the Airman sign an AF Form 964. If the Airman refuses to sign, the AF Form 964, then

the MPS will take action according to paragraph 2.29.6. The MPS will not execute the

AF Form 964 without the enlisted Airman’s knowledge.

2.33.5. When the assignment selection notice is via the PDS, the MPS reviews the PCS

Notification Report within 7 calendar days of receipt, confirms Airman’s eligibility, and

forwards the PCS notification RIP either electronically or via distribution to the Airman’s

unit. The unit commander or authorized official must then notify the Airman within 7

calendar days or receipt of notice from the MPS. When the MPS identifies a PCS

ineligibility condition and there is no indication a waiver or exception has been granted, the

MPS will reclama the selection per paragraph 2.46 and will not forward the notice to the

unit.

2.33.6. The instrument to record official notification and acknowledgment may be either the

PCS Notification RIP, or an official e-mail notification initiated by the AFPC assignment

team. If an e-mail is used, it must contain at least the following information.

2.33.6.1. The gaining location (unit, position number, and duty title are optional);

2.33.6.2. RNLTD;

2.33.6.3. ADSC (for officers) and retainability required (for enlisted), including

ADSC/retainability for training, if applicable.

2.33.6.4. If PCS is OS, the minimum required unaccompanied tour length (the

accompanied tour length is optional);

2.33.6.5. The AFSC in which selected;

2.33.6.6. The signature and date the unit commander or authorized official effected

notification;

2.33.6.7. The signature and date the Airman acknowledged notification (date Airman

acknowledges notification must be the same as the date officially notified in paragraph

2.33.6.6 above);

2.33.6.8. A statement directing the Airman to elect one of the two options below by

initialing in the blank space (or block) in front of that option. After making an election,

but not later than 7 calendar days from the date of official notification, direct the Airman

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to report to the MPF/E Career Development element. Include the guidance in paragraph

2.33.3.

2.33.6.8.1. I accept the PCS (and training, if applicable) and the associated ADSC.

2.33.6.8.2. Statements indicating: I do not desire the PCS and/or training; and/or I do

not desire to incur the associated ADSC; and/or I do not desire to obtain the required

retainability. I understand within 7 calendar days of notification, if eligible, I must

sign and submit a request to separate (officers only); or a request to retire

(officers/enlisted); or I must decline, in writing to obtain additional retainability

(enlisted and only those officers who already have an established DOS). I also

understand if within 7 calendar days of notification I am ineligible, or I fail to submit

a request to separate (officers only) or retire (officers/enlisted), or I do not decline, in

writing, to obtain retainability (enlisted only), then I will be considered to have

accepted the PCS (and training, if applicable) and the associated ADSC.

2.33.6.8.3. Optional statements may be added by the AFPC assignment OPR; for

example, asking if the Airman desires counseling on humanitarian

assignment/deferment or any other circumstances. Be sure to advise the Airman that,

even though they may desire additional counseling, they must still choose one of the

above options within 7 calendar days after notification.

2.33.7. When the unit commander or official authorized by the commander cannot notify the

Airman due to the Airman’s absence from the duty station (but the Airman will return within

10 calendar days), the unit will delay notification until the Airman’s first duty day after

return. If the Airman will be absent more than 10 calendar days, the unit will advise the MPS

of the Airman’s status and provide the details on the Airman’s whereabouts (address, contact

phone number, etc.). The MPS will notify the member, at his or her TDY location, leave

address, etc., and assist the Airman with actions necessary to accept the assignment (for

example, extension of enlistment), or exercise another option (request separation or

retirement) as the circumstances and length of absence dictate. The fact an Airman is on

leave or TDY must not delay the notification process. The Airman must make a decision to

accept the PCS or exercise an authorized alternative within the prescribed timeframe. If for

some reason an Airman cannot be notified in writing and must be advised by telephone, a

second official should witness the call (conference call). A written record of what the Airman

was told should be made and both officials should sign the document. Be sure the Airman

understands the instructions and provide a contact point at the MPS (grade, name, duty title,

telephone number), and advise the Airman to call if he or she has any questions or requires

additional assistance. Require the Airman to acknowledge the telephone conversation via email

within 48 hours of the call and send the acknowledgment to the MPS. When Airmen

are absent from station and are notified of PCS selection, then use the date the Airman

acknowledges receipt of notification via e-mail or use the date Airman is personally

contacted by phone. See paragraph 2.31 for actions permitted after establishment of an

ASD.

2.34. PCS Notification and Orders in Hand Minimums. To allow sufficient time to plan

movement of dependents, HHG, and arrange other PCS-related actions, Airmen are normally

selected for PCS so official notification can be effected at least 90 calendar days before the

RNLTD. In addition, Airmen normally should have PCS orders in hand at least 60 calendar days

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before the PDD shown in the assignment instructions. However, there are numerous exceptions

listed in paragraph 2.34.1 when it is not practical or necessary to adhere to the minimums or an

Airman can anticipate he or she will be reassigned at a certain time (even though they may not

know where). There are also times when military requirements dictate less than 90 calendar days

notice and/or when orders cannot be given to the Airman within 60 calendar days of departure.

When military requirements preclude meeting these goals, the assignment OPR may waive the

minimums and will indicate in the assignment instructions that the minimums are waived. For

PCS movement to or from OS, orders may be issued prior to receipt of flight reservations.

2.34.1. The minimum notice and orders in hand minimums do not apply to the following (no

waiver is required):

2.34.1.1. Flying, technical training, or other school graduate or eliminee assignments.

2.34.1.2. When the Airman is being reassigned from OS.

2.34.1.3. Approved self-initiated assignments.

2.34.1.4. First assignment after basic or initial skill training.

2.34.1.5. Assignment to training or education when necessary to avoid a quota going

unfilled.

2.34.1.6. Assignments which require SCI access.

2.34.1.7. Low-cost PCS.

2.34.1.8. When the Airman voluntarily waives the minimums.

2.34.1.9. When Airman is surplus.

2.34.1.10. General officer or colonel (including selectee) assignments.

2.34.1.11. Upon accession (officers) or enlistment (enlisted) including assignment of

former officer upon enlistment.

2.34.1.12. When the PCS is for reasons other than prescribed by this instruction (such as

upon accession or enlistment, to a hospital as a patient, prisoners to confinement, upon

separation/retirement, and so on (see Attachment 22).

2.34.1.13. When requirements according to AFI 36-2102, Base-Level Relocation

Procedures, have not been met.

2.34.2. Orders directing an Airman who is TDY or on leave to PCS will not normally be

published before the Airman’s return to current duty station, except:

2.34.2.1. When the orders publishing function confirms the Airman will not incur a

personal financial loss;

2.34.2.2. The Airman’s unit or base is being inactivated;

2.34.2.3. For humanitarian or EFMP assignment and the Airman signs a statement that

he or she is willing to accept a financial loss if prompt reassignment is elected.

2.35. Change in Assignment or Assignment Data. Once an Airman has accepted an

assignment, the assignment OPR must exercise caution in approving changes to the original

assignment, especially any change after an Airman has departed on PCS (if the Airman has

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departed, see paragraph 2.36, Diversion of an Airman En Route PCS). For example, a later

RNLTD or change which adds training may require additional retainability and/or greater

ADSC, or a change in gaining OS location may involve a longer OS tour length. Sometimes

changes cannot be avoided. When a change is directed prior to an Airman’s departure on PCS,

MPS’ and commanders will use the 3 calendar day notification period, the procedures in

paragraph 2.33, and the MPS will take the actions shown below:

2.35.1. Change in gaining location (only). Once PCS orders are issued, a change in the

gaining location could create a hardship on the Airman or, if they were a volunteer, they may

not want an assignment to a different location. When the projected gaining location is

changed, the MPS will authorize the Airman a second 7-day option period (see paragraph

2.30). This may result in Airmen exercising an authorized option for which the Airman was

not eligible at the time of initial notification. For example, when originally selected an

Airman may not have been eligible to retire in lieu of PCS, but since then they have become

eligible. When notified of the change of gaining location, they may opt at that time to retire

in lieu of the change.

2.35.2. Assignment data (other than gaining location) is changed requiring additional

retainability or increase in the length of ADSC. Normally, changes in assignment data such

as change of gaining unit, requirement for a security clearance, or even changes requiring

additional retainability (when the Airman already possesses the retainability or already has a

greater ADSC), do not warrant a second 7-day option opportunity. However, when the

change requires additional retainability or increase in the length of ADSC, the MPS will

afford the Airman a second 7-day option period (see paragraph 2.30) in which to accept or

decline the change, if eligible. For example, enlisted Airman required to extend their

enlistment or reenlist to satisfy the additional retainability requirement; or officers with a

DOS who must execute a SPTC for additional retainability; or officers with an indefinite

DOS who will incur a greater ADSC would require a second 7-day option period. This

includes exercising any options the Airman was not eligible for at the time of initial

notification.

2.36. Diversion of an Airman En Route PCS. When a change of projected gaining location is

required and the Airman is en route PCS (and has not arrived at the original gaining location),

change of assignment at this time is a "diversion." (Also see paragraph 2.36.3 and 2.36.4 for

continuation of PCS.) Use of the term diversion should signal a high degree of urgency to all

who are responsible for processing the change. A diversion can impose a severe personal and/or

financial hardship on the Airman, unfairly place an Airman at a disadvantage, and result in

excessive PCS costs to the government. Before directing a diversion, the assignment OPR must

carefully weigh the circumstances and alternatives. (See paragraph 4.17 for requests to place an

Airman in a 'TDY Hold" status when a temporary situation dictates an Airman not return to their

previous permanent duty station, nor proceed to the original gaining location, and a decision is

pending regarding a new gaining permanent duty station.) An Airman who is diverted en route

is not afforded a 7-day option period to take action in lieu of PCS since they have already

departed on PCS. A diversion might be necessary due to announcement of inactivation or

movement of a unit, announcement of weapon system conversion, or unforeseen urgent and

essential changes in manning requirements. The assignment OPR will make a determination on

a diversion after the following considerations have been made:

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2.36.1. Whether or not the Airman was contacted and, if known, Airman’s volunteer status,

present location, phone number where Airman can be reached, and any other pertinent

information (location of dependents if different than Airman’s location, status of HHG, status

of family member’s medical and educational clearance, etc.).

2.36.2. When assignment involves an OS location, the following general guidelines apply.

2.36.2.1. Whenever possible, Airmen selected for assignment OS as volunteers who are

not vulnerable for involuntary OS selection are diverted within the same country to a

location with the same tour length.

2.36.2.2. Airmen selected for assignment OS as non-volunteers are diverted within the

same OS theater and to a location with the same OS selection criteria (i.e., short tour,

long tour), whenever possible.

2.36.2.3. If dependents have been authorized concurrent travel, diversion of an Airman is

rarely justified to a location where concurrent travel is not authorized.

2.36.2.4. OS short tour returnees will not be assigned to CONUS-Isolated stations unless

no other personnel are available or mission accomplishment would be impaired. Short

tour returnees selected involuntarily can request release from a CONUS-Isolated station

assignment through the MPS to assignment OPR, who is the final approval authority.

2.36.3. Upon approval by the assignment OPR to change an Airman’s assignment, the losing

MPS is advised. If the Airman has departed on PCS, the losing MPS will normally contact

the Airman en route and effect notification. After the Airman has been notified, the losing

MPS will immediately amend the original PCS orders and send copies to the Airman, the

original gaining location, and the new gaining location. When the losing MPS cannot contact

the Airman en route, then before amending orders, the losing MPS will immediately advise

the assignment OPR, the original gaining MPS, the new MPS and the assignment OPR of the

circumstances. The assignment OPR then must consider the probability that the Airman will

arrive at the original PCS location before being advised of the change of assignment. In view

of this, the assignment OPR will review the urgency of the requirement and other factors and

may decide to cancel the change of assignment. However, if the circumstances still justify

the change, the assignment OPR will contact the original gaining MPS and, provided the

Airman has not yet arrived in the area, the assignment OPR will direct the original gaining

MPS to issue amendments to PCS orders "continuing" the Airman’s PCS. Include the

following statement in the amended orders, "This is a continuation of original assignment

from (fill in previous permanent duty station) and Airman may be entitled to an additional

dislocation allowance (DLA) as authorized by the JFTR." With the assistance of the original

gaining unit commander and sponsor, the Airman is immediately informed upon arrival in

the area of the change of assignment, given copies of the orders directing continuation of

PCS, and directed to proceed to the new location without delay. If the Airman states

continuation change of PCS will create a personal or financial hardship or protests the change

of assignment for other reasons, the MPS will obtain the details in a written statement from

the Airman and immediately contact the assignment OPR and request guidance.

2.36.4. If, after an Airman arrives in the local area of the gaining base, it is decided to

request the Airman be assigned elsewhere (whether or not they have signed in), then a

new PCS is required. The fact an Airman has not signed in simply means accountability

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for the Airman has not transferred to the gaining base. For assignment purposes,

completion of the travel portion of the PCS before approval of further assignment

requires a new PCS. See paragraph 2.25 for time on station waivers and paragraph

2.51 for waiver of second dislocation allowance (DLA) in the same fiscal year (FY).

Intent to move or not move dependents or not to claim DLA is not a factor. A PCS

cannot be continued nor a PCS order amended to change the permanent duty station after

the RNLTD. In either of these instances a new PCS is required.

2.37. PCS Cancellation. Once an Airman is selected for PCS and orders are published,

cancellation of the assignment could impose a hardship on the Airman. A PCS should not

normally be canceled within 60 days of the PDD unless the Airman cannot be effectively used at

the projected location. Cancellation of a PCS may be authorized only by the assignment OPR.

The following actions are taken upon receipt of PCS cancellation:

2.37.1. If an Airman has not departed on PCS, then the MPS advises the commander of the

cancellation within 48 hours of receipt of the cancellation notice. If the Airman indicates a

hardship will exist as a result of cancellation, then the MPS will direct the Airman to prepare

a written statement without delay containing the details of the hardship. The statement

should be expeditiously processed through the unit commander to the MPS. Upon receipt of

the statement, the MPS will advise the assignment OPR by e-mail message. As a minimum,

the e-mail message should contain the Airman’s grade, name, SSN, selected AFSC, AAN,

RNLTD, gaining PAS, CONUS and OS assignment preferences, and specifics of the

hardship. The assignment OPR will consider reinstatement of original assignment, provide

an alternate assignment, or confirm cancellation and provide the reasons Airman is required

to remain at the present base.

2.37.2. If an Airman has departed on PCS, within 48 hours of receipt of the cancellation

notice, the MPS will inform the unit commander and the MPS will effect notification to

the Airman at their leave or TDY address (see paragraph 2.33), and direct the Airman to

return to their previous duty station unless they desire to use leave. The MPS will request

the Airman to provide written acknowledgment within 72 hours and state whether a

hardship will or will not exist. If the Airman indicates a hardship, they must include the

details. The MPS will then advise the assignment OPR by e-mail message as shown in

paragraph 2.36.1. If the Airman cannot be reached, the MPS advises the assignment

OPR of the circumstances and additional guidance will be provided. As information,

when a PCS is canceled while the Airman is en route, their date arrived station does not

change and availability for reselection for assignment does not change.

2.38. Pregnant Civilian Wife. An Airman may request consideration not to be en route PCS

during the 12-week closed period during which his civilian wife is expected to give child birth.

The 12-week closed period is 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after the expected delivery date. This

provision applies only when the wife will actually relocate as a result of PCS and the Airman’s

movement at an alternate time is compatible with AF requirements. The intent, to the degree

practical, is to enable the Airman to accompany his wife and relocate her at a time of less

difficulty, hardship, or risk. It is not intended to ensure the Airman’s presence at the time of

birth. Sometimes it may be necessary for an Airman to be en route PCS during this 12-week

closed period, for example, when PCS involves TDY en route for training which cannot be

rescheduled. When an Airman’s presence is medically essential during birth, the Airman may

request consideration for humanitarian deferment as outlined in Attachment 24.

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2.38.1. A request not to be en route PCS during the 12-week closed period must be

submitted by the Airman, in writing, to the assignment OPR through the MPS within 7

calendar days after official assignment notification, or immediately after the date an

Airman’s wife is diagnosed as pregnant. Include in the request the action the Airman desires

and state where the wife will move from and to. Attach a statement from the attending

physician indicating the expected delivery date. Airman will receive consideration for

change of PCS as follows: First, an Airman serving OS and accompanied by his wife

(regardless of command sponsorship status) may request consideration of a voluntary

extension of OS tour as outlined in paragraph 3.8.6. Second, an Airman may request a

curtailment when the attending physician recommends curtailment, in writing, based on

medical reasons (see Table 3.10). Extension or curtailment requests must be submitted

without delay.

2.38.1.2. An Airman serving in the CONUS whose wife is expected to give birth during

the reporting month, the month before, or the month after, and the assignment is:

2.38.1.2.1. CONUS to CONUS. The Airman should first determine if adjustment of

personal travel or leave plans is possible to avoid relocation during the 12-week

closed period. However, if adjustment of departure date necessitates a change of

RNLTD, the Airman submits the request via the vMPF and provides the estimated

date of delivery and the requested RNLTD. The assignment OPR will determine if the

assignment will remain firm, if the RNLTD will be accelerated or delayed, or if some

other action is necessary.

2.38.1.2.2. CONUS to OS. The Airman submits request via the vMPF and provides

the estimated date of delivery and the requested RNLTD. The assignment OPR will

determine if the assignment will remain firm, if the RNLTD will be accelerated or

delayed, or if some other action is necessary.

2.38.1.3. Exceptions to the above provisions may be requested according to the criteria

in paragraph 1.5. Exceptions based on medical reasons must contain a statement from

the attending physician supporting the Airman’s request.

2.39. Pregnant Airmen. An Airman who is medically confirmed as pregnant is not normally

reassigned PCS while pregnant, except as provided for below. On receipt of AF Form 469, Duty

Limiting Conditions Report, confirming pregnancy, the Medical Treatment Facility update will

interface with MilPDS to update AAC 81 according to the instructions in Table 2.1, which will

automatically update ALC ―A‖ according to paragraph 2.39.5 and Table 2.2.

2.39.1. The MPS will reclama assignments as follows:

2.39.1.1. To any OS location (long or short tour location).

2.39.1.2. Within the CONUS when the RNLTD is after the sixth month of pregnancy

and the move is not a mandatory PCS (see Attachment 1).

2.39.1.3. To a CONUS-isolated station listed in Attachment 3.

2.39.2. Airmen OS will be curtailed due to pregnancy as follows (also see Table 3.10).

2.39.2.1. When the child is to be placed out for adoption. Return of an unmarried female

Airman to the CONUS is necessary to prevent possible problems of citizenship for the

child in the future. This provision does not apply to Airmen assigned to Alaska, Hawaii,

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or those other locations outside the CONUS if a child of an Airman is a US citizen at

birth.

2.39.2.2. Lack of obstetrical care or other medical considerations require the Airman be

returned to the CONUS before DEROS.

2.39.2.3. The Airman is assigned to a dependent-restricted location (that is, there is no

accompanied-by-dependents tour authorized at that location, see the JFTR Vol 1,

Appendix Q.).

2.39.2.4. The Airman is assigned to a location where the unaccompanied tour length is

less than 18 months and even though there may be an accompanied tour length authorized

at the location, the Airman is not eligible, cannot qualify for, or is not permitted to serve

an accompanied tour. The considerations here are family quarters, command sponsorship,

and so on, not the availability of medical care.

2.39.3. Pregnant Airmen in a mandatory PCS status (see Attachment 1) will not be

reassigned:

2.39.3.1. To any OS location (long or short tour).

2.39.3.2. To any CONUS location during the 12-week closed period (6 weeks before or

6 weeks after expected delivery date).

2.39.4. During the 6-month period after the birth of a child to an Airman, deferment from

PCS is authorized (see Table 2.2, ALC ―A‖). The intent is for the mother and child to bond

during 6- month period. The military mother will be deferred from an assignment to a

dependent- restricted overseas tour or an accompanied overseas tour when concurrent travel

is denied. The military mother may waive this deferment. Unless the military mother waives

the deferment, she is not to depart on PCS to an OS short location where the unaccompanied

tour length is less than 18 months unless permission has been granted to serve the

accompanied by dependents tour (when an accompanied tour is authorized). Regardless of

the tour length of the OS location, concurrent travel must have been granted so the mother

and child could travel OS together. The 6-month post-delivery deferment is not authorized if

approval has been granted for the mother and child to travel OS concurrently. The 6-month

deferment applies to any TDY.

2.39.5. Requests from pregnant Airmen to proceed on PCS other than as permitted above

may be submitted as an exception according to paragraph 1.5. A medical statement from

the attending physician must be included supporting the Airman’s request. Justification

must state if there are any complications, if it is a high-risk pregnancy or if there are any

restrictions to travel (factors that make travel non-recommended).

2.40. Assignment Quality Control. All Airmen are responsible for meeting the AF quality

standards to remain on active duty. Commanders must take appropriate rehabilitative,

administrative, or disciplinary action for substandard Airmen. The assignment quality control

program establishes the minimum AF standards Airmen must meet to be eligible for PCS

reassignment.

2.40.1. It is imperative commanders continuously monitor Airmen selected for reassignment

until they depart. If an act or event disqualifies an Airman from reassignment before

departure the commander must promptly request cancellation of the assignment to prevent

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personal hardship on the Airman and detrimental impact on the AF mission. Commanders

must prevent the reassignment of Airmen with known deficiencies and ensure action is

initiated to defer selection for assignment until the deficiencies have been corrected.

2.40.2. Although an Airman may be in a mandatory PCS status (see Attachment 1) or

technically meet the eligibility criteria for PCS reassignment prescribed in this instruction,

there may be performance, conduct, or other quality standards problems. All administrative

(including dismissal/discharge) and disciplinary action must be considered and completed

before an Airman is allowed to depart on PCS. When all appropriate action could not be

taken before departure, then the losing unit commander formally notifies the gaining unit

commander in writing of the reason(s) why the assignment was not canceled or

administrative (including dismissal/discharge), disciplinary, or other action was not taken.

This notification must be made as soon as possible and include a comprehensive analysis of

the job-related or personal problems, and what rehabilitative, administrative, or disciplinary

action has been taken.

2.40.3. Assignment Ineligibility Criteria. The criteria listed below applies to all PCS moves

except a mandatory PCS (see Attachment 1). Usually, exceptions will not be considered

except for approved humanitarian or EFMP assignment (Attachments 24 and 25) or for

severe personal hardships that develop as a direct result of a short notice assignment

cancellation. Requests for exceptions of quality control standards are forwarded for final

decision to HQ AFPC/ DPAPP for lieutenant colonels and below, and to AF/DPO for

colonels and colonel selects.

2.40.3.1. Members in the following categories are ineligible for reassignment as

indicated (RNLTD change will not be requested nor date of availability [DOA] changed

to make an Airman eligible).

2.40.3.2. AAC 10, enlisted Airmen nonselected for reenlistment, except mandatory PCS

(see Attachment 1).

2.40.3.3. AAC 12, Airmen who are serving Article 15, UCMJ punishment, if DOA is

after the departure date.

2.40.3.4. AAC 15, Airmen pending charges or trial by court-martial or civilian criminal

court, if DOA is after the departure date.

2.40.3.5. AAC 16, Airmen undergoing an observation period on the control roster, if

DOA is after the departure date.

2.40.3.6. AAC 17, Airmen under AFOSI or Security Forces investigation, if DOA is

after the departure date (excludes normal security clearance investigations).

2.40.3.7. AAC 19, Airmen whose most recent performance report (OPR/EPR) or final

PCS performance report will be a referral report as defined in AFI 36-2406, Officer and

Enlisted Evaluation, System. If the Airman’s DOA (AAC 19 expiration date) is after the

projected departure, except for mandatory PCS (see Attachment 1) the Airman is

ineligible to proceed on assignment. In addition, enlisted Airmen whose most recent

EPR, or final PCS EPR is or will be a promotion recommendation of ―1‖ or ―2,‖ except

mandatory PCS (see Attachment 1) are also ineligible to proceed on assignment.

Commanders have the option of submitting another report after 120 days supervision to

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document improved performance. If a subsequent EPR is submitted (not a referral), the

AAC 19 is deleted and Airman may proceed on assignment. If a subsequent report is not

submitted, the AAC 19 will expire on the date of next projected report.

2.40.3.8. AAC 21, Airmen with involuntary separation action initiated or recommended

against them; Airmen undergoing Article 32 investigations; Airman is pending

completion of action for desertion; officers found not qualified for promotion to first

lieutenant; enlisted Airmen with an administrative demotion action initiated or planned;

or when there are other reasons that, in the opinion of the commander (other reasons),

should bar the Airman from reassignment. AAC 21 should only be updated when the

commander has authorized the hold in writing, stating one of the specific reasons above.

If citing ―other reasons‖, provide specific justification to HQ AFPC/DPAPP for

lieutenant colonels and below, or AF/DPO for colonel and colonel selects. HQ

AFPC/DPAPP or AF/DPO must approve the update of ―other reasons‖ before AAC 21

will be updated to Airman’s record.

2.40.3.9. Airmen failing to meet physical fitness standards. Failure to meet physical

fitness standards does not, in itself, impact Airman’s assignment or assignment selection.

However, commander-directed disciplinary/rehabilitative actions such as control roster,

UIF, and such due to failure to meet physical fitness standards can preclude assignment

or assignment selection. Recommended administrative/personnel actions for failure to

meet physical fitness standards are addressed in AFI 10-408, Fitness Program,

Attachments 13. Additional options not mentioned in AFI 10-408 may be considered.

These options include requesting RNLTD delays as an exception to allow the Airman an

opportunity to retest, as well as, requesting Commander- Directed Hold (AAC 21),

providing specific justification to HQ AFPC/DPAPP for consideration. If the commander

elects to request assignment cancellation due to administrative/personnel actions taken as

a result of fitness failure, an assignment quality control review must be accomplished

IAW paragraph 2.40.7.

2.40.3.10. Enlisted Airmen with an approved administrative discharge which has been

suspended for a period of probation and rehabilitation (separation ID Code "T", AFI 36-

3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen).

2.40.3.11. Enlisted Airmen not recommended for further upgrade training or removed

from training for failure to progress (Training Status Code "T"), AFI 36-2201, V3, Air

Force Training Program On The Job Training Administration

2.40.3.12. Airmen who are financially irresponsible. Assignment restriction is based on

the resultant administrative or disciplinary action and is not initiated as a direct result of

this paragraph.

2.40.3.13. Airmen are ineligible to apply for any of the following self-initiated

assignment actions while in AAC 10 through 21 (excluding 14), regardless of DOA:

COT, OS follow-on (as an exception, Airmen may submit an out of system request to the

assignment OPR for consideration for a CONUS follow-on provided they can get the

required retainability prior to departure on PCS and prior to using any follow-on PCS

allowances), join spouse, CONUS- isolated, and for Airmen only, BOP, and VSBAP.

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2.40.3.14. COTs and follow-on assignments OS are not mandatory PCS moves. When

an Airman assigned OS, who has been selected for a COT or follow-on OS assignment,

falls in any of the PCS ineligible categories listed in paragraph 2.40.3, the assignment

will be canceled whenever the DOA is after the current DEROS.

2.40.4. If at any time during an OS tour an Airman falls in any of the categories listed below,

cancellation of an approved COT or follow-on OS assignment should be considered. When

the Airman’s commander determine it is appropriate to cancel a COT or follow-on OS

assignment based on any of these circumstances, the MPS will request cancellation of the

assignment to HQ AFPC/DPAPP with complete specifics, to include the commander's

recommendation and comments.

2.40.4.1. The Airman or dependents have been involved in an unfavorable incident with

foreign nationals during the current OS tour.

2.40.4.2. The Airman has family problems which could be aggravated by continued OS

assignment.

2.40.4.3. There is evidence of poor performance or conduct (substantiated by

OPRs/EPRs and/or a substantial and current unfavorable information file [UIF]) during

the current OS assignment that may negate productivity in another OS area.

2.40.4.4. There is evidence the Airman or dependents have medical problems to the

degree that continued OS assignment is not recommended by medical authorities. The

appropriate evidence should be provided by medical officers.

2.40.4.5. There are other factors that, in the opinion of the commander, are or may be

detrimental to the AF if the Airman is continued in an OS area.

2.40.5. Involuntary DEROS extensions. Involuntary DEROS extensions are only required if

an Airman is placed on AAC 17 (Under Security Forces or OSI Investigation) while in an OS

area. All other involuntary DEROS extensions are optional at the commander’s discretion;

procedures are in place to allow for completion of rehabilitation or disciplinary action at the

OS location (See paragraph 3.10.2 )

2.40.5.1. An AAC update (other than 13, 31 or 37) does not allow an Airman’s DEROS

to expire; therefore if the commander elects to hold the Airman beyond the DEROS

month, the request must be processed from the commander through the Special Courts

Martial (SPCM) to the approval authority (WG/CC or higher) to extend the DEROS (see

paragraph 3.10.2). Involuntary DEROS extensions are only approved in 30-day

increments, and only up to 120 days total, without prior approval from HQ

AFPC/DPAPP. Commanders must submit 30-day, involuntary DEROS extension

requests each month, with a new letter from the WG/CC each month, until the pending

action is complete or until the unit commander elects to release the Airman.

2.40.6. Procedures. Upon receipt of an assignment notification, the MPS reviews the

Airman’s record to determine eligibility for the assignment and completes one of the

following actions:

2.40.6.1. If any of the conditions in paragraphs 2.40.3 or 2.40.4 exist, or the MPS

believes the assignment should be canceled (UIF is substantial and current, etc.), the MPS

notifies the Airman’s commander of the need to request cancellation of the assignment

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and the reasons for such action. When the Airman’s commander confirms the assignment

should be canceled, the MPS reclamas the assignment to the assignment OPR.

2.40.6.2. When the MPS review indicates the Airman appears to meet quality standards,

the PCS notification is forwarded to the Airman’s commander. The commander is

referred to this paragraph to help determine the Airman’s suitability for the assignment.

Coordination with the Airman’s immediate supervisor and appropriate base agencies may

be necessary to confirm assignment eligibility. If there is evidence of substandard

performance or conduct (not previously recorded) which would disqualify the Airman for

PCS, the commander notifies the MPS via e-mail requesting the assignment be canceled

providing the specific reasons and the corrective or disciplinary action that has or will be

taken. If this notification is based on data not already part of the UIF, or is based on

contemplated action, it is filed in the Airman’s PIF until eligibility is restored.

2.40.6.3. If there is a disagreement on a Airman’s assignment eligibility it is resolved at

the next higher level of command.

2.40.7. Mandatory PCS Assignments. OS returnees, Airmen surplus to requirements,

Airmen disqualified to remain at a special duty assignment, Airmen relieved from duty for

cause, and students although mandatory movers, are not exempt from quality control action

required by paragraphs 2.40. Those administrative or disciplinary actions which are

appropriate must be taken and should be completed before an Airman is reassigned. When all

appropriate action has not been taken/completed, the reassignment must be approved by HQ

2.40.8. Requests for Assignment Cancellation or Requests for Quality Reviews. A request

from a gaining commander, or MPS for cancellation of assignment or for an assignment

quality review is appropriate only if some new PCS disqualifying factor becomes known that

was not considered in the assignment selection process or by the losing commander.

Requests for cancellation from MAJCOM functional managers will be considered for

mission impacting reasons. Current UIF contents, previous OPRs/EPRs, and past

rehabilitative, administrative, or disciplinary actions are not a basis to challenge an

assignment nor is the fact an Airman has a current quality control AAC, provided it expires

before the departure date. The following steps and procedures apply if a request for

assignment cancellation or quality review becomes necessary. (Ensure an information copy

of all correspondence is provided to the losing and gaining commanders, the assignment OPR

and HQ AFPC/ DPAPP).

2.40.8.1. A request will be sent from the gaining MSS/CC or MPS Commander to the

losing MSS/CC or MPS Commander who should review the case with the losing

commander to determine if the Airman meets the minimum PCS standards.

2.40.8.2. If the losing commander agrees that the assignment should be canceled, the

losing MSS/CC or MPS Commander requests cancellation from HQ AFPC/DPAPP and

provides the specific reasons for the disqualification and indicates the rehabilitative,

administrative, or disciplinary action taken by the commander (i.e., control roster, Article

15, etc.).

2.40.8.3. If the losing commander confirms the Airman is qualified for the assignment,

the losing MSS/CC or MPS commander advises the gaining MSS/CC or MPS

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commander. If the gaining commander still does not agree, then the gaining MSS/CC or

MPS commander elevates the case to the HQ AFPC assignment OPR.

2.40.8.4. The AFPC assignment OPR reviews the case and if assignment cancellation

appears appropriate, provides HQ AFPC/DPAPP with specific justification to cancel the

assignment. The final decision as whether or not to cancel the assignment rests with HQ

2.40.9. Requests to Return Unqualified Personnel. Airmen who have departed PCS will not

be returned to the losing unit except in those cases specifically authorized by HQ

AFPC/DPAPP. Based on PCS costs and personal hardships which may result, return will

normally be approved only when the action for which the return is requested cannot be

completed at the gaining unit. Requests to return Airmen for the purpose of administering

disciplinary actions such as Article 15, letters of reprimand, or control roster will usually not

be approved. Such actions can be completed at the gaining location. When it is appropriate,

the losing commander sends all available information, including correspondence from the

gaining commander, to HQ AFPC/DPAPP for a final decision on the return request.

2.40.10. Compliance Responsibilities. Compliance with these procedures is the inherent

responsibility of both commanders and the personnel staff. Commanders have the ultimate

responsibility of ensuring only quality personnel are retained in the AF and permitted to be

reassigned. Decisions to cancel, reassign, or return Airmen will be based on the overall best

interest of the AF. The intent is to ensure that an Airman’s problems are resolved (through

rehabilitation, dismissal, or discharge) at the location where they arose. On an individual

basis, AF/DPO for colonel and colonel selects, and HQ AFPC/ DPAPP, for lieutenant

colonel and below and all enlisted, may direct the cancellation of an assignment, diversion to

another base, waiver of PCS disqualifying factors, or the return of an Airman to the losing

base when such action is clearly in the best interest of the AF.

2.41. Reporting of Disqualified Officers/Enlisted and Officers Eliminated from Flying or

Technical Training.

2.41.1. Disqualified Officers/Enlisted.

2.41.1.1. Operations Officers (Rated and Nonrated). Within 5 workdays of an operation

officer being disqualified for aviation service according to the process shown in AFI 11-

402, the unit commander will notify (via email) the HQ AFPC assignment OPR. The

notification will contain the information shown in Figure 2.3. Within 5 work days, HQ

AFPC/DPASF (or other assignment OPR when appropriate) will provide assignment

2.41.1.2. Support Officers. Within 5 work days of support officers being disqualified

from performing in their current DAFSC (for example, permanently PRP decertified or

medically disqualified) by message in the format in Figure 2.4, the unit commander will

notify (via email) the HQ AFPC assignment OPR (e-mail must be encrypted). Within 5

work days, HQ AFPC/DPASF (or other assignment OPR when appropriate) will provide

assignment instructions.

2.41.1.3. Enlisted. Within 5 workdays of completion of action per AFI 36-2101,

Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and Enlisted), the unit commander will report

(via email) disqualified enlisted Airmen to the HQ AFPC assignment OPR. Be sure to

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include any additional pertinent information and if there is any administrative or

disciplinary action pending and the details. E-mail must be encrypted. The assignment

OPR will provide assignment instructions within 5 workdays of receipt.

2.41.2. Officers Eliminated from Flying Training or Technical Training. When an officer is

attending flying training or technical training in PCS status, or TDY en route PCS status, and

is formally eliminated from training, then the commander will report the elimination to HQ

AFPC/DPAOT1 (officers attending flying training) OR HQ AFPC/DPASF (officers

attending technical training) within 5 workdays of elimination via encrypted e-mail in the

format in Figure 2.3. If the training is undergraduate flying training (UFT), include HQ

AETC/DOT( ) (enter appropriate office symbol) and AETC/DPAOS as addressees (use

format in Figure 2.4).

Figure 2.2. Sample E-Mail Message for Reporting of Disqualified Officers.

UNCLAS

SUBJ: FOUO - DISQUALIFIED OFFICER - (GRADE, NAME, SSN)

This memorandum (E-Mail) contains FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY information which must be

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED IAW AFI 36-2110, PARAGRAPH

2.42

A. CURRENT DAFSC:

B. REASON FOR DISQUALIFICATION: (INCLUDE ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION

PER PARAGRAPH 2.42.).

C. CURRENT SECURITY CLEARANCE: (INDICATE IF ACTION PENDING TO

WITHDRAW OR DOWNGRADE AND INCLUDE DETAILS).

D. QUALITY CONTROL ACTIONS: (INCLUDE ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AND

IF ANY ACTIONS ARE PENDING AND STATUS).

E. OFFICER'S NONRATED DAFSC PREFERENCES AND LOCATION PREFERENCES:

(INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE DAFSC PREFERENCES. LOCAL REQUIREMENTS

HAVE PRIORITY).

F. COMMANDER'S COMMENTS: (INCLUDE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING

RETENTION OF OFFICER IN RATED DUTIES NOT INVOLVING FLYING, IF

APPLICABLE). (INCLUDE IF RETRAINING IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE

AIR FORCE DUE TO LIMITED RETAINABILITY, QUALITY CONTROL FACTORS, OR

OTHER REASONS).

G. COMMANDER'S NAME, GRADE, PHONE NUMBER

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Training Eliminee.

SUBJ: FOUO - FLYING TRAINING (OR TECHNICAL TRAINING) ELIMINEE (GRADE,

NAME, SSN)

TRAINING COURSE REPORT:

A. COURSE AND CLASS FROM WHICH ELIMINATED:

B. DATE ENTERED TRAINING:

C. CLASS ENTERED TRAINING WITH:

D. DATE AND REASON FOR ELIMINATION:

E. WAS OFFICER HELD OVER FOR ADDITIONAL CLASSES:

F. COMMANDER REVIEW BOARD:

G. ACADEMIC AVERAGE:

3. RETENTION INFORMATION:

A. OFFICER DOES/DOES NOT DESIRE RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY.

B. HAS OFFICER DISPLAYED THOSE QUALITIES REQUIRED OF AN AF OFFICER.

C. HAS OFFICER DEMONSTRATED POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS IN THE AF.

D. IS THE OFFICER RECOMMENDED FOR ANOTHER TECHNICAL TRAINING

COURSE.

E. COMMANDER'S COMMENT ON WHETHER HE/SHE BELIEVES OFFICER WILL

PROGRESS WITH HIS OR HER PEERS THROUGHOUT A MILITARY CAREER.

F. IS THIS OFFICER MOTIVATED TO PURSUE A NON-RATED CAREER IN THE AF.

G. WOULD YOU WANT THIS OFFICER TO BE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO YOUR

ORGANIZATION.

H. SHOULD THIS OFFICER BE RETAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY.

I. IS THIS OFFICER ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR FUTURE FLYING TRAINING

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PROGRAMS. IF NO, HAS THIS OFFICER BEEN COUNSELED THAT HE/SHE IS

INELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE FLYING TRAINING PROGRAMS.

J. COMMANDER COMMENTS:

K COMMANDER'S NAME, GRADE, AND PHONE NUMBER.

4. OFFICER'S EDUCATION AND PREFERENCES.

A. EDUCATION:

B. SOURCE OF COMMISSION:

C. NUMBER OF HOURS OF CALCULUS/ACCOUNTING/COMPUTER SCIENCE:

D. PREVIOUS ACTIVE DUTY DAFSC:

E. LIST, IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, FIVE CAREER FIELDS BY AFSC:

F. MEDICAL LIMITATIONS:

OFFICER'S REMARKS AND PHONE NUMBER:

MPS POC.

2.42. Advance Academic Degree (AAD) Assignment (Officers). This paragraph implements

DOD Directive 1322.10, Policy on Graduate Education for Military Officers, and AFI 36-2302,

Professional Development and Academic Degrees and Professional Continuing Education.

Officers who receive advance degrees (Masters or Doctors of Philosophy [Ph.D.]) through fully

funded programs, must be assigned for a minimum of 3 years to a manpower authorization which

requires their specific degree and academic discipline (that is, an AAD position). It is the intent

that officers be assigned to an AAD position initially following graduation. When, for

operational reasons, immediate assignment upon graduation to an AAD position is not possible,

the officer may delay fulfilling the 3 year AAD assignment requirement until the second

assignment after graduation. Assignment OPRs and commanders are responsible for ensuring

proper utilization and assignment of officers who receive AADs. Therefore, during the 3 year

period following graduation, or in instances where a delay to an AAD assignment has been

granted, any change in duty position of the officer requires the advance approval of the

functional assignment team. Additionally, HQ AFPC/DPAPE must coordinate on assignments

of officers awarded an AFIT-sponsored AAD. When assignment to an AAD position is not

possible as the second assignment following graduation, then consideration may be given to

permanently waive the requirement to serve 3 years in an AAD position and is at the discretion

of the respective AFPC Officer Assignment Division Chief after consultation with AU/CFR.

However this should be done only as a last resort. The requirement to serve 3 years in an AAD

position is in addition to an ADSC requirement (see AFI 36-2107, table 1.1), or mandatory

utilization requirement (see paragraph 2.60). For example, an officer graduates from a Master's

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degree program sponsored by AFIT but because of vulnerability for an OS involuntary short tour

assignment, the officer is not assigned immediately upon graduation to an AAD position. The

officer must be granted to delay assignment to an AAD position until the officer completes the

OS tour. Upon return from OS, a requirement still exists to assign the officer to an AAD

position for 3 years (even though a portion of the ADSC for the master's degree has been

served). When upon return from OS, for operational reasons the officer still cannot be assigned

to an AAD position, then the officer must again be granted relief from fulfilling the AAD

requirement. As stated above, at this time consideration should be given to permanently waiving

the requirement to be assigned to an AAD position.

2.42.1. HQ AFPC/DPA is responsible for the management of PhDs and masters degree

candidates in AAD training programs. Execution of the process is delegated to each

functional assignment team, while oversight is provided by HQ AFPC/DPAPE. Oversight

consists of adherence to paragraph 2.42, applicable timelines and assignment procedures.

Officers self- nominate through their functional assignment team, which in turn, prepares

nominations for review during one of their functional community’s Development Team

meetings. Once selected, HQ AFPC/DPAPE matches officers to requirements at specific

colleges/universities and processes assignment actions to the AAD program. HQ

AFPC/DPAPE updates AAC 48 (See Table 2.1) in PDS. Each functional assignment team,

in coordination with HQ AFPC/DPAPE, will process the subsequent assignment upon

graduation from school.

2.42.2. When, due to operational requirements, an officer cannot fill an AAD position after

graduation, or at any subsequent time if the initial immediate requirement is waived, the

AAD payback delay or permanent waiver, must be coordinated through AU/CFR by the

assignment OPR.

2.42.3. Assignment OPRs give priority assignment consideration to officers who have

obtained AADs through fully-funded programs when filling AAD positions; however,

officers possessing AADs earned by other means will also be used to fill AAD requirements

whenever possible.

2.42.4. If the pool of available and qualified officers for a given academic cycle is such that

not all Air Force Educational Requirement Board (AFERB) AAD requirements can be filled,

the AAD program requirement, and thus the follow-on position, can be changed by the

functional assignment team, if approved by AU/CFR.

2.42.5. If the subsequent AAD position for an AFERB AAD requirement is such that it

cannot be supported due to operational and /or force development requirements, the

subsequent AAD position may be substituted with another valid AAD position by the

2.43. Assignment of Airmen Who Were Previously Designated as "Missing" (Including

PWs/ MIAs). Airmen placed in a "missing" casualty status as the result of hostilities, either

armed conflict or terrorist activities, are normally given an assignment limitation upon their

return to US control. This limitation applies only to Airmen who subsequent to being declared

missing are officially categorized as Missing, Missing in Action (MIA), Captured (PW),

Beleaguered, Besieged, Detained (Hostage), or Interned as defined in AFI 36-3002, Casualty

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2.43.1. The purpose of this provision is to limit assignment, TDY, or PCS to areas where

Airmen are not accessible to the same combatants, terrorists, or nations sympathetic with the

combatants or terrorists. This limitation is void in the event of general mobilization. Airmen

may request the assignment limitation be removed; however, the limitation is not

automatically removed based solely on the Airman’s request. A request for removal may be

disapproved and the assignment limitation continued when the limitation is considered to be

in the best interests of the AF, for example, based on security considerations. When an

Airman submits a request for removal, HQ AFPC/DPAPP will staff the request to determine

if removal is appropriate and advise the Airman, and Airman’s commander of approval or

disapproval.

2.43.2. HQ AFPC/DPAPP, in conjunction with HQ AFPC/DPFCM, Missing Persons

Branch, and other activities, when necessary, will determine when action should be taken or

continued in conjunction with this paragraph to limit future assignment. Upon Airman’s

return to US control, HQ AFPC/ DPFCM will provide HQ AFPC/DPAPP a copy of DD

Form 1300, Report of Casualty. In turn, HQ AFPC/DPAPP will issue a memorandum as a

source document, with the DD Form 1300 as an attachment, to the Airman’s unit commander

and the Airman, directing update of ALC ―7‖ in the PDS. The memorandum instructs the

commander to contact and brief the Airman on the assignment limitation. Unless the Airman

requests, in writing, to HQ AFPC/ DPAPP that the limitation be removed and the removal

request is approved, then the Airman is restricted from PCS and/or TDY as stated above.

Scan the correspondence in the Airman’s electronic ARMS record.

2.44. Officer Duty Changes (Lieutenant Colonel and below). Duty changes are centrally

managed by the assignment OPR via the Duty AFSC (DAFSC) change request process. All

levels of command, all supervisors, and all personnel and assignment managers share

responsibility and accountability for utilization and assignment of officers in the most efficient

and cost effective manner possible. However, the assignment OPR is primarily responsible and

accountable for inventory control of the number of officers serving in each AFSC and ensuring

officers are utilized consistent with law; Congressional, DOD, and HQ USAF functional area

OPR directions; AF directives and instructions; and other guidance.

2.44.1. The following general rules apply to duty change requests:

2.44.1.1. Any level of command may initiate a DAFSC change request for operational

reasons.

2.44.1.2. Approval of a duty change in itself does not guarantee an officer will continue

permanently to serve in the new duty or for a specified period of time. Commanders may

request deferment (AAC 39) not to exceed 12 months for officers who receive an

approved duty change from one utilization field to another based on operational needs.

2.44.1.3. Only career officers (see Attachment 1), may request a change of duty to a

different utilization field. Officers with a DOS within 90 days of the date of a request

and those with an ASD are not eligible to request a duty change. Members may request a

change of utilization field by submitting a duty (DAFSC) change request if they believe

the change will result in better utilization of their qualifications to meet AF requirements.

Duty changes for professional development may be disapproved when an officer’s

performance in current duty is unsatisfactory, when they do not meet the prerequisites for

entry into the requested AFSC, when the duty requested would not be economical use of

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their training and/or experience, or when overall manning in their current duty precludes

release.

2.44.1.4. For officers (operations (rated or nonrated) or support) disqualified from duty

in their DAFSC and officers eliminated from flying training or technical training who are

attending in PCS status or TDY en route PCS status, see paragraph 2.42.

2.44.1.5. Duty change requests involving assignment/utilization (PCA or PCS) of

officers in a different competitive category may be considered as an exception to policy

as outlined in paragraph 1.5. Normally, PCS of members in conjunction with such

assignments will not be approved. (NOTE: Change of an Airman’s DAFSC to match the

DAFSC of a manpower authorization or change of the manpower authorization DAFSC

to match an officer does not resolve the competitive category mismatch.) To change

competitive categories officers may submit a request for competitive category transfer

per AFI 36-2106.

2.44.2. To ensure compliance with these requirements and to provide all officers fair and

equitable opportunities, the assignment OPR is the approval authority for the following

officer duty changes:

2.44.2.1. From one utilization field to another (for example, from AFSC 11XX to

36XX).

2.44.2.2. From the staff level to the director and commander level.

2.44.2.3. Involving waiver of the specialty eligibility requirements. Members must meet

the specialty eligibility requirements shown in the Air Force Officer Classification

Directory (AFOCD), unless a waiver of the requirements has been requested and

approved. The assignment OPR must be advised of any approved waivers when a duty

change is requested. Approval of a waiver of the specialty eligibility requirements does

not necessarily mean the duty change being requested will be approved.

2.44.2.4. When it is proposed a rated officer attend a command-sponsored formal

training course. Send proposed changes in advance to HQ AFPC/DPAO by message for

2.44.2.5. DAFSC change resulting from classification actions per AFI 36-2101,

Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and Enlisted).

2.44.3. HQ AFPC assignment OPR approval is not required for the following duty changes:

2.44.3.1. Normal upgrade of the DAFSC to the fully qualified level.

2.44.3.2. Change directed by the assignment OPR incident to assignments.

2.44.3.3. Changes as a result of completion of formal education and/or training courses.

2.44.4. Duty change (DAFSC) requests are submitted to the MPS on AF Form 2096,

Classification/On-the-Job-Training Action or via in-system requests. Requests from officers

must include "Self-initiated" in Section V and include the unit commander's recommendation

in Section VI. Using data from the AF Form 2096, the MPS updates the PDS. Include the

following in the Remarks section (abbreviate to the degree the request is understandable). If

necessary, submit out of system.

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2.44.4.1. State the reason for the request and how the best interests of the AF are served.

2.44.4.2. Indicate if officer and commander concur or nonconcur. Concurrence is not

required, but should be solicited.

2.44.4.3. Indicate if operational deferment is also requested.

2.45. Position Numbers Bypass Routine. A bypass position number enables MPS’ to report

assignment data such as rated position identifier (RPI), program element code (PEC), functional

account code (FAC), and so forth, when there is no valid manpower authorization in the unit to

which assigned for the officer's DAFSC. When assigned to a valid position, most duty

information is automatically updated from the manpower position number. A bypass position

number must not be used to circumvent assignment/utilization policies. Its intended use, for

example, is to report duty assignment data for an Airman who will fill an approved manpower

authorization but the authorization has not yet been updated through the manpower data system,

or to record the temporary duty (TDY) assignment at the same duty station of an Airman as club

manager due to the loss of the incumbent civilian club manager.

2.45.1. If a manpower position number exists for an Airman’s DAFSC in the unit to which

assigned, regardless of where in the unit the Airman may be physically performing duty, the

Airman will be assigned against a valid position as an alternate to the primary person

assigned.

2.45.2. The assignment OPR may use the bypass position number to effect essential duty

change actions or to project an assignment when the specific position number has not been

determined or the assignment must occur despite the lack of an authorization.

2.45.3. Colonels (including selects) will not be assigned to bypass position numbers without

the advance approval of the MAJCOM Senior Officer Management Office

(MAJCOM/DPO), or equivalent, or AF/DPO.

2.45.4. Rated officers assigned a rated duty AFSC and required to perform operational flying

duty should be reported in RPI 1, 2, 6, or 8. Rated officers assigned to a rated duty AFSC but

not required to perform operational flying duty should be report in RPI 3 or 4.

2.46. Reclama of Assignment. A reclama (or formal protest) is a request to the assignment

OPR to change or cancel a proposed or directed action. A reclama may be submitted in-system

or out of system by e-mail message for actions which are time sensitive or when a paragraph or

attachment specifies a reclama message be submitted. Message reclamas should include the

gaining unit. Be sure to include the Airman’s identification data in the message subject and

include the projected assignment Shipping AFSC (for officers) and Control AFSC (for enlisted).

2.46.1. In-system reclamas are usually submitted when the RNLTD is more than 120

calendar days from the date of the reclama using the appropriate reclama reason codes.

Ensure narrative remarks are included to fully explain the circumstances.

2.46.2. Out of system reclamas are usually submitted when the RNLTD is 120 days or less

from the date of the reclama and should contain a complete explanation of the circumstances.

Use an e-mail for actions involving:

2.46.2.1. Contingency assignments, or

2.46.2.2. Unit or base activation or deactivation, or

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2.46.2.3. Weapons systems conversions, or

2.46.2.4. Assignment was a short-notice assignment as shown in paragraph 2.33.

2.46.2.5. Enlisted only. Reclamas will not be submitted when assignment action reason

(AAR) is E2 or has a "P" series AAR (except P7).

2.46.2.6. Enlisted Aircrew Members. The MPS must reclama if enlisted aircrew

members receive less than 120 calendar days' advance notification for involuntary

assignment to duty that does not require flying status. Use reclama reason code "AM"

with trailer remarks that state: "Aircrew member provided less than 120 calendar days'

notification. Airman notified (date). Projected departure date is (date)." If Airman

waives the 120 calendar days' notice requirement, then a reclama is not submitted.

2.47. Surplus (and Overage) Management.

2.47.1. A surplus (including excess) exists when there are more people assigned to a location

than there are manpower authorizations in a grade and AFSC for officers, or in a career field

ladder for enlisted. (In most cases, for enlisted manning purposes, a career field ladder

includes manpower authorizations in grades AB through SMSgt in an AFS. However, when

the duties in a particular AFSC are significantly different than others within the AFS or in

cases where AFSCs merge at certain skill levels, then, with concurrence of the assignment

OPR, ladder manning may be based on specific AFSCs.) The fact that a condition meets the

definition of surplus, in itself, does not mean that PCA or PCS reassignment action will be

taken to resolve it. The AFPC Functional Managers will work with MAJCOM Functional

Managers, as necessary, to resolve surplus issues. When authorizations are deleted,

commanders will identify surplus Airmen to the AFPC assignment OPR. The AFPC

assignment OPR will determine whether or not the surplus Airmen can fill another local

position. When local positions do not exist, the assignment OPR will determine appropriate

disposition. As a general guideline, PCS action is not normally justified when a surplus is

projected to be resolved in 6 months or less, such as by attrition. Airmen may not declare

themselves surplus.

2.47.2. Per DOD direction, PCS eligibility exceptions based on surplus (for example, no

waiver of minimum TOS required) are authorized for use only when the reason for surplus is

one of those listed below. Reassignment for other reasons which meet the definition of

surplus may be considered on a case-by-case or group basis according to paragraph 1.5, or

it may be possible other PCS eligibility exceptions may be applicable (for example, no

waiver of minimum TOS required for PCS to or from training).

2.47.2.1. Unit inactivation, or

2.47.2.2. Base closure or consolidation, or

2.47.2.3. Organization or staffing changes, or

2.47.2.4. Reclassification or loss of AFSC, or

2.47.2.5. Promotion to the grade of colonel or CMSgt, or

2.47.2.6. Disqualification for duty without reclassification or loss of AFSC, for example,

loss of security clearance, SCI access, professional certification, nuclear certification,

medical qualification, or relief from duty for cause. A person who loses qualification to

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perform the duties of a particular manpower position may still possess the mandatory

qualifications to hold an AFSC. In itself, loss of a qualification does not necessarily

result in an Airman being surplus (or excess). Commanders will identify surplus Airmen

to the AFPC assignment OPR. Whenever possible, these Airmen are reassigned to

positions in their AFSC for which they are still qualified at the same location. However,

there are times when all positions at a location require a particular qualification, or

assignment to another position at the same location is not practical for some reason. In

such cases, assignment requests may be submitted as exceptions with justification IAW

2.47.3. In keeping with DOD guidelines, surpluses will be managed by duty location.

Reassignment to resolve a surplus will be considered in the following order:

2.47.3.1. PCA (without PCS) intracommand, then intercommand, for duty in:

2.47.3.1.1. Current DAFSC (officers) or CAFSC skill level (enlisted); and then

2.47.3.1.2. For duty in any awarded AFSC.

2.47.3.2. When PCS is necessary to resolve a surplus, then:

2.47.3.2.1. For Airmen assigned in the CONUS, see paragraph 2.47.6.1, or

2.47.3.2.2. If currently assigned OS, see paragraph 2.47.6.2.

2.47.3.3. Exceptions to this order may be requested IAW paragraph 1.5 (For example,

while one location may have a surplus there may be shortages at other locations. Instead

of directing the PCA of Airmen for duty in any awarded AFSC, the best interests of the

AF might be served to direct PCS of an Airman in his or her current DAFSC for officers

or CAFSC for enlisted.)

2.47.4. Officers. Surpluses at a location in one grade and AFSC are sometimes offset by

shortages in other grades and such circumstances may be acceptable without assignment

action. However, sometimes the overall experience level, the particular grades in which

surpluses exist, or other factors may warrant considering reassignment action to effect a more

acceptable balance. Availability of PCS funds, length of time the surplus is projected to

exist, and other pertinent factors will determine if grade and AFSC mismatches are resolved

by reassignment action. Because of the variables, it is not possible to specify all of the

circumstances when reassignment action will or will not be authorized to resolve a surplus.

Commanders will submit a surplus request to the AFPC assignment team. AFPC assignment

team will work with the MAJCOM Functional Managers, as necessary, to resolve these

issues.

2.47.5. Enlisted. A mismatch where the number assigned is greater than the number

authorized at a location in various grades and/or skill levels of a career field ladder does not

technically meet the definition of surplus (see paragraph 2.48). Therefore, assignment

action is not normally necessary to resolve these mismatches. See paragraph 2.7. However,

the overall experience level, the particular grades and/or skill levels of the mismatches, or

other factors may warrant considering reassignment action (PCA or PCS) to effect a more

acceptable grade and/or skill level balance. Availability of PCS funds, length of time the

problem is projected to exist, and other factors will determine the extent to which grade

and/or skill level mismatches are resolved by reassignment action. Because of the variables,

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it is not possible to specify all of the circumstances when reassignment action will or will not

be authorized to resolve a surplus or grade and/or skill level mismatches when there is no

surplus. The AFPC Functional Managers will work with MAJCOM Functional Managers, as

necessary, to resolve these issues.

2.47.5.1. Reclassified/Disqualified Airmen: Airmen removed or disqualified from their

primary duties may be declared surplus if local manning requirements do not exist in

their secondary AFSC. Upon removal, commanders will contact the AFPC assignment

OPR for assistance in placing the member into a local position. NOTE: Many special

duty identifiers (such as retraining and MTI) have specific disqualification/removal

processes. Please continue to utilize these established procedures.

2.47.6. When PCS is necessary to resolve surpluses (or when PCS is requested as an

exception to resolve enlisted grade and/or skill level mismatches), the following process will

be used to identify the order in which Airmen should be reassigned. Note that deletion of an

authorization in one squadron resulting in a surplus could result in an Airman elsewhere at

the same location (for example, at wing level, in another MAJCOM, etc.) actually being the

Airman (by-name) who is surplus to that location's total requirements. When authorizations

are deleted, commanders will contact the AFPC assignment OPR for assistance in placing the

surplus Airmen into another local position. A PCS may be appropriate, if a local position is

not available. It is not necessarily the incumbent of the position which is deleted who is most

eligible to be declared surplus to a duty station's total requirements. Airmen who are surplus

who have insufficient retainability for PCS, those who must remain at a location for

disciplinary action, Airmen assigned OS not recommended for further OS assignment, etc.,

will be reported to the assignment OPR for disposition. Exceptions to the order prescribed

below may be requested IAW paragraph 1.5 on a group or case-by-case basis.

2.47.6.1. At a CONUS location, when a surplus exists (or, for enlisted, when PCS is

requested as an exception to resolve grade and/or skill level mismatches) the AFPC

assignment OPR will arrange all Airmen assigned to a location (without regard to

MAJCOM) in a specific grade and AFSC for officers, and grade, and/or skill level and

AFSC for enlisted, in order of TOS (without regard to AACs, volunteer status for PCS,

organizational level, MAJCOM, etc.) with longest TOS being the most eligible. Airmen

do not volunteer to be surplus. Assignment preferences are considered after an Airman

has been identified for PCS. The assignment OPR will consider commander or

MAJCOM Functional Manager requests to retain individual Airmen as exceptions.

Airmen vulnerable for OS PCS selection within 24 months are selected on a priority basis

for OS assignments as shown in Table 3.3 and Table 3.4. Airmen not vulnerable for OS

PCS selection, or when no OS requirements exist, are allocated for CONUS assignment

according to the guidance in paragraph 1.3.

2.47.6.2. At an OS location, when a surplus exists (or, for enlisted, when PCS is

requested as an exception to resolve grade and/or skill level imbalances) the AFPC

AFSC for enlisted, as shown below. Airmen do not volunteer to be surplus. Assignment

preferences are considered after an Airman has been identified for PCS according to the

following process:

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2.47.6.2.1. Sequence Airmen in order of least time remaining from date they become

surplus to current DEROS (for example, 1 month to 36 or more months), with least

number of months remaining to DEROS being most eligible. Compute time

remaining to DEROS from date entered current IPCOT, not total TOS for Airmen

currently serving IPCOTs. Use time remaining to DEROS as extended, not total TOS

for Airmen who have approved extensions of OS tour. Airmen who have voluntary

extensions of OS tours who have not entered the extension may request cancellation

IAW Table 3.10, rule 25. Every Airman on this list is offered the opportunity to

volunteer for a consecutive OS tour (COT) according to the guidelines in

Attachment 4. For those Airmen ineligible for a COT, those who do not volunteer

for a COT or those not selected for a COT, then proceed with the next steps below.

2.47.6.2.2. Airmen accompanied by command sponsored dependents (long or short

tour) with less than 12 months remaining who are ineligible, or do not volunteer for a

COT and those not selected for a COT will be curtailed and reassigned to the

CONUS. Similarly, Airmen serving unaccompanied tours (long or short tour) with

less than 7 months remaining who do not receive a COT will be curtailed and

reassigned to the CONUS. In lieu of a waiver of PCS retainability, enlisted Airmen

may also be separated if they lack retainability for a CONUS PCS (see paragraph

2.29.6.5).

2.47.6.2.3. Then, resequence the remaining Airmen in order of most time remaining

to DEROS. These people will be considered for intra-theater (not inter-theater) PCS

regardless of volunteer status for continuation of OS tour as follows. Continuation of

OS tour (that is, PCS to another OS location to serve until their current DEROS or

prorated DEROS) is not authorized for Airmen serving a tour of 18 months or more

who have less than 12 months remaining to current or prorated DEROS. Further,

Airmen accompanied by command sponsored dependents at their current OS location

must satisfy all of the eligibility criteria for travel of dependents and be authorized

concurrent travel to the continuation location. Continuation of tour will not be

directed if concurrent travel cannot be approved. Continuation of OS tour is not

authorized for unaccompanied Airmen serving a tour of 15 months or less, if they

have less than 7 months remaining to current or prorated DEROS. Any remaining

surplus personnel will be curtailed and reassigned to the CONUS when all intratheater

requirements have been filled. In lieu of a waiver of PCS retainability,

enlisted Airmen may also be separated if they lack retainability for a CONUS PCS

(see paragraph 2.29.6.5).

2.47.7. Commanders, AFPC Functional Managers, and Assignment OPRs will continuously

monitor the number of Airmen assigned versus authorized and immediately report Airmen

who are projected to become surplus based on 6-month projected manning levels to the

assignment OPR with an explanation of the reason for surplus. Commanders will not wait

until Airmen actually become surplus to report them. Commanders may request approval to

retain surplus Airmen with special qualifications, training, or for other special circumstances,

either at the current location (as approved overages) or they may make recommendations for

intra-command reassignment. The assignment OPR will consider a commander’s request

along with the requirements of other MAJCOMs at the same location and in-theater (if OS)

and other appropriate factors and direct PCA or PCS assignment as appropriate. Assignment

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OPRs are also responsible to continuously monitor and identify surpluses and should

coordinate PCA or PCS actions they initiate based on surpluses with the commander

especially when the commander has not reported the surpluses identified.

2.47.8. The term overage describes a surplus (see paragraph 2.48) which is impractical or

unnecessary to resolve by reassignment (PCA or PCS), or is the result of intentional action

approved by the assignment OPR. For example, an OS returnee is a mandatory move;

however, if the CONUS is manned at over 100 percent at all locations, then the reassignment

of an Airman to a location as surplus is described as assignment as an overage. Another

example of assignment as an overage would be when an assignment OPR directs assignment

to a unit or location where no authorization exists for the Airman’s AFSC. The term overage

is sometimes used in reference to other situations which do not involve a surplus as defined

in paragraph 2.48. For example, in relation to enlisted manning the term overage may be

used when there are more enlisted assigned in a particular grade or skill level of an AFSC

than authorized. While no surplus may exist as defined in paragraph 2.48, use of the term

refers to a condition of more assigned than authorized.

2.47.9. AFPC Assignment OPRs will monitor enlisted aircrew members surplus to

requirements at their current duty station and determine if PCS as indicated above is

appropriate. However, they will not to be removed from flying status at the same time they

are assigned to duty in other than their primary aircrew AFSC, nor will they be retrained,

without approval of the assignment OPR in conjunction with their surplus status. When it is

determined that surplus primary aircrew members are to be removed from flying status, they

must be managed as shown in AFI 36-2214. In cases where primary aircrew members cannot

be effectively used in their aircrew skill, a DOA is established that is 120 calendar days after

the date the members are told of involuntary removal from flying status. Disposition

instructions cannot be effective earlier than the DOA.

2.47.10. Force Structure Management: MAJCOMS have a key advisory role and will

identify and assist with force structure moves. MAJCOM A1 staffs communicate projected

force structure actions, develop straw-man manning documents, identify the timing and

movement of Airmen and act as the liaison between the force structure location and AFPC.

2.48. PCS Cost Identifier Code. The PCS Cost Identifier Code represents the fund cite shown

in AFMAN 65-604, Appropriation Symbols and Budget Codes. It is used primarily by budget

managers for accounting purposes. This code, to which the cost of a PCS will be charged, is

provided by the assignment OPR in the assignment instructions to the MPS, and will be included

in PCS orders. If the MPS or base financial services officer (FSO) determines a PCS cost code is

not correct, they should advise the assignment OPR. However, base FSOs may authorize

charges against a correct account when an incorrect PCS Cost Identifier Code is cited in PCS

orders without amendment of PCS orders and without authorization for change of the code in

assignment data by the assignment OPR.

2.48.1. Airmen accrue PCS allowances based on the relationship of the losing and gaining

permanent (duty) stations according to the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR). The

PCS Cost Identifier Code provided in assignment instructions must be compatible with the

allowances an Airman accrues according to the JFTR. Whether or not Airmen accrue PCS

allowances per the JFTR dictates whether a PCS move must be funded or unfunded.

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2.48.1.1. A PCS Cost Identifier Code of "unfunded" cannot be the basis for denying an

Airman PCS allowances or reimbursement for use of allowances authorized by the JFTR.

For example, if a PCS cost identifier code of ―M - Reassignment Without Fund

Allocation‖ is erroneously applied to a PCS from Travis AFB, CA to McGuire AFB, NJ,

the Airman cannot be denied use of, or reimbursement for, PCS allowances he or she

accrues per the JFTR. The corrective action in this instance is to change the PCS cost

identifier code to a funded move.

2.48.1.2. Conversely, a PCS cost identifier code for a ―funded‖ move cannot be the basis

for an Airman moving at government expense if the JFTR authorizes no PCS allowances.

If the assignment instructions or PCS orders cite a funded PCS cost identifier code, then

the code is without effect.

2.49. No-Cost (No Allowance) Moves. No-cost moves are those where no PCS allowances

accrue to Airmen (reassignment between activities at the same PDS – NOT A PCS). As a nocost

move, an Airman can be moved between units at the same base, or between bases or addresses

when both bases or addresses are within the corporate limits of the same city or town, but are not

authorized to move HHG. Large metropolitan areas or large military reservations are often

comprised of a number of individual duty stations each having corporate city limits or

installation/base boundaries. It must be determined if a move will result in PCS allowances

accruing to the Airman when a change of duty station is being considered. Moves where Airmen

accrue PCS allowances must be requested by an activity authorized to request PCS moves and

approved by the assignment OPR (also see paragraph 2.51 for low-cost moves).

2.49.1. In some cases it may be desirable to use some of the PCS procedures in managing

nocost moves. To project manning requirements, when there is a change in MAJCOM or for

other reasons, an assignment action number (AAN) and projection of the assignment in the

PDS may be appropriate. It may also be desirable to use PCS orders to record some no-cost

moves, such as those from one base to another. Include this statement in the remarks section

when PCS orders are issued: "This is a no-cost move. No PCS allowances authorized. Date

departed last duty station (DDLDS), date arrived station (DAS) and Date Eligible for Return

from Overseas (DEROS} (if assigned overseas) will not change." The PCS Cost Identifier

Code will be "M," Reassignment Without Fund Allocation.

2.49.2. There may be a requirement for the Airman to vacate government quarters in

connection with a no-cost move. For example, if an Airman resides in government quarters

at their current duty location, but is not authorized to remain in those quarters upon

assignment to another location. The move and dislocation allowance are funded with O&M

funds using "local move" procedures outlined in the JFTR when no PCS allowances exist but

relocation of residence is required.

2.50. Low-Cost PCS, (as prescribed in DODI 1315.18). Low-cost moves are PCSs between

duty locations in proximity (daily commute is common by the civilian public between either

location and Airman’s current residence) and it is determined in advance of approval of the PCS

that there will be no requirement for the Airman to relocate their household in conjunction with

the PCS being considered. The fact that an individual could be moved under low-cost PCS

provisions will not be the primary consideration in the assignment selection process. An Airman

is still considered for PCS based upon qualifications, eligibility for PCS, and assignment

selection priorities. One consideration for low-cost PCSs should be will an additional funded

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PCS be required to backfill. Another consideration is how vulnerable the Airman is for

subsequent reassignment (i.e., OS tour history and/or TOS) given that the DDLDS, DAS and

DEROS do not change as a result of a low-cost PCS. Furthermore, the assignment OPR, in

conjunction with the gaining commander, must weigh whether or not the Airman will likely

remain in the position long enough to become productive and proficient.

2.50.1. PCS allowances accrue to Airmen whenever they are assigned between permanent

duty stations which are not within the corporate limits of the same city or town, or between

stations, reservations, or established areas having defined boundaries. NOTE: Designating

metropolitan areas which are in many instances comprised of individual cities/towns as one

duty station for the purpose of PCS allowances, called ―clustering‖, is prohibited by

Comptroller General decision. Accordingly, when Airmen accrue PCS allowances, they

cannot be reassigned under no-cost (no allowance) provisions. The fact that an Airman’s

servicing MPS, parent unit, or commander will not change has no bearing on accrual of PCS

allowances. PCS allowances accrue based on the relationship of the duty stations and not

where an Airman resides. However, it does affect whether or not a move can be made under

low-cost PCS provisions if relocation of household is required and authorized. A low-cost

PCS between permanent duty stations in proximity may be considered if all of the following

criteria are met:

2.50.1.1. Before the PCS can be approved, the Airman must provide a written statement

to the assignment OPR certifying he or she will not relocate his or her household as a

result of PCS. The Airman’s certification must include the commuting distance and time

from current residence to present duty station, and the expected commuting distance and

time from current residence to the new duty station. The fact an Airman does not intend

to relocate their household or does not intend to claim reimbursement for PCS allowances

shall not be the primary basis or sole justification for approval of a low-cost PCS. The

assignment OPR must coordinate proposed low-cost PCSs with HQ AFPC/DPAPA in

advance of approval and provide the required statement.

2.50.1.2. IAW the JFTR, Volume I, Airmen making PCS moves accrue allowances for

travel, transportation, shipment of HHG, etc. Use of these allowances may be restricted

based on the lack of governmental interest in the use of the allowances. In the case of a

low-cost move, Airmen voluntarily agree not to use the normal PCS allowances (see

paragraph 2.6). Mileage and per diem allowances are not authorized if Airman does not

relocate their household (as is the case with a low-cost move). HHG transportation and

DLA are not authorized under low-cost move provisions. Airmen, however, are

authorized reimbursement, not to exceed $1000.00 (as prescribed in DODI 1315.18) in

connection with transportation of Professional Books, Papers, and Equipment (PBP&E)

IAW AFMAN 65-604, Appropriation Symbols and Budget Codes (Fiscal Year 2009). If

Airman resides in government quarters at their current duty location, but is not authorized

to remain in those quarters upon assignment to a duty location in proximity, then the

requirement to vacate quarters precludes the PCS being affected as low-cost PCS. The

following applies:

2.50.1.2.1. Before making any commitments, Airmen should request counseling

based on their specific circumstances and JFTR allowances associated with moves

between locations in proximity.

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2.50.1.2.2. All normal PCS eligibility and selection policies and procedures apply,

except there is no minimum TOS requirement and no PCS retainability requirement.

2.50.1.2.3. Airmen will not incur a PCS ADSC.

2.50.1.2.4. Low-cost PCS will be considered only for CONUS to CONUS and OS to

OS PCS when the duty stations are in proximity as described in paragraph 2.51.

2.50.1.2.5. Curtailment of OS tour is not authorized, original tour completion date

will be retained and Airmen are not authorized COT leave/travel allowances.

2.50.1.2.6. No en route training or TDY will be authorized in conjunction with a lowcost

PCS.

2.50.1.2.7. The PCS Cost Identifier Code for a low-cost PCS will be ―V‖, PCS

Moves w/ Expenditures Less Than $1000.00.

2.50.1.2.8. The Airman’s DDLDS/DAS/DEROS will not be changed in conjunction

with a low- cost PCS. In the event the DDLDS/DAS/DEROS changes in the PDS as

a result of processing the Airman’s PCS travel voucher, then the MPS must restore

the previous DDLDS/DAS.

2.50.2. PCS moves originally approved using normal TOS, retainability, ADSC criteria, and

so on, which could have been made under low-cost provisions but were not approved in

advance as low-cost moves will not be changed after the fact, nor will PCS orders be

amended later to show the PCS was made under low-cost provisions. For example, an

Airman selected for PCS who met the minimum TOS, had or acquired retainability, accepted

the PCS ADSC, had DDLDS/DAS/DEROS changed upon PCS, etc., but who did not

relocate his or her household incident to PCS, may not subsequently have that PCS changed

(DDLDS/DAS/DEROS restored, ADSC removed, etc.) to reflect the PCS was made under

low-cost move provisions. Conversely, PCS moves originally approved as low-cost PCSs

will not be changed to fully funded moves without full justification and approval by HQ

AFPC/DPAPA. Administrative relief can be provided only when justification clearly shows

that the Airman was miscounseled or that the orders were unclear, incomplete, or invalid.

Otherwise, all requests for retroactive amendments must be submitted via the BCMR

2.51. Second PCS and Second Dislocation Allowance (DLA), Same Fiscal Year (FY). This

paragraph applies to all Airmen regardless of marital or dependent status and is to be used in

conjunction with the JFTR which governs the allowance of, DLA. Except as authorized below,

only one PCS involving DLA allowance is authorized in a FY unless the SAF determines the

needs of the AF require an additional PCS. Approval for a second PCS (or more) in the same FY

and approval of a second DLA allowance (or more) involves two separate considerations: one is

TOS; and the other is whether or not the PCS involves a DLA allowance and requires a

Secretarial Process determination. As explained below, depending on the reason for PCS, an

Airman may not be entitled to DLA, or an additional DLA allowance in the same FY may be

excluded from the FY DLA count. Whether an Airman does not use a DLA allowance (actual

movement of dependents is not a prerequisite to DLA allowance in the case of Airmen with

dependents), or does not intend to claim reimbursement for movement of dependents are not

factors in the requirement to obtain a determination through the Secretarial Process. Neither the

Airman nor the AF can waive a DLA allowance. Further, neither a change of end assignment,

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diversion of an Airman en route, nor a TDY followed by PCS results in a second DLA

allowance. However, for a continuation of PCS, see paragraph 2.52.6. which may entitle an

Airman to an additional DLA. The PDS will normally show when an Airman has had a PCS with

DLA allowance in the current FY.

2.51.1. Second PCS in Same FY. Table 2.3 shows the minimum TOS requirements for

PCS. Based on TOS only, sometimes more than one PCS in the same FY may be permitted,

but that in itself does not preclude the need for approval through the Secretarial Process of an

additional DLA allowance, unless there is no DLA allowance for the PCS reason, or the

allowance may be excluded from the FY DLA count as explained below. When a waiver of

the TOS minimum shown in Table 2.3 is required in addition to a request for second DLA

allowance, the waiver and second DLA requests will be combined. TOS waiver requests

must be originated and processed according to paragraph 2.26 and paragraph 1.4.

2.51.2. Second DLA Allowance in Same FY. The date an Airman departs the last permanent

duty station, whether TDY en route, delay en route, or direct, etc., determines the FY to

which the DLA is charged. Airmen may not waive their DLA allowance to avoid the

requirement for a determination through the Secretarial Process. Requests for determinations

through the Secretarial Process (DLA waiver) must be sent to the assignment OPR (see

paragraph 2.26 and paragraph 1.4). The assignment OPR will then forward as necessary

for additional processing and approval. When a TOS waiver is required, the TOS waiver

must be approved before the DLA waiver is requested. If the TOS waiver is disapproved, the

DLA waiver is not submitted and the requester is advised. Requests for a DLA waiver

through the Secretarial Process should be submitted 90 calendar days before the Airman’s

scheduled PCS departure or as quickly as possible thereafter. Requests must include:

2.51.2.1. Grade, name, SSN, and pertinent AFSC information.

2.51.2.2. Proposed unit of assignment (if known).

2.51.2.3. Full justification and proposed departure date. Ensure alternatives considered

are addressed and why alternative action is not feasible. For example, why another

Airman cannot be moved in the same grade and specialty who would not need a second

DLA, or why an Airman cannot be used at a nearby base to possibly avoid the move of

Airman’s household.

2.51.2.4. When an "after the fact" determination is requested, include reasons for not

sending the request before the PCS.

2.51.2.5. Departure date for each PCS during the current FY, if DLA was authorized,

and if dependents relocated as a result of PCS. In the case of an Airman without

dependents, indicate if the Airman was "assigned" government quarters as a result of

2.51.3. When a request is approved, cite in PCS orders the document granting the DLA

waiver and include the appropriate DLA category. Assignment instructions should include

this information if not furnished to the MPS previously.

2.51.4. As information, either Airmen do not have a DLA allowance in connection with PCS

or the Airmen do have a DLA allowance, but it is excluded from the fiscal year count, as

follows (recommend confirmation by consulting the JFTR):

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2.51.4.1. Upon PCS to first duty station upon entry on active duty (does not preclude

payment of trailer allowance).

2.51.4.2. Upon separation or retirement.

2.51.4.3. For no-cost/no allowance PCS moves as explained in paragraph 2.49.

2.51.4.4. When an Airman, with or without dependents, who is not entitled to

transportation of dependents at government expense, is assigned to government quarters

at the new permanent duty station.

2.51.4.5. Between bases in an OS area where dependents are not authorized and Airman

will be assigned to government quarters at the new base.

2.51.5. To, from, or between schools (must be 20 weeks or more in duration) conducted at a

military base or conducted, controlled, and managed by a Uniformed Service at a civilian

education institution or elsewhere. NOTE: Airmen do have a DLA allowance, but the

allowance is excluded from DLA computation.

2.51.6. In very limited circumstances, a continuation of PCS (see paragraph 2.36.3) may

result in an additional DLA allowance; however, the allowance is excluded from second

DLA computation. For reimbursement of an additional DLA, Airmen must have actually

established a household at the original gaining duty station and must actually relocate that

household again as a result of the continuation of PCS.

2.52. Peace Corps, Assignment of Former Members of the. Former members of the Peace

Corps are not assigned permanent or temporary duty in the military intelligence field for a period

of 4 years following service with the Peace Corps. Members who later acquire an intelligence

specialty are not assigned in an intelligence capacity to any foreign country in which they

previously served as Peace Corps members. This limitation on the use of former Peace Corps

members will not be waived.

2.52.1. The term "former members of the Peace Corps" includes former Peace Corps

volunteers, volunteer leaders, and staff members of the Peace Corps. The term does not

include persons who attended Peace Corps training but never went OS with the Peace Corps.

These persons are restricted from being assigned duties in an intelligence capacity only to

foreign countries for which they received Peace Corps training.

2.52.2. ALC "R" identifies former members of the Peace Corps. See Table 2.2.

2.53. Security Access Requirements for PCS. AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Program

Management, is the prescribing instruction for the AF Personnel Security Program and takes

precedence in the event of a conflict with this instruction regarding personnel security access or

individual security investigation processing. A PCS may require an Airman have access to a

higher level of classified information. Each PCS selection will specify the level of security

access for that assignment. Airmen should have at least 12 months service retainability

remaining from the date of assignment to a position requiring SCI access unless they are already

SCI access eligible or have a current favorable SBI. Normally the investigation requester is the

base Security Forces function serving the Airman’s current unit, except when assignment

instructions or AFI 31-501 stipulate some other activity will be the requester.

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2.53.1. The PDS transaction, assignment trailer remarks, a Personnel Processing Code (PPC)

or e-mail message will advise the losing commander, MPS and Airman of the security access

requirement for the assignment.

2.53.2. Losing commanders ensure unit procedures exist so that assignment selections are

expeditiously reviewed to determine if an individual security investigation, reinvestigation,

or other action is required. The unit provides the Airman’s administrative support. The unit

commander and security manager (or other unit official designated by the commander)

ensure the Airman reports to the local Security Forces for quality review of security

documents (usually within 10 days of PCS notification), and that completed personnel

security forms are given to the Security Forces (usually not more than 30 days after PCS

notification) or according to locally established procedures.

2.53.3. When the commander identifies circumstances as outlined in AFI 31-501 that

preclude a favorable recommendation for access or submission or update of an investigation,

the MPS will reclama to the assignment OPR (see paragraph 2.46) and explain the

circumstances.

2.53.4 The MPS will include security data in the PCS orders as shown in AFI 33-208,

Administrative Orders.

2.53.5. The MPS may publish PCS orders and allow Airmen to depart on PCS without a

security determination in the following instances:

2.53.5.1. For mandatory PCS moves (see Attachment 1), or

2.53.5.2. Access required is top secret or lower, or

2.53.5.3. For SCI access, if the assignment OPR authorizes issuance of PCS orders IAW

the criteria in paragraph 2.53.6.

2.53.6. The assignment OPR must monitor assignments requiring SCI access and obtain the

status of SCI eligibility from the MAJCOM Special Security Office (SSO). As soon as

determined, but not later than 90 calendar days before RNLTD, the MAJCOM SSO advises

the assignment OPR whether Airman is eligible for SCI access. As an exception, the

assignment OPR may approve departure of an Airman without an SCI eligibility

determination. The decision to permit an Airman to proceed without an SCI eligibility

determination is based on whether or not the Airman can be effectively used within the

gaining unit permanently in a manpower position that does not require SCI access. If an SCI

eligibility determination cannot be made or an exception approved 90 calendar days prior to

RNLTD, the assignment OPR, with information to the losing unit, will:

2.53.6.1. Delay the RNLTD, or

2.53.6.2. Change the end assignment (with or without change of RNLTD), or

2.53.6.3. Cancel the assignment.

2.53.7. Graduates of technical training schools selected for assignments requiring SCI access

may proceed to the new unit upon graduation without a completed investigation if

recommended for SCI access by their commander according to AFI 31-501 and when they

have a "1" under "S" in the PULHES profile. The Air Force Central Adjudication Facility

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(AFCAF) is responsible for determining SCI eligibility for all students attending technical

training schools.

2.53.8. Airman (Enlisted) Basic Training Graduates. The base personnel processing group

does the tasks required by the authorized investigation requester. If the enlisted Airman is

deemed acceptable by the 319 TRS, Lackland AFB, TX for SCI, then the Airman may be

assigned to the appropriate AF Military Training Center.

2.54. PCS Orders. PCS orders are issued IAW AFI 33-208, Administrative Orders.

2.54.1. The MPS may publish PCS orders only after receipt of written assignment

instructions via the PDS or a message from the assignment OPR directing a PCS or

approving a PCS request.

2.54.2. See paragraph 2.34 for orders in hand requirements.

2.55. Assignment Action Number (AAN). The assignment action number (AAN) is used by

the assignment OPR to control assignments and for other purposes. Budget managers use the

AAN for budget purposes to determine the fiscal year (FY) to which a PCS will be charged

based on the Transfer Effective Date (TED) (for orders cut before 1 October 2008). The TED is

the month and year of the AAN and corresponds to the original requirement month. The TED

(and FY to which a PCS will be charged) can only be changed by cancellation of the AAN and

issuance of a new AAN. A change in PDD or RNLTD will not change the FY to which a PCS is

charged. Orders cut before 1 Oct 2008 should charge DLA to the FY consistent with the TED.

Orders cut on or after 1 October 2008 should charge all costs to the FY in which the orders were

cut.

2.55.1. AANs are necessary only for those permanent changes of station (PCS) and

intercommand permanent changes of assignments (PCA without PCS) prescribed by this

instruction. The AAN is determined at the time an allocation to fill a manning requirement is

made, or at the time a name is applied to a manning requirement. PCS moves which are not

made under the authority of this instruction (see paragraph 1.1.1 and Attachment 22) do

not require an AAN and/or do not use the numbering system described below.

2.55.2. The AAN construction is similar for officers and enlisted. It consists of 10

alphanumeric positions as follows:

Position Description Example

1-2 Requirement month (the month in which a requirement "09" is September exists, regardless

of when a member actually departs or arrives)

3 Calendar year of the requirement (last digit only) "8" is 2008

4-5 Level of command initiating the assignment (see note 1.)"0N" is HQ USAF and HQ AFPC

(see note 1.)

6-10 Assignment sequence number (see note 2.) 12345 (or S1234) (see note 2.)

NOTES: For officers, the initiating level will always be "0N." For enlisted, the command

identified code of the DRU/FOA initiating the assignment request is used when the initiator is

other than HQ AFPC. The first position of the five position sequence number (position 6) may

be alpha and can be used to further identify sub-groupings of assignments. Activities

authorized to initiate assignment requests may not use a letter in position 6 of the sequence

number without prior approval of HQ AFPC/DPAPP for officers, and HQ AFPC/DPAA5 for

enlisted. Some commonly used letters are:

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"G" for generals, including brigadier general selects.

"X" for colonels, including selects.

"S" for enlisted for certain computer matched assignments.

2.56. Air Travel of Air Force Personnel. Air transportation is the primary mode of travel for

movement of AF military personnel to, from, and between OS areas. The inability of an Airman

to accept this concept is considered incompatible with an AF career (see AFI 48-123V2, Medical

Examinations and Standards Volume 2-Accession, Retention, and Administration).

2.57. Enlisted Aircrew Assignments. Enlisted Airmen who are career aviators are selected

and reassigned in their aircrew AFSC only. Career aviators are those AFSCs that require aviation

service as a mandatory specialty qualification according to the Air Force Enlisted Classification

Directory; AFI 11-401, Aviation Management; and AFI 11-402, Aviation and Parachutist

Service, Aeronautical Ratings and Badges. Career aviators are those aircrew members who

perform full time aircrew duties in AFSCs 1AXXX, or SDIs IAW AFI 11-412, Aircrew

Management.

2.58. Enlisted Non-career Aviators and Operational Support Flyers. Authorized Crew

Composition - Active Forces. Non-career aviators and operational support flyers may be

reassigned to non-flying duties if it is in the best interest of the AF and if they are told of removal

from flying duties at least 120 calendar days in advance. In those cases where assignment

instructions are received that do not give 120 days notice of removal from flying status, the unit

MPS will reclama the assignment according to paragraph 2.46. The 120 calendar days notice of

involuntary removal from flying status can be waived by the Airman to accept the assignment.

NOTE: IAW AFI 11-402, enlisted personnel must volunteer to enter training that will qualify

them to perform in-flight duties as aircrew members (career and non-career) or operational

support flyers. Unless permanently disqualified under the provisions of AFI 11-402, enlisted

Airmen who complete initial training remain available for flying duties and may be directed to

perform such duties at any time.

2.58.1. Aircrew Evaluation Board (AEB). The convening authority will ensure HQ

AFPC/DPPAE is advised when an AEB is to be convened on an enlisted Airman who has

been selected for PCS. HQ AFPC/DPPAE will determine disposition of the member and

direct appropriate action when an enlisted Airman is TDY (either TDY en route PCS, or

TDY and return with PCS afterwards).

2.58.2. Airmen use the assignment preference listing through the vMPF self service

applications to volunteer for flying duties as a non-career aviator or operational support flyer.

2.58.3. The MPS will arrange for completion of a Class III flying physical, and schedule

initial physiological training within 30 calendar days of PCS notification or nomination on

receipt of an assignment levy with the prefix "X" on the projected CAFSC, when required by

a PPC, for example, PPC "9JB," or a nomination to flying duty. Schedule only enlisted

Airmen who are volunteers for flying duty unless otherwise directed.

2.58.4. When an enlisted Airman is not medically qualified for flying duty per AF Form 469

(or other correspondence from medical authorities such as AF Form 1042, Medical

Recommendation for Flying or Special Operational Duty), the MPS will reclama the

assignment or request release from nomination and place the enlisted Airman in ALC "N"

per Table 2.2. The ALC may be repeated if, after expiration, the enlisted Airman is again

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selected and again found not medically qualified. If the specific medical condition requires

update of another AAC or ALC that limits assignment selection, then update of ALC "N" is

not required.

2.59. (Enlisted Only) High Year of Tenure (HYT). Reenlistment or extension of enlistment

beyond the limits established in AFI 36-3202 are not authorized except for documented cases of

extreme personal hardship. Waivers are requested according to AFI 36-3203.

2.60. Officer Mandatory Utilization Requirement. A mandatory utilization requirement

(formerly called Directed Duty Assignment [DDA]) is a tool to ensure assignment of an officer

in a utilization field (AF specialty) for a prescribed period consistent with AF funded training or

education received, or other reasons as shown in Table 2.10. A mandatory utilization

requirement is separate from an ADSC or the requirement to be assigned to a manpower position

which requires an Advance Academic Degree (AAD, see paragraph 2.42). An officer may

begin to satisfy an ADSC associated with training immediately upon graduation, but the

mandatory utilization requirement is not satisfied until an officer is assigned in the mandatory

utilization AFS for the period prescribed, or an exception to the utilization requirement is

approved. Activities which have mandatory utilization requirements approved by HQ

AFPC/DPA will ensure the MPS’ servicing their functions are advised to include the mandatory

utilization requirement in PCS orders; certificate of completion; or other similar source

documents. The assignment OPR and unit commanders are responsible for ensuring an officer's

utilization complies with mandatory utilization requirements. Exception requests to assign

officers out of their mandatory utilization specialty (locally or in conjunction with PCS) are

submitted in advance of the requested assignment through the unit commander. Unit

commanders may disapprove exception requests or recommend approval and forward to the

assignment OPR. Exception requests may be submitted requesting to defer utilization or release

the officer from the utilization requirement. Requests must contain justification which shows

how the requested utilization is in the overall long term best interests of the AF versus temporary

local requirements or an officer's personal desires. Exception requests may be disapproved by

the assignment OPR, or when approval is recommended, forwarded to HQ AFPC/DPAPP which

may approve or forward as necessary for approval/disapproval to the AF OPR which established

the mandatory utilization requirement. HQ AFPC/DPA is the exception authority for the

mandatory utilization requirement in conjunction with AFIT-sponsored AAD assignments. The

requester will be advised of approval or disapproval. The following education or training does

not require approval of an exception of an existing mandatory utilization requirement for

application or selection:

2.60.1. Professional military education.

2.60.2. AFIT education.

2.60.3. Undergraduate flying training.

2.61. Officers Desiring to Recore: AFPC will hold a crossflow board at a minimum once a

year to select officers in overage AFSCs for crossflow into shortage AFSCs. This applies to

Mission Support and Non-Rated Operations Officers only. Officers must satisfy (at minimum)

the educational and medical requirements for the AFSC in which they desire to crossflow.

Additionally, the officer must have (via email or memorandum), a statement from their current

AFSC assignment functional stating they agree to release the officer for crossflow consideration.

Officers must have at least three years Time in Service to be considered. The crossflow board

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will be the only avenue by which officers may recore (crossflow) voluntarily into a new AFSC.

This helps ensure fairness, equity, and balanced AFSC manning. AFPC/DPASF will announce

the application procedures and board timelines via 8106 message.

2.62. Personnel Processing Codes (PPCs). Codes included in assignment instructions which

refer to PCS-related processing requirements or post-selection assignment actions. The literal

translation of a PPC is located on the PPC listing available on the AFPC web site. MAJCOMs

request establishment of PPCs from HQ AFPC/ DPSSMF. HQ AFPC/DPSSMF will coordinate

those requests for PPCs which involve assignment policies or procedures.

2.63. Assignment Recommendations. Requirements for recommendations for assignments or

selection boards higher than officer's senior rater or an Airman's wing commander (or

equivalent) will not be established.

2.64. Assignment Incentive Pay. Assignment incentive pay is pay offered to Airmen entitled

to basic pay who performs service in an area designated by the SECAF. See Table 2.1, Rule 46.

Table 2.1. Assignment Availability Codes.

RULE A B C D E F

Code Title Applies to

Officers

1 02 Operation

Bootstrap

2 05 Application

for program

leading to a

commission

Applies to

X Approved

or enrolled

in

Education

Program

according

to AFI 36-

Description Deferment Period or

Effective Date

2306

X Enlisted

applied for

commissio

n through a

service

academy,

preparatory

school,

AFROTC

or AECP

(see note 1)

Gradation date,

verified by Education

services

memorandum. See

note 2.

Date of application

plus: AECP-9

months; service

academy, preparatory

school, AFROTC and

OTS-12 months.

Enlisted selected for

PCS are ineligible for

deferment. Also see

AFI 36-2013, Table

1.2 for application

ineligibility criteria.

See notes 3 and 4.

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3 09 Declined to

obtain

required

retainability

for PCS, or

training or

elected

retirement

in lieu of

(Includes

when

additional

is required

due to

change in

PCS, TDY,

or training

requirement

.)

X (1) Enlisted

declines to

reenlist or

extend

current

enlistment,

to acquire

retainabilit

y and

executes

AF Form

964 or (2)

elects

PCS and

applies for

via vMPF

(including

is in lieu of

change of

end

assignment

prior to

departure)

See

paragraph

2.29.

Date enlisted Airman

signs the AF Form

964 or date of

application for

retirement, until

DOS. See note 3.

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4 10 Not

selected

reenlistment

considered

but not

selected for

reenlistmen

t under the

Selective

Reenlistme

nt Program

(SRP) (AFI

36-2606)

5 12 Article 15 X X Airmen

who

are serving

Article 15,

UCMJ

punishment

. See

6 13 Internationa

l

Hold

X X Airman

placed on

hold

to AFI 51-

703

Enter date of

non-selection;

duration is until the

Airman separates.

Source document is

the AF Form

418. See note 3.

Effective date of

punishment plus

period of punishment

or suspension.

(only update if

punishment is in

excess of 30 days).

Verify Airman has a

UIF code ―3‖ in PDS.

See note

3.

Documentation

from SJA required

before update. Notes

3,6,7,8 and 10 apply.

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7 14 Material

Witness

identified

by SJA as a

material

witness for

a courtmartial,

trial in a

foreign

country

(criminal or

civil) or

certain

non-

criminal

trials in

US, state or

federal

courts.

Date identified by

SJA (documentation

required before PDS

is updated) plus

estimated period

needed to complete

trial proceedings (not

to exceed 6 months

without HQ

AFPC/DPAPP

approval).

See note 9.

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8 15 Court-

Martial,

or Civilian

Criminal

Court

9 16 Control

Roster

X X Member

under

charges and

(or)

awaiting

trial by

military

courtmartia

l, or under

civilian

court for an

offense for

which the

maximum

for the

same or

closely

related

offense

under the

MCM is

confinemen

t for 1 year

or more.

undergoing

special

period of

observation

2907.

Date charges

preferred plus 6

months (not to exceed

6 months without

prior approval from

HQ AFPC/DPAPP).

required from SJA

before PDS is

updated.

See note 3.

Date placed on

control roster plus

period of observation.

Verify Airman has

UIF code ―2‖ updated

in PDS. See note 3.

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10 17 Under

Security

Forces or

OSI

Investigatio

n

11 18 Sponsored

Military

Medical

Training

12 19 Referral

OPR/EPR

X X Includes

investigatio

n by the

Base

Forces,

Office of

ns or

AFOSI

(excludes

normal

security

clearance

ns

conducted

to AFI

31-501

X Officer in

more on site

1. Use this table in conjunction with paragraphs 3.4. and 3.5.

181 consecutive days or more Give Airman credit for a

note 11)

2. Time creditable as OS duty for TDY begins the day of departure from the CONUS port

excluding all leave, hospitalization, and other non-mission periods (i.e. confinement, prisoner,

AWOL periods).

3. Adjustment or award of the ODSD or STRD does not change a member's date arrived

station.

4. The number of days served in TDY status to qualify for award of a new ODSD/STRD is not

the same as a member in PCS status whose OS tour is curtailed (see Table 3.3.).

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5. The only source document to be used to validate OS TDY is a copy of the paid travel

voucher for each TDY claimed.

6. Credit for 2 days or more TDY began on 5 Jan 95. For TDYs prior to this date you must

have served a cumulative total or 90 or more days in a consecutive 3 year period to earn an

adjustment to the ODSD/STRD.

7. PDS update will use country code "ZT" with a tour length of number of days served.

8. Members who are officially categorized via DD Form 1300, Report of Casualty, receive

credit for at least one short tour, regardless of the length of time served OS. Additional short

tour credit is awarded in 12 month increments, and any portion thereof, at the time of release/

return to US control.

9. Use HQ AFPC/DPAPP correspondence as the source document. Countries comprising the

AOR are: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Bahrain, Qatar,

Yemen, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the airspace and adjacent waters of these

countries.

10. For OS tour crediting purposes, for this TDY only, begin credit with the day of arrival in

the AOR and end with the day of departure from the AOR.

11. OS tour length will be updated to 12 months provided Airman meets minimum award

criteria.

12. Those Airmen previously awarded short tour credit under the temporary 181-day policy will

keep their short tour credit. Airmen arriving in the AOR prior to 1 Jul 2011 and serving at least

181 days in a hostile fire or imminent danger pay area will receive short tour credit under the

previous criteria. Those arriving in the AOR on or after 1 Jul 2011 will not receive short tour

credit under the 181-day policy.

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Table 3.5. Determining Type of OS Tour.

If the Airman is to serve, or is serving, a tour of duty OS,

and is

1 accompanied upon arrival by dependents transported at

government expense or joined after arrival by dependents

transported at government expense (see note 1)

2 married while OS, acquires dependents, or joined by

individually sponsored dependents, and command-

sponsorship is approved (see note 1)

3 married (prior to PCS departure) to a member of the Armed

Forces assigned to the same or an adjacent base where an

accompanied tour is authorized

4 married after arrival OS to a member of the Armed Forces

assigned to the same or an adjacent base (see note 3)

Then the Airman serves the

(see note 2)

accompanied tour length shown

in the JFTR, Appendix Q.

unaccompanied tour length

shown in the JFTR, Appendix

Q.

5 married while OS, or joined by individually sponsored

dependents, and command-sponsorship of dependents is not

requested or member is ineligible to receive approval of

command-sponsorship

6 married or unmarried, and unaccompanied unaccompanied tour length

7 married and assigned to a dependent restricted location and

a designated location move (DLM) is approved to the native

country of the member's foreign-born spouse, which is

different from the country where the member is serving

8 married and assigned to a dependent restricted location and

country of the member's foreign-born spouse which is the

same country in which the member is serving

9 assigned to position formally designated and approved as a

"key-billet" (see Attachment 1) and is unaccompanied

Q (see note 4).

1. Includes members who return dependents to the CONUS for personal reasons.

unaccompanied tour of 24

months (see note 5).

months (see note 6).

2. If an airman is to serve or is serving an extended long OS tour, then the tour length becomes

the type tour indicated plus 12 months. When one member of an enlisted couple is selected as

an extended long tour volunteer, both must serve the accompanied tour plus 12 months.

3. If members have or acquire dependents and desire government paid travel or dependents,

shipment of HHG, etc., upon PCS, then the member claiming the dependents must request

command sponsorship and serve the accompanied tour length.

4. An exception to rule 6 is a single officer with no dependents who elects to serve the

accompanied equivalent tour length as provided in paragraph 3.2.14.

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5. Do not give short tour credit to members for designated location move (DLM) approved on

or after 1 November 1985.

6. See paragraph 3.2.12. and Table 3.4., note 2.

Table 3.6. Tour Election Changes Prior to Departing Losing Base.

If the Airman has (see And submits a request to Then the MPS

note)

change their OS tour status to

1 not relocated dependents

or HHG at government

accompanied approves the request

2 expense

unaccompanied

3 relocated dependents or

HHG at government

expense

accompanied approves only when the

anticipated delay of the OS

movement of dependents was

20 weeks or more as

determined by the OS

installation commander.

4 unaccompanied approves, provided dependents

and (or) HHG were not

relocated OS.

NOTE: Use this table in conjunction with Attachment 20

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Table 3.7. Tour Election Changes After Arrival OS.

A B C D

If the Airman (see note) And submits a

request to

change their

OS tour status

1 has not relocated

dependents or HHG at

government expense

2 relocated dependents or

expense to a designated

location and the anticipated

delay for moving

dependents OS was 20

weeks or more based on

disapproved concurrent

travel request

to accompanied

Or submits a

change their OS

tour status to

Then the installation

commander or designated

representative

X X approves, unless rule 6 or

7 applies.

X X

4 location and the anticipated

X approves

dependents OS was less

than 20 weeks

5 originally elected the

accompanied tour and HHG

were shipped OS at

government expense but

dependents never joined OS

6 is eligible for change under

rule 1 or 3, but current

DEROS is in the OS cycle

(Attachment 16, paragraph

A16.5., allocations column

for enlisted or officer has an

ASD according to Table

2.8.).

7 is assigned to a position on

the Osan AB Korea

Command-Sponsored

Position Listing (CSPL)

NOTE: Use this table in conjunction with Attachment 20.

X sends the request to HQ

AFPC/ DPAPP for

X sends request for DEROS

adjustment to assignment

OPR for decision.

sends request to HQ

AFPC/DPAPP for

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Table 3.8. Award and Adjustment of DEROS.

If the Airman Then (see notes 1 and 2) And the MPS must

1 is assigned CONUS to

OS, or on a COT with

travel through the

2 is assigned CONUS to OS

and takes leave en route in

any OS area; is assigned

on a COT without travel

through the CONUS; or is

assigned on a COT with

CONUS but takes leave

en route after departing

the CONUS

3 arrives OS and for any

reason has insufficient

retainability to complete

the prescribed minimum

tour (without an approved

delay or waiver of

retainability), require the

member to obtain

retainability or decline,

and when the member

declines or is ineligible

4 is awarded a DEROS

under rule 3 and for any

reason the member later

obtains additional

5 requests extension,

curtailment, or proration

of DEROS according to

Table 3.9, Table 3. 10. or

Table 3.12.

6 has their DEROS

involuntarily extended

according to Table 3.11.

(also see paragraph 3.10.)

add the OS tour length to the

last date departed CONUS (see

date arrived at the OS duty

station (see note 3)

award the DEROS unless

rule 2 or 3 applies.

rule

3 applies.

determine DOS award a DEROS that

coincides with DOS and

counsel the member of action

required by rule 4.

adjust the DEROS to reflect

completion of the full OS

tour or adjust DEROS to

equal the new DOS if less

than the full OS tour

completion date.

adjust the DEROS when

authorized or submit a

request for DEROS change

per Table 3.9., Table 3.10.,

or Table 3.12..

Determine DOS adjust the DEROS when

when required by Table 3.11.

or paragraph 3.10.

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7 has an approved

separation or retirement

date before DEROS

8 has tour election change

approved after arriving

9 is married to a member of

the Armed Forces and

assigned to the same or

adjacent base

10 is serving an extended OS

tour and is reassigned

involuntarily to another

country or area

confirm date of separation or

convert the tour to appropriate

tour length

determine type tour to be

served per Table 3.5. and

Attachment 8.

subtract 12 months from

DEROS and prorate DEROS if

to a different tour length (see

Table 3.12.)

1. Use this table in conjunction with paragraph 3.5. and Table 3.6.

adjust the DEROS.

award or adjust DEROS of

either, or both members

accordingly.

on request by the member,

adjust the DEROS according

to Table 3.12.

2. Members serving the extended long tour serve the standard tour length (or revised tour

length in the case of proration), plus 12 months.

3. If the member reports to the gaining OS duty location before the RNLTD month, the

DEROS will be awarded by adding the OS tour length to the RNLTD month.

4. Aircrew members (accompanied or unaccompanied) serve a 36-month tour plus the length

of in-country training if assignment is to the NATO AWACS E-3A Component as follows:

Officers in AFSC 11SX, 12RX, and 13BX and enlisted in AFSCs 1A1X1, 1A3X0, 1A4X0,

1A5X0, 1A5X2 and 1A5X3.

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Table 3.9. Voluntary Extension of OS Tour.

If the reason for

extension is

1 Airman’s request (see

notes 1 and 2)

2 Airman’s request for

DEROS to coincide with

DOS or desired retirement

Then the maximum period of

extension is (not to exceed

mandatory DOS/HYT)

Any increment not greater

than the standard

accompanied tour length in a

single increment

And process the request as

Use the DEROS Option RIP

(or letter) to request extension.

Unit commanders may

disapprove requests. When

the commander recommends

approval, the MPS sends the

request to the assignment OPR.

Assignment OPR approves or

disapproves and advises the

3 Airman’s request due to 60 calendar days or less

MPS

Installation commander may

pregnancy of spouse and

approve (see note 3)

4 the recommendation of

attending physician

More than 60 calendar days See paragraph 1.5. (see note 3)

5 Airman’s request, female 60 calendar days of less Installation commander may

Airman is pregnant and

6 the attending physician More than 60 calendar days See paragraph 1.5 (see note 3)

recommends

1. Use this table in conjunction with paragraph 3.8.6. Commanders may not disapprove a

voluntary extension request based solely on a member’s assignment OS for an arbitrary

maximum period of time. However, commanders may disapprove extension requests based on

a requirement for fresh expertise or for reasons such as job stress, personal or family hardship,

lack of adequate medical or educational facilities, etc.

2. Normal voluntary DEROS extension criteria do not apply to a member’s request for change

of OS tour statusfrom unaccompanied to accompanied. Approval of command sponsorship

and change of OS tour status requires the member to serve the accompanied tour length.

Therefore, the DEROS change action is an adjustment of DEROS as shown in Table 3.9. (not

a voluntary extension action), also see Attachment 20.

3. Travel restriction date (TRD) is six weeks after estimated delivery date (EDD). Establish

new DEROS as one day after TRD. If new DEROS is 60 days or less from old DEROS, the

installation commander may approve extension. If new DEROS exceeds 60 days from old

DEROS, forward request to the assignment OPR. In the case of military couples, the

installation commander may approve up to a 60 calendar day extension of tour for both

members as long as the new DEROS of both members is within the same month. The

commander must notify the MPS immediately so they can make the necessary changes to

DEROS and other adjusted suspenses.

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Table 3.10. Curtailment of OS Tours.

R A B C D

U If reason for curtailment of an OS And period is Or period is Then the authority shown

L tour is (see note 1)

more than 60 less than 60 below may approve the

calendar days calendar

days`

curtailment

1 Commander’s request to permit

X Assignment OPR

2 systematic rotation (see note 2) X HQ AFPC/CC

3 Commander’s request for Airmen

4 selected for school, special duty

assignment, approved separation,

and so on, and requires reporting

earlier than original DEROS

X HQ AFPC/CC

5 Commander’s request when in

6 the best interests of the Air Force

(such as dormitory or housing

renovation)

7 Adjustment of DEROS

approved under Table 3.9

X X See Table 3.9

8 Airman’s or medical authority’s

X Installation commander

request due to pregnancy of

9 Airman or spouse and medical

authority recommends return

before DEROS

10 Airman’s request upon medical

11 evacuation of dependents to

12 Unmarried pregnant Airman

13 desires to place the child for

adoption

14 Commander’s request when

X Unit commander (see note

Airman returns to CONUS on

15 emergency leave, and on

completion of leave will have

(number of days shown)

remaining before DEROS

16 Airman’s request to accompany

17 a military spouse with an earlier

DEROS who cannot extend

because of manning or

operational necessity

18 To effect reassignment based on

19 an approved humanitarian or

EFMP request

X HQ AFPC/CC

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If reason for curtailment of an OS

tour is (see note 1)

20 Commander’s request for

Airmen sentenced to a

dishonorable or bad conduct

discharge, or when General Court

Martial (GCM) authority directs

Airman to take involuntary

excess leave (see note 5)

21 Commander’s request for

Airmen surplus due to unit

inactivation, base closure or

consolidation, authorization

deletion, reclassification, or other

action resulting in loss of

Airman’s AFSC (see note 6)

22 Commander’s request for

Airmen or dependents involved in

unfavorable military or civilian

incident in host community

23 Airman’s request to accompany

a military spouse reassigned on a

humanitarian or EFMP

And period is Or period is Then the authority shown

X X Assignment OPR

HQ AFPC/CC or AF/JA

for Judge Advocates

24 X HQ AFPC/CC

25 Airman’s request to cancel all or

part of an approved voluntary

OS tour extension

X X Assignment OPR (see note

26 Threatened Person Assignment X (see note X (see HQ AFPC/DPAPP

note 8)

1. Use this table in conjunction with paragraph 3.8.

2. Systematic rotation is only for the purpose of spreading the rotation dates for Airmen

possessing like skills over a greater period of time to ensure continuity of operation.

3. Travel restriction date (TRD) is six weeks prior to Estimated Delivery Date (EDD).

Establish the RNLTD to gaining unit as one day prior to TRD. Compute new DEROS by

subtracting a maximum of 45 days (leave and travel time) from the new RNLTD. If new

DEROS exceeds 60 days from old DEROS, forward a curtailment request. In the case of

military couples, the installation commander may only approve curtailment of the pregnant

Airman. Submit a request to curtail the male military member, depending on period of

curtailment. Enlisted Airmen who have extension to OS tour approved under the OTEIP are

not eligible for curtailment except for pregnant Airmen at dependent-restricted locations.

These Airmen may extend their DEROS beyond the TRD or request early return of (civilian)

spouse. The commander must immediately notify the MPS so they can make the necessary

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changes to DEROS and other suspenses.

4. See paragraph 3.9.

5. Request for CONUS assignment is sent by electrical message to the HQ AFPC OPR

responsible for Airman’s AFSC (see Table 1.2.) with information copy to AFLSA/JAJM,

Bolling AFB DC. Request must include date confinement will end and home of record.

6. See paragraph 2.48. Curtailment as a result of surplus based on promotion permitted only

when the promotion is to the grade of CMSgt or Colonel.

7. The assignment OPR may approve cancellation (provided it is not an OTEIP extension) if

the new DEROS will not place the enlisted Airman in the OS cycle (see Attachment 16

paragraph A16.5. allocations column) and for officers, the new DEROS must not result in an

ASD which is past (see Table 2.8., rule 3 for ASD schedule). This does not apply to an

enlisted Airman serving an extended long tour unless cancellation requested is to an extension

of the ELT. Requests involving OTEIP extensions must be submitted to HQ AFPC/DPAPP1

as exceptions according to paragraph 1.5.

8. As requested by installation commander.

Table 3.11. Involuntary Extension of OS Tour.

U If the reason for involuntary extension is Then the maximum and

L (see note 1)

period of extension is (not

to exceed DOS)

1 Airman does not have required retainability Airman’s DOS DEROS update is

for CONUS PCS

automatic

2 Due to quality control reasons; to provide 120 days (see notes 2 and Comply with

testimony for a court-martial (material

witness); or, to comply with host country’s

customs regulations

paragraph 3.10

3 To attend training or education and the 180 days Submit requests a

class start date does not reasonably

coincide with current DEROS

paragraph 3.10.

4 To meet immediate and critical operational

HQ AFPC/CC is

needs

the approval

5 When assigned to a unit being deactivated

or due to base closure

1. Use this table in conjunction with paragraph 3.10.

2. Airmen placed on International Hold (AAC 13), Table 2.1., Airmen not medically qualified for PCS

(AACs 31 and 37), and Airmen serving a confinement period as a result of court-martial or civil court

action (Duty Status Codes 04, 05, 16, 17, 56, 59) will not have DEROS involuntarily extended. Allow

the DEROS to expire even though the person remains assigned OS.

3. Action to involuntarily extend an Airman OS for quality reasons must meet the requirements

outlined in paragraph 3.10. Extend the Airman’s DEROS in 30 day increments only.

*This program is currently suspended due to real world current events.

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Table 3.12. OS Tour Proration.

U If proration is for :

And Airman And the Then the proration

is serving an unaccompanied factor is (and see

E (see note 1)

OS tour tour length at the note 4)

length of , OS TDY

location is

1 TDY of 60 or more consecutive 36 12 2.0

days to an OS location where

15 1.4

wither the accompanied or

18 1.0

unaccompanied tour (JFTR,

24 0.5

Appendix Q) is less than either the 30 12 1.5

accompanied or unaccompanied

15 1.0

tour (JFTR, Appendix Q) at the

18 .67

Airman’s permanent OS duty

24 .25

station (see notes 2 and 3) 24 12 1.0

15 0.6

18 0.33

18 12 0.5

15 0.2

15 12 0.25

2 PCS to an OS location with a Step 1. Months on Current Tour (see note 5)

different prescribed tour length

1

(JFTR, Appendix Q), or when the X New Tour Length (in months) Current Tour

tour length changes at the current Length (in months)

= Equivalent Months

Step 2. New Tour Length (in months)

- Equivalent Months

= Months remaining to be served on new tour

Step 3. Date New Tour Starts (see note 6)

+ Months remaining to be served on new tour

= New DEROS

1. This table must be used in conjunction with paragraph 3.11.

2. To determine if the TDY location tour length is less than the Airman’s PCS location tour

length, compare the accompanied and unaccompanied tour lengths at both locations as shown

in the JFTR, Appendix Q. If the tour lengths for the accompanied and unaccompanied tours at

the two locations are the same, then proration is not authorized. For example, if the TDY

location tour length is 36/24 and the Airman’s PCS location tour length is 36/24, then the

Airman is not TDY to a location with a tour length less than his or her permanent duty station.

Enlisted Airmen Only: Do not use the extended long OS tour length. EXCEPTION: Proration

for TDY is not authorized for Airmen assigned to Alaska or Hawaii at locations where both the

accompanied and unaccompanied tour lengths are 36 months when TDY is to a location where

the accompanied tour length is 36 months and the unaccompanied tour length is 24 months.

Here are several more examples:

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a. If the permanent duty station tour length is 24/15 and the TDY location tour length is 24/ 12,

then proration is authorized. Use the unaccompanied tour length of 12 months at the TDY

location for proration computation. A member serving a 24 month accompanied tour is prorated

using the 12 month TDY location tour and a member serving the 15 month unaccompanied tour

at the same location is also prorated using the 12 month TDY location tour, but the length of the

proration will not be the same.

b. If the permanent duty station tour length is 30/18 and the TDY location tour length is 24/ 18,

the proration is authorized, but proration would not affect a member serving an unaccompanied

tour of 18 months at their permanent duty station.

c. If the permanent duty station tour length is 24/12 and the TDY location tour length is 24/ 15,

then proration is not authorized. The basic criterion that the TDY location tour length must be

less than the tour length at the permanent duty station is not met. Therefore, do not prorate the

tour of a member serving a 24 month accompanied tour based on the unaccompanied TDY

location tour length of 15 months.

3. When it is determined the TDY location tour length is less than the member’s PCS location

tour length, then for proration computation purposes, use the TDY location unaccompanied tour

length from the JFTR, Appendix Q. If the TDY location is not listed in the JFTR, Appendix Q.,

contact HQ AFPC/ DPAPP for the appropriate tour length.

4. Compute the prorated DEROS as follows: Provided the Airman meets the requirements of

column A, use columns B and C to determine the correct proration factor from column D.

Multiply the number of days TDY by the proration factor to determine the number of days

proration. The final step is to subtract the number of days proration from the Airman’s current

DEROS to determine the prorated DEROS. For example, SMSgt Stine is serving an

accompanied tour at a 36/24 location and has a current DEROS of 071122. He performs 79

days TDY at an OS location which has a tour length of 24/15. To find the amount of proration,

determine the proration factor from column D. For SMSgt Stine, it is 1.4. Multiply the number

of days TDY (79) by the proration factor (1.4) to determine the number of days proration (79 x

1.4 = 110.6 (round to the nearest whole number, .5 or higher, round up; .4 or lower, round

down). The final step in the computation is to subtract the number of days proration (111) from

the current DEROS to find the prorated DEROS. This can be easily done by converting the

current DEROS to the appropriate Julian date, and then subtracting the number of days

proration. SMSgt Stine's DEROS of 071122 is Julian date 326. Subtracting 111 from 326

equals 215. Julian date 215 is 3 August; therefore, SMSgt Stine's prorated DEROS is 070803.

5. For one day or more service in a month, count the whole month.

6. Use DAS for PCS, or effective date of tour length change as new tour start date.

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Table 3.13. Assignment Priorities For Airmen Completing OS Tours.

If an Airman is serving at an OS location

1 Unaccompanied and the unaccompanied

tour length is 17 months or less and

dependents are restricted or limited

2 Unaccompanied and the unaccompanied

dependents are not restricted or limited

3 Unaccompanied and the unaccompanied

tour length is 18 months or more, or

accompanied (regardless of the

accompanied tour length)

And is credited with the

number of short tours

shown (excluding

current tour)

8 or more 1

7 2

6 3

5 4

4 5

3 6

2 7

1 8

0 9

8 or more 10

7 11

6 12

5 13

4 14

3 15

2 16

1 17

0 18

8 or more 19

7 20

6 21

5 22

4 23

3 24

2 25

1 26

0 27

Then the returnee

match priority

(considering current

tour) is (see note)

NOTE:

Use this table for enlisted Airmen. Apply it to officers when other eligibility and qualification

factors are equal or similar enough and you need to determine the order to match officers

against requirements. Within each priority group, match Airmen currently serving a short tour

who voluntarily extended their tour for a period of 6 or more months, or Airmen currently

serving a long tour who voluntarily extended their tour for a period of 12 or more months

beyond their original DEROS, ahead of other Airmen within the same priority group.

Additionally, each month voluntarily extended beyond the minimum 6 or 12 month period

raises the Airman’s priority within their priority group. In the event of a tie within a priority

group, individuals will be matched in the following order:

Grade (highest grade takes precedence;

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Date of Rank (DOR)(earliest date takes precedence);

Total Active Federal Commissioned Service Date (TAFCSD)(Officers only)(earliest date

takes precedence);

Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) (earliest date takes precedence); Date

of Birth (DOB) (earliest date takes precedence);

Reverse Social Security Number (SSN) order (use all 9 digits and lowest number takes

precedence). For Example, if the SSN is 123 45 6789 as a normal number it would be

123,456,789, and reversed it would 987,654,321.

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Chapter 4

TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) ASSIGNMENT

4.1. Purpose of TDY. IAW 37 USC 404, this instruction authorizes personnel to be temporarily

assigned to perform duty at a location other than their permanent duty station in support of

contingency operations, exercise, manning assistance as described, and for duty for the

administrative reasons shown. It prescribes policies, procedures, restrictions, and guidance for

selection and effective management of personnel for TDY for these reasons only. TDY manning

assistance may be used to satisfy one-time operational manning requirements of short duration or

to satisfy long-term operational manning requirements on a temporary basis while PCS

arrangements are completed. Administrative TDY is used only for official military reasons to

advise or participate in such activities as briefings, lectures, staff assistance, meetings,

conferences, or to attend a course of instruction of less than 20 weeks. Before directing TDY,

officials must be convinced TDY is essential and the results will pay back the AF for the cost of

the TDY. Further, the cost in terms of unit, member, and family turbulence associated with TDY

must be considered and the TDY deemed essential to satisfy the needs of the AF. TDY for other

reasons, such as, to appear as a witness, for medical evaluation, and so on, is not authorized

under the authority of this instruction. The authority for that type TDY, funding authorization,

criteria for selection of people (if applicable), and so on, should be addressed in the instruction

which authorizes TDY for those purposes. TDY which is not authorized by this instruction or

some other AF instruction may be submitted for consideration as an exception according to

paragraph 1.5. Exceptions must be requested and the TDY approved in advance. Approval of

TDY as an exception does not include funding. The availability of funding may not be the sole

basis for approval of TDY. TDY approved as an exception is on the basis that TDY serves the

best interests of the AF. TDY IAW this instruction, including as an exception, cannot be

authorized solely for personal reasons. Permissive Travel (see Attachment 1) is authorized and

approved according to the criteria in AFI 36-3003, Military Leave. For contingency and exercise

TDY operational procedures, refer to AFI 10-401, Air Force Operational Planning and

Execution, AFI 10-403, Deployment Planning and Execution and AFI 36-3802, Personnel

Support for Contingency Operations (formerly AFI 10-215) or contact AFPC/DPW at

[email protected].

4.2. Delegation of Temporary Duty (TDY) Assignment Authority. TDY assignment

authority is decentralized for administrative TDY and is hereby delegated to MAJCOMs, or

equivalent. As used here, the term equivalent includes the headquarters of Field Operating

Agencies (FOA), Direct Reporting Units (DRU), and the headquarters level of those other

functions which have been assigned a MAJCOM Identity Code as shown in the USAF Personnel

Accounting System (PAS) Directory. A MAJCOM (or equivalent) may further delegate TDY

authority down to and including squadron level. A MAJCOM (or equivalent) may limit TDY

authority it delegates. For example, a MAJCOM may limit locally originated TDY to within the

CONUS only, except TDY in support of an operation plan (OPLAN).

4.3. TDY Allowances. When an Airman is to be assigned for TDY at a location other than

his/her permanent duty station (regardless of the distance involved), the assistance of the

servicing Financial Services Officer (FSO) should be requested to determine if TDY allowances

accrue to an Airman according to the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR), and what the cost

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will be. When Airmen accrue TDY allowances, that TDY is subject to the restrictions prescribed

by the JFTR and this instruction. When an Airman is directed to take an action for which an

allowance is authorized by the JFTR, that action obligates the AF to pay or reimburse him or her

if the Airman makes a claim. When Airmen accrue TDY allowances in conjunction with TDY,

the JFTR requires TDY orders be issued to record the TDY. TDY orders are issued according to

AFI 33-328, Administrative Orders and AFI 65-103, Temporary Duty Orders. Permissive

Travel (see Attachment 1) is authorized and approved according to the criteria in AFI 36-3003,

Military Leave.

4.4. When to Request PCS or Authorize TDY. When a MAJCOM (or equivalent) has an

operational mission which will exist at a specific location for more than 180 consecutive days,

then consideration should be given to establishing a permanent AF unit at that location,

allocation of manpower authorizations and accomplishment of the mission by assignment of

personnel in PCS status. It is recognized it is not always possible to determine the exact length of

time needed to accomplish a mission and sometimes long-term TDY is necessary because PCS

assignment to a location is not feasible. However, for personnel assignment planning purposes,

the 179 day guideline will normally be used in determining which missions can be met via TDY

and which should be satisfied on a PCS basis. NOTE: As a reminder, normally before an

assignment OPR can assign an AF member OS in PCS status, a Status of Forces Agreement

(SOFA) must exist (excluding PCS to Alaska, Hawaii, or a territory or possession of the U.S.),

the OS PCS tour length must be requested and approved per Chapter 3, an AF unit must be

established with manpower positions authorized, and other personnel support actions essential to

permanent assignment of US military personnel must be completed. When the prerequisites for

PCS of personnel have been completed, then a MAJCOM (or equivalent) may request the

assignment OPR assign personnel on a PCS basis (see paragraphs 1.2, 2.8, and 3.8).

4.5. AEF Deployment and Assignment Procedures. The Air Force assignment process will

be managed to coincide with the AEF rhythm (timeline associated with assigned AEF cycles) to

the maximum extent possible. In general, the deployment of AF personnel in support of a

Combatant Commander’s requirement will take precedence over an AF assignment.

Commanders will make every effort to schedule voluntary PCS/PCA departure dates, terminal

leave dates for retirement, and separation dates, to occur during the 3-month period immediately

following the unit’s deployment eligibility period. Table 4.3 contains a matrix that will help

simplify the commander’s decision-making process when a member is selected for assignment at

the same time they are either tasked to deploy or already deployed.

4.5.1. While Table 4.3 will provide commanders the tools to make decisions regarding their

personnel, close attention must be paid to proper deployment processing and Duty Status

updates. Commanders must ensure that members are processing through the MPF prior to

deployment. The MPS is responsible for updating deployment duty status codes 20, 21 and

25 (see AFI 36-2134, Air Force Duty Status Program). Usually, if the process works

properly, the assignment system will not select a member for a non-volunteer overseas

assignment while they are deployed. The duty status of individuals who deploy (e.g. they

have been issued contingency orders by the MPS) will be changed in MilPDS.

4.5.2. To deconflict assignments and deployments, commanders are asked to send requests

via VML reclama process for officers or if out-of-cycle via e-mail to

[email protected] and for enlisted assignments via e-mail to

[email protected]. Requests will include Name, SSN, AFSC (Core ID, RDTM,

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Comp Cat, Specialty Shred), Assigned PAS, Projected Assignment, RNLTD, type of request

(cancellation, extension of RNLTD, extension of DEROS, etc.) with proposed dates,

justification and AEF library code.

4.5.3. Commanders are encouraged to address officer PCS and deployment conflicts during

the Vulnerable Movers List (VML) reclama process. To deconflict PCS and TDY

deployment actions for officers not within an assignment cycle, an e-mail should be

submitted directly to the appropriate assignment team.

4.5.4. Commanders who need to deconflict a PCS and TDY deployment action for enlisted

personnel should submit a request via email to AFPC/DPAA5 at

[email protected]. All requests must include full name, SSN, AFSC (CAFSC,

Assigned PAS Code, Projected Assignment, RNLTD, type of request (cancellation, extension

of RNLTD, extension of DEROS, etc.) with proposed dates, justification and AEF library

code.

4.6. Determining TDY or PCS to Attend a Course of Instruction. The following applies

when an Airman is to attend a course of instruction. The JFTR, Volume 1, U2146 establishes

that when an Airman is to attend a course (or courses) of instruction of less than 20 calendar

weeks, then attendance will be in TDY status (use the duration of the course(s) as shown in Air

Force Education and Training Course Announcements (ETCA) (https://etca.randolph.af.mil) at

any one location, or total duration of courses when attending two or more courses at the same

location). (EXCEPTION: Assign enlisted Airmen graduating from basic training to school in

PCS status if assigning them directly to a technical school regardless of the course length.) The

length of TDY must not exceed the number of calendar days from the course reporting date to

the final graduation date as shown in the quota allocation, plus all allowable travel time.

Conversely, when an Airman will attend a course (or courses) at one location and the official

length of the course(s) is 20 weeks or more, then the Airman will attend in PCS status. When an

Airman’s attendance status is TDY, but he or she remains at a location for 20 weeks or more (for

example, if an Airman is required to repeat a block of training), the original attendance status of

TDY based on the course length is not changed from TDY to PCS. Similarly, when an Airman’s

attendance status is PCS based on the course length and he or she completes the course (or is

eliminated) in less than 20 weeks, the original attendance status of PCS is not changed to TDY.

Upon determining attendance will be in a TDY status, then see paragraph 2.26.5, Table 4.1,

and paragraph 4.6 below.

4.7. TDY Restrictions. A number of the TDY assignment policies and procedures outlined in

this instruction have been established to specifically comply with, or to comply with the intent

of, Comptroller General Decisions or the JFTR. Erroneous payments to Airmen (regardless of

how the error occurred) are normally recouped as soon as the error is discovered. Further, it is

not always possible to correct errors administratively when they involve allowances.

Accordingly, commanders at all levels and officials responsible for directing and/or approving

TDY must be familiar with and comply with the restrictions established below. Individual

Airmen also have a personal responsibility to confirm their allowances through official sources

such as their supporting FSO.

4.7.1. Restriction on Consecutive Number of Days TDY to Any One Location.

Comptroller General Decision, 36 Comptroller General 757 (1957), restricts Airmen from

being reimbursed for more than 180 consecutive days TDY to any one location (travel

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time excluded), without approval through the Secretarial Process. Also see paragraph

4.7.2 for restriction on cumulative number of days TDY to the location. See paragraph

4.7.3 for waiver requests.

4.7.2. Restriction on Cumulative Number of Days TDY to Any One Location. In

addition to the consecutive days restriction in paragraph 4.7.1, SAF policy is an Airman

will not be directed on TDY which will result in more than 180 days accumulation of

TDY at any one location in a consecutive 12-month period (regardless of the duty to be

performed), without SAF approval or approval of the commander of a specified or

unified command. This approval authority may not be further delegated. The

consecutive 12-month period starts with the Airman's first TDY to a given site and is not

based on calendar or fiscal year periods. Use 365 consecutive days to determine the "12month"

period. This policy is necessary to comply with the spirit and intent of

Comptroller General Decision B165911, 4 Apr 69, which states a commander may not

publish separate TDY orders returning an Airman to a TDY point after a "token return" to

the permanent duty base. An example of token return would be the TDY of an Airman to

a location for 180 consecutive days, return of the Airman to his or her permanent duty

station for a day or so, and then again directing the Airman TDY back to the same

location for another 180 consecutive days. The restriction in paragraph 4.7.1 together

with the prohibition on token return, facilitates SAF review of continued TDY support of

a program, project, or mission in lieu of establishing PCS authorizations. See paragraph

4.7.3 for requests for waivers.

4.7.3. Requests for SAF Waivers. Requests for waivers (or exceptions) to the restrictions

in paragraphs 4.7.1 and 4.7.2 are submitted as shown below. For waivers of paragraph

4.7.1 (more than 180 consecutive days), the unit commander will initiate a waiver request

and send it to HQ AFPC/DPAPP, for Lt Cols and below and SMSgts and below, to

AF/DPO for colonels (including selectees), or to AF/DPE for CMSgts (including

selectees) for processing to the SAF. Requests must be submitted at least 45 days before

the projected TDY start date or expiration of current TDY. Waivers are considered when

uncontrollable circumstances develop and a requirement exists for an Airman to be TDY

longer than 180 consecutive days. For waivers of paragraph 4.7.2 (more than 180 days

cumulative TDY to the same location in a 12-month period), either the Airman's home

station unit commander or the TDY location commander may initiate a request. When

the Airman's home station unit commander initiates the request, it is sent to HQ

AFPC/DPAPP (or AF/DPO or AF/DPE as appropriate) for processing to the SAF. When

the request is initiated by the TDY location commander, it is forwarded according to

instructions issued by the unified or specified command the TDY supports, and may be

approved by the commander of the unified or specified command. If the request is not

submitted through unified or specified command channels, then the request may be sent

to the Airman's home station commander for concurrence and submission to HQ

AFPC/DPAPP (or AF/DPO or AF/DPE as appropriate) for processing to the SAF.

4.7.3.1. Date TDY began and date current TDY period ends (including any prior

waivers).

4.7.3.2. Justification for the TDY or additional TDY term.

4.7.3.3. Number of additional days required and new TDY completion date.

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4.7.3.4. Volunteer status of Airman and commander's recommendation.

4.7.3.5. A statement regarding any hardship the Airman may incur.

4.7.4. Restrictions on TDY In Conjunction With PCS. Comptroller General Decisions and

the JFTR place some special restrictions on TDY of Airmen who have also been selected for

PCS. Accordingly, the AF has established a number of personnel management policies as

outlined below to avoid TDY which could conflict with restrictions imposed. Requests for

TDY en route PCS must be approved by the assignment OPR and the authority for funding of

the TDY verified.

4.7.4.1. TDY En Route at Current or New Duty Station. TDY at an Airman's current

duty station (after signing out PCS), TDY at an Airman’s new duty station (before

signing in PCS), or TDY to a location in proximity to either the old or new duty station,

will not be authorized as TDY en route PCS. There are no TDY allowances when a

TDY location is the same as an Airman’s (old or new) permanent duty station and only

minimal TDY allowances authorized for duty at a location in proximity of an Airman’s

duty station (old or new). Therefore, the remarks section of the PCS orders may make

mention of a TDY required in connection with an Airman’s PCS which is to be

performed at, or in the vicinity of, the old or new duty station, but the TDY will not be

directed as TDY en route PCS. TDY of this nature is performed before an Airman

departs the current permanent duty station on PCS, or after arrival PCS at the Airman's

new permanent duty station.

4.7.4.2. PCS to the Same Location as TDY, or TDY to the Same Location as PCS.

Whenever possible, the AF should avoid multiple allowances for TDY when an Airman

has also been selected for PCS to the same location. An Airman can be "selected for PCS

to the same location" in two ways as explained below.

4.7.4.2.1. PCS to the Same Location as TDY. When an Airman is performing TDY

and is selected for PCS to the same location (regardless of the PCS reporting date),

then, upon selection for PCS the TDY station becomes the Airman's PCS station if

there is no military duty requirement for the Airman to return to the old station and

member does not want to return to move dependents/HHG. If there is a military

requirement or Airman wishes to return to the old PDS to move dependents/HHG,

then the Airman continues to be entitled to TDY allowances until completion of the

TDY. PCS effective date is the DAS at the former TDY (new PDS) location.

(NOTE: Returning to home station solely for the purpose of PCS out-processing is

not considered a military duty requirement.) However, when it is determined there is

a military duty requirement for an Airman to return to the station from which TDY,

then the Airman continues to be entitled to TDY allowances (see JFTR, Volume 1,

U7125).

4.7.4.2.2. Selected for PCS, Then Selected for TDY to the Same Location. When an

Airman previously selected for PCS (regardless of the reporting date) is directed to

the same location in a TDY status, then upon arrival TDY allowances terminate and

the Airman's status becomes PCS if the duties while TDY are the same as they would

have been upon PCS completion. To preclude this from happening inadvertently, as a

general policy, an Airman selected for PCS may not be issued TDY orders to the new

permanent duty station when duties while TDY will be the same as those when PCS

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is completed. Alternatives include accelerating the Airman's PCS RNLTD or

selecting someone else for the TDY. Exceptions may be requested per paragraph

1.5.

4.7.4.3. TDY Not in Direct Support of a PCS. Normally, only TDY which directly

supports a PCS will be authorized en route, regardless of the availability of funding.

Authorizing TDY en route PCS for other reasons such as operational manning assistance,

to participate in an exercise, and so on, can create unforeseen problems and hardships on

Airmen with regard to pay and allowances, housing, arrangements for dependents, HHG

shipment and storage, SOFAs, and so on. Exceptions can be considered according to

4.7.4.4. TDY Cost Chargeable to MILPER PCS Account. According to AFI 65-601,

Financial Management - Budget Guidance and Procedures, Volume 1, Chapter 12,

(12.5.15) TDY to be charged to the MILPERS PCS Account must be performed en route

PCS (not TDY and return), must not exceed 15 days (including travel time) and can be

authorized only for the reasons shown below. (These reasons apply only to active duty

Airmen, not family members or civilian DOD employees.) Requests for TDY for other

reasons (such as briefings, debriefing, orientation, and so on) will be funded by the

requiring command's O&M funds. Requests for waivers or exceptions may be submitted

by the MAJCOM (or equivalent) direct to SAF/FMBMM, and include as information

addressees the assignment OPR and HQ AFPC/DPAPP/DPAPA. Authorization for

funding of TDY en route PCS when the TDY is required by a DOD activity and is in

direct support of PCS to (or from) the AF Element (AFELM) of a DOD activity, should

be requested from 11WG/FMAP, Rosslyn VA. For TDY which meets the criteria in this

paragraph for approval, HQ AFPC/DPAPP must review on a case-by-case basis any

request for TDY en route PCS when the TDY is to be charged to the MILPERS PCS

Account.

4.7.4.4.1. M-16 rifle training.

4.7.4.4.2. Medical examination.

4.7.4.4.3. Obtaining passports.

4.7.4.4.4. In-processing or out-processing at the host base only when required by

host/tenant agreement or SOFA. There are no PCS-related AF military personnel

actions which require an Airman to perform TDY en route.

4.7.5. Restrictions on Selection of Personnel for TDY and for PCS While TDY. This

instruction prescribes a framework of restrictions and policies applicable to selection of

personnel for TDY. When more than one person assigned is qualified and eligible, this

instruction does not specify an order in which to select personnel for a specific kind or length

of TDY. Commanders need a reasonable degree of flexibility to balance satisfying the needs

of the AF with the impact TDY has on assigned personnel and their families. Commanders

may establish additional criteria to ensure TDY selection of personnel they command is as

fair and equitable as possible, all factors considered.

4.7.5.1. Qualifications to Perform TDY. The primary consideration in selecting

personnel for TDY is an Airman’s qualifications to perform the TDY mission. For TDY

to attend a course of instruction, selection is IAW guidance furnished for the specific

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training and to the degree practical, the guidance in this instruction. However, as in

selection for PCS, there are a number of very important factors to be considered when

selecting personnel for TDY. To the degree possible, involuntary TDY should be

distributed equitably among Airmen similarly qualified.

4.7.5.2. Airmen Who Recently Completed a PCS or Pending PCS, Separation or

Retirement. Table 4.2 establishes a minimum TOS for selection for TDY (other than for

training), after PCS and before PCS and before separation (including retirement).

Normally, Airmen who have recently completed a PCS and those pending PCS or

separation/retirement should not be sent TDY or permitted to remain on TDY, when the

departure date or completion date is less than the minimums shown in Table 4.2. It is

recognized that the minimums in Table 4.2 may not be adequate in all circumstances for

all Airmen. However, generally the minimums established provide enough time for most

Airmen and most base agencies to take care of essential processing or other requirements.

In some instances, essential processing or other actions may need to be completed via a

power of attorney, by mail or message, or rescheduled on a priority basis due to Airman’s

absence on TDY. Authority to waive the established TOS minimums is delegated to the

unit commander provided waiver will not interfere with the Airman meeting the RNLTD

for a projected PCS, or separation/retirement on the scheduled date. Airmen should be

given the opportunity to state if a hardship would be created as a result of a waiver and

commanders should confirm that all required PCS, separation or retirement actions can

be accomplished. For example, an Airman who has no dependents and resides on-base in

bachelor quarters may not require 30 days on station immediately preceding separation;

or, an Airman scheduled to take 30 days leave in conjunction with PCS may agree to

reduce the number of days leave in order to remain on TDY for an additional period of

time negating the requirement for TDY replacement; or, if necessary, a commander may

disapprove delay en route in conjunction with an Airman’s PCS in order to complete the

TDY and still comply with the RNLTD for a projected PCS.

4.7.5.3. Retainability. Normally, Airmen who either possess sufficient service

retainability or who are eligible to obtain retainability to complete the full period of TDY

are selected. (NOTE: Officers with an indefinite DOS are viewed as having indefinite

service retainability. Expiration of an officer's ADSC is not an established DOS or

established retirement date.) Selection of Airmen who have or can obtain retainability for

the full period of TDY precludes having to replace Airmen and reduces mission and

family turbulence. However, when necessary, commanders may direct Airmen to

perform TDY within the amount of retainability they have. This includes officers who

established a DOS under 7-day option provisions when notified of TDY selection,

officers and enlisted Airmen who established a retirement date under 7-day option

provisions, and enlisted Airmen who declined to obtain retainability for the full TDY

period.

4.7.5.4. TDY of Airmen Deferred For Humanitarian/EFMP Reasons. See Attachment

24 for guidance on selection of personnel for TDY who have approved humanitarian

(AAC 30) or EFMP deferments (AAC 34 or ALC Q).

4.7.5.5. Involuntary OS PCS Selection While TDY. While performing TDY under the

circumstances described herein, either TDY in the CONUS or OS, Airmen should not

normally be selected for involuntary OS PCS. In addition, following these kinds of TDY,

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Airmen should not normally be selected for involuntary OS PCS selection with an

RNLTD less than 120 days after TDY completion date. These provisions apply to

Airmen TDY OS and reflected in the PDS in DSC 20, 21 and 25, and Airmen TDY in the

CONUS participating in a contingency, rotational or exercise TDY and reflected in the

PDS in DSC 20. They do not apply to individuals selected for a voluntary assignment

(CONUS or OS), involuntary CONUS PCS, or TDY for reasons (DSC) other than those

listed. MPS’ will reclama PCS selection and/or a reporting date contrary to these

provisions (see paragraph 4.5.2 and 4.5.3 above for what to include in the reclama).

When necessary in the best interests of the AF, HQ AFPC/DPA may waive these

provisions.

4.7.5.6. PCS Selection While TDY and Airman Requests Hardship Consideration. Any

PCS selection (voluntary or involuntary) while TDY can at times impose a hardship on

Airmen. Airmen who are TDY who have a hardship as a result of PCS selection may

request a change of RNLTD or assignment cancellation through their unit commander to

the Contact Center. The Contact Center will forward the request to the assignment OPR..

The request must include the specific details of the hardship, date notified of PCS

selection, the reason for TDY and Duty Status Code (DSC), operation/exercise name (if

applicable), location (if unclassified), inclusive dates of TDY, date of selection for TDY

and date notified, volunteer status for TDY, and whether or not the DSC was updated in

the PDS at the time of PCS selection. The assignment OPR will evaluate the request and

take action as appropriate. Approval of Airman’s request is not automatic. The

assignment OPR may approve, disapprove or take action other than that requested by the

Airman depending on the circumstances.

4.7.5.7 Time on Station Minimums for TDY Deployment Selection. Commanders, First

Sergeants and supervisors should consider Time-On-Station (TOS) minimums when

selecting Airmen for TDY deployments. If the expected deployment completion date is 30

or more calendar days before the date of separation (DOS) or PCS the Airman is considered

available. Commanders may waive this restriction provided the duration of the deployment

will not interfere with departure dates for separation, retirement, or PCS processing. DOS

must not expire during the deployment.

4.7.5.7.1. Airmen currently assigned in the CONUS or overseas who were previously

assigned from a 365-day TDY, an unaccompanied short tour or unaccompanied

CONUS-isolated station are ineligible to deploy for six-months following their tour.

Commanders requesting to waive the six-month deferment period due to operational

requirements, regardless of an Airman’s volunteer status must obtain approval from

their MAJCOM/CV (see AFPD 10-4, Operations Planning: Air and Space

Expeditionary Force Presence Policy).

Trip). The intent of manning assistance is to assist with AF units (with additional TDY

resources) in the performance of its home base mission. For EXAMPLE: backfilling a critical

one-deep position due to incumbent being hospitalized , a unit instituting an AF special project

(temporary work- load surge), or a temporary work-load surge due to a natural disaster.

Intracommand manning assistance is TDY between units of the same command (support

provided from the same MAJCOM’s resources). Intercommand Manning Assistance TDY is

manning assistance of TDY of personnel from units of one command to support another

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command either CONUS or OS. HQ AFPC/DPAPP is responsible for overall management of the

program. Manning assistance TDY will not be used to assist units when absences are due to

administrative TDY, contingency deployment, or exercises.

4.9. How to Request Manning Assistance TDY Support. Manning assistance requests are

initiated at the squadron commander level and then routed through the appropriate group

commander for validation and recommendation. Requests must be submitted to HQ

AFPC/DPAPP at least 60 days prior to the desired reporting date. Short notice requests require

substantial justification. Manning assistance should not be requested to backfill AEF

deployments as a means to alleviate organizational manning shortfalls as the PERSTEMPO has

increased for all units due to AEF deployments. If an organization foresees local mission impact

due to AEF tasking, the AEF reclama process should be exercised before requesting manning

assistance. The format for the TDY manning assistance request is Figure 4.1. Requesting

manning assistance will be as follows:

4.9.1. Squadron commander identifies manning shortfalls within the unit and submits

manning request IAW Figure 4.1. The request is forwarded to the group commander for

validation. The group commander reviews request and considers installation resources

before forwarding manning assistance request. Recommend consultation with the Mission

Support Commander and/or the MPS commander. If validated, forwards the request to HQ

AFPC/DPAPP (EXCEPTION: requests from AETC units will be forwarded to HQ

AETC/A1KO). If the request is not validated, the group commander has disapproval

authority and the request will be returned with no further action.

4.9.2. AFPC/DPAPP will review request upon receipt to ensure all pertinent information is

included. The complete request will be forwarded to the AFPC assignment functional

manager for validation.

4.9.3. The AFPC assignment functional manager is highly encouraged to consult with the

MAJCOM functional managers to determine which base-level organizations can support the

request (consideration for AEF taskings and MAJCOM unique mission requirements). The

AFPC functional manager will then verify authorized manning requirements at the requesting

and supporting unit(s) for the AFSC requested. If request is valid and will be supported, the

AFPC functional manager will identify to AFPC/DPAPP the base(s) tasked to provide

support.

4.9.4. If the base cannot support the tasking, the group and/or squadron commanders will

submit a reclama (see paragraph 4.11) to the AFPC/DPAPP. DPAPP will consult with the

AFPC functional manager for validation. If the base is relieved of the tasking, another

organization will be tasked (not necessarily within in the same MAJCOM).

4.9.5. AFPC/DPAPP will send a tasking message to the Airman’s squadron commander with

a courtesy copy the group commander and the Airman.

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Figure 4.1. Sample TDY Manning Assistance Request.

MEMORANDUM FOR HQ

AFPC/DPAPP FROM: Squadron

Commander

SUBJECT: TDY Manning Assistance Request

1. Request must include justification for manning assistance support. Justification must

include current and projected manning information for the AFSC(s) requested: authorized,

assigned and available. Include mission impact and reason assigned personnel are not

available, that is, other TDYs, medically disqualified, etc. Be sure to provide a brief

description of actual duties to be performed and indicate any special experience or

qualifications required. In addition, the following information is also required for

consideration.

a) AFSC with specified skill level and number of personnel required:

b) Inclusive TDY dates:

c) Personnel Accounting Symbol (PAS) Code:

d) Purpose of TDY:

e) Plan Identification Number (see paragraph 4.10):

f) Variation Itinerary required? Yes or No. If yes, include justification. g) Required

aerial port of embarkation or debarkation, if applicable:

h) Special reporting instructions: (i.e. specific reporting time and place, billeting, field

conditions, uniform requirements, etc.)

i) TDY orders POC:

j) Fund cite used to support the requested manning assistance:

k) Responsibility Cost Center (RCC) Code Line of Accountability:

2. Requesting squadron commander information: DSN number, e-mail address, alternate

POC information.

List all attachments:

Unit Commander Signature Block

Group Commander Endorsement

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4.10. How to Request Release from Tasking. MAJCOMs (or equivalent) may establish

guidelines for subordinate units which supplement those herein. (NOTE: Units must use the

Reclama Processing Tool IAW AFI 10-401, Air Force Operations Planning and Execution, to

request release from AEF deployments.

4.10.1. Requests for release from tasking must be submitted by e-mail message to

AFPC/DPAPP within 3 duty days from receipt of the tasking.

4.10.2. Include mission impact statement and reason assigned personnel are not available.

Include current/projected manning by AFSC as of the Date Required In-Place (DRI), percent

not available by category, such as, currently deployed, medically disqualified, pending PCS

departure, projected approved retirement/separation, and so on.

4.11. Commanders ensure TDY orders are issued as shown in AFI 33-328, Administrative

Orders and AFI 65-103, Temporary Duty Orders and AFI 36-3802, Personnel Support for

Contingency Operations (formerly AFI 10-215). Per paragraph 4.3, orders are required per the

JFTR when Airmen accrue TDY allowances. For personnel accounting purposes, Airmen must

provide a copy of the TDY orders to their MPS. Unless firm departure and reporting dates to the

TDY location are directed, commanders determine these dates. Airmen must not arrive prior to

the date they are needed consistent with availability of transportation. For TDY to training

courses, Airmen are normally directed not to arrive more than 1 day prior to the class start date.

When the course ends, the Airman departs as directed in orders or as determined by the school

commander.

4.12. TDY to HQ USAF. Airmen may be placed on TDY to HQ USAF agencies after

approval is granted by the interested staff office. Approval by the appropriate staff office will

provide the name and location of the office to which the Airman is to report. The address

symbol and location is shown in TDY orders.

4.13. Country Clearance for OS TDY. Official TDY visits to locations in foreign countries

outside the CONUS must be cleared in advance with United States authorities who have

jurisdiction in the area. Usually this clearance is requested 30 calendar days in advance of the

proposed departure date. DOD 4500.54-G, Department of Defense Foreign Clearance Guide,

shows the clearance requirements and controls on travel outside the CONUS. AEF online

provides additional information (reporting instructions) required for contingency TDYs.

Personnel who will perform TDY must read the applicable portions of the guide or be briefed on

its content by personnel processing members for TDY.

4.14. Variation in Itinerary. An authorization for variation in itinerary permits the omission

of travel to any place stated in the travel order and grants changes in the order of places shown as

necessary to accomplish the mission. Usually the purpose of a trip and places of TDY are known

at the time a travel order is published. The authorization for variation in itinerary does not take

the place of good planning. This authority is not to be read as granting blanket travel

authorization.

4.15. Funding of TDY. The guidelines for funding of manning assistance TDY (not in

conjunction with PCS) are contained in AFI 65-601V1, Financial Management. For funding of

TDY for training, see the Air Force Education and Training Course Announcements (ETCA) or

the training instructions. For funding of TDY en route in conjunction with a PCS, see

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paragraph 4.6.4.4. For PALACE TRIP TDY, funding will be furnished by the requesting

MAJCOM. AEF online provides funding guidance applicable to contingency TDYs.

4.16. TDY “Hold” for Airmen En Route PCS. Airmen en route between permanent duty

stations may be placed on official TDY (often referred to as TDY ―hold‖) when they are directed

for official reasons by the assignment OPR to discontinue travel pending further orders.

Commanders or other officials who desire to place Airmen en route PCS in official TDY status

must obtain advance approval from HQ AFPC/DPAPP. This does not mean that HQ

AFPC/DPAPP has approval authority in all cases, but rather this office will determine if TDY or

some other action is appropriate and then request approval from the appropriate authority

depending on the circumstances. Normally, this kind of TDY is intended for use when, based on

change in manning requirements, change in required qualifications or similar assignment related

reasons, Airmen should neither return to their former permanent duty station nor proceed to the

new permanent duty station. In such cases a decision on the Airman’s assignment can usually be

made by the assignment OPR within several days. When the reason to place an Airman on

official TDY en route PCS is other than assignment related (for example, based on a natural

disaster, political unrest, or other reasons), TDY must be requested and approved as an exception

and a funding determination obtained (see paragraph 4.6.4.4).

4.16.1. When appropriate authority requests an Airman who is en route PCS not be allowed

to continue travel as planned to the new permanent duty station nor should the Airman return

to the former permanent duty station, or in other circumstances as an exception, the official

or his or her designated representative must submit a request by the most expeditious means

to HQ AFPC/DPAPP for consideration. The request must include the following:

4.16.1.1. Airman’s name, grade, SSN and projected DAFSC.

4.16.1.2. Previous unit of assignment and location.

4.16.1.3. Projected unit of assignment, location, port call (if applicable), and RNLTD.

4.16.1.4. Reason the requesting official requests the Airman should not return to

previous duty station and reason Airman should not be allowed to proceed to new duty

station. Include all pertinent details.

4.16.1.5. Current location of Airman to include address, contact phone number.

4.16.1.6. Location of dependents, status of HHG/POV, etc.

4.16.1.7. Remarks. (Include any additional information having a bearing on the case

(such as, if action is pending, state the kind of action and the approximate date a decision

will be made).

4.16.1.8. Grade, name, duty title, organization, DSN, data fax phone number and e-mail

address of official initiating the request. When a request is submitted by a POC on behalf

of the initiating official, include the above information for both persons.

4.16.2. Upon receipt of a request, HQ AFPC/DPAPP will take action as appropriate. Before

an approval or disapproval decision can be made, sometimes additional coordination may be

necessary, a request for approval of funding may be required, or forwarding of the request for

consideration by a higher authority may be necessary. When a request is approved, the

approval message will contain the specific instructions for amendment of PCS orders,

funding instructions and designate what AF installation is responsible for the Airman while

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TDY. Whenever practical, Airmen placed on TDY will be attached for administration

purposes to the nearest AF installation.

Table 4.1. TDY To Attend courses of Instruction in Conjunction With PCS.

If Airman is And will Then attendance is (see notes 1 through 5)

1 Assigned PCS from Attend courses at TDY and return to current base before PCS;

CONUS to OS one location or, TDY en route (see note 6)

2 Attend two or more TDY (continuously from course to course)

courses and time and return to current base before PCS; or,

between courses is TDY en route (continuously from course to

less than 7 calendar

days

course) (see notes 6 and 7)

3 Attend two or more TDY and return to current base between

courses and time courses before PCS (see note 7); or, TDY

between courses is 7 en route (continuously from course to

or more calendar course) with leave authorized between

days plus travel time courses (see notes 6 and 7)

4 Assigned PCS Attend courses at TDY and return to current base before PCS;

within the CONUS one location or, TDY en route; or, after PCS with TDY

and return to new base (see note 9)

5 Attend two or more TDY (continuously from course to course)

courses and time and return to current base before PCS (see

between courses is note 7); or, TDY en route (continuously

less than 7 calendar from course to course (see note 7)); or after

PCS with TDY (continuously from course

to course) and return to new base (see notes

7 and 9)

6 Attend two or more TDY and return to current base between

courses and time courses before PCS (see notes 7 and 9); or,

between courses is TDY (continuously from course to course)

7 or more calendar with leave authorized between courses and

days plus travel time return to current base before PCS (see note

7); or, after PCS and TDY and return to

new base between courses (see notes 7 and

9); or, after PCS with TDY (continuously

from course to course) with leave

authorized between courses (see notes 7 and

9).

7 Assigned PCS from Attend courses at TDY en route; or, after PCS with TDY and

OS to CONUS (see one location return to new base (see note 9)

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8 note 8) Attend two or more

courses and time

between courses is

9 Attend two or more

7 or more calendar

days plus travel time

10 Assigned PCS from

OS to OS (see note

Attend one or more

courses

TDY en route (continuously from course to

course) (see note 7); or, after PCS with

TDY (continuously from course to course)

and return to new base (see notes 7 and 9)

TDY en route (continuously from base to

base)

with leave authorized between courses (see

note 7); or after PCS with TDY and return

to new base between courses (see notes 7

and 9)

As authorized in note 3, and total period of

TDY will not exceed the total length of the

course or courses including travel time

between courses (see notes 6 and 7)

1. If upon being advised of the requirement for training in conjunction with a PCS, a member

alleges attendance will create a personal hardship, the MPS will immediately advise the

gaining MAJCOM of the specifics of the hardship with an information copy to the assignment

OPR. The gaining MAJCOM will evaluate the circumstances and direct action with

information copy to the assignment OPR, or request action by the assignment OPR, as

appropriate.

2. For courses of 20 weeks or more, members will attend in PCS status. EXCEPTION:

Airmen graduating from basic training who are assigned directly to technical school are

assigned in PCS status, regardless of the course length.

3. Additional restrictions to travel mode are:

a. Do not direct travel TDY and return to the new base after PCS if assigning member OS.

b. Do not direct travel TDY and return to the current OS base before PCS for those returning

from OS to a CONUS assignment.

c. Do not direct TDY en route PCS when member has a COT within the same theater and

training in the CONUS.

d. Direct TDY en route PCS when a member has a COT to a different OS theater and training

in the CONUS.

e. Do not direct TDY en route PCS for members whose TDY location is within commuting

distance of either their losing or gaining base.

4. When more than one TDY option exists the assignment OPR or MPS computes the options

and directs the least costly option. There are times when the directed travel mode may cause a

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member a personal, financial or dependent hardship. If the member requests deviation from

the least expensive mode based on hardship, he or she will submit a request substantiating the

details of hardship to the MPS Commander for final approval/disapproval. Do not approve

deviations solely for personal convenience.

5. For members performing TDY en route, the PCS also begins upon departure from their

current station, therefore, members must meet all PCS eligibility requirements, (for example,

TOS, second PCS in same FY, etc.) as of their departure date unless the appropriate authority

approves the required waiver (see paragraph 2.26.). Determine if minimum TOS is met per

paragraph 2.25. and the Fiscal Year for DLA (see paragraph 2.51.) based on the date the

member departs on PCS.

6. When assigning members OS who attend a course or courses in TDY en route status do not

include in special orders that the member must depart the training location the day after

graduation from the last course. The number of days leave a member desires (if any) between

course graduation and their port reporting date is managed by controlling the departure date

from the last training location. Travel arrangements and the members arrival at the port must be

in compliance with their port reporting instructions. Members who arrive at the port earlier

than their directed reporting instructions will be charged with leave and could incur additional

expenses while waiting for their scheduled transportation.

7. Include in the special orders a "report not earlier than date (RNETD)" for each scheduled

course. The RNETDs will be one day prior to the announced class start dates. Also, special

orders should contain remarks directing the member to depart not later than one day after the

respective course’s graduation date. The number of days leave a member desires (if any)

between a course graduation and the start of a second or subsequent course will be the

difference between the authorized travel time and subsequent course RNETD. For example, is

a member is travelling via commercial air then the authorized travel time is one day. Therefore,

if the first course graduates on the 1 st of February and the subsequent course starts on the 15 th

of February, the member will be charged 11 days leave. The 2 nd of February is the mandatory

travel day, leave begins on the 3 rd of February and continues through the 13 th of February, and

leave stops when the member arrives on the next RNETD (14 February—one day prior to the

subsequent course start date).

8. Officers selected to attend missile training with subsequent assignment to a missile unit will

proceed directly from AETC training to operation readiness training, then to unit of assignment

using authorized travel time only. The member must take leave en route, if desired, before

entry into AETC training.

9. If satisfactory completion of training is a prerequisite for the next assignment, then member

is not permitted to make the PCS to the new duty station first and then attend training via TDY

and return to the new base.

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Training.

If a person is

And has TOS of

And TDY return date is

More than Less than

30 calendar 30 calendar

days before days before

DOS or DOS or

PCS PCS

Then, select the person

for the TDY as shown

below: (see note 3)

Yes No

1 Assigned in the 45

2 CONUS, or calendar

X X (see

assigned OS on days

3 a long tour

45 X

4 calendar

5 Assigned OS 15

6 on a short tour calendar

7 15 X

8 calendar

9 Assigned in the 6 months

10 CONUS or OS, (see notes

and was 5 & 7)

11 assigned from

6 months X

12 an

(see notes

short tour, or

CONUSisolated

5 & 7)

13 Assigned in the 12 months

CONUS or OS, (see notes

and was 6 & 7

14 assigned from

12 months X

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15 an

short tour,

receiving

imminent

danger, hostile

fire pay

More than

Less than

(see note 6

& 7)

1. Use the more restrictive rule if member meets two conditions.

2. When the TDY return date is after the person's DOS or PDD (for PCS) and when necessary

to fill short notice taskings, commanders can still select the person for the TDY providing the

TDY orders or amendments reflect the shortened TDY duration and the person returns

according to the times in this table.

3. You may assign members to deployable positions upon arrival on station and they may

remain against a deployable position until their departure.

4. Commanders may waive DOS/PCS (Cols D and E) selection minimums. However, review

all other options before committing assigned members on TDY who are separating/retiring or

making a PCS. When waiving minimums, the TDY completion date must not interfere with

processing or departure date for PCS or DOS. Severe problems can occur if a person's DOS

expires while TDY.

5. Commanders needing to waive the six-month TOS exemption for operational requirements

must obtain approval from their MAJCOM/CV.

6. Commanders needing to waive the twelve-month TOS exemption for operational

requirements must obtain approval from their MAJCOM/CV.

7. Deployment Availability Code (DAV) 57 must be update IAW AFI 10-403 by PRU.

Yes

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Table 4.3. De-Conflicting Assignment/Deployment Selection.

U If the And the Or the Then the commander in priority order:

L deployment Airman Airman

E spin-up and is a is a nonvulnerability

volunteer volunteer

window & for the for the

overlap and

selection was

assignment assignment

1 Prior to N/A N/A Should elect to send another Airman

on deployment, or

May send Airman on deployment, but

must return for

assignment, or

As an exception, may request later

RNLTD (see note 1)

2 After X Should elect to send another Airman

deployment is

on deployment if

projected in

possible, or

system but not

Should request a later RNLTD (see

departed, or

note 1), or in the

not projected

case that mission dictates,

in system

properly but

selected none-

assignment, and send backfill for

the- less (see

requirement as needed

3 After

X Request later RNLTD or cancellation

of assignment (see

As an exception, Elect to send another

Airman on

selected nonethe-

less (see

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4 After X Must request a later RNLTD (see note

departure (see

note

5 X Request cancellation of assignment or

later RNLTD

1. Each request will be forwarded to DPAPP for officers or DPAA5 for enlisted as an exception

to policy and requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Commander must justify

why the Airman cannot be replaced on deployment. In case of short notice assignment, later

RNLTD may be appropriate.

2. AFPC will consider later RNLTDs on a case-by-case basis. In addition, for hardship

reasons, cancellation of involuntary assignment may be appropriate. In the event a request is

approved, the Airman will be returned from TDY to out-process for PCS.

3. Projecting the proper duty status codes (DSC 20, 21 or 25) and reporting departure in

MilPDS will prevent the assignment system from selecting Airmen for non-volunteer overseas

4. The commander must request a later RNLTD as the only option if the Airman was a

volunteer for assignment. Returning the Airman from deployment is not an option unless the

commander, MAJCOM/PRU and AFPC agree this is in the best interest of the Air Force.

* The mission at the gaining location will ultimately dictate approval/disapproval of

cancellation of assignment. AFPC will determine whether a later RNLTD is possible or if

another Airman is selected for assignment instead.

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Chapter 5

INDETERMINATE TDY-EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT

5.1. General Information. Certain key positions in the AOR are required to be filled by

Airmen serving on 1-year extended deployment per AF Chief of Staff guidance. Almost every

major career field has positions (requirements) identified as an extended deployment. In addition

there are many ―Any AFSC‖ requirements and both enlisted and officers may be selected (as

volunteers or non-volunteers) to perform duties outside of their Control AFSC (Enlisted)/Duty

AFSC (Officers). Each requirement is a high priority, must fill position. All Airmen should be

prepared to deploy at a moment’s notice.

5.2. Notification Timelines. The following information applies to O-5/E-8 positions and

below. AFPC has the lead in identifying individuals for extended deployments. A minimum of

120 days notice is allocated to source all new extended deployment requirements, whenever

possible. However, there are occasions that notification will be reduced. For instance, when an

Airman falls out at the last minute, the replacement will get very short notice. Also, new

missions may require deployments with less notice, but every effort will be made to maximize

the notification timeline to at least 120 days. AFPC will advertise for volunteers, well in

advance, in an effort to reduce the number of Airmen selected with less than 60 days notice.

Requirements may be viewed on AFPC's website at: https://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/ look for

"365 Day Deployments,"under ―Quick Links‖ then select ―Open 365 day requirements‖ to access

the spreadsheet. Airmen selected for Extended Deployments with an established DOS/PCS must

be allowed at least 30 days for separation/PCS processing upon return (AFI 10-403, Deployment

Planning and Execution, Table A2.1, Note 1).

5.3. Selection Procedures. Airmen must have a minimum of 12 month time on station (from

date of first training or Required Delivery Date [RDD], whichever is earlier.) Selections for

Extended Deployments will be based on most eligible and qualified volunteers first. If none are

available, then selections will be based on most eligible and qualified non-volunteer, IAW with

procedures described in paragraph 5.5. Airmen serving on any stabilized tour, to include AAC

codes 32, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 50, 55, 85, 87 are still eligible to be selected as either a

volunteer or non-volunteer provided they meet other eligibility criteria. Reclamas will be

processed via the Reclama Process Tool (RPT) IAW AFI 10-401, Air Force Operational

Planning and Execution.

5.3.1. Airmen assigned to Joint organizations: Releasability of all Airman assigned to joint

organizations is subject to the concurrence of the respective J1 or Personnel division chief.

Requests for availability will be coordinated with the J1/Personnel division staff prior to

official notification.

5.3.2. Airmen Assigned to a Short Tour Location. Airmen currently serving in an O/S short

tour location may volunteer for an extended deployment; however, are only considered for

selection if they will PCS to a CONUS location prior to RDD or date of first training. AFPC

will coordinate selection with the gaining CC for Airmen selected in this situation.

5.4. Volunteers. AFPC will initially solicit volunteers for all positions. Volunteers with less

than 12 months TOS as of first training date or RDD (whichever is earlier) may be considered

for extended deployment, as an exception to policy, with commander concurrence and the

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understanding that they may not be eligible for an advanced assignment (see paragraph 5.11).

Enlisted positions will be advertised using EQUAL Plus Advertisement in AMS. Ads will

normally be posted on EQUAL Plus for 10 days. Officers should contact their appropriate AFPC

Assignment Team for information on available requirements and to volunteer, or go to the AFPC

Extended Deployments website at: https://aef.afpc.randolph.af.mil/365.aspx.

5.4.1. Airmen are encouraged to volunteer for any indeterminate TDY for which they are

eligible and qualified. Airmen are not required to coordinate or obtain approval from their

commander to volunteer for an indeterminate TDY. Commanders will make no policies,

supplementing this instruction, that direct prior approval for volunteering. Once an Airman

is selected by AFPC, commander coordination is required on the official notification letter.

5.4.2. . Airmen who volunteer may request to withdraw their volunteer statement prior to the

advertisement close out date. To withdraw a volunteer statement, the Airmen must contact

their AFPC assignment OPR, via e-mail or delete the volunteer request on EQUAL Plus in

AMS (enlisted) prior to the close out of the ad. Requests to withdraw volunteer statements

after selection will be considered on a case-by-case basis IAW paragraph 2.12. If a

cancellation request is submitted under this paragraph and subsequently disapproved, an

Airman is not eligible to request separation or retirement under 3-day option provisions

(unless they are still within 3 calendar days of official notification.). See paragraph 5.9 and

Figure 5.2.

5.4.2.1. Enlisted (E-8 and below): Once the EQUAL Plus Ad expires, AFPC will

validate all volunteers to ensure they are eligible for selection and meet all identified

qualifications. Volunteers will be given selection priority as follows:

5.4.2.1.1. Long Overseas Returnees/COT Volunteers

5.4.2.1.1.1. Overseas Returnee/COT Volunteers may apply for Equal-Plus Ad if

the RDD in the Ad matches their DEROS or is within 2 months after their

DEROS expires. (EXAMPLE: If DEROS equals Jun 07, Airman is eligible for

Jun-Aug 07 deployment requirements.) NOTE: AFPC will extend Airman’s

DEROS 13 months from RDD to accommodate the extended deployment and outprocessing

actions upon return.

5.4.2.1.1.2. Indefinite DEROS Personnel. Airmen with an indefinite DEROS are

only considered if they have or will have completed their original tour by RDD.

5.4.2.1.2. CONUS Mandatory Movers (CMM): CMMs may apply for an Equal-

Plus Ad if the RDD in the Ad matches their Date Of Availability (DOA) or the

RDD is within 2 months after their DOA expires (See example in paragraph

5.4.2.1.1.1). CMMs volunteering for an extended deployment with a DOA

extending beyond the RDD will be prioritized as CONUS volunteers.

5.4.2.1.3. CONUS Volunteers: Date Arrive Station (DAS) will be the deciding

factor IAW AFI 36-2110, Table 2.3. Time On Station (TOS) Requirements.

(NOTE: Airmen are prioritized longest to shortest time on station and must have

at least 12 months time on station to be considered.)

5.4.2.1.4. Overseas volunteers with a DEROS extending beyond the RDD: Airmen

assigned to an overseas long tour with a DEROS extending beyond the RDD are

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prioritized last among volunteer catagories. NOTE: This category also includes

Airmen with an Indefinite DEROS who will not complete their original tour as of the

RDD.

5.5. Non Volunteers. (NOTE: Airmen will be selected based on their projected grade.)

5.5.1. For Enlisted: If there are not enough volunteers identified for an advertisement,

AFPC will use established short tour selection rules IAW paragraph 3.3 and Table 3.1

(priority for OS short tour selection) to select the most eligible non volunteer. Airmen must

meet all PCS eligibility criteria to include quality control, time on station, and retainability.

In addition to the categories listed in Table 3.1, Airmen serving overseas long tours may be

used as a resource to fill these taskings. Airmen must have sufficient time left on their

current tour (before DEROS) to be selected as a non-volunteer, i.e. 30 days upon return from

deployment to out-process from their respective unit. Airmen who are HYT restricted and

otherwise not eligible for 3 day option (as prescribed in Figure 5.2), may only be selected as

a non-volunteer if they have at least 7 months retainability following the expected

deployment return date. Vulnerability dates used to select individuals for short tour

requirements will also be used in non-volunteer selections for an Extended Deployment and

can be found on AMS.

5.5.2. For Officers: If there are not enough volunteers, AFPC will use modified short tour

selection rules. Non Volunteers are prioritized based on number of short tours, short tour

return date (STRD) and overseas duty selection date (ODSD). Officers serving overseas long

tours may be used as a resource to fill these taskings. Officers must have sufficient time

remaining on their current tour (before DEROS) to be selected as a non-volunteer, i.e. 30days

upon return from deployment to out-process their respective unit. Officers not selected

for promotion that have a mandatory DOS established and are otherwise not eligible for 3

day option (see Figure 5.2) are not eligible for selection as a non-volunteer unless they have

at least 7 months retainability following the expected deployment return date.

5.5.3. Contact the AFPC assignment team for information on potential vulnerability for

non- volunteer selection. Additional guidance is provided on the Extended Deployment

website on the AFPC home page (https://aef.afpc.randolph.af.mil/365.aspx) under:

―How do I determine if I am vulnerable to be selected as a non-volunteer for a 365-day

extended deployment?‖

5.6. Post Deployment Deferment Period. Airmen are exempt from extended deployment

selection for 6 months following return from an AEF deployment or an Extended Deployment.

Eligibility is calculated from return date to the date of first training or RDD (at time of selection),

whichever is earlier. Approval authority to deploy Airmen before their deferment period expires

will be for valid mission reasons only and will be approved by AFPC, Director of Assignments.

5.7. AEF Cycle: If an Airman is formally selected/tasked (whether volunteer or non-volunteer)

for an ITDY Extended Deployment (notification memo forwarded to PRF and/or tasking in

DCAPES, whichever is earlier,) it takes priority over a 120/179 day AEF deployment and they

are no longer eligible for selection for an AEF deployment unless they have been released from

the ITDY by the applicable AFPC/DPA Division Chief. If an Airman is formally selected for an

AEF deployment and is within 60 days of departure for the AEF deployment/required associated

training or has already attended required training, then the AEF deployment will take priority.

Use this paragraph in conjunction with ITDY-AEF De-confliction Figure 5.1.

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Figure 5.1. ITDY-AEF Deconfliction.

Rule A B C D

Airman tasked for

ITDY (note 1)

and Airman is

tasked for AEF

(Name in

DCAPES)

Is AEF

with-in 60

Days? (note

Then ITDY

Takes

Precedence

Then AEF

1 Yes No N/A Yes No (note 3)

2 Yes Yes No Yes No

Yes No Yes

3 Yes No (note 2) Yes Yes No (note 3)

4 No Yes Yes No Yes

No Yes (note 4) No

5.8. Notifications. Once selections are made, AFPC will officially notify the Airman’s

servicing MPS, Personnel Readiness Function (PRF) via DCAPES and e-mail containing official

notification letter, stating the location, duty title, training (if required) and RDD of the tasking.

The PRF determines wether or not Airman is eligibile for the 3-Day option provision by

consulting with the Career Development Element and IAW Figure 5.2. This information will be

annotated on the the official notification letter. The official notification letter will be sent to the

unit commander by forwarding within 24 hours. The commander notifies the Airman of

selection for an Extended Deployment upon receipt of the notification letter. Notifications must

be made immediately upon receipt (within 24 hours) of the tasking memo. Airmen on leave

must be contacted immediately (within 24 hours.)

5.8.1. AFPC will update Assignment Availability Code (AAC) ET ―Extended Deployment‖

with an expiration date of the Airman’s expected return date.

5.8.2. Eligible Airmen have a maximum of 3 calendar days to either accept or decline the

Extended Deployment. The 3 calendar day count begins the day after the date an Airman is

officially notified and ends at the close of MPS business hours on the third calendar day

following official notification. If the third calendar day is a weekend or holiday, the official

notification period is extended to the first duty day thereafter. (For EXAMPLE: Airmen is

notified on Wednesday. The first day of the count begins Thursday and ends the close of

MPS business hours on Monday.) If Airman signs the notification stating his/her intent to

accept the deployment, they can then provide preferences for advance assignment or elect the

24 month deferment (see paragraph 5.11). If Airman elects to decline and is eligible (see

paragraph 5.9), they will be processed for separation/retirement.

5.8.2.1. Medical Pre-Assessment will be required for Airmen attending Combat Skills

Training (CST). The medical pre-assessment will accompany the tasking notification as

identified in the DCAPES line remarks. Airmen must complete the pre-assessment and

include a copy with their signed notification letter.

5.8.2.2. The commander must recommend/non-recommend (reclama) the Airman after

the Airman has completed his/her portion of the form. If the commander elects to nonrecommend

the Airman because the tasking would cause sever mission degradation

he/she must initiate a reclama within 24 hours. (See AFI 10-401, paragraph 10.21.3.)

Once the commander has made a recommendation on the notification letter, a completed

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copy of the signed notification letter must be scanned/emailed or faxed back to the AFPC

assignment OPR. Submission of a reclama is not justification for an Airman to delay

their statement of intent to accept/decline the deployment.

5.9. Declinations. Airmen selected for an Extended Deployment should refer to Figure 5.2 to

determine 3-day opt eligibility. Airmen who do not have the retainability and do not meet the

criteria to 3-day opt should refer to paragraph 2.29 for retainability declination information.

Those who elect to decline retainability or initiate a 3-day option, will be processed for

separation/retirement under the current policy. (NOTE: Although reclamas for 3 day

opt/retainaibility declination requires Wing CC/equivalent approval (in RPT), this action is for

informational purposes only. The Wing CC/equivalent does not have disapproval authority for 3

day opt/retainability declination. The approval buttin in RPT represents Wing CC/equivalent

acknowledgment in these cases.

5.9.1. Extended Deployments do not have an associated ADSC; however, there is a

commitment (to include prior training preparation time plus TDY duration) associated with

the selection for extended deployments. Therefore, Airmen are eligible to decline that

commitment in keeping with the intent of the 7-day option procedures established in

paragraph 2.30 (NOTE: Although the intent mirrors that of 7-day option, for purposes of

timely notification, the time allotated for declining the deployment to separate or retire is 3

days, hence ―3-day option‖).

5.9.2. Commander’s Responsibilities: The commander must ensure Airmen are

counseled on all aspects of declining retainability for the Extended Deployment (loss of

promotion line number, re-enlistment ineligibility, promotion ineligibility, etc.). The

commander must then fax the Official Notification Memo to the AFPC assignment OPR

with a copy of the AF Form 964, PCS, TDY or Training Declination statement.

5.9.3. Airman’s Responsibilities: If the Airman does not possess and refuses to obtain the

required retainability for the Extended Deployment, they must complete the Official

Notification Memo and mark ―DECLINE.‖ If the Airman is eligible to 3-day opt and

separate/retire, he/she must apply for eligibility of 3 Day Opt through the

Retirements/Separations application on the vMPF, available through the AFPC webpage.

AFPC Retirements and Separations Division will determine eligibility for 3 Day Opt. An

Airman is officially released from the deployment tasker upon separation/retirement

approval. If the Airman does not intend to decline, the Airman must obtain retainability

within 30 days of notification. Note for enlisted Airmen: If not retirement eligible and

declining retainability, the member will complete an AF Form 964. Enlisted Airmen who are

applying for 3 day option online must attach a copy of the official notification letter with

their application.

5.9.4. MPS Responsibilities: The MPS should counsel Airmen declining to obtain

retainability on declination procedures IAW paragraph 2.29. The MPS will update AAC 09

(ALC L for first term Airmen) on all enlisted Airmen who elect to decline to obtain sufficient

5.9.5. AFPC/DPW (AEF Ops Scheduler) will load selected sourcing solution (Airman’s

personal and tasking information), provided by the AFPC assignment team, into DCAPES.

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5.9.5.1. MAJCOMs are not required to complete verification of Extended Deployment

(300 plus days) taskings in DCAPES. DCAPES will be updated by AFPC/DPWO (AEF

Ops Requirements) with ―N‖ (preverification). However, MAJCOMs have visibility of

the tasking through DCAPES.

5.9.5.1.1. Paragraph 5.8.2.2 outlines actions necessary to ―reclama‖ Extended

Deployment taskings.

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the 12 th month following TDY notification then retirement is authorized on the first day of the 13 th

month following Extended Deployment notification.

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2. Assigned OS. Airman must request a retirement date which is the first day of the month following

DEROS, if otherwise eligible to retire on that date per AFI 36-3203.

Assignment/Deferment program). Airmen may:

5.10.1. Elect to return to home station and have a subsequent 24-month assignment

deferment following an extended deployment. If approved, AFPC will update Assignment

Availability Code (AAC) ―39‖ to expire 24 months after projected return date for enlisted

personnel. For officers, the request for an assignment deferment should be worked through

the AFPC assignment team.

5.10.2. Elect an advanced assignment upon completion of their extended deployment, but

must have at least 24 months time on station as of projected RDD to be eligible and must

have at least 36 months TOS before PCS departure. If approved, AFPC will load the

assignment information in MILPDS. In order to allow time for reconstitution and outprocessing,

RNLTDs should not be established earlier than 60 days from projected return.

Airmen electing an overseas Advance Assignment that desire to send their dependents in

advance must comply with AFI 36-3020, Family Member Travel.. Dependent travel to a

designated place must be approved prior to any movement of dependents.

5.10.3. Airmen may only make one election; either an Advanced Assignment (AA) or a 2

year PCS deferment. Once the election is submitted, it constitutes the Airman’s preference

and will not be reconsidered at a later date. If the Airman desires a change, the only option

available is to request cancellation of such action, return to home station and enter the next

assignment cycle for which they are eligible.

5.10.3.1. Airmen must serve long enough on the Extended Deployment to receive award

of the short tour to preserve the advance assignment entitlement (see para 5.13)

5.10.3.2. Dependents are entitled to certain travel allowances IAW the Joint Federal

Travel Regulation (JFTR), Volume I, U4600, while member is filling an extended

deployment. Once final assignment determinations have been made and loaded into

MilPDS, ITDY dependent allowances cease. Questions on JFTR dependent allowances

should be referred to the Base Transportation Management Office (TMO) or base

Financial Services Office (FSO).

5.11. Students: Airmen selected for an Extended Deployment who are assigned to a Student

PASCODE (AFIT, AFIP, IDE, SDE, etc) must be PCS’d to a valid position at their next

permanent duty station assignment and must PCS to that assignment prior to deploying on their

Extended Deployment. The Airman must return to that same assignment for a tour of duty

following their deployment. For example, an Air War College student is selected for a position

in Iraq and will be given a subsequent assignment to fill a position on the HQ AMC staff.

Airman must depart Maxwell, sign in to the gaining unit at Scott, and out-process for

deployment through Scott. Upon completion of the TDY, they return to Scott for a tour on the

staff. This is not waiverable due to the significant impact of assigning Senior Raters

(evaluations, promotions, DE, command, etc).

5.12. Deployment Information:

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5.12.1. Training: Many of these extended deployments require additional TDYs for training.

These TDYs can range from 1 week to 6 months, usually they are en-route and are in

addition to the Extended Deployment. For en-route training, Airmen will deploy from the

training location and should not expect to return to home-station before deploying. Airmen

are not authorized POVs at en-route TDY/training locations. Airmen and PRFs must follow

all Line Remarks to include required equipment/supplies before departing for en-route

5.12.2. Each Airman must complete all local pre-deployment requirements prior to departing

for training (i.e. medical clearance, weapons qualification, LOAC, etc.). The Base PRF will

verify that all local training is completed prior to member departing for training/deployment.

5.12.3. Deployment of Airmen on Assignment Limitation Code ―C‖: Airmen that have been

selected for an Extended Deployment (volunteer or non-volunteer) must report to their local

Military Treatment Facility within 3 duty days of formal notification to process a medical

exception IAW AFI 41-210 (Patient Administration Functions), para 10.8.3.1. Airmen will

not delay further deployment out-processing, pending final decision on their exception

request. AFPC/DPAMM will work with the MTF and deployed SG as necessary to expedite

a final decision on all exception requests. If the medical decision is that the deployed MTF

cannot support the members medical condition, then AFPC will select the next most eligible

5.12.4. Voluntary Extensions: Airmen are expected to complete the entire duration of the

extended deployment for which they have been selected. Airmen may voluntarily extend the

length of the deployment, but only with approval from all extended deployment action

offices (CENTAF/A1, AFPC and losing/gaining Airman’s commander). No additional

financial incentives are currently being offered by the AF for Airmen extending in the AOR.

5.13. Short Tour Credit/Joint Credit/AEF & Contingency Exemptions:

5.13.1. Short Tour Credit: Per Table 3.4, Rules 2 and 5 and AFPC/DPA 8106 message

dated 171955Z Jun 03, Award of PCS Short Tour Credit for TDY, approval is granted to

award PCS short tour credit after completion of the extended deployment and processing of

the travel voucher. Questions pertaining to the awarding of joint credit should be addressed

to AFPC/DPAPPO.

5.13.2. Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) Credit: There are two types of joint credit involved

depending on whether the officer deploys to a Secretary of Defense (SecDef) approved

temporary Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) billet or to the headquarters of a SecDef

approved operation and location as qualifying for cumulative credit.

5.13.2.1. If deployed to a temporary JDAL billet, the attached CCDR is responsible for

tracking and notifying AFPC/DPAPPO (Joint Officer Management) when officers arrive

and depart the AOR. AFPC will update the officer’s joint clock accordingly with the

joint start date upon arrival into the AOR, Joint Duty Assignment Management

Information System (JDAMIS) Number, and stop the joint clock upon departure from the

AOR. Joint Credit will be awarded based on the time served in the AOR; no automatic

credit will be awarded for serving less than 10 months; cumulative credit will be awarded

for serving 10 or 12 months. Full JDA Credit may be awarded for serving the full tour of

12 months (365 days) and will be considered on a case-by-case basis if verified by the

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attached CCDR, supported by the officer’s Service, and approved by the SecDef for a

waiver.

5.13.2.2. If not deployed to a temporary JDAL billet but are deployed to an operation,

location, and during the time period approved by the SecDef as qualifying for cumulative

joint duty credit, the officer can apply for cumulative credit upon return to home station.

This cumulative joint duty credit cannot be combined with other types of joint duty credit

and is not considered for promotion boards. Eligibility criteria and a listing of approved

operations, locations, and dates can be viewed on the JTF self-nomination web page at:

https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/jtf/owa/jtf_main.home. The following instructions apply to

officers who completed their tours before 1 August 2005. Officers must follow the

instructions on that web page in order to self-nominate for the credit. E-mail questions to

[email protected]. If your deployment is not to one of the approved operations

listed or is to a subordinate unit to the HQ listed, then it does not qualify for cumulative

credit. The following are the current SecDef approved operations eligible for cumulative

credit:

5.13.3. Post-Deployment Stand-Down Program: Commanders will grant Airmen post-

deployment stand-down time upon return from the extended deployment to allow Airmen

time to reconstitute unless otherwise established by home station MAJCOM policy. Airmen

must adhere to their MAJCOM policy and remain at the permanent duty station during

reconstitution time.

5.14. Functional Elements . Please refer to the appropriate AFIs for all other functional

actions required in management of the Extended Deployment: Personnel Readiness Functions:

AFI 10- 215, Personnel Support for Contingency Operations and AFI 10-403, Deployment

Planning and Execution. Career Enhancement Functions: AFI 36-2502, Enlisted Promotions,

AFI 36-2501, Officer Promotions, AFI 36-2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluations, AFI 36-2803,

The Air Force Awards and Decorations Program, and AFI 10-248, Fitness Program.

5.14.1. The Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), Chapter 4 and AFI 65-601V1, Budget

Guidance and Procedures, depict appropriate allowances for Extended Deployments

(Indeterminate TDY). AF/A1PA and AF/A4RE are the OPRs for entitlements for the

Extended Deployment program. AFI 33-328, Administrative Orders, provide guidance for

processing dependent travel orders.

*5.15. DELETED.

*5.16. DELETED.

*DARRELL D. JONES, Lt General, USAF

DCS, Manpower, Personnel and Services

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References

Attachment 1

*GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION

DOD Instruction 1300.19, DOD Joint Officer Management Program, 31 October 2007, CH 2, 16

February 2010

DOD Directive 1315.07, Military Personnel Assignments, 12 January 2005

DOD Instruction 1315.18, Procedures for Military Personnel Assignments, 12 January 2005

DOD Instruction 1315.19, Authorizing Special Needs Family Members Travel Overseas at

Government Expense, 20 December 2005

DOD Instruction 1322.10, Policy on Graduate Education for Military Officers, 29 April 2008

DOD Instruction 1327.06, Leave and Liberty Policy and Procedures, 16 June 2009

The Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR)

AFI 10-401, Air Force Operations Planning and Execution, 7 December 2006

AFI 10-403, Deployment Planning and Execution, 13 January 2008

AFI 11-401, Aviation Management, 10 December 2010

AFI 11-402, Aviation and Parachutist Service, Aeronautical Ratings and Aviation Badges, 13

December 2010

AFI 11-412, Aircrew Management, 10 December 2009

AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Program Management, 27 January 2005

AFI 33-328, Administrative Orders, 16 January 2007

AFI 33-332, Air Force Privacy Program, 16 May 2011

AFI 36-2013, Officer Training School (OTS) and Enlisted Commissioning Programs (ECPS), 23

October 2008

AFI 36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and Enlisted), 14 June 2010

AFI 36-2102, Base-Level Relocation Procedures, 18 September 2006

AFI 36-2106, Competitive Category Transfers, 9 May 1994

AFI 36-2107, Active Duty Service Commitments (ADSC), 22 April 2005

AFI 36-2133, Specified Period of Time Contracts (SPTC), 1 June 2000

AFI 36-2134, Air Force Duty Status Program, 8 October 2004

AFI 36-2201, Air Force Training Program, 15 September 2010

AFI 36-2302, Professional Development (Advanced Academic Degrees and Professional

Continuing Education), 11 July 2001

AFI 36-2306, Voluntary Education Program, 13 August 2010

AFI 36-2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems, 15 April 2005

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AFI 36-2501, Officer Promotions and Selective Continuation, 16 June 2004

AFI 36-2502, Airman Promotion/Demotion Programs, 31 December 2009

AFI 36-2606, Reenlistment in the United States Air Force, 9 May 2011

AFI 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, 30 August 2006

AFI 36-2626, Airman Retraining Program, 1 July 1999

AFI 36-2803, The Air Force Awards and Decorations Program, 15 June 2001

AFI 36-2905, Fitness Program, 1 July 2010

AFI 36-2907, Unfavorable Information File (UIF) Program, 17 June 2005

AFI 36-2908, Family Care Plans, 1 October 2000

AFI 36-3002, Casualty Services, 22 February 2010

AFI 36-3003, Military Leave Program, 26 October 2009

AFI 36-3020, Family Member Travel, 22 October 2009

AFI 36-3203, Service Retirements, 8 September 2006

AFI 36-3204, Procedures for Applying as a Conscientious Objector, 15 July 1994

AFI 36-3206, Administrative Discharge Procedures for Commissioned Officers, 9 June 2004

AFI 36-3207, Separating Commissioned Officers, 9 July 2004

AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen, 9 July 2004

AFI 36-3212, Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement and Separation, 2 February 2006

AFI 36-3802, Personnel Readiness Operations, 23 February 2009

AFI 36-6001, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program, 29 September 2008

AFI 40-301, Family Advocacy, 30 November 2009

AFI 40-701, Special Needs Identification and Assignment Coordination, 8 August 2008

AFI 41-210, Patient Administration Functions, 22 March 2006

AFI 48-123, Medical Examinations and Standards, 24 September 2009

AFI 51-201, Administration of Military Justice, 21 December 2007

AFI 51-301, Civil Litigation, 1 July 2002

AFI 51-604, Appointment To and Assumption of Command, 4 April 2006

AFI 65-103, Temporary Duty Orders, 5 August 2005

AFI 65-601,V1, Budget Guidance and Procedures, 3 March 2005

AFI 65-601,V2, Budget Management for Operations, 21 October 1994

AFI 65-601,V3, The Air Force Budget Corporate Process, 1 May 1998

AFCSM 36-699, V1, Military Personnel Flight (MPF) Management Data System (MilPDS)

User Guide, 15 October 2010

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AFMAN 33-363, Management of Records, 1 March 2008

AFMAN 65-604, Appropriation Symbols and Budget Codes (Fiscal Year 2011, 1 October 2010

AFPD 10-4, Operations Planning: Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF), 30 April 2009

Education and Training Course Announcement (ETCA),

https://etca.randolph.af.mil/default1.asp

Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory (AFECD) (on-line/AFPERS Website)

Air Force Officer Classification Directory (AFOCD) (on-line/AFPERS Website)

Air Force Records Information Management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule

(RDS), https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-af61a/afrims/afrims/

Personnel Services Delivery (PSD) Guides, (on-line/AFPERS Website)

Prescribed Forms

AF Form 964, PCS, TDY, Deployments, or Training Declination Statement

AF Form 965, Overseas Tour Election Statement

Adopted Forms

AF Form 63, Active Duty Service Commitment (ADSC) Acknowledgement Statement

AF Form 100, Request and Authorization for Separation

AF Form 469, Duty Limiting Condition Report

AF Form 673, Air Force Publication/Form Action Request

AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication

AF Form 899, Request and Authorization for Permanent Change of Station – Military

AF Form 1466, Request for Family Member’s Medical and Educational Clearance for Travel

AF Form 4380, Air Force Special Needs Screener

Abbreviations and Acronyms

AAC—Assignment Availability Code

AAD—Advance Academic Degree

AAN—Assignment Action Number

AAR—Assignment Action Reason

AB—Air Base; Airman Basic

ADSC—Active Duty Service Commitment

AFDW—Air Force District of Washington

AFPC—Air Force Personnel Center

AFOSI—Air Force Office of Special Investigations

AFROTC—Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps

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AFS—Air Force Specialty/Air Force Station

AFSC—Air Force Specialty Code

ALC—Assignment Limitation Code

AMN—Airman

AOR—Area of Responsibility

ARMS—Automated Records Management System

ARC—Air Reserve Components (both Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve)

ASD—Assignment Selection Date

AWOL—Absent Without Leave

BOP—Base of Preference

CAREERS—Career Airman Reenlistment Reservation System

CCTVL—Concurrent Travel of Military Dependents

CJR—Career Job Reservation

CMSGT—Chief Master Sergeant

CONUS—Continental United States

COT—Consecutive OS Tour

CSPL—Command Sponsored Position List

DAV Code—Deployment Availability Code

DAS—Date Arrived Station

DCAPES—Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments

DDLDS—Date departed last duty station

DEROS—Date eligible for return from OS

DLA—Dislocation Allowance

DLM—Designated Location Move

DOA—Date of Availability

DOD—Department of Defense

DOS—Date of Separation

DRU—Direct Reporting Unit

DSN—Defense Switching Network

EFMP—Exceptional Family Member Program

ELT—Extended long OS tour

EPR—Enlisted Performance Report

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EQUAL—Enlisted Quarterly Assignment Listing

ETS—Expiration of Term of Service

FOA—Field Operating Agency

FSO—Finance Services Office

FTA—First-Term Airman

GMS—General Medical Services

GSU—Geographically Separated Units

HYT—High Year of Tenure

IAW—In Accordance With

IPCOT—In-Place Consecutive OS Tour

IPR—Installation Personnel Readiness

ITDY—Indeterminate Temporary Duty

JA—Judge Advocate

JCS—Joint Chiefs of Staff

JFTR—Joint Federal Travel Regulation

MAJCOM—Major Command

MOA—Memorandum of Agreement

MPS—Military Personnel Section

MRS—Medically Related Services

MSGT—Master Sergeant

MTF—Medical Treatment Facility

MUG—Manning Unit Group

NCO—Noncommissioned Officer

O&M—Operation and Maintenance

OCONUS—Outside CONUS

ODSD—OS Duty Selection Date

OPR—Office of Primary Responsibility

OS—Oversea(s); outside CONUS

OSD—Office of the Secretary of Defense

OSI—Office of Special Investigations

OTEIP—OS Tour Extension Incentive Program

PAFSC—Primary Air Force Specialty Code

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PCA—Permanent Change of Assignment

PCS—Permanent Change of Station

PDD—Projected Departure Date

PDS—Personnel Data System/Permanent Duty Station

PID—Plan Identification Number

PME—Professional Military Education

PPC—Personnel Processing Code

PRP—Personnel Reliability Program

POW—Prisoner of War

RI—Reporting Identifier

RIP—Report on Individual Personnel

RNETD—Report Not Earlier Than Date

RNLTD—Report Not Later Than Date

SCI—Sensitive Compartmented Information

SDA—Special Duty Assignment

SDI—Special Duty Identifier

SEA—Southeast Asia

SEI—Special Experience Identifier

SES—Special Educational Services/Senior Executive Service

SJA—Staff Judge Advocate

SPCM—Special Court-Martial

SRA—Senior Airman

SRB—Selective Reenlistment Bonus

SRP—Selective Reenlistment Program

SSGT—Staff Sergeant

SSN—Social Security Number

SSO—Special Security Officer

STRD—Short Tour Return Date

TAFMS—Total Active Federal Military Service

TAFMSD—Total Active Federal Military Service Date

TAA—Threatened Airman Assignment

TDY—Temporary Duty

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TED—Transfer Effective Date

TMO—Traffic Management Office(r)

TOS—Time on Station

TSGT—Technical Sergeant

UCMJ—Uniform Code of Military Justice

UIF—Unfavorable Information File

UPRG—Unit Personnel Records Group

VSBAP—Voluntary Stabilized Base Assignment Program

Terms

Accompanied—Any tour of OS duty served with command-sponsored dependents.

Acquired Dependent— See Dependent, Acquired Dependent.

Airman or Airmen—All members of the US Air Force, both officer and enlisted

Allocation—Notification to a MAJCOM/FOA/DRU that an Airman is available for assignment

to that command.

Allowance—Describes conditions under which the United States government provides

reimbursesment for expenses incident to a permanent change of station. Consult the Joint

Federal Travel Regulation to determine government-paid travel of dependents, movement of

household goods, and other payments associated with reassignment of Airmen.

Assigned—An Airman counted as part of a unit's assigned strength.

Assignment—The permanent change of an Airman’s duty station from one location to another.

Also refers to duties performed. (Used alternately with the term ―reassignment.‖)

Assignment Action Number (AAN)—A sequential numbering system used to distinguish one

operational, rotational, unit, or training assignment action from another. It stays the same even if

there are changes in the movement month.

Assignment Instructions—Information, usually provided through the personnel data system,

that accompanies selection for PCS.

Assignment Selection Date (ASD)—The date an Airman is selected by name for assignment by

the assignment OPR; or the date the assignment process begins in order to reassign an Airman on

a scheduled future date (such as upon DEROS, tour completion date from a CONUS maximum

stabilized tour, the date an Airman will become surplus, and so on); or the date an officer (only)

is identified by the assignment OPR as vulnerable for PCS selection.

Attached—Responsibility for an Airman for temporary administration or duty at other than his

or her permanent unit of assignment (and the unit of attachment is other than Airman’s

permanent duty station), for temporary command and control during the Airman’s absence

similar to that exercised at the Airman’s permanent duty station.

Authorization—A funded and validated manpower requirement.

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Availability Date—The day, month, and year which an Airman is available for assignment. For

assignment purposes, usually only the month and year are used to determine availability.

Basic Military Training (BMT)—Training provided to non-prior service Airmen to effect an

orderly transition from civilian to military life.

Cancellation of Permanent Change of Station (PCS)—Revoking or rescinding assignment

Career Airman (Enlisted)—An enlisted Airman serving on their second or subsequent

Career Bachelor OS Tour—A career bachelor is defined as an enlisted Airman with 4 or more

years active duty or an officer, captain or above, with more than 4 years of commissioned active

duty who is single or divorced, and has no legal dependents residing in household on the date

departed CONUS, and the OS tour length to which being assigned is 36 months accompanied

and 24 months unaccompanied. Upon SAF direction, career bachelors may be required to serve

the 36 month tour length.

Career Job Reservation (CJR)—An enlisted Airman's reenlistment quota.

Career Officer—For assignment purposes, officers serving in the grades of captain and above

and who have 4 or more years of commissioned active service on or before the official

notification date, or nomination for assignment, education or training. All other officers are noncareer

officers.

Command-Sponsored Dependent—See Dependent, Command-Sponsored.

Commander—Unless otherwise specified, refers to the immediate commander of the Airman

concerned and includes officially appointed squadron section commanders.

Concurrent Travel—Authorized move of dependents at government expense to an OS area at

the same time as sponsor.

Consecutive OS Tour (COT)—For assignment purposes, a new OS tour that starts after

completing a previous OS tour without an intervening assignment within the continental United

States.

Continental United States (CONUS)—The 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia

and, for assignment purposes, the adjacent territorial waters.

Continuation of Assignment—A change of a Airman’s end assignment that takes place after a

Airman’s departure from previous duty station, but before arrival at the original new duty station

and before the RNLTD.

CONUS Isolated Station— Those locations where adequate community support facilities and

services do not exist within 50 miles or are over 1 1/2 hours drive, one way, in normal weather

conditions. Community support includes government or non-government facilities and services,

such as: adequate family housing, medical and dental care, essential shopping facilities,

reasonable recreation facilities, and religious services. During such assignments, the member and

their families may experience a significantly greater degree of inconvenience, expense, and

hardship when compared to assignment to other CONUS locations. Also, due to hazardous

weather, marginal roads or lack of commercial transportation, the person is at greater risk when

traveling between the duty station, residence, and support facilities.

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Curtailment—Termination of an OS tour before completion of the prescribed length, including

any extensions (except cancellation of a voluntary extension). Terminal leave taken before

DEROS is not a tour curtailment and is not a DEROS change. Ordinary leave begins and ends in

the local area; therefore, it is not a DEROS change or curtailment.

Deferment—A personnel management tool, used to preclude or delay assignment selection of an

Airman or group of Airmen when in the best interest of the Air Force. See Table 2.1. for AACs

for the deferment reasons and periods. When an Airman has an AAC they are ineligible for

reassignment until their date of availability except for a mandatory PCS or when the assignment

OPR waives the deferment.

Delayed Dependent Travel (For EFMP Only)—An OS MAJCOM/SG will delay dependent

travel to the projected OS location when MRS or SES are not available at a specific OS location.

Do not issue travel orders until the OS medical authority determines the required services are

available and can be provided to the dependents concerned.

Denied Dependent Travel (For EFMP Only)—If there is no GMS, the OS medical commander

will deny dependent travel to the projected assignment location.

Department of the Air Force—The executive part of the Department of the Air Force at the

seat of government and all field headquarters, forces, Reserve components, installations,

activities and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the Air Force.

Dependent—See the JFTR, Appendix A.

Dependent, Acquired—See JFTR, Appendix A. A dependent acquired through marriage,

adoption or other action during the course of the current tour of assigned duty. Does not include

persons dependent or children born of a marriage that existed before the beginning of a current

Dependent, Command-Sponsored—See the JFTR, Appendix A.

Dependent Restricted Tour—An OS tour where the JFTR, Appendix Q, does not authorize an

accompanied by dependents tour.

Directed Duty Assignment (DDA)—Enlisted basic trainees or technical training eliminees

assigned directly to their first permanent duty station for on-the-job training.

Diversion—A change of end assignment location that occurs after an Airman signs out from the

losing base of assignment and before they arrive at the gaining base upon completion of their

PCS travel.

Dual Qualified—An Airman possessing two or more awarded Air Force specialties, reporting

identifiers, or special duty identifiers.

Duty Station—The place where an Airman performs military duty.

Enlisted Quarterly Assignment Listing (EQUAL)—Assignment OPRs advertise enlisted

requirements to and from OS corresponding to the assignment cycles. This listing shows

projected requirements, by AFSC, grade, and location.

Enlisted Quarterly Assignment Listing-Plus (EQUAL-Plus)—Assignment OPRs advertise

assignments that require unique qualifications such as joint/departmental locations, special duty

assignments, short notice assignments, and chief master sergeant requirements.

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Entitlement—As used in manning considerations, an alternate form of requirement.

Exception—A request involving a policy, procedure, or other action in this instruction which is

prohibited; is not addressed; a criterion is not met and there are no waiver provisions established;

or, there are waiver provisions but that criteria is not met. A circumstance that does not conform

to the normal rules, standards, usual occurrences, general principles, or the like.

Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)—see Attachment 25

Executive Part of the Department of the Air Force—The Office of the Secretary of the Air

Force and the Air Staff consisting of; Office of the Chief of Staff; Office of the Vice Chief of

Staff; Deputy Chiefs of Staff; other members of the Air Force assigned or detailed; and

Department of the Air Force civilians assigned or detailed.

Extended Long OS Tour—A voluntary tour length equal to the standard long tour plus 12

additional months. This tour length applies to enlisted Airmen only.

Family Member—See Dependent.

First-Term Airman— An enlisted Airman serving on first enlistment (period of enlistment of 4

or more years) to include extensions of the first enlistment, and has less than 24 months prior

active service.

Forecast—The prediction of future manning requirements based on known factors and

previously established trends.

General Medical Services (GMS)—Encompasses all types of physiological, psychological, or

social conditions of a chronic nature that competent medical authority diagnose as requiring

specialized treatment.

High Year of Tenure (HYT)—A year point at which the Air Force determines an enlisted

Airman is ineligible for reenlistment and extension of enlistment due to grade and length of

service. See AFI 36-3203.

Humanitarian Deferment—A temporary delay of PCS or TDY for humanitarian reasons.

Humanitarian Program—Program established to assist Airmen in resolving severe short-term

problems involving a family member. The spirit and intent of the program is to place an Airman

at the closest location where the problem exists. The Airman must be effectively used in their

duty (officer) or control (enlisted) AFSC. The Comptroller General ruled that the Air Force must

not make moves at government expense based solely on humanitarian reasons. As a result, there

must be a valid vacant Air Force authorization at the gaining base. See Attachment 24.

Humanitarian Reassignment—A permanent change of duty station to satisfy an Air Force

requirement wherein an Airman receives consideration because of severe personal problems as

outlined in Attachment 24.

Imbalanced Skill or Specialty—Enlisted specialty in which OS requirements are

disproportionately large with respect to continental United States requirements. Refer to AFI 36-

2626.

Immediate Family—See Dependent.

Incumbent—An Airman currently assigned to an authorized position.

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Indeterminate TDY—A TDY in which the TDY order does not provide for return to the PDS

and the TDY duration is not pre-determined and/or is contemplated to be 300 plus days at a

location. TDY from a PDS to a TDY location for an indeterminate time. Also see the JFTR,

Volume 1, Chapter 4.

Individually Sponsored Dependents—A dependent not entitled to travel to or from an OS

command at government expense, or who enters the command without endorsement of the

appropriate OS commander.

In-Place Consecutive OS Tour (IPCOT)—For assignment purposes, a new OS tour that starts

after completing a previous OS tour without an intervening assignment within the continental

United States and without a change of PDS. For assignment purposes, an Airman will be

considered to have entered the IPCOT on the first day of the IPCOT effective month. (NOTE:

For IPCOT leave travel allowances, see the JFTR, Volume 1.)

Intercommand—Between units of different MAJCOMs.

Intracommand—Between units within the same MAJCOM.

Joint Duty Assignment—An assignment to a designated position in a multi-Service, joint or

multinational command or activity that involves the integrated employment or support of the

land, sea, air forces of at least two of the three Military Departments. Such involvement

includes, but is not limited to, matters relating to national military strategy, joint doctrine and

policy, strategic planning, contingency planning, and command and control of combat operations

under a unified or specified command.

Joint Duty Assignment Listing— Approved listing of all billets designated as a JDA. In order

to receive joint duty credit, an officer must be filling a JDAL billet. Billets are coded as either

JC (requires fill by a JQO) or JD (normal JDA).

Joint Qualified Officer Nominee—An officer who completes a program of Joint Professional

Military Education (JPME), or an officer who has a critical occupational specialty tour. The

Military Department concerned designates the officer as a Joint Specialty Qualified nominee.

Joint Qualified Officer—An officer on the active duty list who has completed both phases of

Joint Professional Military Education, awarded full joint tour credit, and designated by the

Secretary of Defense (a JQO may fill a Joint Critical JDA billet).

Key Billet—For assignment purposes, an OS manpower position of extremely unusual

responsibility where the presence of the incumbent is absolutely essential to the mission of the

unit or the United States presence in that area. The key billet tour length designation applies only

at OS duty stations where the accompanied tour length is 24 months. Unaccompanied people

also serve 24 months. Government furnished family housing must be available and concurrent

travel must be authorized.

Levy—Tasking by personnel data system transaction or other means of a MAJCOM or Air Force

unit to fill a permanent change of station or temporary duty requirement.

Long OS Tour—For the purpose of OS tour credit, a long tour is one where the JFTR,

Appendix Q, authorizes (both) an accompanied tour and the unaccompanied tour is 18 months or

more; or, when HQ AFPC/DPAPP authorizes credit.

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Low-Cost PCS—As prescribed in DODI 1315.18, moves where both duty stations are in

proximity, but not in the same corporate city limits.

Mandatory PCS—A permanent change of duty station of an Airman due to base closure,

completion of or elimination from training, completion of a CONUS maximum stabilized tour,

an OS tour, unit move, or being surplus on base/installation.

Mandatory Utilization—The requirement to assign an Airman to a designated AFS utilization

field for a specified period.

Manning Unit Group (MUG)—Units grouped by type for manning purposes and statistical

analysis.

Maximum Tours—Tours where the intended initial deferment is the maximum period of time

an Airman is to serve in that duty or organization, unless the assignment OPR approves an

extension. The reasons vary why the period of assignment should not exceed the initial

deferment period. For example, the duty may be outside the mainstream of a Airman’s primary

career field and prolonged assignment is undesirable.

Medical Service Officer—Includes officers of the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Medical

Service Corps, Nurse Corps and Biomedical Sciences Corps.

Minimum Tours—Tours where the Airman should serve at least the initially prescribed tour

length. However, the Airman may serve a longer assignment. Airmen remain assigned until

selected for another assignment after expiration of the initial deferment. A minimum tour may be

necessary to receive pay back for special training (formal or on-the-job) or for experience

gained.

Mission Support Duty—All non-aeronautically rated AFSCs except 10CX, 13BX, and 13SX.

No-Cost Move—No allowance payable. A move in which no allowances are authorized to the

Airman. This is a reassignment between activities at the same PDS (not a PCS) or to a new duty

station within the corporate limits of the same city or town. Use local O&M funds as outlined in

the JFTR when the Airman must move their household goods because of the move. Do not use

an AAN, unless you use the PCS ID Code "M". Do not use PCS orders unless you include the

statement that the Airman has no authorized PCS allowances.

Nominated—The result of using the assignment selection process to identify the most eligible,

qualified Airman to fill a specific requirement, and submitting the Airman’s record for

consideration to the activity authorized to accept or decline the Airman for assignment.

Non-Air Force Activities—Office of the Secretary of Defense, organizations of the Joint Chiefs

of Staff, Department of State, White House staff and aides, National Guard Bureau,

miscellaneous boards and committees, and so forth, with which Airmen are performing duty.

Non-career Officer—See career officer.

Non-volunteer—An Airman for whom there is no record of agreement to an assignment through

either omission or intent.

Operational PCS—A move between PDS’ that are outside the same corporate city limit, but

does not cross the border of the country in which currently assigned or move is not to/from a

school which is 20 weeks or longer in duration. Does not include base closure or force structure

related moves.

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Other Government Offices—Offices of the Federal Government other than the Department of

Defense, with which Airmen are performing duty. Also includes Non-DOD Services –Coast

Guard (DHS), NOAA (Commerce) and Public Health Service (HHS) Commissioned Officer

Overseas Commands—MAJCOMs with units in OS areas only

Overseas Duty Selection Date (ODSD)—Date used to place Airmen in the proper sequence for

selection for long OS tours and for short OS tours for Airmen not credited with an OS tour.

MPS’ initially establish this date as the Airman's TAFMSD or as determined by HQ

AFPC/DPAPP. MPS’ determine and update the ODSD as shown in Tables 3.3 and 3.4, or as

specified by HQ AFPC/DPAPP for approved exceptions.

Overseas Duty—Any duty performed as an Airman of the United States Armed Forces outside

the continental United States (CONUS). Non-CONUS residents who complete OS tours in their

home state or territory prior to 1 May 1985 do not receive OS tour credit. Time creditable as OS

duty for PCS begins with the day of departure from a CONUS port and ends on the day of return

excluding leave taken in the OS area before arrival at the permanent duty station or after

Overseas—All locations, including Alaska and Hawaii, outside of the continental United States

(CONUS) (48 contiguous states and Washington, DC).

Oversea Tour Extension Incentive Program (OTEIP)—Special incentives in certain AFSCs

for enlisted Airman who extend their tour of duty at designated OS locations. HQ AFPC/DPAPP

publishes information on this program. (See DODI 1315.18.)

Overseas Vulnerability—The relative standing of an Airman for OS PCS selection in

comparison to projected personnel requirements in a particular period of time (usually the next

24 months).

PCS Notification—The Airman accesses the vMPF after receiving an email advising they have

been selected for an assignment, or Commanders and officials they authorized to effect

notification notify Airmen by requiring them to sign the PCS notification report on individual

personnel (RIP) notification message or notification memorandum acknowledging assignment

selection. When an Airman is TDY or on leave, notification is the date the Airman receives the

notice.

Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA)—The permanent change of assignment of an

Airman from one unit to another (with or without concurrent change of permanent duty station).

Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Associated Training—Training received before,

during, or after travel from one permanent duty station to another. Airmen may accomplish

training after the PCS only if directed in the assignment instructions.

Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS)—In general, movement of an Airman to a different

duty location for permanent duty, regardless of distance (with or without concurrent change in

unit of assignment) under competent orders that do not specify the duty as temporary, do not

provide for further assignment to a new permanent duty station, or do not direct return to the old

permanent duty station.

Permissive Travel— An administrative absence under DoDI 1327.6, Leave and Liberty

Procedures, for which funded TDY is not proper.

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Personnel Data System—A collective term encompassing the total vertical computerized

personnel data system. It does not refer to a specific subsystem. The system provides capability

for equitable, responsive, uniformly administered and cost effective management, and

administration of active duty military, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, retired, and

civilian personnel.

Personnel Processing Codes (PPCs)—Codes included in assignment instructions which refer to

PCS-related requirements.

Pinpointed Assignment—An alternate location identified to support the EFMP by the OS

MAJCOM/SG or, for a CONUS assignment, HQ AFPC/DPAPH, as having the capability of

providing the required services.

Plug Table—A computer program that adds coded requirements and instructions to an

assignment allocation.

Prescribed Tour—An established length of time an Airman will perform specific duty, or

specific period of time an Airman will remain assigned to a specific location or unit.

Priority Manning—Providing for the personnel resource needs of one Air Force organization at

the expense of other organizations.

Programmed Available—An Airman who is available for assignment on a scheduled basis such

as OS returnee, completion of maximum stabilized tours, or school graduates.

PULHESX—Physical condition, upper extremity, lower extremity, hearing-ears, vision-eyes,

neuropsychiatric-stability, physical work capacity.

Reassignment or Reassign—Permanent change of duty station (PCS) or permanent change of

assignment (PCA) from one unit to another.

Reclama—A request to duly constituted authority to reconsider its decision or its proposed

Requirement (Enlisted)—A shortage that exists at a unit or location when the 7th month

projected manning level in the AFSC ladder, skill level, and grade under consideration is below

the world-wide level, or 100 percent, whichever is lower. When the ladder manning is adequate

only because of overmanning at the 3 or 5-skill level, you may identify requirements at the 7 or

9-skill level.

Requirement (Officer)—An actual or projected vacancy of a funded manpower authorization.

Resource—Airmen who possess a required skill and who are available for assignment to meet

manning requirements.

Retainability—Obligated military service. Time remaining on an OS tour (including any

extensions).

Retirement Eligible—For assignment purposes, refers to an Airman who completes 19 or more

years TAFMS (and the other retirement eligibility criteria outlined in AFI 36-3203).

Retrainee—A previously trained enlisted Airman in the process of gaining qualifications in a

new AF specialty under an approved retraining program.

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Returnee—An Airman returned from a tour of OS duty (does not include an Airman on

temporary duty).

Rotational PCS—A move CONUS to overseas, overseas to CONUS, or does cross the border of

the country in which assigned to another overseas country. Does not include base closure or

force structure related moves.

Second—Term Airman (Enlisted)—See Career Airmen.

Secretarial Determination—Decision made by the Secretary of a Military Service on a matter

not clearly authorized by a DOD directive.

Secretarial Process—Action by the Per Diem Committee Principal member or a subordinate

level specified by the Principal. The Secretarial Process is (or the Processes are) in

administrative and/or procedural directive issued under the JFTR, Volume 1.

Secretary of the Air Force (SAF)—Includes the Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the

Air Force.

Seven Day Option—A requirement for eligible career Airmen to separate or retire in lieu of

operational or rotational PCS, formal education, a training course (regardless if it involves a

PCS) or TDY (Enlisted only) except when the event OPR allows declination (with or without

prejudice).

Short Oversea Tour—For the purpose of OS tour credit, a short tour is one in which the JFTR,

Appendix Q, does not authorize an accompanied tour; or both the accompanied tour is 24 months

and the unaccompanied tour is less than 18 months; or when HQ AFPC/DPAPP authorizes

Short Tour Return Date (STRD)—Date used to place Airmen in the proper sequence for

selection for short OS tours. MPS’ initially establish this date as the Airman's TAFMSD or as

determined by HQ AFPC/DPAPP upon request. MPS’ determine and update the STRD as

shown in Tables 3.3 and 3.4, or as specified by HQ AFPC/DPAPP for approved exceptions.

Sole Surviving Son or Daughter—See Attachment 11.

Southeast Asia (SEA)—North and South Vietnam, Thailand (except Bangkok and Don Muang

Airport because they were not authorized hostile fire pay areas), Laos, and Cambodia.

Southeast Asia (SEA) Tour—A remote tour in SEA completed between l November 1961 and l

November 1973 and served without dependents. (Includes Airmen serving in SEA on l

November 1973 who completed 181 calendar days or more on a permanent change of station

tour by l November 1973.)

Special Experience Identifiers (SEI)—See AFI 36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel

(Officer and Enlisted) for the definition of an SEI. For assignment purposes, SEIs are used as

shown in paragraph 2.4.1.

Special Needs Coordinator (SNC)—A medical officer assigned to the medical treatment

facility (MTF) who is appointed as the SNC by the MTF Commander.

Special Requirement—An actual or projected vacancy of an authorized position with special

qualifications not identified by an AFSC specialty. The qualifications possessed by an Airman

or required for a specific job identified by an Air Force specialty code.

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Stabilized Tour—An Air Force duty assignment with a prescribed amount of time.

Surplus—When there are Airmen assigned to a location that has zero manpower authorizations

in a career field (for example SMSgt and below in 3S0X1). A surplus does require assignment

action – either there are no authorizations for the career field, manning at that location will not

support them to remain due to manning/requirements at other locations, or they have been

disqualified for duties. An overage does not require assignment action since there are

authorizations for the career field and the manning at that location, as well as overall manning in

the career field, allows them to remain. An overage or surplus situation may be impractical or

unnecessary to resolve by reassignment when it is the result of intentional action (possible plus

up, change in mission, career field manned at 133%) which has been approved by the AFPC

assignment OPR and AFPC functional assignment manager

Temporary Duty (TDY)—For assignment purposes, non-contingency duty performed at a

location other than an Airman’s permanent duty station.

Theater Retainability—The period of time remaining on an Airman’s OS tour. Theater

retainability must take into account any proration authorized when reassignment is within theater

to a different tour length is proposed.

Transaction—Any computer action or process used to create or change Airman’s personnel

data.

Transfer Effective Date (TED)—The TED is the month and year of an AAN and is based on

the original requirement month. You can only change the TED by canceling the AAN and

issuing a new AAN.

Unaccompanied OS Tour—A tour of OS duty served without command sponsored dependents

when dependents are authorized at that location.

Unprogrammed Available—An Airman who is available for reassignment on an unprojected

basis such as Airman called or recalled to active duty, training eliminees, Airman declared

surplus to requirements of assignment and those returning from patient status.

Vacancy (Enlisted)—A shortage that exists at a unit or location when 7th month projected

manning in the AFSC skill level under consideration is less than 100 percent and one or more

manpower document authorizations exist in that grade.

Volunteer—An Airman who formally states the desire to accept a defined assignment.

Vulnerability—The relative standing of an Airman among his or her contemporaries for

assignment selection.

Washington, DC Area—Officially titled National Capitol Region (NCR). (Use this definition

for assignment purposes only.) The area encompassing the District of Columbia; Montgomery

and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland; and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William

Counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park in

Virginia.

Waive or Waiver—To refrain from insisting upon compliance, enforcement; voluntarily give up

or relinquish; put aside or put off for a time or permanently. To allow deviation from a policy,

procedure, provision, standard, requirement, limitation, minimum, maximum, etc.

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Attachment 2

BASE OF PREFERENCE (BOP) (ENLISTED ONLY)

A2.1. Purpose. The first-term Airman (FTA) BOP program is a reenlistment incentive under the

CAREERS programs (see AFI 36-2606, Reenlistment in the United States Air Force). The

career Airman BOP program is an incentive for other Airmen to continue an Air Force career.

A2.2. FTA Program.

A2.2.1. General Information. In conjunction with reenlistment, FTA may request a PCS

BOP or a BOP to remain in-place. FTA may also request a BOP in conjunction with

reenlistment and retraining (see AFI 36-2626, Airman Retraining Program). Airmen may

request PCS CONUS to CONUS, or PCS from OS to CONUS. Airmen in the CONUS

(only) may request a BOP to remain in-place. An Airman in the CONUS may apply for a

PCS BOP and an in-place BOP at the same time. A FTA PCS BOP is not authorized from

CONUS to OS, or OS to OS, since these assignments are made IAW OS PCS selection

priorities. An in-place FTA BOP is not authorized for Airmen assigned OS since these

Airmen have other options to remain at their current OS location consistent with their

eligibility.

A2.2.2. Eligibility Criteria and Restrictions. The following general eligibility criteria and

restrictions apply to all FTA BOPs. Additional eligibility criteria and restrictions may apply

to a specific BOP option as shown below. Airmen who are ineligible or who desire BOP

consideration other than as authorized may submit a request as an exception to policy as

outlined in paragraph 1.5.

A2.2.2.1. Must have a category of enlistment of ―1‖; first term Airman and never applied

for a FTA BOP.

A2.2.2.2. Must be selected under the Selective Reenlistment Program (SRP) and have an

approved CJR.

A2.2.2.3. Must not have been selected for PCS or have an ASD (see paragraph 2.31 for

ASD based on a schedule.)

A2.2.2.4. Must not be in AAC 05, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27 as listed in Table

A2.2.2.5. Must submit their application prior to reenlistment.

A2.2.2.6. Consecutive BOPs in any combination are not authorized. For example, a

FTA who receives an in-place BOP cannot then receive a career Airman PCS BOP. They

must have an intervening PCS.

A2.2.2.7. BOP combinations other than those listed are not authorized. For example,

Airman may not request a consecutive OS tour (COT) as a BOP.

A2.2.2.8. Military Couples. The join spouse intent code is a major factor when

considering the BOP request from an Airman of a military couple. Both Airmen of a

military couple may request BOP consideration in their own right, if both are eligible. If

the intent code is ―A‖ or ―B‖ then the Airman must request the same locations in the

same order (including in-place), or both requests will be disapproved. If one Airman is

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ineligible, regardless of the reason, both requests will be disapproved. (EXCEPTION:

For FTA requesting a BOP in conjunction with retraining or FTA married to another

FTA, both Airmen of the military couple do not have to be eligible for BOP, however,

manning must support join spouse to BOP location.) When one Airman of a military

couple requests a BOP and the intent code is ―H‖ the request will be considered. Refer to

Attachment 8, paragraph A8.3.10 and A8.5.2 for information on how this action may

affect future join spouse assignment consideration.

A2.2.2.9. Withdrawal of an approved BOP (PCS or in-place) due to declining

retainability constitutes use of the BOP option, and no further BOP consideration will be

given. A voluntary request by an Airman to terminate the 2-year BOP deferment must be

submitted through the servicing MPS to the assignment OPR for consideration. NOTE:

Voluntary withdrawal of a BOP application (PCS or in-place) prior to final decision by

HQ AFPC does not constitute usage of BOP.

A2.2.3. Requests Without Retraining.

A2.2.3.1. CONUS to CONUS, PCS only. (When Airmen desire both in-place and PCS

consideration, use the in-place (hard-copy) application procedures shown in paragraph

A2.2.3.2.3).

A2.2.3.1.1. Must have at least 12 months TOS as of the PCS departure date.

A2.2.3.1.2. May be considered regardless of overseas vulnerability or stabilized tour

status and Airman with a CONUS/OS imbalanced AFSC may apply.

A2.2.3.1.3. Application Procedures.

A2.2.3.1.3.1. Airmen may not apply for PCS BOP consideration prior to having 8

months TOS. Airmen may apply using Figure A2.1.

A2.2.3.1.3.2. Airmen may list up to 8 CONUS bases in order of preference.

Preferences will be considered in the exact order listed. For example, if a request

lists two PCS preferences and then an in-place preference, followed by additional

PCS preferences, they will be considered in that order. NOTE: Use CONUS

bases only when indicating a preference. Do not use regions or states as

preferences.

A2.2.3.1.3.3. Requests must be submitted before reenlistment. Requests

submitted before reenlistment are processed even if the Airman reenlists before

the BOP determination is made.

A2.2.3.1.3.4. Commander. Requests for PCS BOP (only) do not have to be

reviewed by the commander. If both PCS and in-place BOP consideration is

being requested, then submit a (hard copy) application IAW paragraph

A2.2.3.2.3.

A2.2.3.1.3.5. MPS. The MPS reviews eligibility of the applicant and updates

hard copy applications via MilPDS.

A2.2.3.1.3.6. If Airman’s request is approved, ensure the Airman reenlists within

30 days after PCS notification. Airman may request a delay in obtaining

retainability when authorized by paragraph 2.29.6.8 and Table 2.7.

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A2.2.3.1.3.7. The gaining MPS updates AAC 28 upon in-processing with an

expiration date of 24 months from DAS.

A2.2.3.1.3.8. AFPC. Approves or disapproves requests. Transmits approvals and

disapprovals to MPS’ via MilPDS. If the FTA BOP is disapproved this

constitutes use on the FTA BOP option, members may apply for a Career Airman

BOP when they are eligible.

A2.2.3.2. In-Place (CONUS only) (Without Retraining).

A2.2.3.2.1. There is no TOS minimum to apply.

A2.2.3.2.2. May be considered regardless of overseas vulnerability or stabilized tour

status and Airmen with a CONUS/OS imbalanced AFSC may apply.

A2.2.3.2.3. Application Procedures.

A2.2.3.2.3.1. Airman. Airman apply using Figure A2.1. The request must be

coordinated with the commander.

A2.2.3.2.3.2. Airmen must list only their current base as a preference.

A2.2.3.2.3.3. If an Airman’s in-place BOP request is disapproved, they may

reapply for another BOP for which they are still eligible.

A2.2.3.2.3.4. Requests must be submitted before reenlistment. Requests

A2.2.3.2.3.5. MPS. Reviews eligibility of the applicant and updates hard copy

applications via MilPDS. If Airman’s request is approved, ensure the Airman

reenlists within 30 days of approval notification. Airman may request a delay in

obtaining retainability when authorized by paragraph 2.29.6.8 and Table 2.7.

A2.2.3.2.3.6. AFPC. Approves or disapproves request. Transmits approvals to

MPS’ via MilPDS which automatically updates AAC 28 with an expiration date

24 months from date of approval. Disapproves requests via MilPDS.

A2.2.3.3. OS to CONUS PCS (Without Retraining).

A2.2.3.3.1. PCS is upon completion of OS tour (DEROS).

A2.2.3.3.2. Must not have been selected for PCS or have an ASD (see paragraph

2.31 for ASD based on schedule.)

A2.2.3.3.3. Application Procedures.

A2.2.3.3.3.1. Airman. Airmen serving OS may request BOP consideration after

they receive their DEROS Election Option RIP or Forecast Notification RIP.

These RIPs are produced 13 to 15 months prior to DEROS for members serving

where the unaccompanied tour length is 18 months or more, or 10 months prior to

DEROS where the unaccompanied tour length is less than 18 months. The RIP

must be returned to the MPS within 30 days of the day it was produced. Members

who desire BOP consideration must make an election on their RIP to retain

current DEROS and must obtain the required PCS retainability for CONUS PCS

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consideration as shown in Table 2.5. Airmen apply using Figure A2.1. In the

event approval of a CONUS BOP is not possible, a CONUS PCS will be provided

as a normal returnee.

A2.2.3.3.3.2. Commander. Applications do not have to be reviewed by the

A2.2.3.3.3.3. MPS. Reviews eligibility of the applicant. Updates hard copy

applications via MilPDS. If Airman’s application is approved, ensure the Airman

reenlists within 30 days after PCS notification.

A2.2.3.3.3.4. The gaining MPS updates AAC 28 upon in-processing with an

expiration date 24 months from DAS.

A2.2.3.3.3.5. AFPC. Approves or disapproves requests. Transmits approvals or

disapprovals to MPS’ via MilPDS.

A2.2.4. Requests With Retraining.

A2.2.4.1. CONUS to CONUS PCS and In-Place. Use this paragraph when Airmen

desire either PCS or in-place consideration, or both.

A2.2.4.1.1. Application Procedures.

A2.2.4.1.1.1. Airman. Airmen request BOP consideration at the same time they

apply for a CJR and retraining as outlined in AFI 36-2606 and AFI 36-2626.

BOP consideration is in the AFSC into which being retrained. When a BOP is not

desired, enter the following statement in the BOP selection of the retraining

application: ―I have been told about the BOP program for first- term Airmen and

do not desire to apply. I understand I will not be given another opportunity to

apply for a first-term Airman BOP.‖

A2.2.4.1.1.2. BOP preferences are listed in the BOP section of the retraining

application. Airmen may list up to 8 CONUS bases in order of preference.

PCS preferences, they will be considered in that order. NOTE: Use CONUS bases

only when indicating a preference. Do not use regions or states as preferences.

A2.2.4.1.1.3. The action on a Airman’s request will vary depending on

preferences stated and whether retraining is accomplished by TDY or PCS. For

example, if the retraining is to a PCS course, then the BOP consideration would

be for the first assignment after training is completed. If a BOP request cannot be

approved, then assignment will be based on the needs of the Air Force.

A2.2.4.1.1.4. Commander. Must recommend member for retraining before BOP

preferences will receive consideration.

A2.2.4.1.1.5. The MPS reviews eligibility for the BOP/retraining of the applicant

and updates hard copy applications via MilPDS.

A2.2.4.1.1.5.1. When retraining requests are approved, Airmen are required

to get retainability (reenlist) to accept the retraining action as outlined in AFI

36-2626, Table 3.3. This amount of retainability is normally less than that

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required for a CONUS to CONUS PCS (that is 24 months). Therefore, in

order to satisfy the PCS retainability requirement, Airmen must satisfactorily

complete the retraining course and then reenlist in the new AFSC before they

are permitted to depart from the training location, regardless whether training

is attended in PCS or TDY en route status. If an Airman attending training in

PCS status refuses to reenlist, then reclama the retraining PCS assignment per

paragraph 2.46. When an Airman is attending in TDY en route status, a

delay in obtaining retainability for PCS until award of the 3-skill level is

authorized as outlined in Table 2.7, rule 3 and note 6. If the Airman refuses

to reenlist, then do not permit the Airman to depart the training location and

comply with the instructions in Table 2.7, note 6.

A2.2.4.1.1.5.2. When an in-place BOP is approved, MilPDS will

automatically update AAC 28 with an expiration date 24 months from date of

A2.2.4.1.1.5.3. For PCS BOP, the gaining MPS updates AAC 28 upon inprocessing

with expiration date of 24 months from DAS.

A2.2.4.1.1.5.4. If the retraining request is disapproved then the BOP request

is not considered. Airmen may request any of the BOP options for which they

remain eligible.

A2.2.4.1.1.5.5. AFPC. Approves or disapproves in-place BOP requests via

MilPDS.

A2.2.4.2. OS to CONUS (With Retraining).

A2.2.4.2.1. PCS is upon completion of OS tour. DEROS may be extended or

curtailed depending on retraining class start date.

A2.2.4.2.2. Must not have been selected for PCS.

A2.2.4.2.3. Application Procedures.

A2.2.4.2.3.1. Airman. Airman requests BOP consideration at the same time they

desired, enter the following statement in the BOP section of the retraining

A2.2.4.2.3.2. BOP preferences are listed in the BOP section of the retraining

A2.2.4.2.3.3. The action on a Airman’s request will vary depending on

preferences stated and whether retraining is accomplished by TDY or PCS. For

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example, if the training is to a PCS course then the BOP consideration would be

for the first assignment after training is completed. If a BOP request cannot be

A2.2.4.2.3.4. Requests must be submitted before reenlistment. Requests

A2.2.4.2.3.5. Commander. Must recommend member for retraining before BOP

A2.2.4.2.3.6. MPS.

A2.3. Career Airman Program.

A2.2.4.2.3.6.1. When retaining request is approved, Airmen are required to

get retainability to accept the retraining action as outlined in AFI 36-2626,

Table 3.3. Normally this satisfies the requirement for OS to CONUS PCS

retainability when course attendance is TDY en route. If an Airman is to

attend a PCS training course they must reenlist upon completion of the course

and prior to departure on PCS. If the Airmen refuses to reenlist, then reclama

the retraining PCS assignment per paragraph 2.46.

A2.2.4.2.3.6.2. The servicing MPS at the BOP location updates AAC 28 and

the expiration date is 24 months from the date arrived station.

A2.2.4.2.3.6.3. If the retraining request is approved then the BOP request is

not considered. Upon receipt of disapproved retraining, Airmen may request

BOP PCS consideration in current AFSC as an exception.

A2.3.1. General Information. Career Airmen may request a PCS BOP CONUS to CONUS

(only) or may request a BOP to remain in-place at a CONUS location. Other BOP

combinations are not authorized since other assignments are made IAW OS PCS selection

priorities and OS to CONUS PCS selection priorities. For Airmen currently assigned OS,

other programs exist to request to remain at an OS location.

A2.3.2. Eligibility Criteria and Restrictions. The following general eligibility criteria and

restrictions apply:

A2.3.2.1. Must have at least 41 months TOS (3 years, 5 months) at the time of

application and at least 4 years TOS before PCS departure. EXCEPTION: If currently

serving on a minimum stabilized tour of at least 4 years, can apply no earlier than 7

months before completing the stabilized tour. If serving on a maximum stabilized tour of

at least 4 years, can apply no earlier than 12 months and no later than 9 months before

completing the stabilized tour. The MPS submits requests under these exceptions by

message to the assignment OPR.

A2.3.2.2. Must have a category of enlistment code of ―2 – Second term Airmen‖ or ―4 –

Career Airman‖ and be selected under the SRP.

A2.3.2.3. Must not have been selected for PCS or have an ASD (see paragraph 2.31 for

ASD based upon a schedule).

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A2.3.2.4. Must not be in AAC 05, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25, or 27 as

listed in Table 2.1.

A2.3.2.5. Consecutive BOPs in any combination are not authorized.

A2.3.2.6. Must have or be eligible to obtain the required retainability.

A2.3.2.7. Must not be an OS volunteer or have any other voluntary applications pending.

This does not include Humanitarian or EFMP assignment applications.

A2.3.2.8. Airmen vulnerable for OS PCS selection may apply, however, OS

vulnerability will be a factor in approval or disapproval.

A2.3.2.9. Manning will be a factor in approval or disapproval.

A2.3.2.10. Airmen may ask for a BOP in an awarded AFSC other than CAFSC;

however, approval is based on the needs of the Air Force. A request for this

consideration must specifically be stated in the remarks of the in-system MilPDS request.

A2.3.2.11. Military Couples. The join spouse intent code is a major factor when

considering the BOP request from a member of a military couple. Both members of a

the intent code is ―A‖ or ―B‖ then the Airmen must request the same locations in the

same order (including in-place), or both requests will be disapproved. If one Airman is

FTA, both members of the military couple do not have to be eligible for BOP, however,

manning must support join spouse to BOP location.) When one member of a military

A2.3.2.12. Withdrawal of an approved BOP (PCS or in-place) due to declining

A2.3.3. CONUS to CONUS PCS and/or In-Place (CONUS only).

A2.3.3.1. Application Procedures.

A2.3.3.1.1. Airman. Airman may apply for PCS (only) using Figure A2.1. If

applying for an in-place BOP (only), or both PCS and in-place BOP, they must use

the (hard-copy) application shown in Figure A2.1.

A2.3.3.1.2. Airman may list up to 8 CONUS bases in order of preference.

only when indicating a preference. Do not use regions or states as preferences.

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A2.3.3.1.3. When a Airman’s request is disapproved, Airmen may resubmit after 6

months from the date of disapproval when requesting the same locations. The

member need not wait six months when requesting different locations. There is no

limit on the number of times an Airman may apply.

A2.3.3.1.4. Commander. Applications for PCS (only) do not have to be reviewed by

the commander. If in-place consideration is being requested (or if both PCS and inplace

is requested), then submit a (hard copy) application using Figure A2.1.

A2.3.3.1.5. MPS. The MPS reviews eligibility of the applicant and updates hard

copy applications via MilPDS.

A2.3.3.1.6. If Airman’s request is approved, ensure the Airman obtains 24 months

service retainability within 30 days of approval notification. Airmen may request a

delay in obtaining retainability as outlined in paragraph 2.29.6.8 and Table 2.7.

A2.3.3.1.7. When an in-place BOP is approved the AAC 28 is automatically updated

with an expiration date 24 months from date of approval. For PCS BOP, the gaining

MPS updates AAC 28 upon in-processing with an expiration date 24 months from

DAS.

A2.3.3.1.8. AFPC. Considers applications quarterly and approves or disapproves inplace

BOP request via MILPDS.

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Figure A2.1. Sample BOP Application.

MEMORANDUM FOR UNIT COMMANDER (date)

MPS/(OFFICE SYMBOL)

IN TURN

SUBJECT: FOUO - BOP Application - CAFSC

1. Please consider me for a BOP assignment to one of the bases listed below or please consider

me for an in-place BOP. The bases listed below were not my last assignment. If it was my last

assignment, I was not assigned there under any BOP provision. NOTE: Use CONUS bases

2. (For Airmen married to other military members only.) I have been counseled on BOP and

join-spouse assignment criteria. I understand if I request a BOP, I will first be considered for

assignment to my spouse’s location unless join spouse assignment is not desired (intent code

H). If I receive an approved PCS BOP, then join spouse assignment to the BOP location for my

spouse is not authorized. If I proceed on a PCS BOP I understand I am responsible for the

family separation created. I understand we may each request a BOP in our own right to the

same location (including in-place), if we are both eligible. I understand approval of a PCS or inplace

BOP does not result in deferment for my spouse. For FTA retraining under QRP: I

understand I will have my BOP application considered in preference order and my spouse will

be considered for a join spouse assignment unless join spouse assignment is not desired (intent

code H). However, I understand that manning at the requested locations must support both

myself and my spouse in order for the assignments to be approved.

3. I understand I will be required to have or obtain the necessary 24 months retainability

(computed from the RNLTD (Year and month) within 30 days of approval and if I am a FTA I

must reenlist to suffice this retainability requirement. I also understand that voluntary

cancellation of an approved BOP on my behalf or refusal to obtain the necessary retainability

constitutes use of my BOP option.

(signature of applicant)

1st Ind, (unit commander) (date)

TO: MPS/(office symbol)

1. (For in-place only.) Recommend (approval) (disapproval). Deferment of this Airman from

PCS under the BOP program (is) (is not) in the best interest of the Air Force. (Disapproval

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recommendation requires specific justification.)

2. (For in-place and PCS.) Recommend (approval) (disapproval) of in-place BOP. Deferment

of this Airman from PCS under the BOP program (is) (is not) in the best interest of the Air

Force. (Disapproval recommendation requires specific justification.)

NOTE: (For PCS BOP only, commander recommendation is not required.)

(signature)

(typed name, grade, USAF)

(Commander)

This memorandum contains FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) information which must be

Protected under the Privacy Act and AFI 33-332.

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Attachment 3

CONUS-ISOLATED ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM

A3.1. Purpose. To establish minimum tour lengths and limit certain assignment combinations

which involve a CONUS-isolated station. (see Attachment 1, Definitions). Cavalier, ND is

currently designated as a CONUS-isolated location. This location is considered to be

geographically separated from adequate personal support facilities and services which may cause

a significant degree of inconvenience, expense, or hardship to Airmen and their families more so

than other CONUS assignments.

A3.2. CONUS-Isolated Designation/Tour Lengths.

A3.2.1. Stations may be designated as CONUS-isolated when:

A3.2.1.1. The one-way distance to minimum adequate community support is more than

50 miles or over 1 and 1/2 hours drive in normal weather conditions from the station.

Community support includes government or non-government facilities and services, such

as adequate family housing, medical and dental care, essential shopping facilities,

reasonable recreational facilities, and religious services.

A3.2.1.2. Travel between duty station, residence, and support facilities is determined to

be complicated by hazardous weather, marginal roads, or lack of commercial

transportation which places the Airman in a greater risk.

A3.2.2. Minimum tour lengths for CONUS-isolated stations have been established as:

A3.2.2.1. Fifteen months for single and unaccompanied members. (NOTE: If an Airman

is assigned to a CONUS-isolated station on a BOP assignment, he or she must serve a 24

month BOP), or

A3.2.2.2. Twenty four months for members accompanied by dependents. Airmen will

serve the accompanied tour if they reside with dependents within 50 miles of the duty

station. Distances are computed from the standard highway mileage guide available at

the FSO.

A3.2.3. The PCS retainability requirements shown in Table 2.5 apply regardless whether the

Airman will serve a 15 month unaccompanied tour or 24 month accompanied tour. For

example, an Airman being reassigned CONUS to CONUS requires 24 months retainability

for the PCS, even though they may choose to serve the 15 month unaccompanied tour.

Further, in order to be reassigned upon completion of a 15 or 24 month tour, Airmen must

have PCS retainability prescribed by Table 2.5 for their next assignment. Members who do

not have the minimum retainability for PCS remain assigned.

A3.3. Airman Actions.

A3.3.1. To apply for reassignment to a CONUS-isolated station:

A3.3.1.1. Officers use Figure A3.1 or AFAS guidelines, and Enlisted use Figure A3.1.

A3.3.2. Airmen already assigned at CONUS-isolated stations receive a RIP about 11 months

from their DOA (controlled via AAC code 50) established according accompanied status

(Established DOA will be 15 months from DAS for unaccompanied/24 months from DAS

for accompanied.) This is their notification that they may apply for reassignment. A request

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for reassignment will not be accepted if submitted more than 11 months before an officer or

Airman’s DOA. To apply for reassignment from a CONUS-isolated station:

A3.3.2.1. Officers use Figure A3.2 or AFAS guidelines, and Enlisted use Figure A3.2.

A3.3.2.2. Airmen who delay submitting a request for reassignment from a CONUSisolated

station reduce the probability of a reassignment date that coincides with their

DOA. Airmen may be held beyond the desired movement date to permit adequate time

for identification and notification of a replacement. AF requirements determine when

actual reassignment will occur.

A3.4. Commander Actions.

A3.4.1. Verifies Airman’s assignment eligibility.

A3.4.2. Sends requests to designate a location as a CONUS-isolated station to HQ

AFPC/DPAPP for final determination.

A3.5. MPS Actions.

A3.5.1. Upon receipt of request for PCS to or from a CONUS-isolated station, verifies an

Airman’s assignment eligibility (ensure Airman does not have an ASD), updates the PDS as

outlined in the PSD Handbook, and suspenses a copy of the application pending final

response from the HQ AFPC assignment OPR.

A3.5.2. Updates AAC 50 as specified in paragraph A3.3.2 upon arrival of an Airman at

Cavalier, ND.

A3.5.3. Counsels Airmen at Cavalier ND, who request release from selection for an

involuntary OS short tour, or who receive a change in assignment, that they remain

vulnerable for future OS short tour selection.

A3.6. Assignment OPR Actions.

A3.6.1. Does not involuntarily assign Airmen to consecutive CONUS-isolated stations.

Airmen may be selected for a CONUS PCS or an OS assignment (short or long tour based on

their OS vulnerability) when they complete their CONUS-isolated tours.

A3.6.2. Does not involuntarily assign people to CONUS-isolated stations immediately upon

completion of an unaccompanied OS short tour unless there is no other reasonable

alternative.

A3.7.3. Does not divert an Airman who received one of their choices in the OS returnee

match to a CONUS-isolated station.

A3.7.4. Determines if an assignment change request from an Airman who has been selected

for an involuntary unaccompanied OS short tour from a CONUS-isolated station can be

supported. If possible, change the assignment to a CONUS or any OS long tour assignment.

A3.7.4.1. Approval of a change of assignment request must depend on availability of

other resources to fill the short tour requirement.

A3.7.5. Reconsideration of a request to depart a CONUS-isolated tour for the same

assignment preferences will not be considered until 6 months have passed from the initial

disapproval.

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A3.7.6. Establishes RNLTDs based on manning requirements. Sends approvals or

disapprovals to the MPS.

A3.7.7. Considers volunteers for OS assignments as a mandatory PCS to the extent possible

upon completion of a CONUS-isolated tour as outlined in Tables 3.1 and 3.2.

A3.7.8. Considers ODSD and STRD waivers.

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Figure A3.1. Sample Request for a CONUS-Isolated Station Assignment.

SUBJECT: FOUO - Volunteer for Assignment to a CONUS-Isolated Station(s)

1. I volunteer for the CONUS-isolated stations listed below: (List your preferences in priority

order.)

1 st Assignment Preference:

2 nd Assignment Preference:

3 rd Assignment Preference:

4 th Assignment Preference:

2. I understand if my request is approved I must serve at least 15 months at the CONUSisolated

station if single and unaccompanied, or at least 24 months if accompanied by

dependents before I am eligible for further reassignment. I also understand that members are

considered accompanied by dependents if their dependents reside within 50 miles of the

CONUS-isolated station.

3. I understand the PCS retainability requirement shown in Table 2.5. applies regardless if I

serve a 15 month unaccompanied tour or a 24 month accompanied tour. I understand I must

have or be able to obtain the minimum PCS retainability prescribed by Table 2.5. for

subsequent assignment. If I do not have the minimum retainability for PCS upon completion of

my tour, then I understand I will remain assigned in place.

4. Use this in place of paragraph 2 regardless of Airman’s marital or accompanied status for

first-term Airmen requesting a CONUS-isolated station BOP assignment in conjunction with

CAREERS retraining.

I understand if my request is approved I must serve at least 24 months at the CONUS-isolated

station before I am eligible for further reassignment.

The following information applies:

a. Grade.

b. Name.

c. SSN.

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e. Current Unit of Assignment.

f. Date Assigned Present Station.

g. DEROS (if assigned OS).

(Signature of applicant)

1 st Ind, (unit commander) (date)

TO: (servicing MPS/office symbol)

(Grade, name) meets all eligibility criteria for PCS and is recommended for reassignment to the

above listed CONUS-isolated station(s).

protected under the Privacy Act and AFI 33-332.

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Figure A3.2. Sample Request for Reassignment From a CONUS-Isolated Station.

SUBJECT: FOUO - Request for Reassignment From a CONUS-Isolated Station

1. I (last name, first name, MI), (SSN), (unit of assignment), volunteer for a CONUS

assignment to (list up to eight choices (bases, states, areas, or locales) in order or priority)

and/or an overseas assignment to (list up to eight choices (bases or countries) in order of

priority). I am currently serving (accompanied) (unaccompanied) and will complete the

prescribed CONUS-isolated tour length of (number) months at this station during (month and

year). I understand my OS preferences take priority over CONUS locations and will be

considered first.

2. I understand I must have or be able to obtain the minimum PCS retainability prescribed by

Table 2.5. for my next assignment. If I do not have or cannot obtain the minimum retainability

for PCS, then I understand I will remain assigned in place.

3. If you cannot provide an assignment to one of my preferences, I (do) (do not) request further

assignment consideration to any other location. If my request cannot be approved I understand

I may not reapply for the same assignment preferences until six months have passed from the

date of disapproval.

TO: servicing MPS/(office symbol)

(Grade, name) meets all eligibility criteria for PCS and is recommended for reassignment.

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Attachment 4

CONSECUTIVE OS TOUR (COT), IN-PLACE CONSECUTIVE OS TOUR (IPCOT),

AND INVOLUNTARY CONSECUTIVE OS TOURS (ICOT)

A4.1. COT General Information.

A4.1.1. The objective of the voluntary COT program is twofold: conserve PCS funds by

encouraging eligible Airmen to serve consecutive OS tours and reduce PCS turbulence.

Since OS returnees must move, a move from the CONUS to the OS location is eliminated

when an OS returnee fills another OS requirement. COTs are authorized for any

combination of OS assignments (short to long, long to long, etc.).

A4.1.2. All PCS assignments between OS duty stations must be accomplished as COTs

except when an Airman is reassigned on a continuation of tour due to being surplus

(paragraph 2.48). Do not use the abbreviation COT in reference to a continuation of tour.

A4.1.3. Airmen reassigned on a COT must serve the full prescribed tour at their current

location and must serve the full prescribed tour at the gaining location. Exceptions involving

curtailment of current OS tour and reassignment on a COT may be requested according to

paragraph 1.5 and will be considered on a case by case basis.

A4.1.4. The Airman’s ODSD and STRD (if applicable) will be updated after completion of

the original tour, plus any approved DEROS extension.

A4.1.5. For COT, no priority travel of dependents or guarantee of government quarters is

given over Airmen being assigned from the CONUS.

A4.2. COT Consideration.

A4.2.1. To receive consideration for a COT, Airmen must be eligible for PCS to include

having at least 12 months PCS retainability from current DEROS, and meet COT eligibility

requirements, for example, Table 2.6.

A4.2.2. Officers. Officers volunteer for a COT using the ADP.

A4.2.3. Enlisted Airmen volunteer for a COT by updating OS preferences in the vMPF. To

ensure these are viable COT preferences, the OS EQUAL should be used.

A4.3. COT Selection Priorities/Procedures and Retainability Requirements.

A4.3.1. COT volunteers receive assignment consideration according to the priorities in

Table 3.1 and Table 3.2. Intratheater COTs are more economical than intertheater and

receive consideration ahead of intertheater COTs regardless of the order or preference.

A4.3.2. Enlisted Volunteers for COT receive consideration for requirements (reporting)

during their DEROS month plus the following two months (for example, a COT volunteer

with a June DEROS will receive consideration for requirements with reporting during June,

July, or August). Airmen with an indefinite DEROS receive continuous consideration for

COT provided their DEROS remains indefinite, they maintain OS preferences in the PDS,

they remain eligible for PCS, and they are not within eight months of their DOS. Once an

Airman is within eight months of DOS, the DEROS is automatically established to equal the

DOS and COT consideration stops.

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A4.3.2.1. Airmen with an indefinite DEROS selected for a COT will not depart before

completing the full current tour, plus any previously approved DEROS extensions.

A4.3.2.2. Airmen are considered for COT in their CAFSC. Airmen may request

consideration in an additionally awarded AFSC by message to the assignment OPR..

Such a request must be submitted prior to ASD and the needs of the AF determine if

selection is approved in an additional AFSC. Airmen possessing an OS imbalance AFSC

will normally be considered only in that AFSC. However, if a COT cannot be approved

in the imbalance AFSC, Airmen may be considered in an additional AFSC. The

assignment OPR has final approval/ disapproval authority.

A4.3.2.3. Airmen notified of COT approval have 30 calendar days from notification in

which to take one of the following actions as outlined in paragraph 2.29: obtain the full

required retainability for the OS unaccompanied tour; decline in writing (AF Form 964)

to obtain the additional COT retainability or; request a delay in obtaining the retainability

from the MPS Commander. Delays can only be considered for the reasons provided in

Table 2.7.

A4.4. Release From/Cancellation of an Approved COT.

A4.4.1. The requirement to request concurrent travel (CCTVL) still exists when a COT

assignment is to an OS location where CCTVL is not automatic. If for some reason CCTVL

cannot be approved for a COT from one accompanied long tour to another, the MPS

reclamas the assignment upon receiving the denial of CCTVL.

A4.4.2. Officers. See paragraph 2.12.

A4.4.3. Enlisted. Airmen may submit a request for release from a COT based on a change

of volunteer status for Best Interest of the Air Force or hardship reasons only (this does not

delay the requirement for Airmen to obtain COT retainability). See paragraph 2.12. In

these requests the MPS uses PDS to reclama the COT assignment. A reclama request made

within 150 days of the RNLTD must be sent by e-mail message to the assignment OPR and

must include full justification for the request. Such requests will be considered on a case-bycase

basis.

A4.5. COT Allowances (see the JFTR, chapter 7, and AFI 36-3003, Military Leave

Program).

A4.5.1. Airmen who will serve a COT, and in certain circumstances their command

sponsored dependents, may be entitled to COT travel and transportation allowances as

provided in the JFTR, paragraph U7200. In no instance can these allowances be used prior to

completion of the Airman’s current tour.

A4.5.2. Leave taken in conjunction with COT travel and transportation allowance is

chargeable leave.

A4.6. IPCOT General Information.

A4.6.1. The objective of the IPCOT program is the same as for COT (see paragraph A4.1.1

above).

A4.6.2. The IPCOT tour length must be equal to or greater than the tour length currently

being served. For example, an Airman serving a 36 month accompanied tour may not serve

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a 24 month (unaccompanied) IPCOT. EXCEPTIONS: An Airman serving an accompanied

tour who has a change in dependent status and is no longer accompanied by dependents may

request an unaccompanied IPCOT. In addition, Airmen may request a standard tour length

equivalent tour length.

A4.6.3. Airmen serving the unaccompanied tour at a location where an accompanied tour is

authorized may serve an accompanied IPCOT, if desired, provided they have, or are able to

obtain, retainability to serve the full accompanied tour (plus, for enlisted, 12 additional

months if selected as an extended long tour volunteer). Airmen must understand that this

change of tour is effective on completion of the current unaccompanied tour, and any

previously approved DEROS extension. The use of allowances associated with the

accompanied IPCOT (transportation of dependents, shipment of HHG, etc.) is not authorized

until completion of the full unaccompanied tour, plus any extensions.

A4.6.4. For Airmen with an established DEROS, the IPCOT is effective on completion of

the current tour, and any previously approved DEROS extension. The IPCOT DEROS is

computed by adding the full length of the tour the Airman elects to the current DEROS. For

Airmen with an indefinite DEROS, the IPCOT DEROS is effective upon completion of

either the initial full prescribed tour, plus any previously approved DEROS extensions, or

upon approval by the HQ AFPC assignment OPR if the original tour, plus extensions, has

been completed.

A4.6.5. The Airman’s ODSD and STRD (if applicable) will be updated after completion of

the original tour, plus any approved DEROS extension. DAS will not change.

A4.6.6. For IPCOT, no priority travel of dependents or guarantee of government quarters is

given over members being assigned from the CONUS.

A4.6.7. IPCOT approval is based on manning by location, not unit, so the possibility exists

that the Airman may be reassigned to another unit or command at the same OS location.

A4.7. IPCOT Consideration.

A4.7.1. To receive consideration for an IPCOT, Airmen must be eligible for PCS to include

having at least 12 months PCS retainability from current DEROS, and meet IPCOT

eligibility requirements, for example, Table 2.6.

A4.7.2. Officers volunteer for an IPCOT using the VML reclama process through their

A4.7.3. Enlisted Airmen with an established DEROS, or those assigned to long tour

locations in Alaska and Hawaii, request an IPCOT at the time of DEROS forecasting by

using the DEROS Option RIP. Airmen with an indefinite DEROS may request an IPCOT at

any time through use of PC III at the MPS.

A4.7.4. The unit commander must certify Airman’s eligibility, including quality control, and

recommend approval or disapproval. The unit commander is the final approval/disapproval

A4.8. IPCOT Selection Priorities/Procedures and Retainability Requirements.

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A4.8.1. An IPCOT preference is considered ahead of all COT preferences.

A4.8.2. Airmen are considered for IPCOT in their CAFSC. Airmen may request

consideration in an additionally awarded AFSC by message to the assignment OPR. The

needs of the AF determine if selection is approved in an additional AFSC. Airmen

possessing an OS imbalance AFSC will normally be considered only in that AFSC.

However, if an IPCOT cannot be approved in the imbalance AFSC, Airmen may be

considered in an additional AFSC. The assignment OPR has final approval/disapproval

A4.8.3. Airmen notified of IPCOT approval have 30 calendar days from notification in

which to take one of the following actions: obtain the full required retainability; decline to

obtain the additional IPCOT retainability (MPS’ only need to reclama the IPCOT, do not

have the Airman complete an AF Form 964), or request a delay in obtaining the retainability

from the MPS Commander. Delays can only be considered for the reasons provided in Table

2.7.

A4.9. Release From, Cancellation of, or Curtailment of an Approved IPCOT.

A4.9.1. Officers. See paragraph 2.12. In limited cases, if a replacement is available who

can meet the same reporting date, an IPCOT may be canceled by the assignment OPR

provided the officer has not entered it.

A4.9.2. Enlisted. Airmen may request release from an IPCOT provided they have not

entered into it. The new DEROS will be established as either the original DEROS or 10

months from the date of cancellation, whichever is greater, unless manning supports an

earlier DEROS if the cancellation request is approved. An Airman must complete at least the

initial full prescribed tour, plus any previously approved DEROS extension. If an Airman

fails to obtain the required retainability for the IPCOT within 30 calendar days from approval

notification, reclama the assignment but do not have the Airman complete a PCS declination

statement (AF Form 964).

A4.9.3. While every effort is made to honor the full length of an approved IPCOT, the MPS

must advise Airmen that curtailment and reassignment prior to the IPCOT DEROS may

become necessary due to loss of authorizations, base or unit closure, promotion (only to

grades of colonel or CMSgt), and so on.

A4.10. IPCOT Allowances (see the JFTR, chapter 7, and AFI 36-3003, Military Leave

A4.10.1. Airmen who will serve an IPCOT, and in certain circumstances their command

sponsored dependents, may be entitled to travel and transportation allowances as provided in

the JFTR, paragraph U7200. In no instance can these allowances be used prior to completion

of the Airman’s current tour.

A4.10.2. Leave taken in conjunction with IPCOT travel and transportation allowance is

A4.11. Involuntary COT (ICOT). Selection of Airmen for ICOTs may be directed by the

assignment OPR, with advance approval of HQ AFPC/DPAPP for lieutenant colonels and below

and all Airmen, or AF/DPO for colonels, including selectees, when necessary to satisfy OS

requirements. ICOTs will only be used after less objectionable alternatives have been exhausted.

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Selection for ICOT is accomplished according to the selection order prescribed in Table 3.1 and

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Attachment 5

HOME-BASING (HB) AND FOLLOW-ON (FO) ASSIGNMENT PROGRAMS

A5.1. Purpose of the HB Program (see paragraph A5.6 for the FO program). The purpose of

the HB program is to reduce PCS costs and increase family stability. It does so by providing

Airmen who meet program criteria and agree to certain conditions an assignment back to the

same CONUS location or long tour location in Alaska or Hawaii from which he or she departs.

A5.2. HB Program Criteria. To be eligible for the HB program, officers must be in the grade of

Lt Col or below and Airmen in any grade must meet the program criteria in this paragraph and

agree to the conditions outlined in paragraph A5.3 and in Figure A5.1. To apply for a HB

assignment, Airmen must:

A5.2.1. Have been selected for or elected to serve the OS unaccompanied short tour of 15

months or less, and

A5.2.2. Not be currently serving an OS tour (unless at a long tour location in Alaska or

Hawaii) (see paragraph A5.3.3), and

A5.2.3. Have or be eligible to obtain the PCS retainability for the HB assignment required

by Table 2.5. Retainability for approved HB assignments is obtained during normal OS

returnee counseling. (NOTE: As an exception for only a CONUS HB assignment, Airmen

may apply provided they can obtain at least 7 months retainability upon completion of the

OS tour (see Table 2.5, notes 5 and 6). For HB requests for long tour locations in Alaska or

Hawaii Airmen must be able to obtain 36 months retainability in order to serve the full

prescribed OS tour.), and

A5.2.4. Not be en route to their first permanent duty station, and

A5.2.5. Not apply for a Designated Location Move (DLM), and

A5.2.6. Submit their HB application via the self service application on vMPF not later than

150 days prior to Projected Departure Date (PDD). If assignment notification is less than

150 days prior to the PDD, Airmen must make an election within 15 days of assignment

notification.An Airman unable to submit an application not later than 150 days prior to PDD

due to mission reasons or emergency leave only (this does not include those that have been

notified of an assignment with less than 150 days prior to the PDD) may apply immediately

upon return with justification and commander’s concurrence. Late requests based on reasons

other than these are not accepted. AFPC considers HB assignments once a month,

approximately 120 days prior to PDD.

A5.3. HB Restrictions/Limitations.

A5.3.1. In exchange for advance assignment consideration, Airmen participating in the HB

program must agree not to use their allowances to relocate their dependents to a designated

place, such as DLA, or ship and/or store HHG at government expense. Any claim against the

government for the relocation of dependents, or shipment or storage of HHG will result in

cancellation of the HB assignment (see paragraph 2.6). However, participating in the HB

program does not prohibit the Airman from taking any of these actions at his or her own

expense if so desired. Airmen who want to participate in the HB program must agree to

these criteria EXCEPT:

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A5.3.1.1. When the Airman is single, a single Airman parent, or is part of a military

couple who will serve concurrent and separate unaccompanied short tours. These

Airmen may store HHG at government expense by the most cost effective means (as

determined by local TMO). However, any relocation of dependents to a designated

location must be done at personal expense.

A5.3.1.2. Airmen denied continued occupancy of government-owned or controlled

quarters may move their dependents and HHG off base (out of government quarters) only

within the same city, town, or metropolitan area as prescribed by the JFTR and still retain

their HB assignment without requesting an exception.

A5.3.2. When required to reside off-base, Airmen may ship HHG to the unaccompanied

short tour location if otherwise eligible as determined by TMO, and will also receive single

rate DLA to assist them with establishing a household. When HHG shipment is authorized,

or they receive single rate DLA, the Airman may retain the HB assignment without a waiver.

The losing MPS verifies the requirement to live off-base via AFPC Assignment web page

(overseas furnishings and quarters availability listing) or by contacting HQ AFPC/DPSSMF.

A5.3.3. In some instances, Airmen currently serving an accompanied OS tour other than in

Alaska or Hawaii may request a HB assignment at an accompanied OS tour as an exception

to policy (for example, when the Airman’s spouse is foreign born and the requested HB

location is the spouse’s home country, for single Airmen with no dependents and no HHG

which would require storage (since storage facilities are not available at OS locations), etc.).

One of the main reasons such assignments are not permitted routinely is that Status of Forces

Agreements (SOFAs) seldom cover dependents once the Airman departs the OS country on

PCS. For example, Japan, strictly limits dependents residing without the military sponsor.

Also, these dependents cannot retain command sponsorship and the Airman can only receive

the OS station allowances upon special approval of a request according to the procedures in

AFI 36-3020, Family Member Travel. For these and related reasons, Airmen must

demonstrate the capability to cope before submitting a request for an exception for

processing to HQ AFPC/DPAPP and the assignment OPR.

A5.3.3.1. Exception to Policy requests must answer the following questions:

1. Is Airman married or single?

2. If they have dependents, where are they located?

3. If married, is spouse a foreign born citizen? If so, of what country does the spouse hold

citizenship? As a point of interest, although the dependent may be eligible to proceed to

the FO location, the dependent will not be command sponsored and housing may not be

available.

4. If married, is spouse a U.S. government employee with housing and SOFA entitlements

in his/her own right?

5. If married with dependents, will Airman request a Dependents Remaining Overseas

(DRO) or the relocation of dependents to the OS follow-on location? The Airman should

be counseled IAW AFI 36-3020, Table 3, Rule 2. A DRO application is not mandatory for

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Airmen; however, members must be advised of all available options. If Airman desires to

relocate dependents to an OS FO, they must comply with requirements outlined in AFI 36-

3020, Table 4, Rule 1 and be provided the appropriate entitlement fact sheet for

noncommand-sponsored dependents. All dependents must be medically cleared for

government-funded travel prior to the Airman’s departure. If dependent clearance is

denied, immediately advise HQ AFPC/DPAA5 (enlisted) or DPAS, DPAM, DPAO

(officer) via e-mail to ensure the OS FO is canceled. In the same e-mail, indicate Airman’s

CONUS preferences for reconsideration of FO.

6. If the Airman will not apply for a DRO or dependent travel to the FO location, where

will the dependents reside?

7. In addition, submit all pertinent information that supports the basis for the exception to

policy request.

A5.4. HB Application Procedures.

A5.4.1. The MPS counsels all Airmen selected for a dependent restricted OS tour and those

who elect to serve a 15 month or less unaccompanied OS tour on the HB program during the

initial PCS relocation briefing. These Airmen must either apply or decline to apply for a HB

assignment no later 150 days prior to the PDD. If notification is less than 150 days prior to

the PDD, Airmen must make an election within 15 days of assignment notification. (NOTE:

For those not able to access the vMPF, see Figure A5.1) Airmen apply for a HB by using the

self service application available through the vMPF. Airmen must read this application

closely as it thoroughly explains conditions of the HB assignment and that to which they

must agree.

A5.4.2. The MPF/E Career Development Element must suspense all HB requests to ensure a

reply is received from HQ AFPC. If a final decision on a HB request has not been received

within 75 days of the Airman’s PDD, the MPS should immediately contact the assignment

A5.4.3. Airmen receive HB consideration only once, and a HB application takes priority

over a FO application and is considered first.

A5.5. HB General Information.

A5.5.1. Allowances. The MPS must advise Airmen that a HB application cannot be used to

deny an Airman PCS allowances. The application is a voluntary agreement by the Airman

not to use PCS allowances in exchange for advance assignment consideration. If, after

approval of a HB assignment, the Airman must use a PCS allowance he or she originally

agreed not to use, that allowance cannot be denied; however the HB assignment may be

canceled.

A5.5.1.1. Some Airmen have personal requirements which may preclude them from

entering into an agreement not to use PCS allowances. If participating in the HB

program would cause a financial or personal hardship, Airmen are encouraged to use

their PCS allowances and not participate in this program. Exceptions to allow Airmen to

use their allowances and receive advance assignment consideration will not be

considered. Such exceptions to HB criteria would give a few Airmen an unfair advantage

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over others who abide by HB criteria. In addition, advance consideration for assignments

also reduces the available assignments to other OS short tour returnees.

A5.5.2. Military Couples. When an Airman is married to another military member and will

serve an unaccompanied OS tour of 15 months or less, the Airman is considered for a return

(join spouse) assignment to the location of the spouse, unless join spouse intent code ―H‖

(join spouse not desired) is reflected in the PDS or the member requests FO consideration as

outlined in paragraph A5.10.2.

A5.5.3. Approved HB Assignment for any OS Long Tour Location. Airmen with approved

OS HB assignments who desire to have dependents remain in the OS area must submit a

Dependents Remain Overseas application IAW AFI 36-3020, Family Member Travel.

A5.5.4. PCS Orders. The MPS will not release PCS orders without a final HQ AFPC

decision on a HB application. PCS orders must reflect the appropriate HB information

according to AFI 36-2102, Base-Level Relocation Procedures, Attachment 5, or per

paragraph A5.5.5. In addition, the proper assignment remark must be included in item 24 of

the PCS order to ensure the FSO and TMO take actions consistent with the Airman’s HB

agreement or advise the MPS to cancel.

A5.5.5. Notification of Approval or Disapproval of HB Applications. The MPS receives the

HQ AFPC decision on a HB application. If the Airman declines participation in the HB/FO

program, include the following statement in item 24 of the Airman’s PCS orders: ―I do not

desire to apply for a HB/FO assignment and understand I will not have another opportunity

to apply at a later time.‖

A5.5.6. Voluntary Cancellation of a HB Assignment. A HB assignment is considered to be

voluntarily canceled by the member when:

A5.5.6.1. An Airman applies for a four month or longer extension of their OS tour. The

MPS updates the extension request and in the transaction remarks indicates the Airman

has a HB assignment which must be canceled to accept the extension. If the extension

request is disapproved, the HB assignment remains firm. A request for tour extensions of

3 month or less must indicate in the transaction remarks the Airman has a HB assignment

which requires an adjustment to the RNLTD per paragraph 2.27. Also, Airmen who

extend their short OS tour may require additional retainability for the HB assignment-verification

of retainability is required.

A5.5.6.2. An Airman applies for and receives approval of a request for Humanitarian or

EFMP assignment.

A5.5.6.3. For Airmen, requests for voluntary cancellation of HB assignment should be

submitted IAW paragraph 2.12, not later than 150 days prior to Airman’s DEROS.

Requests submitted within the 150 day time frame should include the humanitarian or

hardship reason(s).

A5.5.7. Involuntary Cancellation of a HB Assignment. Unlike a ―normal‖ return assignment

from OS, a HB assignment is made 14 to 18 months before the reporting date. Although the

intent is that once a HB assignment is provided it remain firm, individual qualifications and

AF requirements must remain the primary determinants. When canceling a HB assignment

becomes unavoidable (due to base closure, unit deactivation, etc.) the Airman is given

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priority consideration for other assignment preferences. In addition, there are other

circumstances when involuntary cancellation of a HB assignment may also be appropriate.

When circumstances arise which may warrant involuntary cancellation of a HB assignment,

the MPS must immediately notify HQ AFPC/DPAPP and the assignment OPR by message.

An assignment made under the HB program may be involuntarily canceled when:

A5.5.7.1. An Airman relocates dependents and/or ships or stores HHG at government

expense (for reasons other than being denied continued occupancy of government owned

or controlled quarters), or

A5.5.7.2. An Airman fails to comply with any of the provisions agreed to in the "Home-

Basing and/or Follow-on Assignment Application."

A5.6. Purpose of the FO Program. The purpose of the FO program is to reduce PCS costs and

increase family stability. It does so by providing members who meet program criteria and agree

to certain conditions advance assignment consideration. Airmen may request consideration for

assignment to a preferred CONUS location, or an OS long tour location subject to the limitations

A5.6.1. If currently serving an accompanied OS tour and not currently assigned in Alaska or

Hawaii, then Airmen may request OS FO consideration for long tour locations in Alaska or

Hawaii ONLY.

A5.6.2. If currently serving an accompanied OS tour and not currently assigned in Alaska or

Hawaii, then Airmen may request OS FO consideration for long tour locations other than

Alaska or Hawaii ONLY as an exception to policy as shown in paragraph A5.8.4.

A5.7. FO Program Criteria. To be eligible for the FO program, Airmen must meet the program

criteria in this paragraph and agree to the conditions outlined in paragraph A5.8 and in Figure

A5.1. To apply for a FO assignment, Airmen must:

A5.7.1. Have been selected for or elected to serve the OS unaccompanied short tour of 15

months or less (includes IPCOTs and COTs), and

A5.7.2. Have or be eligible to obtain the FO PCS retainability required by Table 2.5 for the

FO PCS. Retainability for an approved FO assignment must be obtained within 30 days of

approval notification, and

A5.7.3. Not be en route to their first permanent duty station as an accession, and

A5.7.4. Not apply for a Designated Location Move (DLM), and

A5.7.5. Submit their FO application via the self service application on vMPF not later than

15 days after assignment notification. An Airman unable to submit an application in the

specified time period, due to mission reasons or emergency leave only, may apply

immediately upon return with justification and commander’s concurrence. Late requests

based on reasons other than these are not accepted. AFPC considers FO assignments once a

month, approximately 120 days prior to PDD.

A5.8. FO Restrictions/Limitations.

A5.8.1. In exchange for advance assignment consideration, Airmen participating in the FO

program must agree not to use their allowances to relocate their dependents and HHG to a

place other than the FO location, (for a move to other than the FO location), or store HHG at

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government expense. Any claim against the government for the relocation of dependents or

shipment of HHG to other than the FO location or, for storage of HHG, will result in

cancellation of the FO assignment (see paragraph 2.6). However, participating in the FO

program does not prohibit the member from taking any of these actions at his or her own

expense if so desired. All members wanting to participate in the FO program must agree to

these criteria EXCEPT:

A5.8.1.1. When the member is single, a single member parent, or is part of a military

couple who will serve concurrent but separate unaccompanied short tours. These

members may store HHG at government expense by the most cost effective means (as

location (other than the FO location) must be done at personal expense.

A5.8.1.2. Airmen denied continued occupancy of government-owned or controlled

their FO assignment without requesting an exception.

A5.8.2. Airmen should not ship HHG to the FO location at government expense when they

do not intend to establish a household within the FO vicinity (daily commuting distance from

FO base and household) since storage of HHG at government expense is not allowed under

the FO program. By not establishing a household, storage of the HHG will be required, but

is not authorized under the FO program. Doing so may result in cancellation of the FO

A5.8.3. Airmen may ship HHG to the unaccompanied short tour location as shown in the Air

Force Supplement to the JFTR, Volume 1, Attachment 2, Table 2.2, when required to reside

off- base and when otherwise eligible as determined by TMO, along with receiving single

rate DLA to assist with establishing a household. When HHG shipment is authorized or

single rate DLA is received for this reason, the Airman may retain the FO assignment

without a waiver. The losing MPS verifies the requirement to live off-base through the

Overseas Furnishings and Quarters Availability Listing link on the AFPC Assignments web

page, or by contacting HQ AFPC/DPSSMF.

A5.8.4. Airmen currently serving an accompanied OS tour other than in Alaska or Hawaii

may request a FO assignment to an accompanied OS tour (other than Alaska or Hawaii) as an

exception to policy. For example, when the Airman’s spouse is foreign born and the

requested FO location is the spouse’s home country. One of the main reasons such

assignments are not permitted on a routine basis is Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA)

seldom cover dependents once the member departs a foreign country on PCS. Similarly,

SOFAs seldom cover dependents that arrive in a foreign country in advance of the Airman’s

arrival in PCS status. Also, these dependents cannot obtain or retain command sponsorship,

and the Airman can only receive the OS station allowances upon special approval of a

request according to procedures in AFI 36- 3020, Family Member Travel. For these and

related reasons, Airmen must acknowledge these circumstances and provide convincing

evidence of their ability to cope in their request for an exception. The MPS will forward the

request to HQ AFPC/ DPAPP for further consideration. Approval may require contact with

the losing and/or gaining OS MAJCOM and, in turn, the countries involved to verify on a

case-by-case basis the circumstances dependents might face.

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A5.9. FO Application Procedures.

A5.9.1. The MPS counsels all Airmen selected for a dependent restricted OS tour and those

who elect to serve a 15 month or less unaccompanied OS tour on the FO program during the

initial PCS relocation briefing. These Airmen must either apply or decline to apply for a FO

assignment via the self service application on vMPF no later than 150 days prior to their

PDD. If assignment notification is less than 150 days prior to the PDD, Airmen must make

an election within 15 days of assignment notification. (NOTE: For those not able to access

the vMPF, see Figure A5.1) Airmen must read this application closely as it thoroughly

explains conditions of the FO assignment and that to which they must agree.

A5.9.2. The MPS Career Development Element must suspense all FO requests to ensure a

reply is received from HQ AFPC. If a final decision on a FO request has not been received

A5.9.3. Airmen receive FO consideration only once so it is in their best interest that they

provide the maximum number of choices in priority sequence. Airmen may apply for up to 8

CONUS locations (either bases, states, or locales) and up to 8 OS locations (bases or

countries). If both CONUS and OS locations are indicated, OS preferences will be

considered first. Remember that if an Airman applies for both HB and FO, the HB request is

considered first. For Airmen of military couples, see paragraph A5.10.2 below.

A5.10. FO General Information.

A5.10.1. Allowances. The MPS must advise Airmen that a FO application cannot be used to

approval of a FO assignment, the Airman must use a PCS allowance he or she originally

agreed not to use, that allowance cannot be denied; however the FO assignment may be

A5.10.1.1. Some Airmen have personal requirements which may preclude them from

entering into an agreement not to use PCS allowances. If participating in the FO program

would cause a financial or personal hardship, Airmen are encouraged to use their PCS

allowances and not participate in this program. Exceptions to allow Airmen to use their

allowances (other than for relocation to the FO location) and receive advance assignment

consideration will not be considered. Such exceptions to FO criteria would give a few

Airmen an unfair advantage over others who abide by FO criteria. In addition, advance

consideration for assignments also reduces the available assignments to other OS short

tour returnees.

A5.10.2. Military Couples. When one member of a military couple is selected to serve a

dependent restricted tour or elects to serve the unaccompanied OS tour of 15 months or less,

that Airman is considered for a return (join spouse) assignment to the location of the spouse,

unless join spouse intent code ―H‖ (join spouse not desired) is reflected in the PDS or one of

the following applies:

A5.10.2.1. If no requirement exists at the spouse’s location, the returning Airman’s FO

preferences will be considered for both Airmen at that time. A requirement must exist for

both Airmen.

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A5.10.2.2. When both members of a military couple (with join spouse intent codes ―A‖

or ―B‖) are selected to serve concurrent but separate unaccompanied short tours of 15

months or less they may apply for FO assignments provided they each list the same

preferences in the same order on their respective FO applications.

A5.10.2.3. (Enlisted Only) Airmen selected for an OS assignment, including when a

requirement exists at their current base upon completion of their unaccompanied OS short

tour, may request follow-on consideration and join spouse assignment to another CONUS

location if the spouse who remains at the current CONUS base will have 4 years TOS or

more as of the DEROS (month/year) of the Airman returning from OS. The CONUS

spouse’s join spouse intent code must be ―A‖ or ―B‖ and the PDS update must contain in

the Remarks section: ―Follow-On and Join Spouse Request-4 Years TOS.‖

A5.10.2.4. (Enlisted Only) . Airmen selected for an OS assignment, including when a

requirement exists at their current location upon completion of their unaccompanied OS

short tour, may request follow-on and join spouse assignment consideration to an OS

location. The CONUS spouse’s join spouse intent code must be ―A‖ or ―B‖ and the PDS

update application must contain in the Remarks section: ―Follow-On and OS Join Spouse

Request.‖

A5.10.3. Approved FO Assignment to any OS Location. Airmen with approved OS FO

assignments who elect to have dependents remain in the OS area or relocate to the FO

assignment location must comply with the requirements outlined in AFI 36-3020, Family

Member Travel. All dependents must be medically cleared for government funded travel

prior to the Airman’s departure to the unaccompanied short tour location. In addition,

Airmen who desire to relocate dependents and/or ship HHG to an OS FO location must be

counseled in detail by the MPS and TMO on how the SOFA may impact unaccompanied

dependents and HHG in the OS area.

A5.10.4. PCS Orders. The MPS will not release PCS orders without a final HQ AFPC

decision on a FO application. PCS orders must reflect the appropriate FO information

paragraph A5.10.5. In addition, the proper assignment remark must be included in item 24

of the PCS order to ensure the FSO and TMO take actions consistent with the FO agreement

or advise the MPS to cancel.

A5.10.5. Notification of Approval or Disapproval of FO Applications. The MPS receives

the HQ AFPC decision on a FO application. If the Airman declines participation in the FO

A5.10.6. Voluntary Cancellation of a FO Assignment. A FO assignment is considered to be

voluntarily canceled by the Airman when:

A5.10.6.1. An Airman applies for a four month or longer extension of their OS tour. The

MPS updates the extension request and in the transaction remarks indicates the member

has a FO assignment which must be canceled to accept the extension. If the extension

request is disapproved, the FO assignment remains firm. A request for tour extensions of

3 months or less must indicate in the transaction remarks the Airman has a FO

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assignment which requires an adjustment to the RNLTD per paragraph 2.27. Also,

Airmen who extend their short OS tour may require additional retainability for the FO

assignment--verification of retainability is required per paragraph 2.29.

A5.10.6.2. An Airman applies for and receives approval of a request for Humanitarian or

A5.10.7. Involuntary Cancellation of a FO Assignment. Unlike a ―normal‖ assignment from

OS, a FO assignment is made 14 to 18 months before the reporting date. Although the intent

is that once a FO assignment is provided it remain firm, individual qualifications and AF

requirements must remain the primary determinants. When canceling a FO assignment

becomes unavoidable (due to base closure, unit deactivation, etc.) the Airman is given

circumstances when involuntary cancellation of a FO assignment may also be appropriate.

When circumstances arise which may warrant involuntary cancellation of a FO assignment,

the MPS must immediately notify HQ AFPC/DPAPP and the assignment OPR by message,

with an information copy to the losing and gaining MPS’. An assignment made under the

FO program may be involuntarily canceled when:

A5.10.7.1. An Airman relocates dependents and/or ships HHG to a location other than

the FO at government expense, receives DLA for movement of dependents to a location

other than the FO, or stores HHG at government expense (for reasons other than being

denied continued occupancy of government owned or controlled quarters), or

A5.10.7.2. An Airman fails to comply with any of the provisions agreed to in the

"Home-Basing and/or Follow-on Assignment Application."

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Figure A5.1. Sample Application for HB and FO Assignment Programs.

Appropriate Letterhead

MEMORANDUM FOR MSS/(OFFICE SYMBOL)

FROM: (Name and functional address symbol)

SUBJECT: FOUO - Home-Basing and/or Follow-on Assignment Application

1. I (grade, name,SSN, AFSC), have an assignment to (location, country) where the

unaccompanied tour is 15 months or less and I have elected to serve the unaccompanied tour

length at that location.

2. I am applying for a (home-basing only; follow-on only; both home-basing and follow-on)

assignment to (list up to eight CONUS bases, regions, locales, states, and/or eight overseas

bases and/or countries in priority sequence). I understand if I request both home-basing and

follow-on assignment consideration I will be considered first for home-basing.

3. I understand that based on my unaccompanied short tour assignment, I have an allowance to

move my dependents and household good (HHG) at government expense; however, as a

consideration of receiving a home-basing or follow-on assignment, I agree not to use these

allowances except as outlined below.

4. I am aware that this is the only application I can submit for home-basing and/or follow-on

assignment consideration and I must return the application within 15 days of my initial PCS

relocation interview or notification of IPCOT/COT approval. For short notice assignments, the

application must be returned within 3 days of initial relocation interview.

5. (For Home-Basing Only) If my request for home-basing is approved, I understand and

agree that I may:

a. Not move my dependents at government expense, but I may move them at personal expense,

b. Not ship HHG at government expense (unless I am required to live off base at the projected

assignment location), but I may ship HHG at personal expense, and

c. Not store HHG in nontemporary storage at government expense (NOTE: See paragraph 7e

below for an exception for single members, single member parents and military couples), but I

may store them at personal expense during my unaccompanied OS short tour assignment, and

d. Ship my privately owned vehicle at government expense to the OS location if otherwise

eligible.

6. (For Follow-On Only) If my request for follow-on assignment is approved, I understand

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and agree that I may:

a. Not move my dependents at government expense except to the follow-on location, but I may

move them to any desired location at personal expense.

b. Not claim Dislocation Allowance (DLA) unless I’m moving my dependents to the follow-on

location.

c. Not ship HHG at government expense to other than the follow-on location (and only if I or

my agent will accept delivery of my HHG upon their arrival at the follow-on location) (unless I

am required to live off base at my projected assignment location), but I may ship HHG to any

desired location at personal expense, and

d. Not store HHG in nontemporary storage at government expense (NOTE: See paragraph 7e

for an exception of single members, single member parents, and military couples), but I may

store them at personal expense during my unaccompanied OS short tour assignment, and

e. Ship my privately owned vehicle at government expense to the OS location if otherwise

7. (For Both Home-Basing and Follow-on) I understand that:

a. If denied continued occupancy of government-owned or controlled quarters my dependents

and HHG may be moved at government expense only within the same city, town, or

metropolitan area as prescribed by the JFTR, Volume 1, paragraph U5355-C

b. If I take any action contrary to the above agreements without prior HQ AFPC/DPAPPP

approval of a request for exception, my home-basing or follow-on assignment will be canceled.

c. My home-basing or follow-on assignment is subject to cancellation due to unavoidable

changes in Air Force requirements (i.e., base closure, change in mission or weapons system,

etc.) or individual qualifications (i.e., loss of AFSC, promotion, etc.)

d. My home-basing or follow-on assignment is subject to cancellation if I apply for a four

month or longer extension of my OS tour.

e. As an exception, if I am a single member, a single member parent, or part of a military

couple who will serve a concurrent but separate unaccompanied short tour, I can store HHG at

government expense by the most cost effective means (as determined by the local TMO).

8. (For AF join spouse couples) I have been counseled on the rules concerning home-basing

and follow-on assignments and join spouse eligibility (Attachment 8). I understand that since

only one of us will be serving an unaccompanied OS short tour, the first consideration will be a

return assignment to my spouse’s location unless join spouse intent code is ―H‖. I further

understand that if no requirement exists at my spouse’s location, my follow-on preferences will

be considered and my spouse may, if otherwise eligible, apply for join souse assignment to my

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follow-on location.

(Use the following when both members of an AF couple will serve concurrent but separate

OS short tours) I understand I am eligible for a follow-on assignment and confirm my

preferences are the same, and are listed in the same order as my spouse’s. I understand that if I

request different locations from my spouse I am considered to be voluntarily creating a family

separation and a subsequent join spouse assignment or change of assignment (once selected for

a follow-on) to join spouse is not authorized.

Follow-on/Home-basing Conditions Fact Sheet

(Signature of Applicant) (date)

(Signature of MPS official) (date)

(For those who do not desire to apply) I have read AFI 36-2110, Assignments, Attachment 5,

and have been briefed on both the home-basing and follow-on assignment programs. I do no

desire to apply for either program and I understand I will not have another opportunity to apply

at a later time.

(Signature of Airman) (date)

(Grade, Name, SSAN)

(Grade, Name, Title)

NOTE: After Airman signs, file a copy in ARMs (electronic UPRG) according to AFI 36-

2608, Military Personnel Records System, Attachment 2.

(Following is required for disapproved requests)

HQ AFPC disapproval of the Airman’s request for home-basing or follow-on assignment

arrived on (date). Airman was notified on (date).

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Figure A5.2. HB/FO Conditions Fact Sheet.

HB/FO Conditions Fact Sheet

You have recently been selected for a dependent restricted tour or have elected to serve an

unaccompanied short tour of 15 months or less. Because of your PCS selection, you are

authorized certain allowances associated with the PCS. According to the Joint Federal Travel

Regulations, all Airmen selected for a dependent restricted tour or an unaccompanied short tour

are authorized to relocate their dependents, receive Dislocation Allowance (DLA), and ship

and/or store HHG to any place in the CONUS as designated by the Airman. Airmen may also

relocate dependents, and ship and/or store HHG if the designated location is in Alaska, Hawaii,

Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States. However, since these locations

are considered OS by AF definition, Airmen must apply for dependent travel IAW AFI 36-

3020, Family Member Travel. As a note of interest, dependents must be medically cleared for

OS travel prior to your departure to the unaccompanied short tour location. Applications for

dependent travel must be processed through your MPS to HQ AFPC/DPAPP for

approval/disapproval.

Because of the type of OS tour you will serve, you are eligible to apply for a HB assignment, a

FO assignment, or both. If you apply for a HB assignment you are asking to be reassigned back

to your current base. If you apply for a FO assignment, you are asking for an advance

assignment to a desired location (either in the CONUS or OS) prior to your departure to the

short tour location. If you apply for both types of assignment, HB consideration takes priority

and will be considered first.

By electing to participate in the HB/FO program you must agree not to use your PCS

allowances to relocate dependents, receive DLA for your family if moved to a location at your

expense (other than the FO location), and ship and/or store HHG at government expense. Since

the HB and FO programs exist to reduce PCS costs and increase family stability, every effort

will be made to provide you with an advance assignment (consistent with the best interests of

the AF) in exchange for your agreement not to use your PCS allowances. Airmen may take any

of the actions concerning movement of dependents/HHG at personal expense without risking

cancellation of an approved HB or FO assignment. (EXCEPTION: Single Airmen, single

Airmen parents, and members of a military couple who will serve concurrent but separate

unaccompanied short tours may store HHG at government expense by the most cost effective

means [as determined by local TMO]).

Figure A5.1. in AFI 36-2110, Assignments, "Home-Basing and/or Follow-on Assignment

Application," clearly outlines your agreement with the AF. Make sure you read the application

carefully and understand your agreement with the AF. If you don't understand something, ask

your MPS for clarification.

If you receive an approved FO assignment you may move your dependents and HHG to the FO

location at government expense, as well as receive DLA for this move. However, if you move

your dependents to a location other than the FO location you must do so and store all HHG at

your own expense, and not receive DLA as explained above. We realize relocating your

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dependents at your own expense to a location other than the FO may be cost prohibitive. If you

feel this will cause you a financial or personal hardship we encourage you to use your

allowances as outlined in the first paragraph rather than participate in the FO program.

If you do move your dependents and HHG to a location other than the FO at your own expense

while you serve the unaccompanied OS short tour, you may still be authorized some

reimbursement upon your return. The amount will depend on the location where you relocated

your dependents in relation to the FO location. According to the JFTR, reimbursement for

travel and transportation allowances will not exceed the amount you were authorized from the

old CONUS PDS to the new PDS. However, the amount of reimbursement you receive may be

less if the dependent's actual physical location is closer to the FO location than it would have

been from the old CONUS PDS. The following scenarios should help clarify this limitation.

SCENARIO 1: Provides an example of when an Airman is eligible for reimbursement

equaling but not exceeding the amount from the old CONUS PDS to the new PDS.

You are currently stationed at Randolph AFB, TX with an assignment to Korea and a FO

assignment to McGuire AFB, NJ. While you serve your OS short tour you’ve decided to

relocate your dependents and HHG at your own expense to Mom and Dad's home town of

Seattle, WA. You depart for Korea. You return twelve months later and go to Seattle to pick

up your family. You now relocate your family from Seattle to McGuire AFB. Even though the

distance from Seattle to McGuire AFB is greater than that from Randolph AFB to McGuire

AFB, you are only eligible for reimbursement for the amount creditable for the distance from

Randolph AFB (old PDS) to McGuire AFB (new PDS).

SCENARIO 2: Provides an example of when an Airman’s reimbursement will be less than that

from the old CONUS PDS.

relocate your dependents and HHG at your own expense to Mom and Dad's home town in

Pennsylvania. You depart for Korea. You return twelve months later and go to Pennsylvania to

pick up your family. You now relocate your family from Pennsylvania to McGuire AFB.

Based on these circumstances, the government will reimburse you only for the actual dependent

travel from Pennsylvania to McGuire AFB. You cannot claim reimbursement for the travel

done at personal expense from Randolph AFB to Pennsylvania.

Please keep in mind these scenarios only illustrate two different situations involving the

movement of dependents and HHG at personal expense, and the reimbursement you may be

authorized when you complete your FO assignment travel. If neither scenario fits your

situation, contact the MPS Career Development Element for additional counseling prior to

applying for a HB or FO assignment. It is essential you understand all conditions associated

with this program.

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Attachment 6

HOSTILE FIRE AND IMMINENT DANGER AREA REASSIGNMENT OR

DEFERMENT

A6.1. Purpose. There are two separate assignment provisions addressed below.

A6.1.1. One is to allow one or more immediate family members to request reassignment

from, or deferment from assignment to, a hostile fire or imminent danger area when that

family has suffered a casualty (see paragraph A6.2.7 below) incident to duty in a currently

designated hostile fire or imminent danger area.

A6.1.2. The other policy applies to assignment of members hospitalized because of hostile

fire action.

A6.2. General Provisions for Immediate Family Members.

A6.2.1. Airmen must be at least 18 years of age to serve in a hostile fire or imminent danger

A6.2.2. Hostile fire and imminent danger areas are designated by geographical area with a

beginning date and a termination date in the DOD Pay and Entitlements Manual.

A6.2.3. Assignment to duty in a designated hostile fire or imminent danger area is shared as

equitably as practical by all similarly qualified Airmen, except as indicated herein or in

Attachment 9, Aircrew Family Member Assignment and Attachment 11, Sole Surviving

Son or Daughter. Assignment of military couples, including assignment at the same time, to

the same or different hostile fire or imminent danger areas is not precluded.

A6.2.4. Assignment includes TDY or PCS.

A6.2.5. Only the Airman may initiate a request for deferment or reassignment. A request

may not be initiated by someone on behalf of an Airman.

A6.2.6. When a military member is killed or dies, is in a captured or missing status or has

been determined by the Veterans Administration (VA) or a military Service to be 100 percent

physically or mentally disabled as a result of an act committed by an individual, group, or

country hostile to the United States or in direct support of operations against such a hostile

force while serving in a currently designated hostile fire or imminent danger area, other

members of the same immediate family (as defined below) will be exempt, upon request,

from serving in the same or any currently designated hostile fire or imminent danger area, or

if they are already serving in such an area, they will be reassigned from that area. The intent

is when a family has suffered a casualty incident to service in a currently designated hostile

fire or imminent danger area, to not expose the remaining immediate family members to

further casualties in the same or any other currently designated hostile fire or imminent

danger area. However, when an area in which a family member became a casualty ceases to

be designated as a hostile fire or imminent danger area, then members of that family may

again be assigned to that location. It is not a requirement for the member who was a casualty

to be living or to still be on active duty, as long as the area in which the member became a

casualty is still currently designated.

A6.2.7. For this policy, an Airman’s family members are:

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A6.2.7.1. Parents. This includes stepparents, parents by adoption, and those who stood

in the place of a parent for at least 5 years immediately preceding the initial entry on

active duty of the member who died, is missing or captured, or 100 percent disabled.

A6.2.7.2. Brothers and sisters. This includes stepbrothers and stepsisters, brothers or

sisters by adoption, or half brothers or half sisters in the household at the time the

member who died, is missing or captured, or 100 percent disabled initially entered active

duty.

A6.2.7.3. Spouse.

A6.2.7.4. Natural child.

A6.2.7.5. Legally adopted child.

A6.2.7.6. Stepchild, if the child was a member of the household at the time the member

or former member died, was missing or captured, or was determined to be 100 percent

disabled.

A6.2.7.7. An illegitimate child to whose support a male member or former member has

been ordered judicially to contribute, or of whom he has been decreed judicially to be the

father, or of whom he has acknowledged in writing under oath that he is the father.

A6.2.7.8. A person for whom the Airman stood in place of a parent for at least 5 years

immediately preceding the date on which the member or former member died, was

missing or captured, or determined to be 100 percent disabled.

A6.3. Application Procedures. Applications should be submitted using the format shown in

Figure A6.1 within 15 calendar days of notification of selection for PCS or TDY, or as soon

after becoming eligible as practical. Airmen will submit requests to their unit commander.

A6.4. Commander Actions. Commanders will assist Airmen with their requests as necessary.

Commanders may disapprove requests when they do not meet the criteria. When a commander

recommends approval and while a request is pending, the commander will take immediate action

to locally assign the Airman to other than hazardous duty. If this is not possible, a commander

may temporarily assign (TDY) an Airman out of the designated area. When commanders

recommend approval, they will forward requests to the Airman’s servicing MPS.

A6.5. MPS Actions. MPS’ will provide guidance to Airmen on their request and assist

commanders as needed. Upon receipt from a commander of a request recommended for

approval, the MPS will review and forward to the HQ AFPC/DPAPP. For approved requests,

the MPS will update assignment limitation code (ALC) "6," Family Member Restriction (Hostile

Fire Area) per Table 2.2.

A6.6. Exceptions. MPS’ may submit exception to policy requests they recommend be approved

to HQ AFPC/DPAPP. HQ AFPC may disapprove requests for exception or submit those which

merit approval through channels to DOD for final approval/disapproval.

A6.7. General Provisions for Airmen Hospitalized. Airmen who have been hospitalized for 30

or more calendar days because of a specific hostile fire action resulting from combat service will

not be returned to the hostile fire area during the same tour in which they were wounded. Airmen

reassigned under this provision will be eligible for subsequent hostile fire tours. Airmen may

return voluntarily to a hostile fire area earlier if they are medically qualified. This provision does

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not apply to Airmen hospitalized for injury, accident, or illness not attributable to hostile fire

action. Self-inflicted wounds and other non-combat causes are specifically excluded.

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Figure A6.1. Sample Request for Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Area Deferment (or

Reassignment)

MEMORANDUM FOR MPS/(OFFICE SYMBOL) (date)

SUBJECT: FOUO - Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Area Deferment (or Reassignment) Request

1. Request reassignment from (if applicable) and/or deferment from TDY or PCS assignment to a

designated hostile fire or imminent danger area according to the provisions of AFI 36-2110,

Assignments, Attachment 6.

2. I understand and agree I will advise my commander and/or servicing MPS immediately when the

hostile fire or imminent danger area in which the member of my immediate family identified below

became a casualty ceases to be designated a hostile fire or imminent danger area.

3. I submit the following information in support of my request: (Include the following information for

the family member who is in captured or missing status, was killed, died, or determined by the Veterans

Administration, or one of the military Services, to be 100 percent physically or mentally disabled.)

a. Relationship:

b. Name, grade, SSN (disclosure of SSN is voluntary):

c. Branch of Service:

d. Present military organization (or address if no longer on active duty):

e. Last military organization and location (if no longer on active duty):

f. Date entered status (Missing, Captured, Killed, etc.) and date determined:

g. Specific Hostile Fire or Imminent Danger Area designation and effective date (as shown in the DOD

Pay and Entitlements Manual):

4. I have attached documents in support of my request.

(type name, grade, USAF, SSN)

This memorandum contains FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) information which must be protected

under the Privacy Act and AFI 33-332.

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Attachment 7

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ASSIGNMENT DEFERMENT (HSSAD) PROGRAM

A7.1. General Policy. The intent of the HSSAD program is to decrease turbulence and increase

stability for military families with dependent children entering their senior year of high school.

HSSAD policy applies to officers (LtCol and below) and enlisted (SMSgt and below).

A7.2. General Procedures.

A7.2.1. HSSAD requests are considered on a case-by-case basis with the goal of approving

as many requests as possible while meeting mission needs.

A7.2.2. Consecutive deferments may be requested.

A7.2.3. Airmen approved for a HSSAD are coded in MilPDS with Assignment Availability

Code (AAC) 85. The availability date is the first day of the second month after the

dependent’s high school senior graduation date or Airman’s DEROS. For example, if the

graduation date is 31 May the availability date is 1 Jul or the DEROS date.

A7.2.4. The appropriate AFPC assignment officer or NCO approves HSSAD requests. The

AFPC assignment division chief disapproves HSSAD requests that cannot be supported due

to mission needs.

A7.2.5. Each Airman of a military couple may apply for a HSSAD if each meets the

eligibility criteria, their join-spouse intent code is ―A‖ or ―B,‖ and they apply concurrently.

A7.2.6. Enlisted Airmen selected as the most eligible non-volunteer for a dependentrestricted

short tour are ineligible to apply for a HSSAD. Dependent restricted, ―NA/12,‖

includes Korea when not assigned to a Command Sponsorship List (CSPL) or

unaccompanied key billet position (see AFI 36-2110, paragraph 3.2.11). Airmen selected

for a ―NA/12‖ tour must proceed on assignment, but may request to return to the same duty

station IAW AFI 36-2110, Attachment 5, Home-Basing Assignment Program.

A7.2.7. Because of differences in the officer and enlisted assignment systems, differing

HSSAD procedures are detailed below:

A7.3 Officer (Lt Col and Below).

A7.3.1. Eligibility Criteria and Documentation:

A7.3.1.1. The dependent child must be enrolled in DEERS and residing with the sponsor

requesting the deferment (must be verified by the MPS Customer Service Element).

A7.3.1.2. The officer must provide a memo from the dependent’s high school counselor

confirming the dependent’s current school grade and projected senior year graduation

A7.3.1.3. The officer must complete and submit the memo at Figure A7.1. ―Request for

HSSAD.‖

A7.3.2. Application Timelines.

A7.3.2.1. CONUS applicants. May apply for a HSSAD before or after being placed on

the Vulnerable Movers List (VML). Officers are eligible for the program if they apply

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NET 1 Oct of the dependent’s high school junior year and NLT 1 July between the

dependent’s high school junior and senior years.

A7.3.2.2. Overseas (O/S) applicants. Officers requesting an O/S HSSAD may use the DEROS

forecast procedures outlined in AFI 36-2110, paragraph 3.8.3, or apply when placed on the

initial VML. If applying under the DEROS forecast program, officers must request a DEROS

extension, which will accommodate the completion of their dependent’s high school senior year.

Officers requesting to extend their DEROS for the purpose of a HSSAD must handwrite or type

the following statement on their Forecast Notification RIP, "I am requesting a HSSAD extension

to my O/S tour.‖ The DEROS forecast RIP automatically produces as follows:

A7.3.2.2.1. Airmen serving at locations where the unaccompanied tour length is 18

months or more receive a forecast notification RIP 13 to 15 months prior to their

established DEROS.

A7.3.2.2.2. Airmen serving at locations where the unaccompanied tour length is less

than 18 months receive a forecast notification RIP 10 months prior to DEROS.

A7.3.2.3. Officers electing to apply for a HSSAD after being placed on the initial VML, as

specified in the AFAS ―Officer Assignment Timelines,‖ must submit the deferment request to

their unit commander NLT 3 calendar days prior to their commander’s VML reclama suspense.

A7.3.3. Officer’s Actions: Officers assigned to the CONUS or O/S must complete the

memo at Figure A7.1. A memo must accompany the HSSAD request from the dependent’s

high counselor confirming the dependent’s current school grade and projected senior year

graduation date. Officers must complete the entire HSSAD application before obtaining their

commander’s approval/disapproval recommendation. Once the commander’s

recommendation is obtained, one of the following actions must be initiated:

A7.3.3.1. Eligible officers in the CONUS who are not on the VML must provide their

HSSAD request, including their commander’s approval/disapproval recommendation, to

their servicing MPS for final processing.

A7.3.3.2. Eligible officers O/S who are not on the VML must provide the required

HSSAD documentation to include their commander’s approval/disapproval

recommendation in conjunction with the DEROS forecast program as outlined in

paragraph b. (2) above.

A7.3.3.3 Eligible officers in the CONUS or O/S who are on the VML must provide the

required HSSAD documentation to their commander. The commander verifies the

member’s eligibility and submits a reclama through AFAS to AFPC requesting the

deferment period. The commander must submit a reclama regardless if he or she

recommends approval or disapproval of the HSSAD. Rationale for disapproval must be

included in the reclama remarks to AFPC.

A7.3.3.4. Eligible officers who have been selected for IDE/SDE who would like to

request a deferment under HSSAD must follow deferment procedures outlined in the

IDE/SDE selection PSDM published by HQ AFPC/DPAF. Deferment requests must be

signed by the member’s senior rater with MAJCOM/A1 endorsement. Deferment

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requests must reach HQ AFPC/DPAF, DSN 665-2103, NLT the established cut off date.

HQ AFPC/DPAF will coordinate with the officer’s assignment team. The final approval

authority is the HQ AFPC/CC. Officers deferred under HSSAD who still have IDE/SDE

eligibility remaining will be required to re-compete for school designation.

A7.3.4. Commander Actions: Upon receipt of a HSSAD request, unit commanders take the

A7.3.4.1. CONUS applicants. Determine if the officer is applying prior to or after being

added to the VML. If the officer is applying prior to being added to the VML, make an

approval/disapproval recommendation and have the officer submit their request to their

servicing MPS, PRE for final processing. If the officer is applying after being placed on

the VML, the commander must process the HSSAD through AFAS and generate a

reclama. The reclama remarks should clearly indicate member’s eligibility was verified

using the required documentation outlined in paragraph A7.3.1 and reflect an approval

or disapproval recommendation. If the HSSAD is not recommended, justification is

required to support the disapproval action. Reclama action must be taken NLT the

suspense date reflected on the AFAS, officer assignment timelines ―Field Reclama

VML‖ column. Officer’s HSSAD request must be kept on file 1 year from the deferment

expiration date.

A7.3.4.2. O/S applicants: Determine whether the officer is applying under the DEROS

forecast program or as a result of being placed on the VML. If officer is applying under

the DEROS forecast program and has not been placed on the VML, make an

servicing MPS, PRE for final processing. If the officer is on the VML, the commander

must process the HSSAD through AFAS and generate a reclama. The reclama remarks

should clearly indicate officer’s eligibility was verified using the required documentation

outlined in paragraph A7.3.1 and reflect an approval or disapproval recommendation. If

the HSSAD is not recommended, justification is required to support the disapproval

action. Reclama action must be taken NLT the suspense date reflected on the AFAS,

officer assignment timelines ―Field Reclama VML‖ column. Member’s HSSAD request

must be kept on file for 1 year from the deferment expiration date.

A7.3.5. MPS Actions: Upon receipt of a HSSAD request, the PRE verifies the officer is not

on the VML and processes the HSSAD request based on the member’s duty location.

A7.3.5.1. CONUS applicants: Verify the officer’s eligibility and documentation (see

paragraph A7.3.1) If the officer is eligible and has provided all required documentation,

the PRE E-mails the officer’s request to the appropriate assignment team at AFPC. The

E-mail must specify the officer is applying for a HSSAD and has submitted all required

documentation. The E-mail must also include the deferment period and the AAC 85

expiration date. The PRE should follow-up with AFPC 60 days after E-mail transmission

if system has not been updated or disapproval notification not received.

A7.3.5.2. O/S applicants applying under the DEROS forecast program: Verify the

officer’s eligibility and documentation (see paragraph 2 a., above). If the officer is

eligible and has provided all required documentation, the PRE ensures the officer’s

Forecast Notification RIP reflects the HSSAD statement (see paragraph A7.3.2.2).

Update the officer’s DEROS extension request in MilPDS and include in the trailer

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remarks of the update, ―Officer is applying for a HSSAD to coincide with his/her

DEROS and meets all the eligibility criteria.‖ Finally, follow- up with AFPC if a

response is not received within 60 days of updating the DEROS extension request.

A7.3.5.3. Officers (CONUS or O/S) who are on the VML: Direct officers on the VML

to their unit commander for processing of the HSSAD request.

A7.3.6. AFPC Actions: Upon receipt of a HSSAD request AFPC processes the request for

final approval/disapproval. If approved, update AAC 85 with an expiration date of the first

day of the second month after the dependent’s projected graduation date or member’s

DEROS. If the HSSAD is disapproved, notify the MPS PRE by E-mail transmission or the

unit commander using the AFAS reclama process.

A7.4. Enlisted (SMSgt and Below):

A7.4.1. Eligibility Criteria and Documentation:

A7.4.1.1. The dependent child must be enrolled in DEERS and residing with the sponsor

A7.4.1.2. The enlisted Airman must provide a memo from the dependent’s high school

counselor confirming the dependent’s current school grade and projected senior year

graduation date.

A7.4.1.3. The enlisted Airman must complete and submit the memo at Figure A7.2,

―Request for HSSAD.‖

A7.4.2. Application Timelines.

A7.4.2.1. CONUS applicants. Must apply within 30 calendar days of official assignment

notification and are eligible if RNLTD is 1 March or after of the dependent’s high school

junior year or, the dependent is currently in their high school senior year and RNLTD is

prior to graduation date. Airmen currently serving a maximum controlled tour are

eligible to apply for the program but must submit their application not later than 8 months

prior to the expiration of the AAC 50. Their applications must be routed through their

parent MAJCOM prior to AFPC review.

A7.4.2.2. O/S applicants. Enlisted Airmen requesting a HSSAD must use the DEROS

forecast procedures outlined in AFI 36-2110, paragraph 3.8.3. Airmen must request a

DEROS extension, which accommodates the completion of their dependent’s high school

senior year. Airmen requesting to extend their DEROS for the purpose of a HSSAD must

handwrite or type the following statement on their DEROS Election Option or Forecast

Notification RIP, ―I am requesting a HSSAD extension to my O/S tour.‖ The DEROS

Forecast RIP automatically produces as follows:

A7.4.2.2.1. Airmen serving at locations where the unaccompanied tour length is 18

months or more receive a Forecast Notification or DEROS Election Option RIP 13 to

15 months prior to their established DEROS.

A7.4.2.2.2. Airmen serving at locations where the unaccompanied tour length is less

than 18 months receive a DEROS Election Option RIP 10 months prior to DEROS.

A7.4.3. Enlisted Airman Actions.

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A7.4.3.1. CONUS applicants: Enlisted Airmen assigned to the CONUS must complete the

memo at Tab 2. A memo must accompany the HSSAD request from the dependent’s high

school counselor confirming the dependent’s current school grade and projected senior year

graduation date. Airmen must complete the entire HSSAD application before obtaining their

commander’s approval or disapproval recommendation. Once the commander’s

recommendation is obtained, submit the request to the servicing MPS, PRE for processing.

A7.4.3.2. O/S applicants: Enlisted Airmen assigned O/S must use the DEROS forecast

procedures outlined in AFI 36-2110, paragraph 3.8.3, to apply for a HSSAD. Members

must request a DEROS extension, which accommodates the completion of their

dependent’s high school senior year. Members requesting to extend their DEROS for the

purpose of a HSSAD must handwrite or type the following statement on their DEROS

Election Option or Forecast Notification RIP, "I am requesting a HSSAD extension to

my O/S tour.‖ After completing the RIP, the member obtains their commander’s

approval/disapproval recommendation and submits the request to the MPS, PRE for

processing.

A7.4.4. Commander Actions: Upon receipt of a HSSAD request, unit commanders take the

A7.4.4.1. CONUS applicants: Verify eligibility and ensure Airman has provided

required documentation (see paragraph A7.4.1). Make an approval/disapproval

recommendation and have the member submit their request to the servicing MPS PRE

for final processing.

A7.4.4.2. O/S applicants. Verify eligibility and ensure Airman has provided required

documentation (see paragraph 3 a., above). Make a HSSAD approval/disapproval

recommendation in conjunction with a DEROS extension approval/disapproval

recommendation using the DEROS Election Option or Forecast Notification RIP. Ensure

the required HSSAD statement (see paragraph A7.4.2.2) is annotated on the RIP and

have the Airman submit the request to their servicing MPS for processing.

A7.4.5. MPS Actions: Upon receipt of a HSSAD request, the PRE processes the HSSAD

request based on the Airman’s duty location:

A7.4.5.1. CONUS applicants: Verify the Airman’s eligibility and documentation (see

paragraph A7.4.1). If the Airman is eligible and has provided all required

documentation, the MPS, PRE e- mails the member’s request to

[email protected]. The e-mail must specify the Airman is applying for a

HSSAD and has submitted all required documentation. The e-mail must also include the

deferment period and the AAC 85 expiration date. If the Airman’s unit commander

recommends disapproval of the HSSAD, submit the request to AFPC for final action.

The MPS, PRE should follow-up with AFPC for 60 days after e-mail transmission.

Airman’s HSSAD request must be kept on file 1 year from deferment expiration date.

A7.4.5.2 O/S applicants (must apply under the DEROS forecast program): Verify the

Airman’s eligibility and documentation (see paragraph A7.4.1). If the Airman is eligible

and has provided all required documentation, the PRE ensures the Airman’s DEROS

Election Option or Forecast Notification RIP reflects the HSSAD statement. If the unit

commander recommends approval, update the Airman’s DEROS extension request in

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MilPDS and include the following remarks in the trailer remarks of the update, ―Airman

is applying for a HSSAD to coincide with his/her DEROS and meets all the eligibility

criteria.‖ If the unit commander recommends disapproval of the HSSAD, justification is

required to support the disapproval action. Finally, follow-up with AFPC if a response is

not received within 60 days of updating the DEROS extension request. Airman’s HSSAD

request must be kept on file 1 year from deferment expiration date.

A7.4.6. AFPC Actions: Upon receipt of a HSSAD request AFPC processes the request for

day of the second month after the dependent’s projected graduation date or DEROS. If the

HSSAD is disapproved, notify the MPS PRE by e-mail transmission.

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Figure A7.1. Officer Request for HSSAD Program.

MEMORANDUM FOR: HQ AFPC/OFFICER ASSIGNMENT TEAM (Date)

FROM: SERVICING MPS/CAREER DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT

SUBJECT: FOUO - Officer High School Senior Assignment Deferment (HSSAD) Request (Officer’s

Name/Grade/SSAN/selected AFSC/AAN/GPAS/RNLTD)

1. I, Capt Doe certify I am / I am not on the Vulnerable Movers List (VML) and request a HSSAD with

an expiration date of the first day of the second month after my dependent’s graduation date (AAC 85

expiration date; MM/DD/YY). The deferment request is for the following dependent who physically

resides in my household:

2. Dependent’s Name/SSN:

This is my first/second HSSAD request. (circle appropriate option)

NOTE: If this is the second deferment, enter the number of months previously deferred and the

Attachment:

Memo from H.S. Counselor

______________________________

Officer’s (Grade/Name/Sign)

1 st Ind, MPS, Customer Service Element (Date)

MEMORANDUM FOR MPS PRE

According to the DEERS, the dependent child listed above, does/does not physically reside with the

member.

______________________________________

Customer Service Rep (Grade/Name/Sign)

2 nd Ind, Squadron Commander (Date)

I reviewed Capt Doe’s HSSAD request and recommend approval/disapproval.

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__________________________________

Squadron CC (Grade/Name/Sign)

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Figure A7.2. Enlisted Request for HSSAD Program.

MEMORANDUM FOR: HQ AFPC/AIRMAN ASSIGNMENT TEAM

(Date)

FROM: FOUO - SERVICING MPS/CAREER DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT

SUBJECT: Enlisted High School Senior Assignment Deferment (HSSAD) Request -

(Airman’s Grade/Name/SSAN/Selected AFSC/AAN/GPAS/RNLTD)

1. I, SSgt Doe was notified of assignment selection on (date notified) and request a HSSAD

with an expiration date of the first day of the second month after my dependent’s graduation

date (AAC 85 expiration date; MM/DD/YY). The deferment request is for the following

dependent who physically resides in my household:

3. This is my first/second HSSAD request. (circle appropriate option)

4. I understand if this HSSAD is approved, my assignment may be canceled or RNLTD

adjusted.

Airman’s (Grade/Name/Sign)

According to the DEERS, the dependent child listed above, does/does not physically reside with

the member.

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2nd Ind, Squadron Commander (Date)

I reviewed SSgt Doe’s HSSAD request and recommend approval/disapproval.

________________________________________

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Attachment 8

ASSIGNMENT OF MILITARY COUPLES

A8.1. General Policy. Each member of a military couple is serving in his or her own right. This

means military couples must fulfill the obligations inherent to all Airmen and they are considered

for assignments to fill valid manning requirements and must perform duties which require the

skills in which they are trained and experienced subject to their PCS eligibility. Provided this

criteria is met, military couples may be considered for assignment where they can maintain a

joint residence. Military couples must share the responsibility for reducing family separation.

They should not make decisions on future service, career development, or family planning based

on the assumption they will always be assigned to the same location or join spouse assignment is

guaranteed. Military couples, like Airmen with a civilian spouse, should expect periods of

separation during their careers. When a join spouse assignment is not in the best interests of the

AF, then, regardless of the provisions in this attachment, join spouse assignment will not be

made.

A8.2. Who Is Eligible for Join Spouse Assignment Consideration. You are eligible for join

spouse assignment consideration if:

A8.2.1. You are on extended active duty with the AF and your spouse is also on extended

active duty with the AF or one of the other US military services (excludes military services

of foreign countries) and you and your spouse are not ineligible for consideration for any of

the reasons in paragraph A8.3, and

A8.2.2. You meet all PCS eligibility requirements established in this instruction (such as

TOS, retainability, quality control, etc.) and

A8.2.3. You have join spouse intent code ―A‖ or ―B‖ and

A8.2.4. You or your spouse are not scheduled for reassignment, separation, retirement, or

release from active duty within 12 months from the date you will join.

A8.2.5. Join spouse assignments are permitted along with the following voluntary

assignment programs if the provisions above and the criteria for each assignment program

are met.

A8.2.5.1. Reassignment to or from a CONUS-isolated station (see Attachment 3).

A8.2.5.2. OS tour volunteer program (see paragraph 3.7).

A8.2.5.3. Humanitarian/EFMP assignment (see Attachment 24 and 25).

A8.2.5.4. Home-Basing and Follow-on (see Attachment 5).

A8.2.5.5. VSBAP (Airmen only) (see Attachment 14).

A8.2.5.6. First-term Airman BOP (see Attachment 2).

A8.2.5.7. Threatened Person Assignment (see Attachment 12).

A8.3. Who Is Not Eligible for Join Spouse Assignment Consideration. You are not eligible for

join spouse assignment:

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A8.3.1. If your spouse is an Airman of Air Reserve Components (ARC) whether or not they

are serving on extended active duty.

A8.3.2. If your spouse is an Airman in the ARC who is on active duty for training, or on

active duty to fill a specific manpower authorization or position at a predetermined location

for a specified period of time. In other words, if your spouse is not subject to the PCS

criteria outlined in this instruction, then you are ineligible for join spouse assignment

A8.3.3. If your spouse is active duty Coast Guard.

A8.3.4. If your spouse is a non-military employee of the US Government (for example, Civil

Service).

A8.3.5. If you do not meet all PCS eligibility criteria established in this instruction (such as

TOS, retainability, quality control, etc.).

A8.3.6. When join spouse intent code is "H." When one Airman is selected for assignment

with intent code "H", a join spouse assignment to that location at a later time is not

authorized. Join spouse assignment will not be considered until the subsequent PCS of you

or your spouse provided join spouse intent code is "A" or "B." However, you may receive an

assignment to your spouse's location if you are eligible under some other assignment

program.

A8.3.6.1. Changing join spouse intent code to "H" after selection for join spouse

assignment will not result in automatic cancellation of the assignment. Normal reclama

procedures apply and the decision to cancel the join spouse assignment will be made by

the assignment OPR based on the best interests of the AF. An Airman who requests and

has a join spouse assignment canceled as provided in this paragraph does so with the

understanding he or she created the family separation. A join spouse assignment to that

same location at a later time is not authorized. Join spouse assignment will not be

considered until the subsequent PCS of you or your spouse provided join spouse intent

code is "A" or "B." However, you may receive an assignment to your spouse's location if

you are eligible under some other assignment program.

A8.3.7. If you or your spouse are scheduled for reassignment, separation, retirement, or

A8.3.8. To OS locations where there is no government-approved accompanied housing or

where election of an accompanied tour is not an option for either Airman. NOTE: In the

event both Airmen should receive assignments (regardless of how it occurred) to the same or

adjacent dependent-restricted locations, the MPS will reclama the assignment of the Airman

selected last (includes when the marriage takes place after assignment selection).

A8.3.9. To locations not considered in proximity or clustered for join spouse assignment

purposes as described in paragraph A8.7.2. Other options such as retraining (Enlisted, see

AFI 36-2626, Airman Retraining Program) or DAFSC changes (officers, see paragraph

2.45) must be considered first as explained in paragraph A8.7.1.

A8.3.10. Based on intended/planned marriages.

A8.3.11. If your spouse is attending a training course and has less than 12 months remaining

until graduation (or will have less than 12 months remaining upon your arrival).

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A8.3.12. Your spouse is an Airman of the military service of a foreign country.

A8.4. Documenting Marriages of Military Couples. The MPS must verify the marriage from the

marriage certificate. Airmen update their join spouse intent code via the vMPF. Any change in

marital or military status must be reported to the MPS by military couples and join spouse

assignment information (and AAC 32) deleted from the PDS upon divorce, legal separation,

death of the spouse, or separation or retirement of the spouse.

A8.5. How Military Couples Receive Join Spouse Assignment Consideration. The

characteristics of the enlisted and officer assignment systems affects how join spouse assignment

consideration is provided. The enlisted assignment selection process makes extensive use of the

computer-match while officer assignment matches are a manual process. For example, the

majority of enlisted assignments to OS locations (regardless of volunteer status) are computer-

matched based on PCS eligibility, grade, and AFSC, and then reviewed and validated by an

assignment NCO. For these computer-matched assignments, the computer automatically

considers the spouse for join spouse assignment, and provided the eligibility criteria are met,

selects the spouse. On the other hand, all officer assignments are manually-worked by HQ AFPC

assignment officers to identified requirements. However, the basic rule that a requirement must

exist for the spouse's AFSC does not differ in either system.

A8.5.1. Officers. Officers can influence their assignment by indicating they desire join

spouse consideration on their T-ODP, and ensuring their assignment preferences match.

They should maintain periodic contact with their respective assignment officers and ensure

their join spouse intent code remains current.

A8.5.2. Enlisted. When currently assigned to the same location (provided neither has been

selected for PCS), an accurate join spouse intent code (updated through vMPF) provides

continuous join spouse assignment consideration unless coded otherwise (see paragraph

A8.6.1 for those situations requiring an application). It is the couple's responsibility to let it

be known in advance they desire join spouse assignment consideration by updating their

intent code in vMPF. Improper or failure to update the intent code jeopardizes join spouse

assignment opportunities. Join spouse assignment desires indicated via the vMPF take

priority over any other individual assignment preferences listed in the PDS (i.e., If your

intent code is "B" the main consideration is to try and keep you together, not necessarily at a

base of choice. While location preferences are considered, the join spouse intent code takes

priority). The update in the vMPF allows Airmen to indicate the extent of join spouse

assignment consideration desired by use of one of the following join spouse intent codes:

Code "A" Desire join spouse to CONUS or any OS tour. NOTE: Join spouse assignment

to the same dependent-restricted short tour location is prohibited, unless one member of the

join spouse couple is serving in a CSPL. (See paragraph 3.2.10). By having intent code

"A," if your spouse is selected for reassignment to a dependent -restricted location, you will

be considered for a concurrent, but separate, reassignment to a dependent-restricted or

unaccompanied short tour location.

Code "B" Desire join spouse to CONUS or any accompanied OS tour.

Code "H" Join spouse assignment not desired.

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A8.5.2.1. When an Airman is selected as the most eligible non-volunteer for an OS

assignment (where an accompanied tour is authorized) or a CONUS to CONUS PCS, and

his or her join spouse intent code indicates join spouse assignment is desired (codes "A"

or "B"), then the spouse will automatically be provided an assignment to the same or

adjacent location if eligible for PCS and a requirement exists. If a join spouse assignment

is not possible, narrative remarks in the assignment transaction will be included for the

Airman originally selected giving the reasons why a join spouse assignment cannot be

approved so the Airmen can be counseled accordingly. To be eligible for selection for an

OS assignment as a volunteer with join spouse intent code "A" or "B", requirements for

both Airmen must have been advertised on the EQUAL for the same or adjacent

locations.

A8.5.2.2. While the EQUAL is used by join spouse couples volunteering for OS

assignments, it is not used for OS returnees. Return join spouse assignments are handmatched

because of the many variables involved, such as unique grade and AFSC

combinations. It is important Airmen keep their assignment preferences updated in the

event of changes in requirements (but remember join spouse intent code ensures join

spouse consideration and takes priority over individual preferences). Requirements

advertised on the EQUAL are for non-join spouse returnees and join spouse members

with intent code "H" only, so couples returning together should not use EQUAL but

rather update preferences based on their desires.

A8.5.2.3. If an Airman is in the CONUS and the spouse is returning from OS, the initial

join spouse consideration is to return to the spouse’s CONUS location. If there is no

requirement at the spouse’s CONUS location and the spouse in the CONUS meets PCS

eligibility criteria, then he or she will be considered for join spouse assignment to the OS

returnee’s projected CONUS location. Enlisted military couples who desire CONUS or

OS assignment consideration in conjunction with the OS follow-on program, see

paragraph A5.10.2.

A8.5.2.4. When an Airman is serving on a CONUS stabilized tour and the spouse is

selected for reassignment, the following options apply:

A8.5.2.4.1. If the spouse is selected as the most eligible non-volunteer for an OS

assignment to an accompanied tour location, the Airman may request release from the

stabilized tour for join spouse assignment. If approved, reporting date will depend

whether or not a replacement is required, reporting date of replacement, etc.

A8.5.2.4.2. If the spouse is selected as the most eligible non-volunteer for an OS

assignment to a dependent-restricted location, then join spouse assignment is not

authorized. The spouse may request a home-basing assignment or, as an OS returnee,

will receive join spouse assignment consideration to return to the Airman’s stabilized

tour location.

A8.5.2.5. When Airmen marry while both are technical training students they should

apply for join spouse assignment as soon as possible to receive consideration for

assignment together upon graduation. If necessary, both Airmen are retained at the

training center pending final join spouse decision by the assignment OPR. When one

member is a student, he or she may apply to join the spouse at the spouse's permanent

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duty location, or if the non-student spouse is also selected or scheduled for PCS, join

spouse assignment to the non-student's new duty station may be requested.

A8.5.2.6. When one member of an enlisted military couple will serve an unaccompanied

OS short tour and upon completion of the OS tour a join spouse assignment is desired to

a location other than the spouse’s current location, assignment consideration in

conjunction with the assignment follow-on program to a location other than the spouse’s

current location may be requested in limited circumstances as outlined in paragraph

A5.10.2.2 (for CONUS) and A5.10.2.3 (for OS).

A8.6. How Military Couples Request Join Spouse Assignment Consideration. There are

different ways to request join spouse assignment consideration. Officers follow procedures

under AFAS guidelines. Updating the join spouse intent code in vMPF provides join spouse

assignment consideration for enlisted members as provided in paragraph A8.6.2. Some

situations require Airmen to submit a letter application (see Figure A8.1) in order to receive join

spouse assignment consideration.

A8.6.1. Application Procedures. A letter application is necessary to receive join spouse

assignment consideration:

A8.6.1.1. Each time the AF member of an interservice military couple desires join

spouse assignment consideration. When the spouse is notified of assignment and the

Airman desires join spouse assignment, an application must be submitted. In addition, a

statement from the spouse indicating concurrence for join spouse assignment must

accompany each application, or

A8.6.1.2. When Airmen marry while assigned to separate locations. Provided both meet

PCS eligibility criteria, either Airman may apply. Regardless of who applies, military

requirements dictate which Airman is reassigned, or

A8.6.1.3. When the marriage occurs after the assignment selection of one or both

Airmen. Airmen who marry while en route to assignments at different locations must

understand they cannot delay join spouse assignment application until arrival at their

respective locations. Airmen who marry en route should report to the nearest AF

installation and submit an application immediately after marriage. The MPS will contact

the assignment OPR by the most expedient means to request join spouse assignment

consideration. No reimbursement for any travel in conjunction with such application is

authorized and status is leave (delay en route) while the application is pending. A change

in port call and/or RNLTD may be appropriate. When an Airman arrives in the local area

of assignment, whether or not "signed in," for assignment purposes the PCS is complete

and TOS requirements and other PCS eligibility criteria must be met before a subsequent

move to join spouse, or

A8.6.1.4. When military spouse information is incorrect in the PDS.

A8.6.2. The applicant must contact the MPS for help in applying for join spouse assignment.

The servicing MPS makes sure that:

A8.6.2.1. Airmen meet all PCS eligibility criteria and understand all assignment

conditions.

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A8.6.2.2. Airmen are counseled on their allowance of dependent travel, shipment of household

goods, and any other information related to the PCS.

A8.6.2.3. Airmen do not have a pending application for any self-initiated voluntary

assignment identified in paragraph A8.3.10.

A8.6.2.4. A statement from the spouse indicating join spouse assignment is desired

accompanies the Airman’s application in an interservice marriage.

A8.6.3. In those situations for enlisted couples where the join spouse intent code is properly

updated but simultaneous assignments did not flow, the MPS will ensure Airman is fully

aware of join spouse eligibility requirements, and that, if eligible, spouse should immediately

submit a request for join spouse assignment.

A8.6.3.1. The MPS checks eligibility, suspenses a copy of the application, and transmits

the request through PDS to the assignment OPR.

A8.6.3.1.1. Refer to PSD Handbook for update procedures.

A8.6.3.2. The assignment OPR makes the assignment decision and establishes the

RNLTD based on manning requirements. Approval will be transmitted to the MPS by

PDS.

A8.7. Approval Guidelines. Join spouse assignments are usually approved when the eligibility

criteria are met by both Airmen and assignment is consistent with the needs of the AF (based

primarily on grade and AFSC). Officer join spouse assignments can be more difficult because of

variable qualification factors. Sometimes approval may not be possible, due to limitations and

restrictions involved in each case. Some situations inherently limit join spouse assignment

possibilities, such as when the spouse is in another US military service, is assigned to school for

training, special duty assignment, at a location where the spouse's AFSC is not authorized, on a

stabilized tour, etc.

A8.7.1. If HQ AFPC is unable to assign the military couple together based on their current

AFSCs, an Airman may apply for retraining, if eligible, and an officer, if eligible, may apply

for a DAFSC change to facilitate join spouse assignment. Approval of this type request

depends on AF requirements. However, retraining or a DAFSC change request while in

technical training, or within 12 months following graduation, for the sole purpose of join

spouse assignment is not authorized. NOTE: Enlisted Airmen may request, as an exception,

an AFSC change during technical training when join spouse assignment opportunities are

extremely limited or nonexistent because of incompatible AFSCs between the couple. These

requests may be considered based on the relative need in both AFSCs when the training

capability exists at the current location, training already received is required for the requested

AFSC, and no interruption in training will occur.

A8.7.2. In order to provide optimum consideration for join spouse assignment, CONUS

assignments to adjacent locations may be approved when the locations are close enough to

allow establishing a joint household (usually no more than 50 miles apart). OS locations

have numerous variables involved, such as weather and road conditions, cost of living,

commute time, and availability of housing, etc. Because of these variables, HQ

AFPC/DPAPP, in coordination with the OS MAJCOMs, determines which OS locations are

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within a join spouse cluster. These clusters are considered when reviewing military couples

for OS join spouse assignments.

A8.8. Miscellaneous Instructions.

A8.8.1. If the Airmen have dependents, when assignment is to an OS location where an

accompanied tour is authorized, follow the dependent travel request procedures according to

the PSD Handbook and AFI 36-3020, Family Member Travel. This is necessary to obtain a

housing availability determination for the family, for household goods shipment, and so

forth. Where there are severe housing shortages, the initial request for concurrent travel may

be disapproved; however, there are categories of exceptions, and one of these is usually

military couples with dependents. A delay in RNLTD for one member of the couple may be

requested, but couples must be advised to make arrangements for the care of their dependents

in the event both must proceed as scheduled. If concurrent travel is authorized but later

becomes impractical (for personal or official reasons), a change of RNLTD may be requested

from the assignment OPR. Include the specific reasons the change is being requested.

A8.8.2. Military couples with dependents who have concurrent assignments to separate

dependent-restricted locations must make dependent care arrangements. Refusal or inability

to arrange care for dependents may result in disciplinary and (or) involuntary separation (see

AFI 36-2908, Family Care Plans).

A8.8.3. Military couples selected for reassignment (or assigned) to the same or adjacent

(clustered) location will each be deferred for 24 months (see Table 2.1). When assigned

where an accompanied tour is authorized (OS), each must serve the accompanied tour length

(plus 12 months for enlisted couples if either was selected as an extended tour volunteer)

regardless of the AAR which applied to either assignment. When assignment is to the same

or adjacent (clustered) location and members will reside jointly, ensure Block 14 is checked

to document the join-spouse assignment, regardless of the assignment action reason (AAR).

This will ensure proper household goods weight allowance, provide documentation for

update of AAC 32 (see Table 2.1) and ensure correct tour length when assignment is OS.

When marriage occurs after both are assigned OS at the same or adjacent (clustered)

location, each may retain the original tour length or volunteer to serve the accompanied tour.

A8.8.4. Assignment OPRs make the assignment decision and establish the RNLTD based on

manning requirements. Normally, assignment approvals are transmitted to the MPS by PDS.

A8.8.5. If assigned OS on a join spouse assignment and you and your spouse do not have the

same DEROS month, the member with the earlier DEROS must extend if you desire to be

reassigned at the same time. Failing to match DEROS months reduces the chance for join

spouse assignment upon completion of your OS tour. Curtailment of the later arriving

Airman’s DEROS for the purpose of reassignment at the same time is not authorized.

A8.9. Assignment Restrictions. Couples who are assigned PCS to the same or adjacent CONUS

location, regardless of the AAR, are usually not reassigned for a period of 24 months from the

date arrived station of the latest arriving member. The MPS places both Airmen in AAC 32

according to Table 2.1. Any later availability date for other reasons for either member remains in

affect. If married while serving at the same location, the MPS will not update AAC 32.

A8.9.1. When Airmen are being assigned PCS to separate locations in proximity and will

establish a joint household, the MPS/DPMAE contacts the MPS/DPMAE at the spouse's

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location to verify location of assignment and coordinate whether or not update of AAC 32 is

appropriate. Couples assigned in excess of 50 miles apart will not be placed assigned in AAC

32 unless specifically authorized by HQ AFPC/DPAPP as an exception.

A8.10. Exceptions. Exceptions (paragraph 1.5) to the criteria in this attachment are considered

only for unique or unusual circumstances which will result in a hardship not usually encountered

by other Airmen. Requests must be fully justified and forwarded through appropriate command

channels to HQ AFPC/DPAPP unless directed otherwise in this instruction.

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Figure A8.1. Sample Application for Join Spouse Assignment.

MEMORANDUM FOR UNIT COMMANDER (Date)

FROM: (Functional Address Symbol)

SUBJ: FOUO - Join Spouse Assignment Request

1. I request join spouse assignment according to AFI 36-2110, Assignments, Attachment 8.

The following information is provided:

NAME: SELF SPOUSE

GRADE:

SSN:

DAFSC (Officer) CAFSC (Enlisted)

Current/Projected Location:

DATE OF MARRIAGE:

2. Desired RNLTD:

3. I certify that:

a. I have been advised of my dependent travel allowance(s), unaccompanied baggage, and

household goods shipment.

b. I have been advised of the PCS retainability requirements for this assignment and will obtain

it, if required, upon notification of approval of my request.

4. FOR CONUS TO OS AND COT APPLICANTS ONLY. I understand that:

a. I will be required to serve the prescribed accompanied tour for the desired area (Enlisted only

- plus 12 months if my spouse is serving an extended long tour).

b. My spouse's assignment is to a dependent-restricted location. I desire concurrent assignment

to: (1) a dependent-restricted location; or, (2) a short tour assignment where I may elect to serve

an accompanied tour if I have dependents.

Attachment (SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT)

Agreement of spouse required for interservice marriages

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1st Ind (Unit Commander)

TO: MPS/DPMAR

1. Recommend (approval) (disapproval).

2. Airman (does) (does not) meets quality control reasons as outlined in AFI 36-2110,

Assignments. Specific justification why assignment should be approved required if Airman does

not meet standards.

3. Additional Comments:

Attachment (SIGNATURE OF

COMMANDER)

(Typed Name, Grade, USAF)

MPS Checklist (for file with application)

1. The applicant or applicant's spouse is projected for assignment as follows: (If PCS to school,

include course number, class start and graduation dates)

Base:

Unit:

GPAS:

AAN:

RNLTD:

2. I have confirmed marriage took place on . (REQUIRED ON INITIAL

APPLICATION ONLY).

3. Marital status, military spouse status, and join spouse intent code of was changed in

PDS on DOC (if applicable).

4. The applicant (applicant's spouse) is pregnant. Member desires PCS as an exception to

policy and request was submitted per paragraph 1.5. on (date).

5. The applicant satisfies all eligibility criteria except: . Action to

render applicant eligible for assignment (has) (has not) been initiated as follows:

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(Signature) (Typed Name,

Grade, USAF) (MPS Representative)

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Attachment 9

AIRCREW FAMILY MEMBER ASSIGNMENT

A9.1. Purpose. To provide aircrew members an avenue to apply for a PCA or PCS when another

member of the immediate family is in the same unit.

A9.1.1. For this program, a Airman’s immediate family is defined as his or her parents, to

include stepparents, parents by adoption, and those who stood in the place of a parent for at

least 5 years immediately preceding the initial entry on active duty of the member who died,

is missing or captured, or 100 percent disabled.

A9.1.2. Brothers and sisters, to include stepbrothers and stepsisters, brothers or sisters by

adoption, or half brothers or half sisters in the household at the time the member who died, is

missing or captured, or 100 percent disabled initially entered active duty.

A9.1.3. Spouse.

A9.1.4. Natural child.

A9.1.5. Legally adopted child.

A9.1.6. Stepchild, if the child was a member of the household at the time the member or

former member died, was missing or captured, or was determined to be 100 percent disabled.

A9.1.7. An illegitimate child to whose support a male member or former member has been

ordered judicially to contribute, or of whom he has been decreed judicially to be the father, or

of whom he has acknowledged in writing under oath that he is the father.

A9.1.8. A person for whom the member stood in place of a parent for at least 5 years

immediately preceding the date on which the member or former member died, was missing

or captured, or determined to be 100 percent disabled.

A9.2. Aircrew Family Member Criteria. Exposure to a common danger represented by serving

as an aircrew member in the same unit is sufficient reason for all but one member of an

immediate family to request reassignment to a different unit or location. Only aircrew members

may request reassignment.

A9.3. Application Procedures.

A9.3.1. Airman. Submits application (Figure A9.1) to unit commander.

A9.3.2. Unit Commander. Reviews request and verifies eligibility based on the definition in

Attachment 1. When PCS is involved, verifies PCS eligibility by ensuring Airmen do not

have quality factors, as outlined in paragraph 2.40.

A9.3.2.1. Recommends approval or disapproval on all requests. When there is a

question whether to PCA or PCS the member, resolves these situations through the MPS

(lowest possible level), using PCA when possible.

A9.3.2.2. Requests recommended for disapproval must provide the specific reasons for

the disapproval. When disapproval is recommended the request must be forwarded to the

MPS and then to HQ AFPC.

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A9.3.3. MPS. Reviews requests and verifies PCA/PCS eligibility and when the commander

recommends disapproval, forwards the request to HQ AFPC assignment OPR.

A9.3.4.1. Makes a final determination on any request received.

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Figure A9.1. Sample Request for Aircrew Family Assignments.

FROM: (functional address symbol)

SUBJECT: FOUO - Aircrew Family Member Assignment

1. Please grant a reassignment from my present unit according to AFI 36-2110, Assignments,

Attachment 9.

2. I am serving as an aircrew member in the same unit as my (indicate relationship, full name,

and SSN of family member). For this reason, please reassign me to another unit on base or

provide a PCS to another location.

1st Ind, (unit commander)

TO: MPS/(Office Symbol)

Recommend approval. (Give specific rationale if you recommend disapproval.)

(unit commander signature block)

protected unde the Privacy Act and AFI 33-332.

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Attachment 10

SWAP ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM, OS RETURNEES (ENLISTED AIRMEN ONLY)

A10.1. Purpose. To allow an enlisted Airman returning from OS to change (SWAP) their

CONUS assignment with another returning enlisted Airman who also wants an assignment

SWAP.

A10.2. Who is Eligible for a SWAP? Only enlisted Airmen:

A10.2.1. TSgt and below who are returning from OS, and

A10.2.2. Whose DEROS is in the same 3-month period as shown in Attachment 16,

paragraph A16.6 (OS Returnee Cycle Schedule), and

A10.2.3. Whose grade, (including projected grade), and CAFSC (seven positions) match,

A10.2.4. Who have the same SEI, if either CONUS assignment requires an SEI.

A10.3. Who is Not Eligible for a SWAP?

A10.3.1. Officers, MSgts (including selectees) and above.

A10.3.2. Enlisted Airmen with a voluntary COT assignment.

A10.3.3. Enlisted Airmen with an assignment to a selectively manned activity.

A10.3.4. Enlisted Airmen who are projected for separation or retirement.

A10.3.5. Enlisted Airmen with a Humanitarian/EFMP assignment, a Follow-On or Home-

Basing assignment, or a join spouse assignment.

A10.3.6. Enlisted Airmen who don not have a DEROS within the same 3-month period as

shown in Attachment 16, paragraph A16.6.

A10.3.7. Enlisted Airmen who do not meet quality control criteria as outlined in paragraph

2.40.

A10.3.8. Enlisted Airmen who are projected for formal school training.

A10.4. Application Procedures.

A10.4.1. An enlisted Airman wishing to participate in the SWAP program must, upon

receipt of his or her CONUS assignment, visit the MPS. The MPS has locally devised

templates for which to request a SWAP. The Airman can list up to eight specific bases,

locales, states, or areas. If an Airman wants to SWAP his or her assignment for any CONUS

assignment, the eighth preference should state ―CONUS-wide‖. Preferences are considered

in the order listed, that is the first assignment preference is considered before the second, and

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A10.4.2. The following statement must be included on the request; ―I am applying for a

CONUS Assignment SWAP. I understand this application constitutes a waiver of my 60-day

order-in- hand rule and that as a result of this application an attempt will be made to change

my CONUS assignment with another Airman returning from OS in the same returnee cycle

who possesses the same qualifications and who also applies for an Assignment SWAP. I also

understand my initial assignment will remain firm unless I am officially notified that this

CONUS Assignment SWAP has been approved.‖

A10.4.3. The MPS, in turn, updates the PDS as outlined in AFCSM 36-699, Chapter 5. This

automatically triggers a computer search at HQ AFPC in an attempt to match the request

with another Airman who wants a SWAP.

A10.4.4. Applicants are notified of approval or disapproval about 60 days before DEROS.

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Attachment 11

SOLE SURVIVING SON OR DAUGHTER ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTION

A11.1. Purpose. The sole surviving son or daughter assignment restriction restricts an eligible

Airman from duties involving combat with the enemy and precludes assignment (including both

PCS and TDY) to any OS hostile fire or imminent danger area as designated in the DOD

Military Pay and Allowances Entitlements Manual. This restriction does not preclude the

assignment of a sole surviving son or daughter to an OS area where combat conditions are

nonexistent.

A11.2. Definition/Eligibility Criteria. A sole surviving son or daughter is an Airman who is the

only surviving son or daughter in a family where the father, or mother, or one or more sons or

one or more daughters, served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and as a direct result of the hazards of

duty in the Service, the father, or mother, or one or more sons or daughters:

A11.2.1. Was killed, or

A11.2.2. Died as a result of wounds, accident or disease, or

A11.2.3. Is in a captured or missing-in-action status, or

A11.2.4. Is permanently 100 percent physically disabled (including 100 percent mental

disability), as determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs or one of the Military

Services.

A11.2.5. The requirement that death or disability be a direct result of the hazards of service

does not require that the family member's death or disability occur in combat or during

assignment to a designated hostile fire or imminent danger area, but does require that death

be determined as in the line of duty. (In general, in the line of duty means death or disability

did not occur while the person was in desertion status or voluntarily absent without authority

for more than 24 hours or voluntarily absent from a scheduled duty, a formation, a restriction,

or an arrest; by reason or a condition that existed before service; or as a result of his or her

own misconduct [the term "misconduct" includes both willful misconduct and gross

negligence]).

A11.2.6. An Airman who is an only child (only son or only daughter), in itself, does not

qualify an Airman for the sole surviving son or daughter assignment restriction.

A11.2.7. The parent through whom an Airman seeks to qualify does not need to be living,

but the Airman must meet the criteria of sole surviving son or daughter, natural or adopted,

of that parent.

A11.2.8. Requests may be submitted on behalf of an Airman by his/her parent or spouse. In

this case the Airman can waive the parental/spousal request before further processing. If

waived, return the documentation to the Airman and file a copy of the waiver in the Airman’s

electronic ARMS record. No further processing is required.

A11.3. Airman’s Request. Airmen selected or notified of PCS or TDY to a designated hostile

fire or imminent danger area who want the assignment restriction and who meet the criteria in

paragraph A11.2 must complete the application available through the self service actions on the

vMPF, print application, and provide to unit commander for recommended approval/disapproval.

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Airmen currently engaged in combat may request reassignment to duties not involving combat

and/or those Airmen who are currently assigned PCS or TDY to a designated hostile fire or

imminent danger area may request reassignment, that is, termination of TDY and/or PCS

reassignment from the designated area. If the commander recommends approval, the request is

provided to the MPS for processing.

A11.3.1. If the documentation required to accompany Airman’s request is not readily

available, the MPS will assist the Airman as necessary which may include obtaining official

verification and proof of casualty status through HQ AFPC/DPWC. For the family member

who meets the criteria of paragraph A11.2, the request must include that person's name,

service number or SSN, date of death or capture, or date listed as missing-in-action, and

branch of the Armed Forces in which served or serving. If the family member died after 1

Jan 1961, state his or her home of record so the appropriate agency may use it in the

verification of death.

A11.3.2. Airmen may decide not to request the sole surviving son or daughter assignment

restriction. Also, an Airman who has received approval of the restriction may request waiver

of the restriction, in writing, through the unit commander to the MPS commander. Requests

for waiver will be approved upon request by the MPS commander with information to the

unit commander and AFPC/DPAPP. An Airman who enlists, reenlists or extends his or her

period of active duty after the date of notification of the family casualty which qualified for

the restriction, will be considered as having waived the protective assignment provisions. An

Airman who has waived the protective provisions (by request, or as a result of enlistment,

reenlistment or extension) may apply (or reapply) for the restriction, in writing, at any time

through their commander to the MPS commander.

A11.4. Commander Actions. Commanders will review requests and may consider restricting

duties while the Airman’s request is pending although restriction on an interim basis is not

mandatory until notified of approval. Commanders may disapprove requests when the eligibility

criteria in paragraph A11.2 is clearly not met. Disapproved requests are returned to the Airman

without further action. When commanders recommend approval, they will forward requests to

the Airman’s servicing MPS.

A11.5. MPS Action. MPS will provide guidance to Airmen on their request and assist

approval, the MPS will review eligibility and ensure all required information is included and as

expeditiously as possible forward to AFPC/DPAPP for approval or disapproval.

A11.6. MPS Action Upon Approval. Upon notification of approval, the MPS notifies the

Airman’s commander and updates assignment limitation code (ALC) ―J,‖ Sole Surviving Son or

Daughter per Table 2.2, which will automatically update DAC 61. The MPS will also notify the

Airman, in writing, and have the Airman acknowledge approval, in writing. The notification of

approval must advise the Airman of both waiver provisions (the automatic waiver provision and

the Airman’s waiver provision after approval), and of the reinstatement provisions. File a copy

of the approval correspondence and Airman’s written acknowledgment in the electronic ARMS

record. After approval, should an Airman later request, in writing, to waive the sole surviving

son or daughter assignment restriction, the MPS commander may approve the waiver and will

advise the Airman’s unit commander. A copy of the waiver and the approval will be filed in the

Airman’s electronic ARMS record. The MPS will advise the Airman’s unit commander of the

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approved waiver and remove ALC J and DAC 61. Should the Airman later request

reinstatement, he/she must repeat the original request process and indicate that the request is for

reinstatement. If PCS reassignment is directed, the MPS will process the Airman for PCS as

required.

A11.7. Following are some examples of situations which do meet the criteria to qualify as a sole

surviving son or daughter:

A11.7.1. The only son and only daughter of a mother or father who meets the criteria in

paragraph A11.2, both qualify as a sole surviving son and a sole surviving daughter.

A11.7.2. There are 3 children in a family; two boys and a girl. One of the boys meets the

criteria in paragraph A11.2, therefore, the two remaining children (one boy and one girl)

both qualify as a sole surviving son and a sole surviving daughter.

A11.7.3. An Airman is an only child and one parent is also on active duty. While on

approved leave, the active duty parent is killed while a passenger in the crash of a U.S.

civilian commercial passenger aircraft. The parent's death is determined by the Air Force to

be in the line of duty (see paragraph A11.2.5). Since the criteria in paragraph A11.2 is

met, the child qualifies as a sole surviving son/daughter. The finding that death was in the

line of duty meets the requirement that death was as a direct result of the hazards of service.

A11.8. Following are some examples of situations which do not meet the criteria of sole

A11.8.1. A family has one child (boy or girl). The child is on active duty in the AF. The

fact that a child is an only child does not, in itself, qualify the child for the sole surviving son

or daughter assignment restriction.

A11.8.2. A family has one child (boy or girl). The child is on active duty in the AF. The

father (or mother) dies of natural causes. The child is not a sole surviving son or daughter

since the criteria in paragraph A11.2 is not met.

A11.8.3. There are 3 children in a family, two sons and a daughter. One son and the

daughter are Airmen. The son who is not in the AF is killed in a car accident. Neither the

remaining son nor the remaining daughter qualify as a sole surviving son or daughter since

the criteria in paragraph A11.2 is not met.

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Attachment 12

THREATENED PERSON ASSIGNMENTS (TPA)

A12.1. General Information. This assignment program rapidly removes the Airman and

dependents from a life threatening situation. Threats of bodily harm or death must have been

made against the Airman or dependents and be of such severity that military and civilian

authorities are unable to provide for the family's continued safety. The threats and circumstances

must be verified as indicated below.

A12.1.1. Because assignments to OS locations require significantly longer processing time

(medical clearance, concurrent travel, passport/visa, etc.) normally, only CONUS locations

are used for this program.

A12.2. Processing Guidelines. The TPA program is not a MPS, unit commander, or Airman-

initiated assignment request. The decision to request a TPA rests with the installation

commander. The installation commander:

A12.2.1. Convenes a meeting with the MSSQ/CC or MPS Commander, the Security Forces

Commander, AFOSI representative, the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA), and the Airman’s

immediate commander to assess the case and determine appropriate action.

A12.2.2. Decides whether to move the individual immediately to ensure personal safety by

sending the Airman TDY until the threat is resolved, or until assignment instructions are

received. Do not use permissive travel (see Attachment 1) with this program.

A12.2.3. Does not request PCS until all other means of providing safety are exhausted. As a

basic condition for approval the threat must be verified by the AFOSI representative.

A12.2.4. Decides if reassignment is necessary and provides full facts and circumstances to

HQ AFPC/DPAPP through the Force Support Squadron commander or Military Personnel

Element commander with an informational copy to AFOSI using secured channels

(encrypted e-mail is authorized) for assignment determination.

A12.2.5. Request must include:

A12.2.5.1. Name, grade, SSN, and AFSC.

A12.2.5.2. Unit of assignment.

A12.2.5.3. Assignment waivers required, if appropriate.

A12.2.5.4. Assignment action pending, if appropriate.

A12.2.5.5. Detailed explanation of circumstances warranting assignment. If confirmed

threats are being made by an ex-spouse and there are children from the marriage, include

custody and visitation decision by the court which granted the divorce. If the Airman has

custody of a child and the ex-spouse (parent) has a court order (for EXAMPLE:

visitation rights), consult with local SJA to determine whether request can be granted

under AFI 51-301, Civil Litigation.

A12.2.5.6. Details regarding jurisdiction over the offense, if appropriate.

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A12.2.5.7. Recommendation of the local SJA, who determines whether local (host

country authorities and the American Embassy for members stationed OS) or other US

Military authorities object to the Airman’s reassignment.

A12.2.5.8. Information relative to temporary disposition, if appropriate.

A12.2.5.9. Synopsis of pending administrative or disciplinary action, if appropriate.

A12.2.5.10. Any factors that could disqualify or restrict Airman from performing duty in

the AFSC or other awarded AFSCs, or being PRP certified.

A12.2.5.11. Military spouse's name and SSN, if appropriate.

A12.2.5.12. Airman’s assignment preferences in CONUS.

A12.3. HQ AFPC/DPAPP Actions.

A12.3.1. Upon receipt of request, evaluates content, confers with AFOSI, Region 4 if needed

and approves or disapproves the reassignment request. When approved, determines final

A12.3.2. Provides assignment information to the losing/gaining MPS Commanders by

secured means.

A12.4. Losing MPS Actions. Process TPAs according to the following instructions:

A12.4.1. The MPS Commander, or designated trusted agent, must not reveal knowledge of

the TPA to anyone not having an absolute need-to-know. Provide the maximum assistance

possible to the Airman during out-processing and advise the threatened Airman to report

directly to the gaining MPS Commander immediately upon arrival at the new duty station.

Exercise care when forwarding personnel documents between MPS’ (OPRs, EPRs, UIFs,

etc.).

A12.4.2. Do not take any PDS loss action. If the threatened Airman does not report by

RNLTD, the gaining MPS Commander or trusted agent will notify the losing MPS

Commander or trusted agent who initiates no-show action. Publish orders according to

instructions in AFI 33-328, Administrative Orders and AFI 36-2102, Base-Level Relocation

Procedures, as some items are intentionally left blank.

A12.5. Gaining MPS Actions. Process TPAs according to the following instructions:

A12.5.1. The MPS Commander, or designated trusted agent, must not reveal knowledge of

possible to the Airman during in-processing. Exercise care when requesting personnel

documents between MPS’ (OPRs, EPRs, UIFs, etc.).

A12.5.2. Once Airman has arrived, the gaining unit advises HQ AFPC/DPAPP, who will

load the assignment. Once the assignment is loaded, the gaining unit may gain to file.

A12.5.3. The MPS Commander or trusted agent deletes the threatened person from the base

locator, if so desired, for a maximum of 3 years. The threatened person may request to

extend this exemption from HQ AFPC/DPAPP.

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Attachment 13

KOREA ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (KAIP) PROGRAM

A13.1. Purpose. This incentive increases stability and provides mission continuity for the unit.

Airmen may elect, by entering into a written agreement, to serve a prescribed additional time in

Korea for payment of $300/month.

A13.2. Who is Eligible. Airmen selected for reassignment to Korea are eligible to participate in

KAIP. (NOTE: Colonels and Chiefs, including selectees, are not permitted to sign the KAIP

agreement until they receive authorization to participate. See paragraph A13.7)

A13.2.1. Airmen, regardless of location, who will serve an unaccompanied 12 month tour

are eligible for KAIP by agreeing to serve an additional 12 or 24 months.

A13.2.2. Airmen selected for reassignment to Pyeongtaek, Osan, Daegu, Chinhae, and Seoul

who request and are offered a command sponsored position are eligible for KAIP only if they

elect to serve the 36 month accompanied by dependents tour.

A13.2.3. Airmen selected for reassignment to Uijongby or Dongducheon who request and

are offered a command sponsored position are eligible for KAIP if they elect to serve the 24

month accompanied by dependents tour.

A13.3. Ineligibility. Airmen in the following categories are ineligible for KAIP:

A13.3.1. Airmen selected for reassignment to Pyeongtaek, Osan, Daegu, Chinhae, and Seoul

who request and are offered a command sponsored position who elect to serve the 24 month

A13.3.2. Airmen with an approved Designated Location Move (DLM) to Korea or any other

overseas location, or an approved Dependent Remain Overseas (DRO). EXCEPTION: If an

Airman with an approved DLM is later offered a CSPL, then he or she is eligible for KAIP as

long as they serve the 36 month accompanied tour. Refer to AFI 36-3020, Family Member

Travel, for additional guidance.

A13.3.3. Airmen who cannot obtain the required retainability due to High Year Tenure

(HYT), mandatory DOS, or other factors.

A13.3.4. Airmen who are projected to serve a 24 month tour in a key billet.

A13.3.5. Airmen who have an approved follow-on and have relocated their dependents to

the follow-on location.

A13.4. Application Procedures.

A13.4.1. Airmen with a projected assignment to Korea must request or decline KAIP

participation in writing. The signed election must be on file prior to issuing PCS orders.

Airmen must sign the ―Korea Assignment Incentive Pay (KAIP) Agreement‖ at Figure

A13.1 not later than 150 days prior to their RNLTD.

A13.4.1.1. The Airman may elect to serve a 24 or 36 month unaccompanied, or 24 or 36

month accompanied tour (as reflected in paragraph A13.2 above) or decline to

participate in the program.

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A13.4.1.2. Airmen electing to participate must obtain the retainability for the 24 or 36

month tour no later than 30 calendar days after the official assignment notification.

Airmen will automatically incur a PCS ADSC equal to the prescribed tour length.

A13.4.1.3. KAIP payment will begin on the Airman’s date arrived station (DAS) in

Korea and terminate on the date the Airman departs from Korea for PCS, terminal leave,

or permissive travel (see Attachment 1) for the purpose of retirement or separation.

Airmen will be granted one short tour credit for the KAIP tour, except for those serving

the 36 month accompanied tour.

A13.4.1.4. Airmen must have a KAIP agreement on file prior to issuing PCS orders.

A13.4.1.4.1. If the Airman elects to serve the KAIP tour, the following statement

must be typed in the remarks section of the PCS orders, ―Airman elected to

participate in the KAIP program.‖ The agreement will be filed in ARMS (electronic

personnel record) and a copy forwarded to the gaining location along with other

relocation documents.

A13.4.1.4.2. If the Airman does not elect to serve the KAIP tour, file the agreement

as directed IAW AFI 36-2102, Table 1.1Rev 1. A copy of the agreement will be

forwarded to the gaining location along with the other relocation documents.

A13.4.1.4.3. The Force Management Ops Element (Inbound Assignments) will use

the Case Management System (CMS) to identify Airmen participating in KAIP.

Submit CMS cases directly to DFAS to initiate KAIP payment immediately upon

receipt of the KAIP from the Airman. A separate CMS case must be submitted to stop

KAIP payments (update NLT 1 duty day after the Airman’s departure from Korea for

PCS, terminal leave or permissive TDY for personnel retiring or separating). Ensure

procedures are in place to track KAIP termination updates.

A13.4.1.4.3.1. Required information for KAIP CMS cases:

A13.4.1.4.3.1.1. Enter Airman’s SSAN

A13.4.1.4.3.1.2. In the Case Type block select ―Korea Assignment Incentive

Pay (KAIP).‖

A13.4.1.4.3.1.3. In the Case Description block enter ―Airman participating in

KAIP.‖

A13.4.1.4.3.1.4. In the Case Information area under Root Cause of the

Problem block select ―New AF Program-No MILPDS DJMS.‖

A13.4.1.4.3.1.5. In the Category block select ―Process.‖

A13.4.1.4.3.1.6. In the Action/Comments block enter the effective date or

stop date of the KAIP

A13.4.1.4.3.1.7. In the Action Agency block select ―DFAS AC Korea AIP

(AF).‖

A13.4.1.4.4. Update the gain transaction in MILPDS based on the DoD prescribed

tour; however, adjust the DEROS to reflect the KAIP tour and use DEROS reason

code ―YC.‖ For EXAMPLE:

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A13.4.1.4.4.1. If an Airman is selected for the 12 month unaccompanied tour, the

tour length entry will be the DoD prescribed tour length of 12 months. However,

the Airman’s DEROS will be established as 24 months.

A13.4.1.4.4.2. If an Airman selected for PCS to Korea requests, is offered a CSP,

and elects to serve the accompanied-by-dependents tour, the DoD prescribed tour

could be either 24 or 36 months, depending on the assignment location. The

Airman’s DEROS should be established based on the tour length elected.

A13.4.2. Airmen electing to participate in KAIP after arriving in Korea must sign the

―Korea Assignment Incentive Pay (KAIP) Agreement‖ at Figure A13.2 prior to entering

their DEROS Forecast window (approximately 60 days after arrival in Korea)/initial VML.

EXAMPLE: If an Airman arrives on 10 Jan 08, then he/she will enter their DEROS Forecast

window approximately 1 Mar 08).

A13.4.2.1. Airmen serving unaccompanied may elect to serve an additional 12 or 24

months upon completion of their original DEROS.

A13.4.2.2. Airmen who elected and are serving the 24 month accompanied tour (in areas

where the 36 month tour is allowed) may make a tour election change to the 36 month

A13.4.2.3 Airmen electing to participate must obtain the retainability for KAIP tour no later

than 30 calendar days after signing the agreement. Airmen will automatically incur a PCS

ADSC equal to the completion of the KAIP tour which they are electing.

A13.4.2.4. KAIP payment will begin on the date the Airman signs the KAIP agreement

and terminate on the date the Airman departs from Korea for PCS, terminal leave, or

permissive travel (see Attachment 1) for the purpose of retirement or separation.

Airmen will be granted one short tour credit for the KAIP tour.

A13.4.2.5. Force Management Ops will brief the KAIP program at in-processing.

A13.4.2.6. Force Management Ops will ensure completion of KAIP agreement at Figure

A13.2 and keep it on file for Airmen electing to participate.

A13.4.2.7. Force Management Ops will establish the initial DEROS as stated in

paragraph A13.4.1.4.4; however, use DEROS reason code ―YD.‖ Submit a CMS case

directly to DFAS to initiate payment as stated in paragraph 13.4.1.4.3 NOTE: If the

Airman is already gained to file when electing to participate, email AFPC/DPAPP

([email protected]) to request a change to the DEROS date and DEROS

reason. Title the email ―KAIP request after arrival in Korea but prior to entering the

DEROS forecast window or VML‖ and include the following information: Full name,

rank, SSAN, new DEROS date. Once the request has been updated, AFPC/DPAPP will

open a CMS case (for Airmen already gained to file) directly to DFAS to initiate

payment.

A13.4.3. Airmen assigned to Korea may elect to serve a subsequent 24 or 36 month KAIP

tour during their DEROS forecast window (enlisted) or initial VML (officers). Airmen

electing KAIP will complete the agreement in Figure A13.3.

A13.4.3.1. Airmen electing to participate must obtain the retainability for KAIP tour no

later than 30 calendar days after receiving KAIP approval notification. Airmen will

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automatically incur a PCS ADSC equal to the completion of the KAIP tour which they

are electing.

A13.4.3.2. Commanders will recommend approval or disapproval for all subsequent

KAIP tour requests. If the commander recommends approval, the AFPC assignment

OPR will approve or disapprove the subsequent KAIP tour. Commanders have

disapproval authority for subsequent KAIP tours

A13.4.3.3. Subsequent KAIP tours will not begin until after completion of the original

tour length. KAIP payment will begin on the date the Airman enters the subsequent tour

and will terminate on the date the Airman departs from Korea for PCs, terminal leave, or

Airmen serving unaccompanied and those serving the accompanied 24 month tour (in

areas where that is the maximum accompanied tour length) will be granted two short tour

credits, one credit for the original tour and the second credit for the KAIP tour.

A13.4.3.4. Force Management Ops will ensure completion of KAIP agreement at Figure

A13.3 and file the agreement as directed IAW AFI 36-2102, Table 1.1Rev1.

A13.4.3.4.1. Email AFPC/DPAPP ([email protected]) to request the

subsequent KAIP tour election. Title the email ―KAIP request in conjunction with

the DEROS forecast window or VML‖ and include the following information: Full

name, rank, SSAN, and new DEROS date.

A13.4.3.4.2. Do not submit CMS case to initiate KAIP in these instances because the

AFPC assignment OPR must approve or disapprove the subsequent tour. If the

assignment OPR approves the request, then AFPC/DPAPP will open a CMS case

directly to DFAS to initiate payment if the subsequent KAIP tour is approved.

A13.5. KAIP Restrictions and additional guidance.

A13.6.1. Airmen electing to participate in KAIP prior to departing losing base are ineligible

for the Home basing (HB) and Follow-On (FO) assignment programs IAW Attachment 5

(Home Basing and Follow-On Assignment Programs), unless they are still within their

application window. If still within the HB/FO application window, Airmen may complete a

new KAIP agreement declining to participate and then request HB/FO, as desired.

A13.6.2. Airmen may not participate concurrently in two separate DEROS extension

programs (i.e. KAIP and OTEIP).

A13.6.3. Airmen electing KAIP prior to departing losing station may request cancellation of

KAIP anytime prior to departing their losing base and will not be given the opportunity to

apply for a HB/FO assignment unless they can meet the HB/FO application timelines (150

days prior to RNLTD) IAW AFI 36-2110, Attachment 5. If PCS orders were already

published reflecting the KAIP statement, the MPS must issue amendments deleting KAIP

participation and correcting tour length information.

A13.6.4. Airmen electing KAIP after arrival in Korea will have their HB/FO assignment

cancelled.

A13.6.5. Curtailments from KAIP tours are only considered for mission or humanitarian

reasons IAW Attachment 24 (Humanitarian Reassignment and Deferment Program) and

Attachment 25 (Exceptional Family Member Program [EFMP]). The Air Force will not

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recoup any portion of the KAIP if the Airman is curtailed for mission reasons or an approved

Humanitarian or EFMP reassignment. Airmen curtailed from the overseas area prior to

fulfilling their KAIP agreement will have their incentive pay stopped effective the date of

departure from Korea. Curtailment requests for other reasons will be submitted as an

exception to policy IAW paragraph 1.5 and recoupment will be considered on a case by

case basis for all other curtailments as determined by AFPC/DPAPP.

A13.7. Career Development and Force Management; Colonels and Chiefs, including selectees,

and Judge Advocate Procedures.

A13.7.1. Career Development/Force Management must submit KAIP requests for all judge

advocates, Colonels and Chiefs, including selectees before Airmen are authorized to

participate in KAIP. This policy applies before and after Airmen arrive in Korea.

A13.7.1.1. Colonels and selectees must be sent to AF/DPO, Personnel Support Division,

DSN 664-5039, organizational box ([email protected]). AF/DPO is the approval

A13.7.1.2. Chiefs and selectees must be sent to AF/DPE, DSN 665-8153, email:

[email protected]. AF/DPE is the approval authority.

A13.7.1.3. For all judge advocates, including colonels, must be sent to AF/JAX, DSN

224-3021, email: [email protected]. AF/JAX is the approval authority.

NOTE: As a reiteration, MPS must not permit judge advocates, Colonels and Chiefs, including

selectees, to sign the KAIP agreement until they receive authorization to participate. If

previously approved for participation in the KAIP program, use the applicable procedures as

outlined in this Attachment.

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Figure A13.1. Korea Assignment Incentive Pay (KAIP) Agreement For Airmen

Participating PRIOR To Arrival In Korea

MEMORANDUM FOR MPS CAREER DEVELOPMENT DATE:

FROM: (Airman’s name and functional address symbol)

SUBJECT: Korea Assignment Incentive Pay Agreement

I, Grade, Name have a projected assignment to Korea and have been counseled and understand

the following conditions of the KAIP program:

1. I understand that I agree to participate in KAIP by indicating my assignment selection in

paragraph 3 and signing this memorandum, or I decline to participate in KAIP by my election

in paragraph 6 and signature hereon. I understand I must return the agreement within the

HB/FO application timeline. I also understand I must request and receive a command sponsored

position (CSP) before I am eligible to elect to serve the accompanied-by-dependents tour.

2. If I elect KAIP participation, I will receive $300.00 monthly effective on my Date Arrived

Station (DAS) in Korea. The KAIP will stop effective on my departure date from Korea for

PCS, terminal leave, or permissive TDY for the purpose of retirement or separation.

3. (Circle one of the assignment options.) I volunteer for a: (1) 36 month accompanied

assignment, which may be subject to the adequacy of support infrastructure and command

sponsorship; or (2) 24 or 36 month unaccompanied assignment to (Pyeongtaek, Osan, Daegu,

Chinhae, Seoul, or Kunsan) Korea; or (3) 24 month accompanied assignment to (Uijongbu and

Dongducheon) Korea, which may be subject to the adequacy of support infrastructure and

command sponsorship; or (4) 24 month unaccompanied assignment to (Uijongbu and

Dongducheon) Korea. In exchange for the assignment election indicated above, I agree to

accept Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) of $300 per month for each month I serve in this

4. I understand if I participate in KAIP, I am ineligible to apply for a Follow-on or Homebasing

assignment, a Dependents Remaining Overseas (DRO), or a Designated Location Move

(DLM) action.

5. If serving unaccompanied or the 24 month accompanied tour I understand I will only receive

one short tour credit .

6. My initials and signature below indicate my KAIP election.

a. I agree to participate and receive KAIP.

b. I decline to participate in KAIP.

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_________________________________ __________

Airman’s (Grade/Name/Signature) Date

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Figure A13.2. Korea Assignment Incentive Pay (KAIP) Agreement For Members Applying

AFTER Arriving In Korea, But PRIOR to Entering the DEROS Forecast Window

(Enlisted) or VML (officer)

I, Grade, Name, am currently assigned in Korea and have been counseled and understand the

following conditions of the KAIP program:

paragraph 2 and signing this memorandum. I also understand I must request and receive a

command sponsored position (CSP) before I am eligible to elect to serve the accompanied-by-

dependents tour.

2. *(Circle one of the assignment options.) I volunteer for a: (1) 36 month accompanied

3. I understand I must obtain the additional service retainability within 30 calendar days of

signing this KAIP agreement. Officers with a mandatory DOS who are ineligible to obtain the

additional service retainability for a KAIP tour are ineligible for KAIP.

4. I understand I will receive $300.00 monthly effective the date I sign this KAIP agreement.

The KAIP will stop effective my departure date from Korea for PCS, terminal leave, or

permissive TDY for the purpose of retirement or separation.

5. I understand if I have an approved Follow-on (FO) or Home-basing (HB) assignment it will

be cancelled upon signing this agreement.

6. I certify my dependents did not relocate at government expense to my FO assignment. If my

dependents relocated to my FO assignment, then I am ineligible to participate in KAIP.

7. I do not have a Designated Location Move (DLM) approved to Korea or any other overseas

location or a Dependents Remaining Overseas (DRO). If I have a DLM approved to Korea or

any other overseas location or a DRO, I understand I am ineligible for KAIP.

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8. If serving unaccompanied or the 24 month accompanied tour I understand I will only receive

one short tour credit for the period of KAIP.

_________________________________ _________

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Figure A13.3. Korea Assignment Incentive Pay (KAIP) Agreement for Airmen Applying

AFTER Arriving in Korea and DURING Their DEROS Forecast Window (Enlisted) or

VML (Officer)

FROM: (Airmen’s name and functional address symbol)

I, Grade, Name am currently assigned in Korea and have been counseled and understand the

dependents tour. I also understand my subsequent KAIP tour will not begin until after

completion of the original tour length and I agree to serve an additional 24/36 months

unaccompanied or 36 month accompanied tour (if eligible).

*(Circle one of the assignment options.) I volunteer to extend my overseas assignment in

Korea for 12 or 24 months from my initial assignment end date, and I agree to accept

Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) of $300 per month for each month I serve in this assignment

under this AIP agreement.

3. I understand I must obtain the additional service retainability within 30 calendar days of the

KAIP approval date.

4. I understand I will receive $300.00 monthly effective the date I begin my subsequent KAIP

tour. The KAIP will stop effective my departure date from Korea for PCS, terminal leave, or

5. I understand if have an approved Follow-on (FO) or Home-basing (HB) assignment it will be

cancelled upon signing this agreement.

6. I certify my dependents did not relocate at government expense to my FO assignment. If my

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any other overseas location or a DRO, I understand I am ineligible for KAIP.

8. If serving unaccompanied or the 24 month accompanied tour I understand I will receive two

short tour credits upon completion of my subsequent KAIP tour.

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Figure A13.4. KAIP Table for Lt Cols and Below.

elects KAIP

Prior to

departing

losing

After

arrival in

Korea, but

forecast

window

or initial

After arrival

in Korea and

during their

window or

initial VML

24 or 36

months from

DAS (Note

12 month

extension

from the

original

Subsequent

month tour

after

completing

the original

(Note 2)

Approval

(Note 1)

N/A,

Automatic

approval

AFPC

NCO/Officer

Payment

effective

Equal to

DAS

The date

the Airmen

signs the

KAIP

agreement

enters the

subsequent

reason

code

Number of

(Note 3)

Authority to

update

DEROS, AAC

65, and

CMS Case

YC 1 Korea MPF

YD 1 Korea MPF if

Airman has not

been gained

if airmen has

YE 2 AFPC/DPAPP

1. The KAIP approval authority for all judge advocates is The Judge Advocate General.

For colonels and selectees, the approval authority is AF/DPO. For CMSgts and

selectees, the approval authority is AF/DPE.

2. Only those serving the unaccompanied 12 month tour (plus 12 month KAIP extension),

the 24 month unaccompanied key billet tour, and the 24 month accompanied tour (in

areas where there is no 36 month accompanied tour option.

3. Only those serving the unaccompanied KAIP tour and those serving the 24 month

accompanied tour (in areas where there is no 36 month accompanied tour option).

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Attachment 14

VOLUNTARY STABILIZED BASE ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM (VSBAP) (ENLISTED

ONLY)

A14.1. Purpose. This program provides enlisted Airmen a stabilized tour in exchange for

volunteering for an assignment to a historically hard to fill location. The current locations used

for VSBAP are Cannon AFB, NM, Grand Forks AFB ND, Minot AFB ND, Los Angeles AFB

CA (including Fort MacArthur CA) and Limestone Maine. Upon approval, Airmen assigned to

Grand Forks, Minot AFB or Limestone Maine will serve a 5-year stabilized tour while those

assigned to Cannon AFB and Los Angeles AFB (or Fort MacArthur) will serve a 4-year

stabilized tour.

A14.2. Who is Eligible. Airmen must:

A14.2.1. Have at least 3 years, 5 months TOS to apply and at least 4 years TOS before PCS

departure if assigned in the CONUS (see paragraph A14.3.3 if currently serving on a

CONUS stabilized tour).

A14.2.2. Not have an assignment selection date.

A14.2.3. Not be in AAC 05, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25, or 27 as listed in

Table 2.1. Not be in ALC ―L‖ or ―8‖ as listed in Table 2.2.

A14.2.4. Not have any quality control factors as listed in paragraph 2.40.

A14.2.5. Not be an OS volunteer or have any other voluntary assignment application

pending.

A14.3. Application Procedures/Limitations.

A14.3.1. Airmen apply for VSBAP by filling out the application on the vMPF through the

self- service applications. Process the printed application to the commander for commander’s

recommended approval/disapproval. Submit the completed application to the servicing MPS

for update/processing.

A14.3.2. Airmen assigned OS may apply for VSBAP at the time of DEROS forecast.

A14.3.3. Airmen serving on a CONUS stabilized tour may apply no earlier than 7 months

before Date of Availability (DOA). The DOA is the expiration date of the AAC associated

with the stabilized tour. If the VSBAP application is approved, departure date will be after

the stabilized tour DOA.

A14.3.4. Airmen assigned to a VSBAP location (but not serving on a VSBAP) may apply

for a 5-year in-place VSBAP. There is no TOS minimum to apply. The deferment is

effective upon approval of the application.

A14.3.5. Airmen assigned to a VSBAP location (and serving a VSBAP) may not receive a

consecutive VSBAP at the same location. They may apply for another VSBAP assignment

to a different location after completing 4 years 5 months of the current VSBAP assignment.

A14.3.6. Career enlisted Airmen serving on a VSBAP may apply for an in-place BOP 7

months before the end of their VSBAP provided they meet all eligibility criteria as outlined

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in Attachment 2. The DOA for an in-place BOP will be 2 years from the completion date of

the VSBAP or from the date of approval (whichever is later).

A14.3.6.1. A second VSBAP following an in-place BOP is not authorized.

A14.4. Commander Actions. Reviews applications and recommends approval/disapproval.

A14.5. MPS Actions.

A14.5.1. Reviews eligibility of applicant.

A14.5.2. Updates applications via PDS. Refer to the PSD Handbook for further updating

procedures.

A14.5.3. Ensures Airmen obtain at least 24 months retainability within 30 days of receipt of

approved applications.

A14.5.4. Advises first term Airmen who have their VSBAP application approved that they

are ineligible to later apply for a first-term base of preference assignment. EXCEPTION:

This limitation does not apply to first-term Airmen retraining under CAREERS who will

attend a formal training course of over 20 weeks duration, or those who cannot be used at

their present base in the CAREERS retraining AFSC.

A14.6. Canceling/Curtailing an Approved VSBAP. An Airman may request cancellation of an

approved VSBAP assignment or curtailment of the 4-year and 5-year tour after completing 4

years on the VSBAP assignment. Requests for cancellation must be fully justified, endorsed by

the commander, and forwarded through the MPS to the AFPC assignment OPR.

A14.8. Assignment OPR Actions.

A14.8.1. Considers the applicant’s OS tour history and vulnerability.

A14.8.2. Ensures Airmen have or are eligible to obtain 24 months retainability.

A14.8.3. Continues to consider those applications which cannot be immediately approved

for 6 months or until request is withdrawn by member or applicant becomes ineligible

through such action as selection for a PCS other than the VSBAP.

A14.8.4. Considers exceptions for an assignment in an awarded AFSC (other then CAFSC)

only when world wide and local manning supports.

A14.8.5. Updates PDS with approval or disapproval IAW the PSD Handbook.

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Attachment 15

OVERSEAS TOUR EXTENSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (OTEIP) (ENLISTED

A15.1. Purpose. To save PCS funds by providing specific incentives, as authorized by

Congress and the SAF, to enlisted Airmen in certain skills who extend their OS tour for 12

A15.2. Who is Eligible for OTEIP. To be eligible for OTEIP Airmen:

A15.2.1. Must be serving in either a CAFSC designated by the SAF (skill

level/prefix/suffix- specific, and first three positions of DAFSC must match the first three

positions of the CAFSC) or be serving at a short tour location (tour lengths of NA/12, 24/12,

24/15) where all AFSCs are eligible, and

A15.2.2. Must extend their OS tour for a period of 12 months (no more, no less), and

A15.2.3. Must have or be eligible to obtain the required PCS retainability.

A15.3. Who is Not Eligible for OTEIP.

A15.3.1. Officers.

A15.3.2. Airmen who cannot obtain the required retainability.

A15.3.3. Airmen at long tour locations who do not hold a specific CAFSC designated by the

SAF, or skill level, prefix and/or suffix do not match designated CAFSC.

A15.3.4. Airmen who extend their DEROS for a period other than 12 months.

A15.3.5. Airmen whose DEROS is involuntarily extended (during the involuntary extension

period only).

A15.3.6. Airmen who have an indefinite DEROS (Airmen with an indefinite DEROS must

first establish a DEROS 12 months from the current date and then, if otherwise eligible,

request an OTEIP extension).

A15.3.7. Airmen who are required to serve or agree to serve a prescribed tour length or

period of time in conjunction with an action or program other than OTEIP are not eligible to

receive the OTEIP tour extension incentive for the same period. For example, an Airman

serving a 24 month unaccompanied tour who marries and receives approval of command

sponsorship or receives a join spouse assignment is obligated to serve the accompanied tour

length. The Airman would not be eligible for OTEIP for the period of time necessary to

support the accompanied tour length. Also, KAIP renders an Airman ineligible for OTEIP.

A15.4. OTEIP Incentives/Restrictions. Eligible Airmen may elect one of the following incentive

options:

A15.4.1. Y1 option: special pay of $2,000 lump sum.

A15.4.2. Y2 option: 30 days nonchargeable leave.

A15.4.3. Y3 option: 15 days nonchargeable leave and government funded round trip

transportation from the OS location to the nearest CONUS port (travel provided for the

military member only).

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A15.4.4. Airmen electing the $2,000 lump sum incentive receive it once they enter the 12

month OTEIP extension. If an Airman is curtailed before completing the entire extension

period, recoupment of the unearned portion of the incentive pay may be required as

explained in paragraph A15.6.

A15.4.5. Airmen electing either leave option (Y2 or Y3) must take the OTEIP leave

incentive within 6 months after entering the OTEIP extension according to AFI 36-3003,

Military Leave Program. Comply with AFI 36-3003 to process OTEIP leave and

transportation incentives.

A15.4.6. Once an OTEIP incentive has been approved, any request to change to a different

incentive requires full justification, to include commander’s recommendation. The same is

true if an election other than OTEIP was made, and the request is to change to OTEIP.

Submit these type of requests and attach the original DEROS RIP by e-mail to HQ

AFPC/DPAPP with an information copy to the assignment OPR.

A15.5. Application Procedures.

A15.5.1. Airmen who are OTEIP eligible apply for OTEIP at the time of DEROS

forecasting by using the DEROSO RIP. This RIP will automatically reflect the OTEIP

incentive options. NOTE: MPS’ should not request DEROSO RIPs for OTEIP eligible

personnel out-of-cycle (manually). Manually requested DEROSO RIPs do not pass the same

MilPDS edits and will not reflect the OTEIP options.

A15.5.1.1. The DEROSO RIP must be signed by the Airman and commander, and then

forwarded to the MPS within 30 days from the day it was produced. The MPS must

update and process OTEIP requests through MilPDS.

A15.5.2. Commanders and the assignment OPR evaluate each extension request and have

disapproval authority when such action is warranted (quality control, projected authorization

changes, projected over manning by grade and skill, etc.).

A15.6. Cancellation/Recoupment of OTEIP Incentives.

A15.6.1. Temporary/Permanent Withdrawal of AFSC. When Airmen are removed from

their incentive extension CAFSC/DAFSC for cause or for other conditions over which they

had control (as determined by the commander) and used their incentive, the following apply:

A15.6.1.1. Recoupment of the unearned part of the incentive pay will be taken based on

a monthly amount of $166.66, but the DEROS will remain firm unless adjusted by HQ

AFPC. For example, an Airman serving an OTEIP extension until November 2008 has

his AFSC withdrawn for cause in May 2008. In this case, the DEROS will remain

November 2008 and the Airmen will have $999.96 recouped from his monthly pay

($166.66 for each month (Jun -Nov) he does not serve in the OTEIP AFSC). The MPS

must immediately notify HQ AFPC/DPAPP by message (with an information copy to the

assignment OPR), of the OTEIP AFSC withdrawal action, so recoupment action can be

initiated through DFAS-DE.

A15.6.1.2. Nonchargeable leave and/or transportation incentives used will be charged to

the Airman. DEROS will remain firm unless adjusted by HQ AFPC.

A15.6.1.3. Airmen removed from their incentive extension CAFSC/DAFSC for reasons

other than for cause or conditions over which they had no control (as determined by the

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commander), will usually not be charged for used leave and transportation costs. Those

who elected the monetary incentive will have the unearned portion recouped as explained

in paragraph A15.6.1.1. In all cases, the DEROS will remain firm unless adjusted by

HQ AFPC. NOTE: All Airmen are expected to perform duty in the incentive extension

AFSC for the complete period of the extension. Any temporary duty outside the CAFSC

as directed by the commander must first be approved by HQ AFPC/DPAPP.

A15.6.1.4. Incentive benefits will not be withdrawn for those Airmen promoted to a

grade that results in a mandatory skill level change which may remove him or her from

the OTEIP AFSC eligibility list.

A15.6.2. Mandatory PCS.

A15.6.2.1. When an Airman has entered the 12 month OTEIP extension and now must

be curtailed due to mission requirements or humanitarian reasons (mandatory PCS), any

incentives already received/used will normally not be recouped; however, all unused

incentives will terminate upon departure from the current station. HQ AFPC/DPAPP is

the final approval authority for determining if the Airman will have to repay the

government for any unearned incentives.

A15.6.2.2. When an Airman with an approved OTEIP extension has not entered their

extension and due to force structure changes, or other mission reasons, the OTEIP

extension can no longer be supported, the extension will revert to a normal extension.

The Airman may then request to reinstate his or her original DEROS or establish an

earlier DEROS which includes the reverted normal extension.

A15.6.2.3. Once a force structure change is announced mission changes may preclude an

Airman’s use of OTEIP transportation and leave options. When this occurs, Airmen may

request, with commander's concurrence, to change their OTEIP incentive to Y1. Such

requests will be submitted by the Airman to the assignment OPR, through the MPS.

A15.6.2.3.1. If an announced closure/inactivation date is subsequently delayed,

Airmen who were OTEIP eligible but were unable to extend the full 12 months

(based on the initially announced closure/inactivation date) who will now be able to

complete a 12 month extension, may request OTEIP option Y1 as an exception to

policy. This exception request may be processed even though the Airman may have

already served a portion of the extension that makes up the 12 month period. Airmen

in this situation are not authorized to apply for options Y2 or Y3. These exception

requests must be submitted through the MPS to HQ AFPC/DPAPP for a final

decision. Requests must include specific start and stop dates which clearly show that

the Airman will complete the required 12 month extension period.

A15.6.3. Command Sponsorship. Airmen are not entitled to OTEIP for the additional extension

period when obligated to serve additional time to meet requirements of command sponsorship. If

no additional time is required to comply with current tour, the Airman may apply for OTEIP. If

the Airman has an approved OTEIP, but has not entered the extension and needs additional time

for command sponsorship, the OTEIP extension will be canceled or delayed to coincide with the

completion of command sponsorship extension. If the Airman has entered the OTEIP extension,

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the special pay may be prorated and cost of leave/ travel entitlements may be charged as outlined

in paragraph A15.6.1.1 and A15.6.1.2.

A15.7. Cancellation Requests. Airmen with approved OTEIP extensions may apply for

cancellation of all or part of the extension prior to entering the extension when unique situations

apply. If approved, all OTEIP entitlements are lost upon approval of the cancellation request,

whether the extension was canceled in full or in part. Requests for cancellation of OTEIP

extensions after entry are normally disapproved unless extreme circumstances warrant the

curtailment. These circumstances include humanitarian or EFMP conditions (see Attachments

24 and 25), or mission changes that prevent completion of the extension. Requests for

cancellation after entry must be processed and approved by HQ AFPC/DPAPP and indicate what

incentive benefits have been used or received by the Airman. If a cancellation request is

approved, recoupment of the unearned portion of the $2,000 lump sum or leave/transportation

incentive will be completed as outlined in paragraphs A15.6.1.1 and A15.6.1.2.

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Attachment 16

ENLISTED QUARTERLY ASSIGNMENTS LISTING (EQUAL)AND EQUAL-PLUS

A16.1. What is the EQUAL? The EQUAL listing advertises those enlisted requirements

(assignments) HQ AFPC intends to make to and from OS (through SMSgt). It shows what is

available by AFSC, grade, and location, and allows Airmen the opportunity to align preferences

to actual AF needs. Airmen can review the EQUAL on the AMS web page.

A16.2. When EQUAL is not used. The EQUAL is not used to advertise special duty,

joint/departmental, short notice OS CONUS to CONUS moves or CMSgt requirements (see

EQUAL-Plus in paragraph A16.8). Also, the EQUAL is not used to advertise requirements for

military couples returning from OS who desire join spouse assignment (see paragraph A16.7).

A16.3. How the EQUAL Works. Assignments to and from OS are worked in three month

cycles as shown in paragraph A16.5 and A16.6 below. Using the selection criteria and priority

provided in this instruction, assignments are matched eight times a year, four cycles each going

to and returning from OS and CONUS Mandatory Movers. The CONUS to OS cycle is the first

step in the assignment process. Generally, OS requirements (the number of positions to be

filled) are determined based on the number of Airmen currently OS who have a DEROS falling

within a given cycle who will be returning to the CONUS. HQ AFPC uses this information to

identify and advertise OS requirements on the EQUAL, allow Airmen to volunteer for, and

finally, select Airmen for OS assignments. Once the OS assignments have been matched to

Airmen, HQ AFPC then works to identify those CONUS locations where manning requirements

exist. There is one CONUS requirement identified for each OS returnee and CONUS mandatory

mover (see A16.3.1). These requirements are then advertised on the returnee EQUAL, OS

returnees prioritize the appropriate advertised requirements, and, finally, the requirements are

matched to the returning Airmen according to the selection priority listed in Table 3.13.

A16.3.1. CONUS Mandatory Movers are also considered during the OS Returnee cycle.

CONUS Mandatory movers are those Airmen with a maximum stabilized tour deferment

(AAC 50) whose codes are expiring and are considered ―mandatory movers‖. There is one

CONUS requirement identified for each mandatory mover. See Figure A16.1 for the CMM

counseling handout.

A16.3.2. Using EQUAL to fill all requirements is sometimes not practical, for example, in

the case of Aircrew Assignments that involve training, therefore not all requirements will be

publicized on EQUAL.

A16.4. How to Use the EQUAL.

A16.4.1. Review the OS EQUAL to see what OS assignments will be made. Using that

information, you can volunteer for up to eight preferences, using either individual base codes

or country codes from the advertised requirements. However, listing a specific base limits

your selection as a volunteer to just that base. For example, if the EQUAL lists a

requirement in your AFSC and grade at both Ramstein AB and Spangdahlem AB, you can

volunteer for both by listing each separately or by just listing Germany as an OS preference.

However, if you list only Ramstein AB as a preference and not Germany, we will not

consider you for voluntary assignment to Spangdahlem AB. If more than one advertised

EQUAL requirement is listed, all preferences are considered equally for assignment

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purposes. Provided Airmen are eligible for selection, selections are made according to the

selection priorities listed in Table 3.1 and Table 3.2.

A16.4.2. OS returnees and CONUS Mandatory Movers should use the OS Returnee/CONUS

Mandatory Movers (CMM) EQUAL to align their CONUS assignment preferences to those

locations listed (military couples see paragraph A16.7 below). It's understood that the

requirements advertised may not be true "personal assignment preferences," but since

EQUAL reflects those assignments which will be made, ignoring, or failing to prioritize the

advertised requirements means you will receive the remaining assignment after all those who

aligned and provided preferences from the EQUAL are matched (regardless of your return

priority). You should list your personal preferences only after you prioritize the advertised

A16.5. OS Cycle Schedule (for Volunteers in the CONUS and OS)

Primary Reporting Months Allocations Advertising Match Cycle

Oct/Nov/Dec Jan Feb Mar

Jan/Feb/Mar Apr May Jun

Apr/May/Jun Jul Aug Sep

Jul/Aug/Sep Oct Nov Dec

A16.6. OS Returnee/CONUS Mandatory Movers (CMM) Cycle Schedule

DEROS Months Allocations Advertising Match Cycle

Aug/Sep/Oct Mar Apr May

Nov/Dec/Jan Jun Jul Aug

Feb/Mar/Apr Sep Oct Nov

May/Jun/Jul Dec Jan Feb

A16.7. Military Couples, Join Spouse, and EQUAL

A16.7.1. Military couples who desire to be assigned together OS (join spouse intent codes

"A" or "B") where an accompanied tour is authorized should use the OS EQUAL to

volunteer for OS assignments. If requirements exist for both and one is the most eligible

volunteer, both will be selected for assignment. However, military couples (with intent codes

"A" or "B") who are OS returnees do not use the OS Returnee EQUAL as CONUS

requirements for returning military couples are not advertised. Because of the unique grade

and AFSC make up of military couples, returnee assignments are hand-matched. Returning

join spouse couples with intent codes ―A‖ or ―B‖ should maintain matching and current

CONUS preferences which will be considered during the assignment match. NOTE: These

procedures do not apply to military couples with intent code ―H‖ (join spouse not desired).

Airmen with join spouse intent code ―H‖ do participate in the ―normal‖ OS returnee EQUAL

cycle.

A16.8. EQUAL-Plus. The EQUAL-Plus supplements the EQUAL and is used to advertise

requirements for special duty assignments (SDA), Joint/Departmental assignments, short notice

OS assignments, and all CMSgt assignments. The listing is updated weekly and is available on

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the AMS web page. EQUAL-Plus shows upcoming requirements, any special qualifications an

Airman needs to be eligible for selection, the available locations, reporting instructions, and

POCs you can contact for additional information. Airmen desiring to volunteer for a particular

ad may update their application via vMPF. The application must contain the specific job number

reflected in the EQUAL-Plus ad. In addition, some SDAs also require a hard copy application.

CMSgts apply for advertised requirements by contacting their assignment NCO or the POC

listed on the advertisement.

A16.8.1. The selection priority for EQUAL-Plus jobs at overseas locations is:

A16.8.1.1. Local OS volunteers (for OS EQUAL-Plus jobs) with at least 12 months left

on DEROS and willing to extend an additional 12 months. (Local is defined as currently

stationed at the same duty location of EQUAL-Plus requisition location.)

A16.8.1.2. Overseas Returnees/COT volunteers (Intra-theater volunteers then intertheater

volunteers) with an established DEROS

A16.8.1.2.1. Short tour returnees

A16.8.1.2.2. Long tour returnees

A16.8.1.3. Overseas Returnees/COT Volunteers (Intra-theater volunteers then intertheater

volunteers) with an indefinite DEROS

A16.8.1.3.1. Short tour returnees

A16.8.1.3.2. Long tour returnees

A16.8.1.4. CONUS volunteers

A16.8.1.4.1. CONUS mandatory movers prioritized by DAS

A16.8.1.4.2. All other CONUS volunteers prioritized by DAS

A16.8.2. Selection priority for EQUAL-Plus jobs at CONUS locations will be as follows:

A16.8.2.1. Overseas returnees

A16.8.2.1.1 Short tour returnees

A16.8.2.1.1.1. Established DEROS

A16.8.2.1.1.2. Indefinite DEROS

A16.8.2.1.2. Long tour returnees

A16.8.2.1.2.1. Established DEROS

A16.8.2.1.2.2. Indefinite DEROS

A16.8.2.2. CONUS Mandatory Movers prioritized by DAS

A16.8.2.3. CONUS Volunteers NOTE: Local Volunteers (those currently stationed at

the same duty location of EQUAL-Plus requisition or those in close proximity to the

EQUAL-Plus requisition) prioritized by DOR. NOTE: Local volunteers must have 12

months TOS as of advertised RNLTD to be considered.

A16.8.2.4. All other volunteers prioritized by DAS

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A16.9. Special Duty Assignments (SDAs).

A16.9.1. General Information. There are certain requirements throughout the AF which

cannot be satisfied by normal allocation and assignment selection criteria because the duties

require Airmen with unique qualifications. The requirement for unique qualifications,

especially when combined with other non-standard considerations, may warrant

implementation of any of a variety of special manning procedures different from those used

to satisfy the majority of AF requirements. Designation as an SDA, in itself, does NOT:

A16.9.1.1. Increase the manning priority of an activity (that is, its entitlement to

personnel resources), or

A16.9.1.2. Authorize a stabilized tour, or

A16.9.1.3. Affect the responsibility of the assignment OPR to distribute and manage

personnel resources to best serve the overall needs of the AF. While it is true activities

designated as SDAs may have some similarities in manning procedures, each special

manning procedure is individually justified and approved as essential. Designation as an

SDA does not result in automatic implementation of a standard set of special manning

A16.9.1.4. As with any PCS, an Airman's qualifications to perform the required duty is

the primary consideration. Most SDA requirements are filled by eligible volunteers and

volunteers are preferred by most SDAs. There are few duties for which being a volunteer

is a mandatory prerequisite by law or other directive. While volunteer status is an

important factor, it is not a substitute for meeting PCS eligibility criteria (except when a

volunteer is required by law or other directive). Assignment of qualified non-volunteers

is sometimes necessary to avoid unfilled requirements in an SDA.

A16.9.2. Some MAJCOMs and organizations are authorized to initiate assignment requests

on Airmen who have applied for SDAs; such requests require HQ AFPC assignment OPR

approval of PCS. For other activities, the HQ AFPC assignment OPR both identifies and

selects Airmen for PCS to the SDA.

A16.9.2.1. Management of stabilized tours is prescribed by paragraph 2.15 and the

stabilized tour guide.

A16.9.2.2. Activities authorized to requisition replacement personnel (that is, those not

automatically filled by either computer allocation or the assignment OPR), use either the

procedures below, EQUAL-Plus, and (or) those procedures agreed to when designated as

a SDA. Department and joint activities work with the AFPC Assignment teams to write

requisitions for publication on Equal Plus. Requisitions must show the identification data

of the incumbent and the reason for requisition, such as increase in authorization,

incumbent selected for reassignment, etc.

A16.9.2.2.1. For minimum tour activities authorized SDA manning, requisitions are

submitted only when the incumbent is a known loss such as when selected for PCS,

approved retirement, etc.

A16.9.2.2.2. For maximum tour activities, requisitions are submitted with the

forecast of the incumbent. Requisitions for replacement personnel for CONUS

activities or those OS are submitted to arrive not later than the 25 th day of the 12 th

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month before the required reporting month (if qualification in a foreign language is

necessary for the assignment, the length of the specific language course should be

added to this submission requirement).

A16.9.2.3. Whenever an Airman is relieved from an SDA for cause, paragraph 2.15

applies to the curtailment of the stabilized tour, and paragraph 2.40 applies.

A16.9.2.4. When activities do not have enough qualified eligible applicants and are

entitled to additional personnel, they may request manning assistance from the

A16.9.2.5. A SDA may require longer service retainability than that required for a non-

SDA PCS. If an Airman declines, they remain eligible for any PCS for which they

possess sufficient retainability, and may still be assigned to the SDA if the longer service

retainability requirement is appropriately waived (see paragraph 2.29.4).

A16.9.3. Applying for a SDA. Waivers to the following general criteria to permit an Airman

to volunteer for a SDA are not considered. If it becomes necessary to consider personnel for

assignment who do not meet the general minimum criteria, HQ AFPC (or the special duty

activity when authorized by HQ AFPC), will stipulate the criterion which does not have to be

met and solicit volunteers or identify non-volunteers for possible assignment or actual PCS.

An Airman who does not meet the normal minimum general criteria to volunteer for SDA

consideration, but does meet the modified criteria outlined in a solicitation message or

EQUAL- Plus ad may volunteer for an SDA at that time, or could be selected as a nonvolunteer

when necessary.

A16.9.3.1. Airmen are not eligible to be selected for an SDA if they:

A16.9.3.1.1. Have any other self-initiated PCS request pending (BOP, VSBAP, etc.).

(Airmen may volunteer for normal OS assignment and volunteer for a SDA at the

same time via updating their preferences through the vMPF).

A16.9.3.1.2. Have an active UIF, are on the Control Roster, or do not meet criteria in

paragraph 2.40.

A16.9.3.1.3. Are not recommended by their commander. The commander's

favorable recommendation indicates the Airman's past performance and other factors

clearly show he or she can be expected to perform the duties of the SDA.

A16.9.3.1.4. Are requesting consideration for a MAJCOM or organization-controlled

SDA, and do not have an overall rating of at least 3 on their last five EPRs. There

must be no unfavorable comments regarding the Airman's personal qualities or

conduct, working relations, job knowledge, personal appearance, or duty performance

within the EPRs.

A16.9.3.1.5. Are requesting consideration for an HQ AFPC controlled SDA and do

not have an overall rating of 3 on their last three EPRs. There must be no unfavorable

comments regarding the Airman's personal qualities or conduct, working relations,

job knowledge, personal appearance, or duty performance within the EPRs.

A16.9.3.1.6. Are pipeline trainees (except the Security Police Academy for duty with

the USAF Honor Guard, or when HQ AFPC solicits trainee volunteers). Course

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supervisor recommendation is an acceptable substitute for EPRs for pipeline trainees,

but not retrainees.

A16.9.3.2. The following additional prerequisites also apply:

A16.9.3.2.1. If Airmen are being reported in an AAC listed in Table 2.1, then the

DOA for reassignment cannot be more than 12 months from the date of application.

A16.9.3.2.2. Airmen must possess a skill level commensurate with their grade.

A16.9.3.2.3. Airmen who possess a CONUS/OS imbalanced AFSC will be

considered for an OS SDA in only the imbalanced AFSC.

A16.9.3.2.4. Airmen applying for duty in a Special Duty Identifier (SDI) must be

qualified for entry or award of the SDI according to the AF Enlisted/Officer

Classification Directory or the prescribing directive for the SDI.

A16.9.3.3. There is no minimum TOS required to apply for consideration for an SDA.

However, selection for SDA is dependent on meeting required assignment eligibility

criteria as specified in Chapter 2. When volunteering for a SDA, Airmen must update

their application through vMPF, and submit a formal application if required. The

EQUAL-Plus advertisement or SPECAT Guide will list any unique application

requirements. Only one special duty application may be submitted for consideration at a

time. Airmen may submit applications for consideration for SDA as follows:

A16.9.3.3.1. Airmen assigned OS with an established DEROS can apply for

EQUAL-Plus ads if their DEROS coincides with the reporting date of the SDA.

DEROS extensions may be considered for an EQUAL-Plus assignment but not

curtailments.

A16.9.3.3.2. Airmen assigned OS with an indefinite DEROS can apply for EQUAL-

Plus ads provided the advertised RNLTD is after completion of the initial prescribed

tour. If selected, a DEROS will be established which is consistent with the RNLTD

of the SDA.

A16.9.3.3.3. Airmen serving a CONUS stabilized tour may apply for an SDA but

reassignment will not be considered until after the expiration date of the stabilized

A16.9.4. Application Procedures for a SDA.

A16.9.4.1. General Information. Some MAJCOMs, organizations, and activities have

SDAs and are authorized to receive applications from Airmen or advertise SDA

requirements on EQUAL-Plus. The controlling command or organization may initiate

assignment requests on Airmen who are applicants, and assignment instructions will be

provided upon approval of PCS by the assignment OPR. For other SDAs, a formal

routing application process is neither feasible nor necessary. Because of the large

number of SDAs, it is not economical or feasible to publish and maintain a grade, AFSC,

and location requirements list, mission statements, base support information, etc.

Interested Airmen may obtain such information on their own from the base library, by

personal correspondence to the activity, from the POC listed in the EQUAL-Plus

advertisement, from base OPRs for a subject, and so on, to assist them in deciding

whether or not to volunteer. Airmen volunteering for a specific SDA are considered only

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for the type of special duty and locations requested unless contacted and they expand or

change their preferences or type of duty, or they are selected as a non-volunteer. In

addition to the minimum eligibility criteria listed in paragraph A16.9.3, additional

eligibility criteria for specific duties are shown in the EQUAL-Plus advertisement, if

applicable. Waivers to criteria in the EQUAL-Plus advertisement, to volunteer for SDA

consideration, or actual PCS, may be requested from the controlling command or activity

for SDAs or the HQ AFPC assignment OPR for SDAs, or the OPR listed in the EQUAL-

Plus advertisement. After selection for PCS, there may be other factors which could

render an Airman ineligible or unqualified for PCS.

A16.9.4.2. Required Actions for MAJCOM or Organization-Controlled SDAs.

A16.9.4.2.1. The MPS or member provides any documentation required by the

EQUAL-Plus advertisement. If the applicant is married to another military member,

include the spouse's identification data (grade, name, SSN, CAFSC, organization,

location, branch of service) and any information which should be considered in

conjunction with the application for the SDA PCS.

A16.9.4.2.2. The application must contain the specific job number reflected in the

EQUAL-Plus advertisement.

A16.9.4.2.3. When photographs are required as part of the application process, write

the name and SSN of the applicant on the reverse of the photograph with a felt-tip

marker.

A16.9.4.2.4. When a controlling activity receives an application, they will either

initiate the assignment request if a requirement exists, or return the application if the

Airman is unqualified (to include why the applicant is unqualified). Applications for

professional military education (PME) instructor, recruiter, or AETC instructor may

be considered for 12 months.

A16.9.4.2.5. The controlling activity verifies the current status of the applicant

before initiating an assignment request. The assignment OPR may disapprove an

activity's request if the Airman's status has changed since the date of original

application, or assignment is not in the overall best interests of the AF.

A16.9.4.3. Required Actions for HQ AFPC Controlled SDAs.

A16.9.4.3.1. Airmen who desire to apply for an HQ AFPC-controlled SDA must

meet the minimum eligibility criteria listed in paragraph A16.9.2, and any additional

criteria listed in the EQUAL-Plus advertisement. For some activities no other

documentation is necessary other than updating the preference through the vMPF. In

other instances, when required by the EQUAL- Plus advertisement, other application

procedures may be required.

A16.9.4.3.2. The application must contain the specific job number reflected in the

EQUAL-Plus ad.

A16.9.4.3.3. When photographs are required as part of the application process, write

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A16.9.4.3.4. When a hard-copy application is required, either the assignment

authority or the gaining activity will initiate reassignment if a requirement exists,

return the application if the Airman is unqualified with the reason not qualified, or

retain the application for a future requirement. Applications are not normally retained

more than 12 months; however, this varies between activities. The current status of

the applicant should be verified before an assignment request is initiated or

assignment is directed.

A16.9.4.3.5. When an application for SDA requires only an update in the PDS (no

hard copy application/documentation needed), the Airman’s volunteer status remains

valid until either selected for the SDA or volunteer status is changed.

A16.9.5. Procedures for Advertising Requirements Through EQUAL-Plus.

A16.9.5.1. The SDA unit or organization requests to advertise a unique requirement

through EQUAL-Plus by forwarding the request (with justification) to the AFPC

Functional Manager Upon review and validation by the functional community, the

request will be provided to the MAJCOM/DPAA (only for HQ AETC, HQ AIA and Joint

Staffs-the other MAJCOMs do not coordinate on requests) for further consideration. If

the request is approved by HQ AFPC, it will be placed on EQUAL-Plus for

advertisement. Agencies/units will continue to use the standard requisition template to

request position fills. The template is posted on the AFPC assignments home page.

A16.9.5.2. Units or organizations with authorizations requiring recurring advertising

through EQUAL-Plus not already approved, should submit their fully justified requests to

the functional community of their servicing MAJCOM. After review and validation, the

functional community will provide these requests to the AFPC Functional Manager for

further consideration. Since requests of this nature usually necessitate a manning point

change, they must be forwarded to HQ AFPC/DPAA5 for further processing and final

disposition.

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Figure A16.1. Enlisted CONUS Maximum Tour Completion Counseling Handout (E8 and

Below)

Introduction.

Enlisted Airmen assigned to CONUS maximum stabilized tours (designated by Assignment

Availability Code (AAC) of ―50‖) are considered CONUS mandatory movers (CMM). An

AAC ―50‖ means you are in a maximum tour and you will move on your Date of Availability

(DOA). The guidance in this handout informs you of options, required actions, suspense dates,

and consequences if actions are not completed on time. Receipt of this handout is proof you

were advised of your options and required actions. If you have any questions after reviewing

this handout, you may seek additional counseling through the Military Personnel Element

(MPS). Exemptions: All Field Training Detachment (FTD) Instructors, aircrew personnel

(1AXXX AFSCs), 820 th Security Forces Group (3P0X1s only), and those assigned to the

USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Nellis AFB NV) are excluded and will not participate in

the OSR/CMM EQUAL process.

Options.

Not later than the first day of the 7 th month before your tour completion month, you must have

secured an extension to your DOA, have been selected for a voluntary assignment (e.g.

BOP/Overseas EQUAL cycle/EQUAL Plus), or have an approved separation or retirement date.

If you have not been selected for an assignment prior to this time you will enter the assignment

selection process and be matched to a voluntary or involuntary assignment in the appropriate

CMM cycle (see A16.6). All personnel serving in an SDI (8XXXX or 9XXXX) will receive a

CMM assignment in their previous AFSC.

Completion of Maximum Tour Report of Individual Personnel (RIP). Ideally, 12 months prior

to your current DOA you will receive a notice RIP. Once you receive the RIP, review it

carefully, consider all your options (see below), sign the RIP, and forward through your chain

of command. This RIP must be returned to the MPS, Personnel Relocation Element. Failure to

receive a RIP/Notification does not remove you from assignment consideration. Detailed

options for all CMMs are outlined below:

Voluntary Date of Availability (DOA) Extension. You may request a tour extension of 1 to 12

months. This is your opportunity to extend your DOA to accommodate personal needs, such as

school age children. Extensions require your commander’s approval and must be processed by

the MPS within 30 days from the date of the RIP or notification by the unit. Your

MAJCOM/FOA/DRU has disapproval authority for DOA change requests. If the

MAJCOM/FOA/DRU recommends approval, your request is sent to HQ AFPC for final

Maintain Current Date of Availability. Electing to maintain your current DOA means you

desire to depart upon completion of your current tour.

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First-Term Airman (FTA) Base of Preference (BOP). This program is available to First-Term

Airmen selected for reenlistment and have an approved Career Job Reservation (CJR). You

may apply for a BOP using Figure A16.2. and request up to eight CONUS bases in order of

preference. Preferences are considered in the order listed. DO NOT use regions or states as

preferences. If your request is approved, you are required to reenlist within 30 days after

notification unless a delay is authorized for the reasons in AFI 36-2110, Table 2.7. If the

request is disapproved, you will be notified and matched for a CONUS assignment under the

normal OSR/CMM process using EQUAL. Attachment 2 contains more information on the

BOP program.

Career Airman BOP. This option is available to career airman serving on their second or

subsequent enlistment. CMM personnel serving a maximum stabilized tour for at least 4 years

or have at least 4 years time-on-station are eligible to apply no earlier than 12 months and no

later than 9 months before completing the stabilized tour. Members use Figure A16.2. to list

up to 8 CONUS choices and must meet the quality indicators as outlined in AFI 36-2110. If

you have been selected for PCS or have an assignment selection date (see paragraph 5), then

you are not eligible for a BOP. You must not be an overseas volunteer or have any other

voluntary assignment application pending.

Overseas Tour. While an overseas tour is not a DOA election option, you may be considered

for an overseas assignment by updating your overseas preferences. The preference update must

be on file by the suspense date listed on the Overseas EQUAL cover page.

You may only volunteer for EQUAL overseas requirements in your AFSC and grade (or

projected grade) with an RNLTD during your DOA month and the following two months. For

example, if your DOA is Aug, you will only be considered for requirements with an RNLTD of

Aug, Sep or October. As a CMM, you will have a higher priority for overseas assignments than

other CONUS volunteers; however, if you are not selected for an overseas assignment, you will

be matched to a CONUS assignment under the normal OSR/CMM Process using EQUAL.

Join Spouse Assignment.

If you are married to another military member and you or your spouse would like to be

considered for a join spouse assignment upon completion of your tour, you both must ensure

your intent code is current. You must have the same assignment preferences and your join

spouse intent code must not be ―H‖ (Join Spouse Not Desired). Review your intent code on the

vMPF or contact MPS Customer Service Element for verification of your current intent code.

Extend DOA to match spouse. If you and your spouse are both CMMs and you do not have the

same DOA month, the member with the earlier DOA must request an extension if you desire to

be reassigned at the same time. Curtailment of the later member's DOA for the purpose of

reassignment at the same time is not authorized.

Join Spouse Base of Preference (BOP) Program. If you and your military spouse are eligible to

participate in the BOP program, you must apply as discussed in Para 2c/d above. Each member

of a military couple must be eligible for a BOP ―in his/her own right.‖

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O/S EQUAL. You may use the Overseas EQUAL listing to apply for an overseas assignment.

Join spouse couples volunteering to be stationed overseas together (intent code A or B) will be

provided a join spouse assignment based on a requirement existing for both members. If either

member is selected as the most eligible volunteer, the spouse will receive join spouse

consideration based on manning over the next six-month period from the RNLTD of the

selected member. Approval will be based on requirements versus vacancies. Upon approval

and provided the join spouse member meets all other PCS criteria, the join spouse assignment

will be loaded with the same RNLTD as the selected member.

OSR/CMM EQUAL. While EQUAL is used by join spouse couples volunteering for overseas

assignments, it is not used for a CMM CONUS assignment. Join spouse assignments are hand-

matched because many variables are involved, such as unique grade and AFSC combinations.

It is important your assignment preferences are updated based on personal preference.

Requirements advertised on the OSR/CMM EQUAL are for non-join spouse and join spouse

members with intent code "H" only. Your preferences along with current Air Force needs are

used to determine join spouse assignment approval.

JOIN SPOUSE ASSIGNMENT NOT DESIRED. If you or your spouse changes your join

spouse intent code to ―H,‖ a join spouse assignment will not be considered. If selected for an

assignment and your intent code is ―H‖ and you later change your intent code to join spouse

desired, you cannot have a join spouse move to that location at a later time unless they are

eligible under some other assignment program. It is in your best interest to visit the MPS,

Customer Service Element, and review AFI 36-2110, Attachment 8, Assignment of Military

Couples, to ensure a full understanding of this program. More information about the Join

Spouse Assignment Program can be found in Attachment 8; also available at your MPS.

Service Retainability Requirements.

Service retainability is the amount of obligated active service you must obtain before you can

PCS. Within 30 days of receiving your assignment notification RIP you must:

Obtain the required service retainability to PCS.

Decline retainability in writing by completing an AF Form 964. (NOTE: if you are ineligible to

obtain PCS retainability because of High Year of Tenure (HYT) or quality factors, you do not

have to decline retainability). However, since you are in a mandatory move status a utilization

decision will be made to determine whether an assignment is required even if a PCS declination

is executed.

Apply for retirement to coincide with your DOA, if eligible.

Assignment Selection Date (ASD) and the Enlisted Quarterly Assignments Listing (EQUAL).

Assignment Selection Date (ASD). The ASD is the date the assignment OPR decides you are

officially selected for an assignment. Contrary to belief, you do not have to have an assignment

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on file. This is a suspense window for the AFPC to allocate requirements by AFSC and grade.

Your ASD will be automatically established as the first day of the allocation month for your

DOA. For example, an individual with an DOA of December will have an ASD established as

1 June (See Enclosure 1 - OSR/CMM CYCLE). The ASD enters you in the OSR/CMM

assignment cycle and makes you available for an assignment match unless you already have an

assignment. Therefore, once you enter the assignment cycle, you cannot apply for a BOP,

VSBAP, or any other voluntary assignment. EXCEPTION: You may apply for an EQUAL-

Plus advertised job no later than the day before the OSR/CMM EQUAL is advertised; refer to

paragraph 6 for additional information. Additionally, extensions to your DOA will only be

considered if your request is based on humanitarian/EFMP reasons or unique mission

requirements. Any exceptions must be processed through your commander, MPS,

MAJCOM/FOA/DRU, and HQ AFPC/DPAA. Your commander, MAJCOM/FOA/DRU and

HQ AFPC have disapproval authority on any of these requests. Only HQ AFPC has approval

Enlisted Quarterly Assignment Listing (EQUAL). EQUAL is the listing used to advertise

available overseas and CONUS requirements. This listing reflects available requirements by

AFSC and grade, at particular locations. The OSR/CMM EQUAL cycle provides only

available CONUS assignments; therefore, you should align your CONUS preferences

accordingly. If you want to volunteer for an overseas assignment, refer to paragraph 2e for

additional information.

NOTE: EQUAL may be accessed through the MPS, or the AFPC World Wide Web page

(conduct a search on ―EQUAL‖). We encourage you to seek assistance through the MPS. If

you are TDY or on leave during the advertising cycle, you can contact the nearest

MPS/PERSCO to review the listing. If you are changing your assignment preferences, the MPS

will send a message to your servicing MPS to update your assignment preferences.

Assignment Priority. Before CONUS assignments are matched, overseas returnees and CMMs

are aligned into four groups within each grade and AFSC. You will be in group four.

Assignment priority is a follows:

Group one (highest priority) are those returning from overseas tours of 17 months or less where

dependents are restricted.

Group two are those returning from overseas tours of 17 months or less where dependents are

authorized but the member served unaccompanied.

Group three are those returning from overseas tours of 18 months or more, regardless of

accompanied status.

Group four (your group) are members with AAC ―50‖ (CMMs) regardless of tour length.

These Airmen are aligned by grade (NOTE: Promotees will be considered in projected grade)

DOR/TAFMSD/DOB.

Special Duty Assignment Consideration (EQUAL-Plus).

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EQUAL-Plus is a listing containing requirements by grade and AFSC for special duty

assignments, Joint/Departmental assignments, and short notice requirements. The EQUAL-Plus

Listing is accessed via AMS. You may apply for an EQUAL-Plus advertised job no later than

the day before the OSR/CMM EQUAL is advertised. Assignment selection will be after the

volunteer-by date has expired. You may volunteer for another assignment if the MPS has not

notified you of selection within 45 days after the volunteer-by date. You may volunteer for

only one special duty at a time.

Eligibility requirements are listed in this instruction and specific qualifications are shown in the

advertisement or on the SPECAT Assignment Guide located at the MPS or

http://afas.afpc.randolph.af.mil/procedures/specat.htm. Personnel may apply for special duties

if their DOA coincides with the assignment reporting date plus 60 days.

Retraining in Conjunction with Tour Completion.

AFI 36-2626, Airman Retraining Program, and the USAF Retraining Advisory, provides

guidance on eligibility and application procedures. If you are interested in voluntary retraining

contact the MPS Customer Service Element. More information about retraining may be

available at the AFPC web site. If selected for retraining you will not receive an assignment off

the CMM listing as your assignment will be in your new AFSC and provided by the appropriate

Humanitarian or Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Assignments.

Humanitarian. If you have a family member who needs assistance and requires your presence,

you may qualify for immediate reassignment to help alleviate the problem. A humanitarian

reassignment request is evaluated on an individual basis.

EFMP. If you have an immediate family member with special needs (medical or educational)

you may qualify for immediate reassignment or have special consideration for your next

If you experience such a situation do not rely on your preferences and do not delay submitting

an application until your DOA. Please contact your MPS, Customer Service Element for

counseling on the humanitarian or EFMP program. Separation and Retirement Processing.

Separation. If you intend to separate on completion of your tour, proceed to the MPS Personnel

Relocation Element for counseling once you receive the CMM Stabilized Tour RIP. It is

critical you receive counseling and forecast for separation in a timely manner.

Retirement. If you intend to retire on tour completion, proceed to the MPS Personnel

Relocation Element for counseling once you receive the CMM Stabilized Tour RIP. You may

request retirement to be effective on the 1st day of the month following your DOA, but you

may not apply for retirement more than 12 months before the requested retirement date. If you

are HYT restricted and cannot obtain CONUS PCS retainability, you should request counseling

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through the MPS, Personnel Relocation Element.

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Figure A16.2. CONUS Mandatory Mover BOP Application.

MEMORANDUM FOR MPS/DPMAR (date)

FROM: Grade/Name/SSAN/DOA/Unit/Duty Phone

SUBJECT: FOUO - CONUS Mandatory Mover BOP Application

I am a volunteer for a BOP assignment. I am currently serving on a maximum controlled tour,

and will complete at least 4 years time on station as of my departure. My preferences are

indicated below.

________________________________

(For airmen married to other military members only.) I have been counseled on BOP and join

spouse assignment criteria. My spouse and I must be BOP eligible to receive consideration. If

my spouse is not BOP eligible, I understand I will receive assignment consideration under

normal CMM policy.

For FTA ONLY. I understand I will be required to reenlist within 30 days of approval. I also

understand voluntary cancellation of this request on my behalf or refusal to obtain the necessary

retainability constitutes use of my BOP option.

(Typed name, grade, USAF, SSN)

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Attachment 17

AIR FORCE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM (AFAS) (OFFICERS - LT COL AND BELOW)

A17.1. Purpose. The primary goal of the AFAS is to assign the right officer to the right position

at the right time to meet AF mission requirements. Other considerations include an officer’s

professional development, personal preferences and commander’s recommendation. Assignment

of judge advocate officers in the grades of Lt Col and below do not fall under the purview of

AFAS.

A17.2. How AFAS Works. HQ AFPC Officer Assignment Teams are comprised of assignment

personnel who usually hold the same AFSC as the one they’re managing. Having supply officers

work supply officer assignments, fighter pilots work fighter pilot assignments, and so on, allows

for insight into the unique manning and qualification requirements for positions in that specialty.

The AFAS is managed through the Personnel Requirements Display and by use of the officer’s

Development Plan. Both are discussed in the following paragraphs.

A17.3. Personnel Requirements Display (PRD). The PRD is a key component of the AFAS. It

serves as an information source and provides officers a planning tool by displaying assignment

opportunities around the world. It is available through the AMS web page and consists of two

parts, the authorizations listing and the requirements listing.

A17.3.1. Authorizations Listing. This lists, by AFSC and location, all unclassified positions

within each specialty across the AF as reflected on AF manpower files, and provides officers

an idea of the different types of assignments available throughout the AF. Officers and

commanders may use this listing to aid in completing the development plan, and it can also

be used to assist in long term career planning. This listing is updated monthly to reflect the

latest authorization changes.

A17.3.2. Requirements Listing. This lists projected requirements which HQ AFPC will

work to fill. It is designed to help officers who are eligible for reassignment. It is important

to remember that not all requirements will be listed, and also that some requirements listed

may not be filled via a PCS move. Direct-hire positions and short-notice fills are examples

of requirements which may not receive visibility. Examples of positions listed which appear

to go unfilled are those which are filled internally or with an accession. Remember this

portion of the PRD is only a projection of the assignments which will be worked over the

next several months. It will be updated and made visible in conjunction with established

assignment windows.

A17.4. The Airman Development Plan (ADP) The Development Plan is a single source

document created by the officer to communicate career desires to the commander, senior rater,

assignment officer, and developmental team (DT). The Airmen Development Plan (ADP) is a

web-based application containing the Development Plan and other tools to support Force

Development. Until incorporation into ADP, the officer will continue to view DT comments and

career development recommendations using the AMS Website. When an officer completes a

Development Plan for command selection or developmental education, the document can only be

submitted to AFPC by the senior rater. The unit commander/equivalent, except squadron section

commanders, may submit Development Plans pertaining to assignment preferences or vectoring.

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A17.4.1. When to Submit a Development Plan. Officers need to keep their Development

Plan updated to reflect their current assignment/development preferences at all times. It is

very important to have current information on a Development Plan as the officer reaches

developmental milestones such as promotion, developmental education or command.

Otherwise, Assignment Officers and DTs will not have an officer’s most current input when

trying to balance Air Force and career field requirements with the officer’s desires.

A17.4.2. Types of Development Plans to be Completed. The officer has the option of

selecting from four different purposes for completing a Development Plan. The officer may

complete a Development Plan for assignment consideration, vectoring, command selection

(if eligible) and/or career broadening consideration. Once the officer selects one or more

purposes, the document will be formatted to guide the officer through the completion of each

applicable section of the Development Plan. The Assignment Preference section will allow

the officer to communicate their desires for the next 1 to 3 years. The Development

Preference section permits the officer to define their career plans for the next 3 to 5 years and

the next 5 to 10 years. The Leadership Opportunities section allows the officer to choose up

to five command opportunities if available and applicable to the officer’s career field. This

section should only be completed if the officer is in their window of eligibility. The Career

Broadening section allows the officer to volunteer for career broadening duties outside of

their primary AFSC when available. Remember, the Development Plan is not designed to

create the officer’s next assignment. It is a tool that will be utilized to meet the development

needs of each officer and Air Force requirements. NOTE: This program has been temporarily

suspended due to current, real word events.

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Attachment 18

TOTAL TIME IN AREA ASSIGNMENT (OFFICERS ONLY)

A18.1 Total Time-In-Area Assignment (Officers Only).

A18.1.1 The total time an officer is assigned to the same CONUS locale can have both positive

and negative impact on an officer and the Air Force. There is no arbitrary maximum period of

time an officer may be assigned to duty stations within a locale. This policy is to ensure the

overall best interests of the Air Force are served when an officer is being considered for:

A18.1.1.1. PCS between duty stations within a locale, or

A18.1.1.2. PCS to return to a locale in less than 2 years after PCS of short duration

outside a locale, such as after an unaccompanied overseas (OS) short tour, PCS after

completion of professional military education (PME), PCS to attend formal education,

and so on.

A18.1.2. When PCS is proposed as outlined in paragraphs A18.1.1.1 or A18.1.1.2 above,

and an officer’s total time assigned to a locale is projected to be:

A18.1.2.1. More than 4 years, but less than 5 years, then the PCS must be approved by

AFSLMO for generals and colonels (including selectees) and AFPC/DPA for officers in

the grade of Lt Col and below. HQ USAF/JAX approval is required for judge advocates.

A18.1.2.2. Five or more years, then the PCS must be approved by AFSLMO for generals

and colonels (including selectees) and AFPC/CC/CD for officers in the grade of Lt Col

and below. HQ USAF/JAX approval is required for judge advocates.

A18.1.3. In computing total time assigned within a locale, use 24 months as the projected

time on station (TOS) at the new location, or the projected stabilized tour length or

deferment, if applicable, whichever is longer.

A18.1.3.1. For example, if a member will have 3 years TOS at the time of PCS

departure, then approval of 5 years total time assigned is required.

A18.1.3.2. If a member will have 3 years TOS at the time of PCS departure and the

assignment is to a 3 year stabilized tour, then approval of 6 years total time assigned is

A18.1.4. In addition, coordination of the losing/gaining unit commanders at the two duty

stations within the locale is required prior to approval of a PCS meeting the criteria in

paragraph A18.1.1.1 or A18.1.1.2 above. NOTE: Local instructions may require approval

higher than at the losing/gaining unit commander level. For example, a request to PCS to the

USAF Academy from another base within the Colorado Springs area may require

concurrence of the Commandant of the USAF Academy.

A18.1.5. For purposes of this personnel assignment policy only, a locale is:

A18.1.5.1. Separate cities, towns, or installations (to include detachments, operating

locations) adjacent or close to each other, between which the commuting public travels

during normal business hours on a daily basis; or,

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A18.1.5.2. A group of stations specified by the assignment authority. The following

locales include the stations specified (and operating locations or detachments which may

be adjacent or close by):

A18.1.5.2.1. San Antonio: Lackland AFB, Brooks AFB, Kelly AFB, Fort Sam

Houston, and Randolph AFB.

A18.1.5.2.2. Colorado Springs: Peterson Field, Cheyenne Mt., Schriever AFB,

Buckley Field, and USAF Academy.

A18.1.6. For PCS between duty stations within the Washington, D.C. area, see Attachment

19.

NOTE: This program has been temporarily suspended due to current, real word events.

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Attachment 19

WASHINGTON, DC AREA TOTAL TIME ASSIGNED MANAGEMENT (OFFICERS

A19.1. Washington, DC Area Total Time Assigned Management. Assignments of officers to,

from, and within the Washington, DC area must serve to replenish staff positions with fresh

expertise from the field, provide timely return of officers with staff experience to the field, be in

the best interests of the AF and, to the degree possible, consistent with individual officer

professional development. It is recognized there will be times when an extension of present

assignment or consecutive assignments to the Washington, DC area serve the best interests of the

AF. There is no arbitrary maximum period of time an officer may be assigned within the area.

However, continued assignment or consecutive assignment of officers (line and non-line)

totaling more than 4 years within the Washington, DC area will be carefully managed according

to the guidance herein and in the following paragraphs with approval level of extensions and

reassignments as shown in Figure A19.1 and Figure A19.2. Further, a 2-year intervening

minimum period is required between assignments in the Washington, DC area as explained in

paragraph A19.9 and Figure A19.3.

A19.2. Definition of Washington, DC Area. The Washington, DC area includes the following

locations (this definition does not necessarily coincide with the Washington, DC area as defined

for any other purpose):

A19.2.1. Washington, DC;

A19.2.2. In Virginia, the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William and

the cities of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park; and

A19.2.3. In Maryland, the counties of Prince George’s and Montgomery.

A19.3. When Total Time Restarts. The total time assigned to the Washington, DC area restarts

when an officer is assigned for 2 years or more outside the area. See paragraph A19.9.

A19.4. Time Assigned as a Student. Time assigned within the Washington, DC area as a

student (AFIT, PME, formal training course) does not count towards total time assigned. For

example, an officer with no previous assignment in the area is assigned to a stabilized tour in the

Washington, DC area for 4 years and then is assigned to PME also within the area for a period of

9 months. Approval to remain assigned as a student beyond 4 years is not required. However, if

a post-PME assignment is proposed which is within the Washington, DC area and the

assignment is to a 3 year stabilized tour, then total time assigned approval for a period of 7 years

is required. See Figure A19.2.

A19.5. Operational Assignments Within the Washington, DC Area. Operational assignments

(defined as assignment to a unit under the operational control of a MAJCOM) within the

Washington, DC area when no stabilized tour is authorized for the officer's organization or

position, are not within the purview of this policy. Similarly, consecutive operational

assignments within the area are not within the purview of this policy. Officers may remain

assigned in an operational assignment within the Washington, DC area beyond 4 years or be

assigned to consecutive operational assignments without approval of an extension of total time

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A19.6. Extension of Total Time Assigned. An extension of stabilized tour and extension of total

time assigned in the Washington, DC area are separate and distinct considerations. Both

extensions may be included in the same request, but should address that both a current tour

extension and a total time assigned extension are requested, when applicable. An officer's date

arrived station (DAS) is not always a true reflection of total time assigned to the area; therefore,

the assignment OPR will review an officer's Washington, DC assignment history whenever an

extension of current stabilized tour is requested to determine if a total time assigned extension is

also necessary. For example, a 1 year extension of a current 3 year stabilized tour may, in fact,

be a fifth or sixth year extension of total time assigned to the area. Use Figure A19.1 to

determine the approval level for extension of total time assigned.

A19.7. Stabilized Tour Extension. Stabilized tours are designated as either maximum or

minimum tours (see Attachment 1, definitions).

A19.7.1. Extensions of minimum tours are not appropriate. Upon expiration of the

minimum stabilized tour period, officers remain assigned until selected for reassignment

based on normal PCS selection criteria. Approval of an extension of total time assigned in

the area is not required for assignment for more than 4 years after minimum tour expiration.

A19.7.2. Maximum tours require either mandatory reassignment upon tour expiration or

approval of a tour extension and extension of total time assigned to Washington, DC area,

when applicable. Officers will not remain assigned to maximum tours after expiration of

tour without an approved extension of tour and extension of total time assigned.

A19.8. Consecutive Assignments Within the Washington, DC Area. When consecutive

assignments within the Washington, DC area are proposed, the total time assigned upon

projected completion of the proposed assignment determines the approval level required. An

officer's DAS is not always a true reflection of total time assigned in the Washington, DC area;

therefore, the assignment OPR will review an officer's Washington, DC assignment history

whenever a consecutive assignment is proposed to determine if a total time assigned extension is

also necessary. The total time computation is based upon any previous assignments in the

Washington, DC area, the current assignment (stabilized tour or operational assignment) in

combination with the kind of assignment proposed (stabilized tour or operational assignment)

according to guidance above and in Figure A19.2.

A19.9. Interval Between Assignments Within the Washington, DC Area. Following an

assignment in the Washington, DC area, a minimum interval of 2 years is required before a

return assignment to the area. The intent is that officers serve an operational field assignment in

an awarded specialty during the intervening period. An assignment to a school tour where the

member is in a student status is not considered an operational field assignment. When an officer

is being considered for assignment to the Washington, DC area, the assignment OPR must

conduct a review of previous assignment history to determine if an officer has been assigned to

the area within the past 2 years. The approval level required for return assignment with less than

2 years is shown in Figure A19.3.

A19.10. AF/JAX is the approval authority for judge advocates for Washington, DC area total

time assigned requests to include extension of tours, consecutive assignments and assignments

with less than the 2 year interval.

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Figure A19.1. Officer Washington DC Area Total Time Assigned Extension Approval

Authority

When the request is for

extension of an

officer’s current

stabilized tour and the

And upon expiration of the

requested extension the total

time continuously assigned

to the Wash, DC area

without an intervening

assignment is projected to be

Then the approval authority for

extension of total time assigned is

1 Other than a Secretariat Up to 4 years The assignment officer (see note 2)

2 or Air Staff tour More than 4 years HQ AFPC/DPA (see note 3)

3 A Secretariat or Air

Staff tour

According to note 4

1. Officers assigned to an organization which is not authorized a stabilized tour, assigned to an

organization under the operational control of a MAJCOM, or who are assigned to an

organization authorized a minimum stabilized tour but the officer's minimum stabilized tour

AAC has expired, do not require an extension of total time assigned provided they remain

assigned to their current organization and remain in place.

2. When assignment is to a DOD activity, the extension must also be approved IAW the DOD

activity extension approval requirements. If the assignment officer disapproves the extension

request, it is not processed to the DOD approval authority.

3. For disapproval, HQ AFPC/DPA may elevate the signature level for disapproval memo to a

level appropriate for reply to the requester.

4. For Secretariat and Air Staff tour extensions only, when HQ AFPC/DPA:

a. Recommends approval then the extension must be finally approved as follows:

(1) Up to 5 years on current Secretariat tour: The two position office within the Secretariat

(Under Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or Director) must approve, with SAF/AAP

coordination.

(2) Up to 5 years on current Air Staff tour: The DCS, ACS, or comparable staff level must

approve, with SAF/AAP coordination.

(3) For more than 5 years on current Secretariat or Air Staff tour: SAF/AAP will coordinate

and SAF/MIM must approve.

b. Recommends disapproval of the extension, the requester may accept the disapproval or

forward along with HQ AFPC/DPA recommendation to the approval authority (same as shown

in note 4.1 above), with an information copy of the forwarding memo to HQ AFPC/DPA. If

the approval authority approves the request, HQ AFPC/DPA may elevate the disagreement to

AF/CVA for Air Staff, or SAF/ MI for the Secretariat, for resolution.

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Figure A19.2. Officer Wash DC Area Total Time Assigned Consecutive Assignment

Approval Authority.

When both duty stations are

within the Washington, DC

area and the losing/gaining

And total time assigned to the

Washington, DC area without

an intervening assignment is

Then the approval

authority for total time

assigned is

assignments are

operational to operational

Any length The assignment officer

2 Operational to stabilized tour Up to 4 years

3 More than 4 years HQ AFPC/DPA

4 Stabilized tour to operational Up to 4 years The assignment officer

5 More than 4 years HQ AFPC/DPA

6 Stabilized tour to stabilized Up to 4 years The assignment officer

7 tour

More than 4 years HQ AFPC/DPA

8 Any tour to student status Any length The assignment officer

9 From student status to any

Up to 4 years The assignment officer

10 From student status to any

1. An operational assignment is defined as an assignment to a unit under the operational

control of a MAJCOM and no stabilized tour is authorized for the organization or the Airman’s

position. If the current organization or Airman’s current position is authorized a stabilized tour

or projected organization or projected position is authorized a stabilized tour, then use the

appropriate stabilized tour rule.

2. Time assigned within the Washington, DC area as a student (AFIT, PME, formal training

course) does not count towards the total time assigned.

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Figure A19.3. Officer Washington DC Area Assignment Interval Approval Authorit

If an officer was assigned

1 With duty on the Joint

Staff, JCS

2 On a Secretariat or Air

3 On a stabilized tour other

than rules 1 or 2

4 To an operational

An interval

Is required before

return assignment to the

Washington, DC area

Unless an interval of less

than 2 years is approved by

2 years

Duty on the Joint Staff, HQ AFPC/DPA first; then

JCS

SecDef2

A Secretariat or Air HQ AFPC/DPA first; then

SAF/MI

A stabilized tour other

HQ AFPC/DPA

None An operational tour The assignment officer

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Attachment 20

OS TOUR ELECTION, COMMAND SPONSORSHIP, INDIVIDUALLY SPONSORED

DEPENDENTS, ACQUIRED DEPENDENTS, AND DEPENDENTS OS

A20.1. OS Tour Election.

A20.1.1. An Airman with dependents must elect to serve an OS tour either accompanied by

dependents or unaccompanied when he or she has accepted a PCS to an OS location where

an accompanied tour is authorized (as shown in the JFTR, Volume 1, Appendix Q), and

election of such a tour is not restricted (for example, by grade or by a CSPL). The Airman

accomplishes this election by completing and signing AF Form 965, Oversea Tour Election

Statement. A copy of the form is scanned and filed in ARMs and the assignment relocation

folder. The purpose of the form is to record the Airman’s choice of OS tour and their

understanding of the entitlements associated with their choice. Choosing an accompanied

tour requires the Airman serve the usually longer accompanied tour length which, in turn,

affects the amount of service retainability and/or ADSC associated with their election.

Airmen must obtain any additional service retainability or accept the associated ADSC upon

signing the AF Form 965 when: approval of concurrent travel (CCTVL) is automatic, when

command sponsorship (and change of tour election to an accompanied tour) is being

requested after arrival OS, or within 15 calendar days of the reply to an advance application

for CCTVL. Airmen must not be permitted to receive or use any of the allowances

associated with travel of dependents (or command sponsorship) without the full prescribed

retainability. Airmen who have dependents must be briefed that they should not elect the

unaccompanied tour at the time of PCS notification unless they are certain they do not, and

will not at any time during their OS tour, desire to be accompanied by dependents. Airmen

undecided or uncertain whether or not they want to be accompanied by dependents should be

advised to elect the accompanied tour. Airmen can change their tour from accompanied to

unaccompanied before departure on PCS or after arrival OS as shown below, and may

request cancellation of an extension of enlistment, SPTC executed, or ADSC accepted for the

purpose of serving an accompanied tour as authorized in the prescribing instruction for these

actions.

A20.1.2. Completion of a tour election is not required for an Airman who does not have

dependents, or when there is no accompanied tour length authorized at the OS location (see

the JFTR, Volume 1, Appendix Q), or when there is an accompanied tour length authorized

at the location but the Airman is restricted from electing the accompanied tour (for example,

when election of the accompanied tour is restricted by a CSPL, by grade, etc.).

A20.1.3. Travel of dependents at government expense may be authorized concurrently with

the Airman’s PCS travel when ―automatic‖ CCTVL is authorized as shown in the PCS

Notification RIP. NOTE: If dependents delay CCTVL for personal reasons, they may travel

later to the OS location under authority of the initial PCS order, (valid until subsequent PCS

orders are published) provided Airman has 12 months remaining at the OS location upon

arrival of dependents to the OS location.

A20.1.4. When CCTVL of dependents is not automatic, the losing MPS will send an

advance application requesting CCTVL per the PSD Handbook. The Airman is advised by

the MPS of reply and is then required to make a tour election. A reply to the advance

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application must be received before the Airman signs the AF Form 965. This advance

request and reply does not take the place of the AF Form 1466, Request for Family Airman’s

Medical and Education Clearance for Travel and Dependent Relocation Clearance which

must be processed before OS travel of dependents may be authorized. The AF Form 1466 is

used to advise the gaining medical treatment facility (MTF) of any medical or educational

problems the dependents have so a determination can be made if proper medical care or

school needs are available. Gaining MTFs reply to advance applications as soon as possible

to ensure Airmen have the needed information to make a tour election. If the dependents are

not cleared for travel, the MPS will counsel the member on options outlined in Attachments

24 and 25, Humanitarian and EFMP. EXCEPTION: Students whose dependents are not

collocated with them should be encouraged to elect the accompanied tour and obtain an

approved AF Form 1466 while en route and hand carry it to the OS location.

A20.1.4.1. If travel of dependents OS is approved but travel is not authorized concurrent

with the sponsor's PCS travel, then the reply to the advance application must indicate the

length of delay for dependent travel. The length of delay must be either:

A20.1.4.2. Less than 20 weeks, in which case the Airman is entitled to move dependents

at government expense only to the OS location. When it is determined at what time

dependents will actually be authorized to travel, Airman and/or dependents can arrange

transportation with the local TMO utilizing PCS orders, or

A20.1.4.3. Twenty weeks or more, in which case the Airman is entitled to move

dependents at government expense to a designated place while waiting authorization to

move to the OS location. When it is determined at what time dependents will actually be

authorized to travel, the OS MPS will issue dependent travel orders with appropriate

instructions. If the dependents moved to a designated place awaiting further travel, they

may move again at government expense to the OS duty location.

A20.1.5. Before departure on PCS: An Airman who had dependents but initially elected an

unaccompanied tour and who now wants to change his or her OS tour election to the

accompanied tour, must be afforded the opportunity to change or make an election as soon as

possible. This also applies to an Airman who acquires dependents before departure on PCS.

See Table 3.6 for approval authority. An Airman who delays notifying the MPS of a change

in status or when the change occurs too close to Airman’s PCS departure to permit routine

dependent OS relocation processing (that is, as obtaining shots, passport/visa, dependent

medical clearance, etc.) may have to proceed on PCS without dependents in order to comply

with the RNLTD. In such cases, dependents may have to travel later to join the member after

his or her arrival OS and only after dependent OS relocation processing has been completed.

NOTE: If an Airman is considering moving dependents at personal expense (including to

the OS area), they should be counseled by the Financial Services Office (FSO) to determine

if, per the JFTR, they are entitled to reimbursement for expenses before issuance of written

orders authorizing the movement of dependents at government expense.

A20.1.6. After departure on PCS: After departure from current base on PCS, but before

arrival at the next OS duty station, if a change occurs affecting a Airman’s previous tour

election or requiring the Airman make an election (for example, the Airman gets married), he

or she must normally wait until arrival at the next permanent duty station to request a change

of tour election or to make an initial election unless marriage is to another military member

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who has dependents, then see Attachment 8, paragraph A8.6.1.3. After departure on PCS,

Airmen who marry another military member who has dependents and the military couple

wants to be assigned to the same location, must not wait until arrival at their next duty

station. Although the circumstances vary, it is not practical for an MPS to attempt to assist

Airmen who are en route PCS with a tour election change. Requesting approval from the OS

duty station for travel of dependents (unless CCTVL is automatic), processing of dependents

for OS travel (shots, passport/visa, dependent medical clearance, etc.), obtaining additional

service retainability or additional ADSC, if necessary, and other actions normally completed

at the losing base prior to departure are difficult or sometimes impossible to accomplish in a

compressed period of time at an intermediate location. If an Airman en route PCS requests

assistance from an MPS with a tour election change, approval of an exception per paragraph

1.5 is required. Again, if marriage is to another military member, then see Attachment 8,

paragraph A8.6.1.3; Airmen must not wait until arrival at the next duty station. NOTE: If

an Airman is considering moving dependents at personal expense (including to the OS area),

they should be counseled by the Financial Services Office (FSO) to determine if, per the

JFTR, they are entitled to reimbursement for expenses before issuance of written orders

authorizing the movement of dependents at government expense.

A20.1.7. After arrival OS: A request for change of tour election from accompanied to

unaccompanied must be approved according to the guidelines in Table 3.7. Normally the

MPS can approve a request when dependents and/or HHG have not joined the member in the

OS area at government expense. A request for change of tour election from unaccompanied

to accompanied for the purpose of securing command sponsorship is included as a part of a

Airman’s request for command sponsorship as shown in paragraph A20.2.

A20.2. Command Sponsorship. Command sponsorship is approval of the OS installation

commander or designated representative for dependents to reside with the Airman at the OS duty

station. See the JFTR, Volume 1, Appendix A, for definitions of dependents. Provided they meet

the eligibility criteria, Airmen will be given every opportunity to be granted command

sponsorship. While an Airman is not entitled by statute to command sponsorship or to serve an

accompanied tour, there are statutory entitlements associated with approval of command

sponsorship. Normally, for an Airman who has dependents at the time of initial PCS notification

and who elects the accompanied tour, approval of command sponsorship entitles an Airman to

receive OS station allowances at the "with dependents" rate, shipment of HHG and/or travel of

dependents to and from the OS duty station at government expense, and authorizes dependents to

receive other benefits and privileges associated with command sponsorship. When dependents

are not entitled to travel and/or shipment of HHG to the OS duty station at government expense

(for example, acquired dependents [see Attachment 1]), or when dependents travel to the OS

duty station at the Airman’s personal expense, then command sponsorship (with concurrent tour

status change) must be requested and approved according to paragraph A20.2.4.

A20.2.1. An OS installation commander or designated representative evaluates requests

from eligible Airmen and approves command sponsorship when the Airman satisfies all of

the following eligibility criteria:

A20.2.1.1. The Airman is projected to be assigned (or is currently assigned) to a duty

location where an accompanied by dependents tour is authorized (see the JFTR, Volume

1, Appendix Q), election of the accompanied tour is not restricted (such as by a

Command Sponsored Position List (CSPL), by grade, etc.), and the Airman has

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completed an AF Form 965 electing to serve the accompanied tour (may be either a

change to a previous election or an initial election). EXCEPTION: Airmen assigned to

Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the

United States, who marry or adopt a person who is a bona fide resident of the state,

commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, will be authorized station

allowances as Airmen "with dependents." A bona fide resident is defined as a person

who, before becoming a military dependent, made his or her actual and legal domicile in

the state, commonwealth, territory, or possession. Transportation of dependents will be

paid at government expense incident to PCS upon Airmen completing at least the

unaccompanied OS tour length. This also applies to an employee of the United States

stationed in the respective area. These allowances apply whether or not the Airmen

elects to serve the accompanied tour length.

A20.2.1.2. Travel of dependents to the OS duty station at government expense has not

been prohibited or suspended by appropriate authority for any of the reasons listed in

paragraph A20.4.3.

A20.2.1.3. Adequate dependent support can be provided by local facilities if travel of

dependents at government expense is involved. When an Airman has dependents (at time

of issuance of PCS orders) and requests travel at government expense to the OS duty

station, an AF Form 1466 and all supporting documentation must be processed according

to AFI 40-701, Special Needs Identification and Assignment Coordination. However,

when travel of dependents at government expense is not requested (for example, travel

was at the Airman’s expense), or the Airman is not entitled to travel of dependents at

government expense (for example, dependents were acquired after Airman’s arrival OS,

or were not initially medically cleared for travel but traveled at Airman’s expense ), then

an AF Form 1466 for the purpose of approving travel of dependents at government

expense is not a prerequisite for approval of command sponsorship. However, command

sponsorship requests not involving travel of dependents at government expense (acquired

dependents or those that were not initially medically cleared for travel but traveled at

Airman’s expense) must include the AF Form 4380, Special Needs Screener, and a

statement of support/clearance from the local medical and/or education activity. The

purpose of the statement of support/clearance is to enable local officials to identify a

dependent with special educational needs to include related services incident to an

individualized education program (IEP), or early intervention services incident to an

individualized family service plan (IFSP). Identification of dependents who qualify under

the EFMP ensures the Airman will receive counseling on the availability or lack of

availability of facilities and will permit EFMP consideration in conjunction with their

next assignment. Similarly, the statement of support/clearance is to enable local medical

officials to identify individuals who may have medical problems which cannot be treated

locally. Identification of dependents with medical problems which cannot be treated

locally allows medical officials to recommend to the installation commander to deny

command sponsorship and counsel Airmen in advance of independently sponsoring

dependents on what they can anticipate in the event of a medical emergency . Installation

commanders will then use the information and recommendations received to form the

basis for approving or disapproving an Airman’s request. (NOTE: Command

sponsorship can only be denied by the installation commander when special needs

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[medical/educational/developmental] cannot be accommodated at the overseas location as

determined by the medical authorities.) If the installation commander does not want to

grant command sponsorship for reasons other than inability to accommodate special

needs, he/she must forward to the appropriate authority (see paragraph A20.2.3)

A20.2.1.4. The Airmen possesses or is eligible to obtain the required service retainability

and serve the ADSC associated with the accompanied tour length. Airmen who are

ineligible to obtain retainability are ineligible for command sponsorship. It is not

considered denial of command sponsorship when an Airman cannot satisfy the

retainability requirements for approval of command sponsorship. This includes Airmen

that are not permitted to extend their tour to the equivalent of the accompanied tour

length due to critical impact of the Air Force mission.

A20.2.2. After arrival OS, approval of a Airman’s request for command sponsorship results

in an adjustment of DEROS as shown in Table 3.8. A tour election change is not an

extension of OS tour (although many of the extension procedures are used), and is therefore

not subject to disapproval for the same reasons as a request for extension of OS tour.

However, the extension request can be denied by the AFPC functional manager for critical

impact of Air Force mission. (NOTE: Airmen serving on an unaccompanied extended long

tour who request and receive command sponsorship must serve the accompanied tour plus 12

months. The intent is to maintain equity and fairness for the selection priority of those who

volunteered and were selected for an extended long tour over those that volunteered for a

standard tour.)

A20.2.3. Revoking or denying command sponsorship to an Airman who meets all of the

eligibility requirements may only be authorized by the SAF (this does not include denial due

to lack of special services, see paragraph A20.2.1.3). Command sponsorship may not be

disapproved due to quality control problems of either the Airman or dependents or based on

the criteria normally considered for OS tour extension requests. (EXCEPTION: Command

sponsorship may be disapproved if Airman is unable, due to critical impact of AF mission, to

extend their tour to serve at least the accompanied tour length required to grant command

sponsorship.) A request to revoke or deny command sponsorship must be originated by the

installation commander with information copy to the MPS. Requests will contain a complete

description of the situation and address why approval of command sponsorship would not be

in the best interests of the AF, the Airman, and/or dependents. Requests will be forwarded to

HQ AFPC/DPAPP. HQ AFPC/DPAPP will make a recommendation and forward to

AF/A1PPA, who will also make a recommendation and forward to SAF for a final decision.

A20.2.4. Airmen serving OS on an unaccompanied tour must request and receive approval

of command sponsorship. Approval of command sponsorship is also approval of an

accompanied tour election. An Airman’s request must be submitted to the installation

commander or designated representative and must include:

A20.2.4.1. Reason for request and justification.

A20.2.4.2. Date departed last duty station and date departed CONUS.

A20.2.4.3. If applicable, address to which dependents and HHG were moved incident to

Airman’s PCS to current location.

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A20.2.4.4. Name of spouse and name, age, sex, and relationship of all dependents for

whom command sponsorship is requested.

A20.2.4.5. Location of dependents and HHG at the present time, and whether dependents

and/or HHG were shipped to present location at government expense or Airman’s

expense.

A20.2.4.6. If applicable, place to which the government last paid for movement of

dependents and/or HHG if other than as shown in paragraph A20.2.4.3 or A20.2.4.4,

and include why movement from that place to current location was made.

A20.2.4.7. Copy of PCS orders directing PCS to current OS duty station including all

amendments.

A20.2.4.8. If applicable, the waiting period for move of dependents to the OS area.

Attach a copy of the reply to the Airman’s advance application for CCTVL.

A20.2.4.9. If applicable, copy of previous AF Forms 965 executed and a signed copy of

AF Form 965 with new election.

A20.2.4.10. Copy of any previous AF Forms 1466 (approved or disapproved) executed

in connection with PCS to current location, if applicable. As stated in paragraph

A20.2.1.3, an AF Form 1466 processed in support of the current request (including when

travel of dependents at government expense is not involved, as in the case of acquired

dependents) should be included. Requests which do not include an AF Form 1466 or AF

Form 4380 with medical statement of availability of services will preclude the installation

commander or designated representative from making a determination on the Airman’s

A20.2.5. When an Airman, who has dependents and those dependents were dependents at

the time PCS orders were issued, requests command sponsorship (and change of tour status

from unaccompanied to accompanied) and as outlined in Table 3.7 has used the government

transportation allowance for his or her family and/or HHG, then the Airman must submit a

request through the installation commander or designated representative with the information

required by paragraphs A20.2.4 to HQ AFPC/DPAPP. HQ AFPC/ DPAPP will approve or

disapprove, or it may be necessary to process the request to a higher level. The intent is to

grant a change of tour only in cases where it is proven that the main reason the Airman chose

the unaccompanied tour and/or moved either dependents or HHG at government expense,

was due to official AF actions. The Airman must show that an official AF action caused the

use of transportation allowances and, had it not been for the AF's action, it would clearly

have been the Airman’s intent to have dependents accompany him or her at the OS duty

station. Official AF actions are written directions from AF officials responsible to issue such

directions as part of their official duty that caused an Airman to use his or her transportation

allowancess.

A20.2.6. If one member of a married military couple separates or retires from an OS station

and remains in the vicinity of the duty station of the military spouse who is serving the

accompanied tour length, the separating or retiring member may be command sponsored

effective the day following the last day of active duty. If the military spouse is not serving an

accompanied tour, he or she must be eligible to request and obtain approval of command

sponsorship to receive the associated allowances.

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A20.2.7. Command sponsorship of a dependent may be transferred to another military

sponsor provided the acquired dependent has been command sponsored at least 12 months

preceding transfer. For example, a command sponsored dependent marries an Airman who

is serving an unaccompanied tour. The new sponsor does not have to serve an accompanied

tour in order for the dependent to receive travel at government expense upon completion of

the new sponsor's tour.

A20.2.8. Children born to command-sponsored dependent spouses are command-sponsored

at birth (however, an AF Form 1466 or statement of support/clearance is needed to ensure

adequate dependent support can be provided by local facilities). Children born to commandsponsored

dependents that are not the spouse of the member (for example, grandchildren) are

not eligible for sponsorship, unless they become legal dependents through separate action.

A20.2.9. An Airman who was accompanied at the current duty station by command

sponsored dependents and returns dependents early and is later joined by those same

dependents at the Airman’s expense, may again have the dependents command sponsored

provided the sponsor (Airman) does not have an ASD for PCS from the current duty station

and has at least 24 months remaining on his or her OS tour after approval of command

sponsorship.

A20.2.10. An Airman who early returns command sponsored dependents as a result of

divorce may have newly acquired dependents command sponsored. It is not necessary for

the Airman to obtain additional theater retainability. Command sponsorship carries over to

the new spouse and/or dependents; however, government funded travel to the OS location is

not authorized as there are no travel and transportation allowances for acquired dependents.

(See JFTR, Volume 1, U5203 and Appendix A.)

A20.2.11. The effective date of approval of command sponsorship is the date by the

installation commander or designated representative, the date of approval for requests

forwarded to a higher headquarters, or the date of arrival of dependents in the OS area in

instances where movement at government expense is involved, whichever is later.

A20.2.12. Airmen that have dependents at the time PCS orders are issued who initially elect

an unaccompanied tour and later want to bring their dependents to the OS location, must

apply for command sponsorship IAW A20.2.4. above. They must serve the accompanied

tour length for that location and have 12 months left on the tour after arrival of dependents or

approval date of command-sponsorship, whichever is later. This time is to off-set the cost to

the government to move the family to the OS location.

A20.2.13. Airmen that do not have dependents at the time PCS orders are issued and later

acquire dependents and wish to have them command-sponsored are not authorized

government travel and transportation allowances (includes HHG shipment) to the overseas

location. However, they will be authorized travel and transportation allowances (including

HHG) on their subsequent PCS. They must agree to serve the prescribed accompanied tour

length and have service retainability. If the member is already serving the equivalent of the

accompanied tour, command sponsorship shall be immediate upon acquiring dependents or

upon arrival of the dependents in the overseas area. However, they must still submit the

command-sponsorship request IAW paragraph A20.2.4 above. (NOTE: Airmen initially

serving an unaccompanied tour who elect and have entered an OTEIP extension and

subsequently acquire dependents and apply for command sponsorship will keep their OTEIP

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entitlement. However, Airmen initially serving an unaccompanied tour who elect and have

NOT entered an OTEIP at the time of acquiring dependents and applying for command

sponsorship will have their OTEIP cancelled [see A15.6.3] but will still have to extend to

fulfill the requirement to serve the equivalent of the accompanied tour length for approval of

command sponsorship.)

A20.3. Individually Sponsored Dependents and Acquired Dependents. An individually

sponsored dependent (sometimes referred to as noncommand sponsored dependent) is one who

either was not entitled to travel to a Airman’s OS duty station at government expense, or who

may have been entitled to travel at government expense but travels to the OS duty station without

approval of the OS installation commander. An acquired dependent is one who became a

dependent after the start of a Airman’s current OS tour (such as by marriage, adoption, etc.). See

the JFTR, Volume 1, Appendix A, for definition of acquired dependents. This term does not

include persons dependent upon the Airman before the start of Airman’s current OS tour. The

tour status of Airmen with individually sponsored dependents or acquired dependents is not

automatically changed from unaccompanied to accompanied, nor are dependents automatically

granted command sponsorship. When an Airman wants command sponsorship of individually

sponsored or acquired dependents, he or she must submit a request IAW paragraph A20.2 and

receive approval.

A20.3.1. A change of tour election or command sponsorship is not required when

dependents are vacationing or visiting OS in a tourist status.

A20.3.2. See paragraph A20.2.1.1 for members assigned to Alaska, Hawaii, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States, who marry

or adopt a person who is a bona fide resident of the state, commonwealth, territory, or

possession of the United States.

A20.4. Dependents OS. Military dependents are citizens in their own right of the United States

or foreign nations, so the AF is limited in what it may prohibit or direct with regard to dependent

travel.

A20.4.1. Unless travel OS is prohibited by the Department of State or the host country

denies entry, military dependents may travel at their own expense to any foreign country.

When they do so, both the dependents and the Airman should understand that the dependents

may not be protected by existing Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs).

A20.4.2. Any dependent residing OS may be requested by a military commander to depart

the OS location. However, neither the commander nor the AF may require dependents to

leave a foreign country. Requiring that dependents leave a foreign country is an action which

may only be taken by the government of the host nation under normal diplomatic protocol.

However, the AF may take steps within its authority, including Secretarial denial or

revocation of command sponsorship (which would, in turn, terminate OS station allowances),

restricting dependents' access to the installation and/or facilities, denial of privileges such as

use of exchange, commissary, and so on.

A20.4.3. The decision to authorize dependent travel OS at government expense is based on

the standard of living, general desirability of the location, adequacy of dependent support

facilities, political climate in the foreign country, possible adverse affect the presence of

dependents may have on mission accomplishment, operational readiness, or combat

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capability. Normally, dependent travel at government expense shall not be authorized to any

OS location where one or more of the above factors is significantly unfavorable.

A20.4.4. All dependents in an OS area will be furnished medical care. Medical care is based

on dependency status, not on command sponsorship. Not all OS locations have adequate

medical facilities to care for all medical conditions. Accordingly, medical care for

dependents who are not command sponsored is provided according to medical guidelines and

priorities.

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Attachment 21

ASSIGNMENT OF NON-PRIOR SERVICE (NPS) PIPELINE STUDENTS (ENLISTED

A21.1. Assignment Processing Responsibilities and Procedures.

A21.1.1. HQ AFPC. Distributes available Operational Training Graduates (OTG) to the

MAJCOMs on an equal basis by matching OTGs to their end assignment and providing

instructions to the Contact Center through either the PDS or by e-mail. PDD and RNLTD

will be based upon graduation date plus 25 days for CONUS assignments and graduation

date plus 40 days for OS assignments.

A21.1.1.1. Assignment selection criteria for CONUS assignments. Airmen are arranged

and matched in order of grade, DOR, TAFMSD, date of birth (DOB) (earliest to latest)

and then, if necessary, in reverse SSN order.

A21.1.1.2. Assignment selection criteria for OS assignments. Arrange Airmen in the

same order as above and match volunteers first; then for non-volunteers, reverse the order

of the list so the junior non-volunteer is selected first and the senior non-volunteer is

selected last.

A21.2. Training Wing (TRW) Responsibilities.

A21.2.1. The 319 th Training Squadron at Lackland AFB will report basic military training

(BMT) students classification no later than the end of the fourth week of training.

Immediately after classification, they will schedule and update in the Air Force Training

Management System (AFTMS) all training required for award of the 3-skill level

AFSC.A21.2.2. TRW registrars will report the students entry into operational training

school, a change in technical training schedule, or completion of technical school to

2AF/XPAC.

A21.2.2. Schedule students for wing-controlled follow-on training immediately upon entry

into the basic course at the training wing.

A21.2.3. 2AF/XPAC reports any changes to course identification number to HQ

AFPC/DPAA5 by message or e-mail as soon as possible after the class has been activated.

A21.3. MPS Student Assignment Section.

A21.3.1. The MPS will notify the student, through the unit commander, of the assignment

within 5 duty days after receipt. The MPS will also establish a relocation folder and notify

the training squadron of all necessary actions for the assignment, according to AFI 36-2102,

Base- Level Relocation Procedures.

A21.3.2. PCS orders should be accomplished and forwarded to the Airman as soon as

possible after receipt of the assignment if no special processing requirements exist (i.e.,

PRP/SCI requirements, medical/dental clearances, AF Form 1466, AF Form 965, etc.).

A21.3.3. PCS orders for assignments with special requirements or PPCs, such as those stated

above, will be accomplished upon completion of all mandatory requirements. The chief of

the student assignments section will establish local procedures to ensure special requirements

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are accomplished in the most expedient manner. The process for requirements to be

completed and orders processed for the student should be completed within 15 duty days.

A21.4. Student SWAP Program. This voluntary program was established to afford NPS student

Airmen who are assigned in a PCS status at a TRW or GSU the chance to swap assignments with

another student before they graduate from technical training. Interested students are solely

responsible for finding another student who wants to swap assignments. A SWAP involves two

or more NPS students (AB through A1C). NOTE: If a TTG has an approved follow-on

assignment he/she is ineligible to swap, unless extenuating circumstances apply.

A21.4.1. Eligibility Criteria. Airmen must:

A21.4.1.1. Not have been notified of pending elimination from training.

A21.4.1.2. Be projected graduates of the same course.

A21.4.1.3. Meet or be able to satisfy all special requirements and PPC requirements

before graduation.

A21.4.1.4. Have the same Air Force specialty code (AFSC) including the same prefix

and/or suffix (this does not apply to Airmen who are attending the same phase I core

course that is common to more than one AFSC).

A21.4.1.5. Have a class graduation date within 30 calendar days of each other.

A21.4.1.6. Not have an assignment as a result of a SWAP (AAR SS). NOTE: Only one

approved swap is permitted.

A21.4.1.7. Be a US citizen if assignment is to OS (with exception of Alaska and

Hawaii). Non- US citizens are ineligible for a SWAP to an OS assignment (other than

Alaska or Hawaii).

A21.4.1.8. Be a US citizen if the assignment requires access to classified information.

Non-US citizens are ineligible for a SWAP to an assignment requiring access to

classified information.

A21.4.1.9. Not have a UIF or have administrative actions pending which will result in

the establishment of a UIF, if the assignment is to an OS area.

A21.5. AB through A1C may swap assignments with each other. (There are no grade

restrictions for NPS students).

A21.6. SWAP Procedures:

A21.6.1. The SWAP request must be submitted to the MPS student assignment section not

later than 4 workdays after the student is notified of his or her assignment.

A21.6.2. The MPS reports SWAP requests by e-mail within 3 duty days to DPAA5 for

processing. The MPS ensures all pertinent information is contained in the reporting of

SWAPs. The following format will be used: NAME/SSN/OLD GPAS/NEW GPAS/AAN/

AFSC/GRAD DT/REMARKS.

A21.6.3. A change of either assignment after a SWAP has been approved does not cancel

the SWAP action (i.e., if either Airman’s assignment was changed the other would continue

to the swapped assignment).

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A21.6.4. Within 3 duty days, DPAA5 will process the request for a SWAP and either

approve and update the PDS, or contact the MPS/GSU notifying them of disapproval.

A21.6.5. As an exception to the above, students attending Phase II medical training in

AFSCs 4H0X1, 4J0X1, 4R0X1, 4T0X1 or 4T0X2 may apply for a SWAP regardless of their

training location. These Airmen must be reported to DPAA5 in the same manner described

above by the MPS servicing the training location. (NOTE: Both MPS’ will maintain a copy

of the SWAP request of each Airman and the MPS servicing the Airman whose last name

occurs first in alphabetical order will submit the requests to the assignment OPR.).

A21.6.6. The Airmen involved must concur with the SWAP assignments in writing.

A21.7. Follow-on (FO) Assignment Program.

A21.7.1. TRW’s will refer to Attachment 5, for complete guidance on the FO assignment

program. Airmen selected for a dependent-restricted assignment (NA/12 locations), or who

elect an unaccompanied short tour (24/15 or 24/12 locations) will be briefed during their

initial assignment briefing.

A21.7.2. TRW’s will allow Airmen 3 duty days to complete their application or decline

participation in writing.

A21.7.3. Airmen may apply for up to 16 preferences (8 CONUS and 8 OS, which can reflect

specific bases, states, regions, locales, or countries).

A21.7.4. Method of submitting requests from the technical training wing to HQ AFPC will

vary based on the Airman’s PDD. Airmen with a PDD of more than 150 days from the ASD

will have their requests updated by the TRW via PDS, utilizing the remarks area to identify

requested state or region/locale areas, if desired. The transaction will generate an in-system

request to the appropriate assignment OPR approximately 120 days prior to the Airman’s

PDD. In-system approval or disapproval from the assignment OPR will take place through

PDS within 10 duty days after receipt. Airmen with a PDD within 150 days from ASD

should have their preferences forwarded to the assignment OPR by e-mail or fax. The

assignment OPR will process these requests through the appropriate assignment OPR within

5 duty days and, if necessary, advise the TRW of disapproval through message, CRT, or email.

A21.7.5. Airmen must receive approval or disapproval prior to departure and those with

approved FO assignments must have the pertinent information reflected in their PCS orders.

A21.8. Deferment of NPS Students.

A21.8.1. BMT Students. The following deferments or conditions prohibit the PDS from

automatically classifying and matching BMT student assignments.

A21.8.1.1. Medical/Dental Hold. Deferred with AAC 31, Table 2.1 and DOA as set by

the Medical/Dental Facility.

A21.8.1.2. Recommended for Separation. Defer with AAC 73 with DOA 6 months from

date of recommendation. If previously classified, cancel projected assignment to

technical training wing and update the Primary, Control, and Duty AFSC to 9T000.

A21.8.1.3. HQ USAF or MAJCOM Hold. Airmen identified by the Airman

Classification Squadron as having unique needs which will have a bearing on their

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assignment. On approval from 2AF/XPAC, the Airman is placed in AAC 70 with a

DOA equal to their graduation date from BMT. If not resolved by that date, the Airman

Classification Squadron Commander will place a statement on the DD Form 4,

Enlistment/Reenlistment Document, Armed Forces of the United States, waiving the

problem. The DOA must never exceed the BMT graduation date.

A21.8.1.4. Airman Classification Squadron Assessment Branch. Airmen identified for

special processing by the assessment branch will be placed in AAC 25 with a DOA 1

workday before classification of the week group. A later DOA may be input manually.

A21.8.1.5. Enlisted Under the Guarantee AFSC Program. Airmen are placed in AAC 71

with a DOA equal to BMT graduation date.

A21.8.1.6. Join Spouse Applicants. Airmen are placed in AAC 69 with a DOA equal to

BMT graduation date. The Airman Classification Squadron will ensure a join spouse

requirement is considered during classification so that compatible AFSCs are selected.

A21.8.1.7. Other. Airmen in a duty status code other than present for duty (code 00) are

not considered for classification or reassignment.

A21.9. Delaying a PCS Move for a NPS Student. PCS moves for NPS students may not be

delayed except:

A21.9.1. When a humanitarian or EFMP assignment request is pending.

A21.9.2. When a join spouse application is pending.

A21.9.3. When PCS involves a female Airman who is pregnant or an Airman whose wife is

pregnant, consistent with pregnancy deferment procedures in this instruction (see

paragraphs 2.38 and 2.39).

A21.9.4. When the student is under consideration for a selectively manned or special-duty

A21.9.5. When pending completion of additional assignment processing actions required by

a PPC or awaiting approval to proceed on assignment.

A21.9.6. When pending a response to an application for concurrent travel.

A21.9.7. When the student is placed on Commander Directed Hold (AAC 21) or Under

AFOSI/ Security Forces Investigation (AAC 17). Commanders will validate the need to

retain a student for further observation or contemplated administrative action. Once

validated, the commander must immediately initiate a request to place the Airman on hold.

The commander’s request includes: grade, name, SSN, CAFSC, student status (projected

graduation date, date eliminated, and so forth), applicable AAC from Table 2.1 (if different

than AAC 21), rationale for action, and DOA. The request must be hand-carried or

electronically transmitted/faxed to the MPS student assignment section to prevent student

departure. If the commander determines the Airman is about to depart the base, notify the

MPS student assignment section telephonically to prevent departure. In these cases, written

confirmation as described above is required within 1 duty day. If there is a disagreement

between the commander and the MPS regarding a request, it is elevated to the next higher

level of command until resolved.

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A21.9.7.1. MPS’ must establish procedures to make sure action is taken to prevent

departure of an Airman upon receipt of a commander’s request. In addition, commanders

will set up procedures to ensure the hold request is provided to the MPS student

assignment section.

A21.9.7.2. When circumstances which required the Airman to be delayed cease to exist

and the Airman is qualified for reassignment, the commander takes immediate action to

release the Airman, in writing. This notification is provided to the MPS student

A21.10. Assignment of Military Couples Involving TTGs. (See Attachment 8 for complete

guidance on the join spouse assignment program).

A21.10.1. In those situations where the student was married to another military member

prior to BMT and intent code was updated via vMPF, no further action is needed to affect

join spouse consideration. However, when the marriage occurs at the training location or

after graduation, the following applies:

A21.10.2. Airmen must update join spouse intent code and submit a ―hard-copy‖ join spouse

application (see Figure A8.1) to request join spouse assignment consideration as soon as

possible after the date of marriage.

A21.10.2.1. The MPS verifies the Airman’s eligibility, update PDS, suspenses a copy of

the application, and notifies DPAA5 via e-mail (info spouse’s MPS, if applicable).

Notification should include the following information on each Airman:

A21.10.2.1.1. Name (Last, First, Middle Initial).

A21.10.2.1.2. Grade.

A21.10.2.1.3. SSN.

A21.10.2.1.4. CAFSC.

A21.10.2.1.5. Graduation Date.

A21.10.2.1.6. Current unit of assignment.

A21.10.2.1.7. Requested assignment location.

A21.10.2.1.8. Date of marriage and Join Spouse Intent Code.

A21.10.2.1.9. The following mandatory statement: ―The marriage certificate has

been verified and join spouse application is on file in the MPS.‖

A21.10.2.1.10. If one spouse is a member of another branch of the Armed Forces,

written confirmation from that member confirming that join spouse is desired must be

submitted with the join spouse application. Include the spouse’s rank, name, SSN,

AFSC or MOS, job title, current duty location, and, if known, the name, rank, and

DSN of spouse’s assignment clerk.

A21.10.3. HQ AFPC/DPAA5 provides the MPS the final decision via e-mail. The MPS

uses this authority to reassign students. Students must not depart until the MPS receives the

final decision from the assignment OPR. PDS notification confirming approval (PTI 517)

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will follow depending on proximity of graduation date (NOTE: Do not delay processing

pending PDS confirmation).

A21.10.4. Students indicating they will marry en route PCS must be counseled not to delay

applying for join spouse assignment until arrival at the new duty location. Advise them to

report immediately to the nearest AF installation to apply. The Airman will not be

reimbursed for travel in conjunction with such application and will remain in leave status

(delay en route) while the application is pending.

A21.10.5. Airmen will not be retrained for the sole purpose of making a join spouse

assignment for 12 months after graduation from technical training. However, with approval

of 2AF/XPAC, they may be transferred to another course before school entry or if the

training already received is applicable to the new course.

A21.11. Student Quality Control Procedures.

A21.11.1. Airmen (including graduates, eliminees, and unqualified students) who cannot or

will not meet acceptable standards of conduct or duty performance are identified and

separated from the Air Force.

A21.11.2. All administrative or judicial actions, initiated or contemplated, are completed

before the Airman is reassigned.

A21.11.3. NPS student assignments are mandatory PCS moves, but only to CONUS

A21.11.4. The losing commander notifies the gaining commander, in writing, when a

student is recommended for assignment and administrative action has been established.

Include an explanation of the Airmen’s situation and the specific actions taken. If further

action is desirable, but impractical, the specific reason for precluding further action must be

fully explained.

A21.11.5. Airmen (including graduates, eliminees, and unqualified students) are not

assigned to or allowed to leave for any OS location or any CONUS location where a qualitycontrol-oriented

PPC applies AAC 10-21, excluding 14 (this does not include PRP), without

the approval of HQ AFPC/ DPAPP.

A21.12. Security Clearance and Access to Classified Information.

A21.12.1. Only those TTGs requiring a security clearance for award of an AFSC should be

placed in involuntary hold status. MPS’ must ensure that SCI nomination packages are

forwarded to the Defense Investigative Service (DIS) by the local Security Police

Investigative Office.

A21.12.2. MPS’ will establish procedures to ensure security clearance requests for

investigation are initiated no later than 3 duty days after receipt of the assignment

notification. All initial clearance processing will be completed no later than 30 days after

receipt or the graduation date, whichever is sooner.

A21.13. Return of Graduated Students En Route PCS.

A21.13.1. Commanders have the ultimate responsibility of ensuring only quality personnel

are retained in the AF and permitted to be reassigned. When an individual has departed on

PCS but not arrived at the gaining location, the decision to cancel his or her assignment for

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the purpose of returning to the previous duty station must serve the overall best interests of

the AF. Due to the PCS cost and personal hardship that may result, an individual who has

departed on PCS will only be directed to return to the previous duty station upon approval of

the assignment OPR and DPAA5 after it is determined the action for which return is

requested cannot be completed at the gaining unit. Requests to return an individual for the

purpose of administering disciplinary actions (Article 15, Letter of Reprimand, or Control

Roster) will normally be disapproved. The gaining commander can administer these actions.

Airmen may, however, be returned for involuntary separation, court-martial, completion of

an OSI investigation, etc. It is the decision of the assignment OPR to cancel an Airman’s

assignment that actually causes the Airman’s return to the previous duty station.

A21.13.2. A commander considering requesting the return of an individual who has departed

PCS but who has not arrived at the gaining location must:

A21.13.2.1. Contact the local Staff Judge Advocate to determine the legal sufficiency

and determine if return is necessary.

A21.13.2.1.1. If determined to be legally sufficient, contact the MPS Commander

who will provide HQ AFPC/DPAPP the specifics of the case for their

approval/disapproval. These actions are normally completed on the same day of the

A21.13.2.2. If return is approved, the commander notifies the individual by telephone or

overnight express mail. Telephonic notification is recommended as long as the

conversation is witnessed and an appropriate memo for record is prepared. The

commander must give the individual a specific RNLTD for his or her return. If the

individual lacks funds for the return trip, advise him or her to report to the nearest

Financial Service Office (FSO) with original PCS orders to obtain necessary funds and/or

commercial tickets for the return travel.

A21.13.2.3. Airmen returning must in-process through the MPS. If involuntary

separation or commander hold (AAC 21) is being initiated, the individual must be

notified in writing of the action and its ramifications prior to implementation.

A21.13.2.4. Upon Airman’s return, the MPS (Personnel Employment Section) will gain

the Airman back to file. The original orders must be rescinded with a statement in the

remarks that the Airman was ordered to return to the losing base (CONUS base) from

their leave address (state location) by the commander. The MPS will ensure the FSO

receives a copy of the rescission orders.

A21.14. Disposition of First Time Technical Training Eliminees.

A21.14.1. NPS students who eliminate from their training course will be evaluated for

retention in the Air Force. If the behavior or action that resulted in the elimination from

training is grounds for separation, proper action is taken. If, after evaluation, it is decided to

retain the Airman, then the following applies:

A21.14.1.1. The MPS sends a message or e-mail to 2AF/XPAC with an information

copy to HQ AFPC/DPAA5 (AETC/SGPS on Airmen eliminated from medical training)

within 3 duty days after the elimination is formally approved, or 3 duty days after the

decision to retain the Airman was made. Report disqualified Airmen according to AFI

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36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and Enlisted). Message or e-mail will

include the following:

A21.14.1.1.1. Grade, name, SSN, AFSC, physical profile (PULHESX), color vision

normal (yes or no), depth perception normal (yes or no), and whether the Airman

possesses a current state driver’s license (yes or no).

A21.14.1.1.2. Course from which eliminated. Include the course length, start date,

and date of final elimination action. For unqualified students, indicate only the AFSC

for which Airman is unqualified.

A21.14.1.1.3. Reasons for elimination as stated in the counseling records. For

unqualified students, indicate the reasons for disqualification.

A21.14.1.1.4. Up to 6 AFSC preferences for which the Airman qualifies. If

applicable, include a summary of the individual’s experience or interests that may

assist in reclassification.

A21.14.1.1.5. If further technical training is not recommended, give specific

rationale why administrative separation action was not taken.

A21.14.1.1.6. A complete account of all actions contained in the Airman’s UIF, if

applicable.

A21.14.1.1.7. Any other facts, recommendations, or information that will assist in

determining a disposition that is in the best interest of the AF. Comments should

include whether the Airman is PRP certifiable, Airman’s attitude and motivation,

along with any other pertinent factors. Also, include commander’s recommendation.

A21.14.2. If reentry into another technical training course is decided, 2AF advises the MPS

and DPAA5 of the reclassification AFSC and course data. DPAA5 will update the PAFSC

and CAFSC and the MPS will update the DAFSC to the new AFSC using PDS. If training is

at an alternate location, DPAA5 will provide assignment instructions for the PCS or TDY

(depending on the course length) to the appropriate TRW.

A21.14.3. To ensure prompt disposition, 2AF and DPAA5 will complete their required

actions after receipt of eliminee or unqualified student reports. Each level of review must

complete their action within 3 duty days after receipt.

A21.14.4. Commanders must avoid multiple (more than once) reclassification of students

who clearly do not meet acceptable standards. This includes standards of academics,

performance, conduct, bearing and behavior, discipline, medical, or any characteristic that

does not promote accomplishment of the AF’s mission. When students are recommended for

reclassification more than once, the approval authority is the group commander.

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Attachment 22

PCS OF MEMBERS DIRECTED UNDER AUTHORITY OF ANOTHER PRESCRIBING

INSTRUCTION (LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND BELOW AND ALL ENLISTED)

A22.1. Introduction. While the term ―assignments‖ is frequently used to describe all PCSs, the

fact is there are various types of PCS moves directed by OPRs not within the HQ AFPC

Directorate of Assignments which are made under the authority of another prescribing

instruction. As a reminder, with the exception of patient assignments, assignment OPRs within

the HQ AFPC Directorate of Assignments are responsible for only operational, rotational, force

structure, and training PCSs.

A22.2. PCS in Conjunction With Other Actions. The following PCSs, with the exception of

some patient assignments, are directed by OPRs outside the HQ AFPC Directorate of

Assignments. The OPR for the action concerned is the OPR for the PCS and is the PCS

Authority.

A22.2.1. Accession PCSs (except for medical officers which is HQ AFPC/DPAM). OPR is

HQ AFPC/DPPA. With the exception of those designated at the discretion of the Secretary

and Chief of Staff, assignments of all USAF Academy graduate accessions or members

cross- commissioning from other Service Academies will be assigned at or below the wing

level.

A22.2.2. PCS in conjunction with separation and retirement (includes for processing of

administrative separation/discharge). OPR is HQ AFPC/DPPR.

A22.2.3. PCS of patients to a medical treatment facility (MTF) or between MTFs. OPR can

be either the gaining MTF Commander or HQ AFPC/DPAMM, Medical Standards Branch

IAW AFI 41-210. Upon release from assignment to the MTF, Airmen will be reported to

HQ AFPC/DPAMM who, in turn, will request the assignment OPR direct reassignment as

A22.2.4. PCS of prisoners to a confinement facility (including from OS to a CONUS

facility) or between confinement facilities. OPR is AF Corrections.

A22.2.5. PCS of Airmen to locations near their HOR who are placed in appellate leave

status incident to court-martial conviction. OPR is AF/JA.

A22.2.6. PCS or TDY related to judicial proceedings (court-martial or other reasons when

directed by the MAJCOM/JA) according to AFI 51-201, Administration of Military Justice.

OPR is AF/JA.

A22.3. How PCSs Differ. The PCSs listed in paragraph A22.2 (frequently referred to as

assignments) differ from those authorized by this instruction in the following major ways:

A22.3.1. The selection process (qualifications, ODSD/STRD, DAS, TOS, retainability, and

so on) prescribed in this instruction to determine which individual will be selected for PCS

does not apply.

A22.3.2. The purpose of the PCS is not to fill a valid manpower authorization at the gaining

location and/or the have the Airman perform duty in his/her AFSC.

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A22.3.3. The PCSs are not projected in the PDS and do not need an operational, rotational,

or training AAN. The Airman is ―assigned‖ using unprojected gain procedures provided in

the PSD Handbook.

A22.3.4. It may not be appropriate for the cost of the PCS to be charged to the same PCS ID

codes used for operational, rotational, and training assignments.

A22.3.5. It is incorrect to cite AFI 36-2110, Assignments, as the ―authority‖ for the PCS.

A22.3.6. 7-day option procedures do not apply.

A22.4. Similarities of the PCSs. Similarities do exist between the PCSs listed in paragraph

A22.2 and those authorized by this instruction and directed by the assignment OPRs shown in

Table 1. They include:

A22.4.1. The Airman may change unit of assignment and/or make a permanent change of

A22.4.2. Most of the moves involve an order directing the PCS.

A22.4.3. The PCS allowances Airmen may accrue may be different for each kind of PCS.

A22.4.4. Because relocation is involved, MPS’ assist those agencies directing the PCS and

in processing the Airman for PCS.

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Attachment 23

ADVANCE ASSIGNMENT/DEFERMENT FOR DEPLOYED AIRMEN (AAD)

(ENLISTED AND OFFICERS)

A23.1. Purpose. The AAD program is designed to allow all Airmen (enlisted and officer) who

otherwise qualify to request an advance assignment or an in-place 24 month assignment

deferment once they become eligible. The program recognizes a commitment to our Airmen

who have served an uncharacteristically long tour of arduous duty in service to the United States

of America.

A23.2. Eligibility Criteria.

A23.2.1. Must have served a tour of duty of at least 300 consecutive days in a 365 day

period in a location that is authorized hazardous duty pay.

A23.2.2. CONUS based Airmen must have a minimum of 36 months TOS as of PCS

departure date if advanced assignment is to another CONUS location. If advanced

assignment is to an overseas location, then Airmen must have 24 months TOS by PCS

departure. Airmen stationed overseas must complete their current prescribed tour prior to

A23.2.3. Airmen otherwise qualified for advance assignment/24 month assignment

deferment under Extended Deployment (Indeterminate TDY [ITDY]) rules are not eligible to

apply under this AAD program.

A23.2.4. Airmen currently assigned overseas and electing an advance assignment to another

overseas area (consecutive overseas tour (COT)) may not receive entitlements unless

otherwise eligible under the provisions of the COT program outlined in Attachment 4.

A23.2.5. Must be eligible for PCS and have no quality force factors that would otherwise

make them ineligible (advance assignment only).

A23.2.6. Join Spouse consideration if applicable should be processed IAW, paragraph 2.31,

and Attachment 8 (advance assignment only).

A23.2.7. Airman must have sufficient retainability to serve the associated PCS ADSC

(advance assignment only).

A23.2.8. program does not affect eligibility to

participate in the First Term Airman or Career Airman BOP program at a later date provided

eligibility criteria is met.

A23.3. Application Timelines.

A23.3.1. If an Airman has or will have over 24 months time on station as of return/projected

date of return from deployment, they must apply no later than 60 days upon return from

deployment.

A23.3.2. If an Airman has or will have less than 24 months time on station as of

return/projected date of return from deployment, they must apply no later than 60 days upon

return or at their 24 month time on station point whichever is later.

A23.4. Application procedures.

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A23.4.1. Airmen will apply or decline to apply for the AAD program within 15 calendar

days of their acceptance (as documented by their signature on the notification letter) through

their home station unit commander using the form at Figure A23.1 (NOTE: If

election is not made within 15 calendar days of acceptance, the request will be processed as

an exception to policy IAW paragraph 1.5 .

A23.4.2. For Airmen who elect the 24-month assignment deferment, if approved, AFPC will

update the Assignment Availability Code (AAC) ―39‖ to expire 24 months after projected

return date.

A23.4.3. For Airmen who elect an advanced assignment, if approved, AFPC will load the

assignment information in MILPDS.

A23.4.4. Once selections have been made for an Advanced Assignment (AA) or 2 year

assignment deferment, this will constitute the member exercising his/her option and will not

be reconsidered. If the member desires a change, the only option available is to request

cancellation of such action, return to home station (if applicable) and enter the next

A23.4.5. Desires of the Airman will be heavily considered, however unit manning and needs

of the Air Force must be a deciding factor.

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Figure A23.1. Sample AAD Application.

MPS/(office symbol)

HQ AFPC/(office symbol)

SUBJECT: FOUO - Advance Assignment/Deferment for Deployed Airmen (AAD)

Application - (Full name, rank, SSAN, AFSC)

1. Please consider me for an AAD assignment to one of the bases listed below or please

consider me for a 24 month assignment deferment IAW AAD provisions. I have attached

documentation showing that I meet the minimum eligibility requirements to be eligible for this

Assignment Preferences:

2. (For airmen married to other military members only.) I have been counseled on the AAD

program and join-spouse assignment criteria. I understand that if I request assignment

consideration under the AAD program, I will first be considered for assignment to my spouse’s

location unless join spouse assignment is not desired (intent code H).

3. I understand that if I am requesting an advance assignment under AAD provisions, I will be

required to have or obtain the necessary retainability (computed from the RNLTD (year and

month) within 30 days of approval to satisfy the ADSC for the PCS. I also understand that

voluntary cancellation of an approved AAD advance assignment or refusal to obtain the

necessary retainability will result in immediate cancellation of the AAD assignment with no

provisions to reapply.

(signature of applicant) 1 attachment

Supporting Documentation

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1. (For 24 month assignment deferment only.) Recommend (approval) (disapproval).

Deferment of this airman from PCS under the AAD program (is) (is not) in the best interest of

the Air Force. (Disapproval recommendation requires specific justification.)

2. (For advance assignment only.) Recommend (approval) (disapproval) of advance

assignment. Assignment under the AAD program (is) (is not) in the best interest of the Air

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Attachment 24

HUMANITARIAN REASSIGNMENT AND DEFERMENT

A24.1. Humanitarian Reassignment/Deferment General Provisions/Policy.

A24.1.1. Waivers to these provisions require prior approval of HQ AFPC/DPAPH.

A24.1.2. The Comptroller General has ruled that the move of Air Force members from one

place to another may not be made at government expense based solely on humanitarian

reasons. The determining factor in the approval of a request for reassignment is the needs of

the Air Force.

A24.1.3. A request for humanitarian reassignment or deferment is considered based on

individual merit taking into account the human factors involved, the applicant’s skills and

length of service, and manning priorities and requirements. A request may be approved

when it is clearly in the best interest of the Air Force.

A24.1.4. A request for humanitarian reassignment may warrant giving assignment

preference to the applicant based on the facts presented. The fact that the move would

increase the morale and effectiveness of the Air Force member may be considered in

authorizing PCS in these circumstances, but assignment on this fact alone is not authorized.

A24.1.5. The reassignment or deferment request must be initiated by the member concerned.

A request initiated/submitted by one person on behalf of another is not accepted.

A24.1.6. Emergency or ordinary leave is to be used first as a means of easing family

hardships or problems before applying for humanitarian reassignment.

A24.1.7. All Air Force personnel must be able to respond to any contingency wherever and

whenever called upon to do so. The Air Force is also committed to equal distribution of

overseas assignments. Therefore, permanent or prolonged deferment from reassignment

cannot be considered. If a reassignment or temporary period of deferment is approved, the

member must thereafter revert to worldwide assignable status.

A24.1.8. A humanitarian request is approved on its own merit, and will not be disapproved

based solely on the member’s substandard performance and (or) conduct. Members will only

be delayed from departing PCS when they are required to remain for completion of

investigation and trial by US military or civil authorities, administrative actions under the

Uniformed Code of Military Justice, or AFI 36-3206, Administrative Discharge Procedures

for Commissioned Officers, or AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen. When a

reassignment request has been approved and administrative separation is not deemed

appropriate, the losing commander must formally notify the gaining commander, in writing,

of any incomplete administrative or disciplinary actions and provide a comprehensive

analysis of the member’s job related or personal problems.

A24.1.9. A humanitarian reassignment or deferment is normally a one-time action to solve a

problem within a reasonable period of time.

A24.1.10. For colonels and below and all airmen (except those attending initial technical

training), requests must be submitted via the virtual MPF (vMPF) with supporting

documentation to the Total Force Service Center-San Antonio (TFSC), HQ AFPC/DPTO.

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Once a request is complete it will be provided for consideration to HQ AFPC/DPAPH.

Large volume requests may be mailed to HQ AFPC/DPTO, 550 C Street West, Suite B111,

Randolph AFB TX 78150. For colonels (including selectees), and chiefs (including

selectees) while requests are submitted initially to HQ AFPC, the final approval authority is

AF/DPO and AF/DPE, respectively. Requests will be provided to the appropriate OPR for

consideration once the required medical or legal review is obtained. Throughout this

attachment when HQ AFPC/DPAPH is referred to, substitute AF/DPO if the applicant is a

colonel or colonel selectee, and AF/DPE if the applicant is a chief or chief selectee.

A24.2. For the Purpose of Humanitarian Consideration, the Following Terms are Explained.

A24.2.1. Family Member: Limited to spouse, child, father, mother, father-in-law, motherin-

law, stepparent, person in loco parentis, or other persons actually residing in the

household who are dependent for over half of their financial support. While siblings

(brothers and sisters of the member or spouse) are not within the definition of family member

in this attachment, requests involving the terminal illness of a sibling may be forwarded for

consideration as an exception to policy.

A24.2.2. Person in ―Loco Parentis:‖ A person in loco parentis refers to one who exercised

parental rights, duties, and responsibilities and, in fact, raised a member or spouse for a

minimum of 5 years in place of a mother or father because of death of the parent, or in the

parent’s continued absence from the home before the member’s or spouse’s 21st birthday, or

before the member’s entry on active duty, whichever is earlier. The relationship must have

been such that the member or spouse looked upon the person as a parent, not merely as a

temporary guardian. The mere presence of a person in the home for a number of years,

during which time they exercised a degree of custodial, but not parental responsibility, does

not constitute loco parentis. Also, in order for the child to have been in the care and control

of one acting in place of the parent, the parent cannot have also resided in the same home

(unless the parent was mentally incompetent).

A24.2.2.1. A request based on loco parentis status must include affidavits from all

parties (to include other family members, neighbors, clergy, or family friends) involved

stating the details of the custody, control, care, and management of the member or his or

her spouse. In addition, submit copies of any documents that may have been created at

the time loco parentis status was established relating to the custody, control, care, and

management of the member or spouse (court documents, tax returns, report cards signed

by the loco parentis ―parent,‖ etc.)

A24.3. Identifying and Reporting Humanitarian Conditions.

A24.3.1. A member desiring humanitarian deferment must formally submit his or her

request to the Air Force Contact Center (AFCC) within 30 calendar days from PCS

reassignment notification, nomination to HQ AFPC, or selection for TDY in excess of 30

calendar days.

A24.3.2. Should humanitarian conditions arise after PCS notification or other event

notification, the Airman must submit his or her formal request to the TFSC for consideration

within 30 calendar days of learning of the condition (or a diagnosis).

A24.3.3. If an Airman submits a request for reassignment or deferment and the

circumstances change prior to a final decision or the Airman’s departure on assignment, he or

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she must immediately inform either the MPS or the TFSC, who in turn notifies HQ

AFPC/DPAPH. A message reply will be provided with final disposition instructions.

A24.4. Spirit and Intent of the Humanitarian Program.

A24.4.1. The Humanitarian Program was established to assist members in resolving severe

short-term problems involving a family member. Members must be effectively utilized in

their duty (officer) or control (enlisted) AFSC.

A24.4.2. When a request involves reassignment, it will normally be to the closest location to

where the family member concerned resides so the member can provide the family member

maximum support, consistent with the manning needs of the Air Force. As a general rule,

reassignment into a special duty position is not considered since the selection process for

such duties can be quite involved and often requires an application to the ―hiring authority.‖

Also, retraining into a special duty position is not considered based on the lack of training

capability.

A24.5. Basic Eligibility Criteria for Humanitarian Reassignment/Deferment. In addition to

substantiating a humanitarian problem, the following basic criteria must be met before a request

can be approved.

A24.5.1. A vacancy must exist at the new duty station if a PCS is involved and the member

must meet service retainability requirements for PCS.

A24.5.2. The member must be experiencing a problem involving a family member (see

paragraphs A24.2.1 and A24.2.2) that is more severe than usually encountered by other Air

Force members with a similar problem.

A24.5.3. The member’s presence must be absolutely essential to alleviate the problem.

A24.5.4. The problem can be resolved within a reasonable period of time (normally 12

months).

A24.6. Humanitarian Conditions Usually Warranting Approval. It is impractical to try to list all

the conditions for which a humanitarian reassignment or deferment may be approved. The

factors to be considered vary from case to case and the number of possible situations and

circumstances are almost infinite. However, requests substantiating problems arising from any

of the following circumstances usually warrant approval:

A24.6.1. The recent death (within 12 months) of the member’s spouse or child, including

miscarriages of 20 weeks or more gestation. Humanitarian reassignment is normally

approved on the death of a child or stepchild under the age of 18 who is living in the

member’s home at the time of death. A request based on a child or stepchild who is over the

age of 18 will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Reassignment made under this

provision will normally be considered to only one of two locations -- either near extended

family for support or to the closest available base to the burial site.

A24.6.2. The member has a serious financial problem not the result of overextension of

personal military income (such as loss of primary home of residence where member or

spouse and children currently reside, or loss of possessions through fire, theft, or natural

disaster), and the member will suffer a substantial financial loss unless his or her presence or

continued presence can be ensured. It must be shown that the problem cannot be resolved by

leave, correspondence, power of attorney, or by any other person or means.

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A24.6.3. The member is serving an unaccompanied OS tour and his or her spouse abandons

their children. It must be shown it is not possible for the children to join the member at the

OS location when an accompanied tour is authorized and that the member’s presence is

necessary. The assignment location under this provision will be based on the needs of the Air

Force.

A24.6.4. The terminal illness of a family member (see paragraph A24.2.1 and A24.2.2 for

definition of family members for the purpose of humanitarian reassignment) when death is

imminent within 2 years. A doctor's prognosis of a terminal illness must be fully supported

and substantiated by clinical data. In such cases, the member’s presence is considered

essential regardless of the availability of other family members to assist.

A24.6.5. An authorized state or local agency places a child in the member’s home and

deferment is necessary to comply with state or local laws to complete final adoption.

Reassignment to pursue adoption is not normally authorized.

A24.6.6. Reassignment or deferment is essential in establishing or operating an effective

family advocacy program according to AFI 40-301, Family Advocacy. Documentation from

the base Family Advocacy Officer is required. NOTE: While requests for humanitarian

consideration must be initiated by the member, there are some instances involving family

advocacy issues where the member does not desire assignment or assignment cancellation

and there are no quality control factors that would support such action. In these situations,

the member’s commander can request assignment or assignment cancellation via

humanitarian deferment when the basis is to continue or obtain treatment for family

advocacy issues. The request must be fully documented and endorsed by the local Family

Advocacy Officer (see paragraph 3.8.10.2 for personnel assigned overseas).

A24.6.7. When the request for reassignment of an active duty Airman who has experienced a

sexual assault has been considered and approved in accordance with criteria established in

AFI 36-6001, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program. As reflected in

AFI 36-6001, the reassignment request requires the commander's and vice wing commander's

approval, and the commander's letter must include a PCS recommendation based on, but not

limited to, the nature and circumstances of the offense and the victim's reasons for the

request. Refer to AFI 36-6001 for further guidance. Additionally, all requests disapproved

according to AFI 36-6001 will be forwarded to HQ AFPC/DPAPH for final administrative

A24.6.7.1. For requests involving a member's spouse or child, it must be determined and

fully substantiated by appropriate medical authority that remaining in the area where the

incident occurred would be detrimental to the welfare of the family member.

A24.6.7.2. Airmen may request a specific base for reassignment in these types of

requests. However, manning must fully support the Airman's desired location as the

main consideration is to relocate away from where the incident occurred. Retraining is

considered for this type request on a case-by-case basis.

A24.7. Reasons Humanitarian Requests are Usually Disapproved. Requests for reassignment or

deferment are usually disapproved when it is probable that the problem will exist for an

indefinite period of time, or the request is based on one of the following circumstances:

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A24.7.1. A desire to provide physical, emotional, or other support to help with the activities

of daily living to a parent or parent-in-law due to age, non-terminal or chronic illness or

disability, or recent death in the family.

A24.7.2. Problems associated with child care arrangements, or a single parent’s desire to

make or facilitate either short or long term child care arrangements.

A24.7.3. Psychoneurosis (such as various psychic or mental disorders characterized by

special combinations of anxieties, compulsions, obsessions, phobias, and motor or sensory

manifestations) resulting from family separation incident to military assignment.

A24.7.4. Normal pregnancy, threatened miscarriage, breech birth, Cesarean section, or RH

incompatibility.

A24.7.5. The existence of a housing shortage or home ownership problems.

A24.7.6. A financial problem, to include bankruptcy, resulting from over-extension of

military income.

A24.7.7. A financial or management problem related to off-duty employment, the spouse’s

employment, private business activities, or to settle an estate.

A24.7.8. Passport or visa problems involving newly acquired family members.

A24.7.9. Threatened separation, divorce action, or the desire to pursue child custody.

A24.7.10. The problem existed or was reasonably foreseeable at the time of latest entry on

active duty without a break in service, or prior to departure on PCS.

A24.7.11. For the purpose of seeking or providing family support except as outlined in

paragraphs A24.6.1 or A24.6.4.

A24.7.12. A consecutive PCS or deferment based on continuation of the same circumstances

(does not include a request to extend a current deferment--see paragraph A24.11).

A24.7.13. A request based on the medical condition of the Air Force member. (Assignment

for this reason is initiated by local medical authorities when it is determined the situation

warrants such action.)

A24.7.14. Requests for deferment will not be considered for members who have not been

selected and notified of reassignment or TDY in excess of 30 days. A deferment request for

an officer can be considered based on the member’s appearance on the Vulnerable Mover

List (VML) if coordination with the appropriate assignment officer confirms assignment

selection is highly likely.

A24.8. Processing Humanitarian Requests.

A24.8.1. The final approval/disapproval authority is HQ AFPC/DPAPH. A request cannot

be approved or denied at a lower level.

A24.8.2. The applicant submits the request through the TFSC via the vMPF. All required

information according to Figure A24.1., plus supporting documentation, is necessary or the

request cannot be processed.

A24.8.2.1. A member desiring humanitarian reassignment who also has a spouse or

child(ren) enrolled in the EFMP must include appropriate medical or educational

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documentation concerning the EFMP situation with the humanitarian request (i.e., DD

Form 2792, plus addendums, DD Form 2792-1, IEP, etc.). A humanitarian reassignment

cannot be approved unless the projected assignment location can meet the needs of the

exceptional family member.

A24.8.2.2. Once the TFSC receives the complete request, to include supporting

documentation, from the Airman, it must be forwarded to HQ AFPC/DPAPH no later

than the next duty day.

A24.8.3. Forwarding endorsements and correspondence must include:

A24.8.3.1. Recommendation by commander to include additional information or

evidence of material value. If the commander recommends disapproval, complete

justification must be provided.

A24.8.3.2. Both members of a military couple must submit a request if the same

assignment consideration is desired. When both apply, respective commander

endorsements are required.

A24.9. Available Options When a Request is Disapproved. When a request is disapproved the

MPS must counsel the member on the following options: Members may apply (if eligible) for

retirement, retirement under hardship conditions, hardship discharge, or (for officers) resignation

or release from active duty. For those who are pending reassignment a request under this

paragraph must be submitted within 7 calendar days following receipt of the correspondence

disapproving the request.

A24.10. Withdrawing a Request. If an Airman wants to withdraw his or her request before a

final decision or departure on reassignment, the request must be submitted in writing to either the

MPS or the TFSC, who in turn notifies HQ AFPC/DPAPH immediately. Once an Airman has

departed on a humanitarian reassignment, the request can no longer be withdrawn.

A24.11. Humanitarian Assignment/TDY Restrictions.

A24.11.1. The TDY assignment authority will not select a member for TDY exceeding 30

calendar days while in humanitarian deferment (AAC 30, Table 2.1). If provided a

humanitarian reassignment, members will not be reassigned PCS for at least 12 months from

date arrived station. A deferment will initially restrict members from PCS or TDY for a

maximum of 12 months. The initial period of assignment/TDY restriction for humanitarian

reasons may be extended at the member’s request provided the total period does not exceed

18 months. If a terminal illness is involved, deferment may be extended up to a total of 24

months. Requests for such extensions are submitted using Figure A24.1 and must

substantiate that:

A24.11.1.1. Every possible effort has been made to overcome the problem.

A24.11.1.2. The condition warranting assignment/TDY restriction still exists.

A24.11.1.3. The problem can be resolved within the extended period of assignment/TDY

restriction.

A24.11.2. If an Airman’s parent organization is relocated or deactivated before expiration of

the assignment restriction, he or she is considered for intracommand reassignment to another

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organization on the same base. If no authorization for their specialty exists on base, or if the

base is being deactivated, reassignment instructions will be provided by HQ AFPC/DPAPH.

A24.12. Applicant Responsibilities.

A24.12.1. Emergency or ordinary leave must be used first as a means of resolving the

problem.

A24.12.2. Submits the request through the TFSC via the vMPF and electronically attaches or

faxes all required endorsements and supporting documentation to HQ AFPC/DPTO. Large

volume requests may be mailed to HQ AFPC/DPTO, 550 C Street West, Suite B111,

Randolph AFB TX 78150.

A24.12.3. A member stationed OS and requesting reassignment OS must agree to serve the

prescribed tour length at the new location or at least a tour length equal to the combined

unaccompanied tour lengths at the old and new locations, whichever is greater. FOR

EXAMPLE, if you are serving on a 30/18 month OS tour and receive approval for

reassignment to a 36/24 month OS tour, you must serve the full prescribed tour at the gaining

location (36 months), or not less than a tour equal to the combined unaccompanied tour

lengths (18 plus 24, or 42 months) between the two OS locations before reassignment from

the theater, whichever is greater. The computation resulting in the greatest combined OS

tour period being served is the required minimum. The variable is the amount of time you

have been assigned to the current location.

A24.12.4. For Airmen enroute PCS, they may discuss the problem with the nearest MPS

commander, the TFSC, or AFPC/DPAPH personnel to assist in deciding whether or not to

submit a request. There is no reimbursement authorized if the Airman decides to travel to the

nearest base with an MPS and an Airman's status remains unchanged (for example, leave) if

they decide to submit a request. The Airman must comply with current reporting instructions

if the assignment authority denies suspension of movement; however, a request still can be

submitted (see paragraph A24.15.6.).

A24.12.5. If a request for assignment is to a dependent-restricted area and the member’s

foreign- born spouse will be traveling to the native country, such information must be

included in the humanitarian request. If reassignment is approved, a request for a designated

location move (DLM) to the native country must be processed per AFI 36-3020, Family

Member Travel.

A24.12.6. If the circumstances of the situation change and the request is still pending, or a

reassignment has been approved but the Airman has not departed, the Airman must notify his

MPS. An approved humanitarian reassignment is normally canceled if the situation for

which granted ceases to exist before the Airmen’s departure. In this instance the Airman

must provide information and supporting documentation to show what actions have been

taken regarding the reassignment. The MPS will provide this information to the TFSC, who,

in turn, provides it to HQ AFPC/DPAPH who will make the final decision and provide a

response by message.

A24.12.7. Once a request has been approved the member must notify the MPS when the

situation upon which approval was granted ceases to exist. Once notified the MPS deletes

AAC 30 and the accompanying deployment availability code.

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A24.13. Total Force Service Center Responsibilities.

A24.13.1. Counsels members desiring to submit a request for reassignment/deferment on

humanitarian provisions.

A24.13.2. Ensures the member’s request has all pertinent documentation as outlined in

Figure A24.1 and this attachment.

A24.13.3. Processes and forwards to HQ AFPC/DPAPH complete requests no later than the

next workday after receipt from the Airman. Reasons for exceeding this standard must be

explained/provided in the forwarding correspondence.

A24.13.4. Acts as liaison between HQ AFPC/DPAPH and the applicant.

A24.14. Commander Responsibilities.

A24.14.1. Recommends approval/disapproval of the humanitarian request and includes any

information that helps HQ AFPC make a decision. All disapproval recommendations must

be fully justified.

A24.14.2. Does not select members assigned or deferred for humanitarian reasons for TDY

in excess of 30 calendar days while they are in AAC 30.

A24.14.3. When the criteria for immediate reassignment are met (for example, death of a

dependent child), commanders will ensure appropriate officials (e.g., medical, legal, OSI,

etc.) are aware of the member’s reassignment request and the probability of approval and

immediate departure on PCS.

A24.15. MPS Responsibilities.

A24.15.1. Processes requests for delay in reporting when applicant’s projected departure

date is within 30 days.

A24.15.2. Assists the member with accessing the vMPF applications. Processes requests

submitted by initial technical training students.

A24.15.3. Sends a message providing full facts and circumstances to the TFSC when the

reason for the request ceases to exist before the applicant departs PCS.

A24.15.4. Using MilPDS updates the AAC and DOA as directed by HQ AFPC/DPAPH.

A24.15.5. Counsels the applicant on other available options if the approval authority

disapproves the request. See paragraph A24.9.

A24.15.6. Deletes an AAC or deployment restriction when appropriate. The member must

inform the MPS when the circumstances on which a request was approved ceases to exist and

the MPS deletes the restriction or AAC.

A24.15.7. When a member is PCS enroute to or from an OS area, or is TDY in the CONUS

from OS, the nearest MPS commander may be contacted for assistance by phone or mail.

There is no reimbursement authorized if the member decides to travel to the nearest base

with an MPS. A member's status remains unchanged (for example, leave) if he or she decides

to submit a request. The MPS commander will assist the member in submission of a formal

request for humanitarian reassignment or deferment. The MPS commander may request to

suspend the movement of the member; however, members must be advised that their status

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remains unchanged (for example, leave) if the request for suspension is granted while a

request is pending. These requests must be forwarded by message to HQ AFPC/DPAPPH

with information copies to the losing and gaining activity and include:

A24.15.7.1. The member’s name, grade, SSN, SAFSC (officers) or CAFSC (airmen),

port call date (if applicable), date of humanitarian submission (if any), date departed

losing organization, losing and gaining unit of assignment, and RNLTD.

A24.15.7.2. A brief summary of the situation and any relevant supporting information.

A24.15.7.3. Counsels the member on the provisions of AFI 36-3003, Military Leave

Program, if the member has an advance (negative) leave balance when suspending

movement or when submitting the request. NOTE: The time between the request

submission and the approval authority’s final action is considered leave.

A24.15.7.4. If the request for suspension of movement is denied, the member may still

elect to submit a humanitarian request but also must comply with the current reporting

instructions. Requests for a new port call date or a change in RNLTD will not be

submitted after denial of the request for suspension of movement.

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Figure A24.1. Sample Request for Humanitarian Reassignment or Deferment.

(Appropriate Letterhead).

MEMORANDUM FOR UNIT/SQUADRON SECTION COMMANDER

HQ AFPC/DPTO

HQ AFPC/DPAPH

INTURN

FROM: (Grade, Name of Airman, Squadron/Office Symbol)

SUBJECT: (FOUO) - Humanitarian Reassignment/Deferment

1. Please grant me a humanitarian (reassignment to or deferment from reassignment/TDY to)

____________________ for the following reasons: (Provide all relevant information to support

your request. Provide documentation as specified in the notes as attachments to your request).

2. I have taken the following actions or steps to resolve the situation: (Information concerning

the existence of a viable family care plan must be included in this paragraph if the request is

based on a spouse’s medical or emotional problems that make his or her ability to manage the

household questionable in your absence. Information addressing why a care plan was not

established or why an existing one is no longer viable is required.)

3. I have/have not been previously (reassigned or deferred from reassignment) for humanitarian

reasons. If so, indicate date and reason.

4. My spouse and I have the following family members, but they cannot assist for the reasons

indicated. (Provide a complete composition of you and your spouse's family, their locations, and

specific reasons why they are unable to assist.)

5. (If en route PCS). Provide specific reasons why you did not submit the request before

departing your last duty station.

6. (If currently assigned OS and request is for another OS location.) If reassigned to another OS

location within the same theater, I do/do not volunteer to serve either the full accompanied tour

length at the gaining location or at least a tour length equal to the combined unaccompanied tour

lengths specified for the losing and gaining locations, whichever is greater.

7. I do/do not have an active duty spouse. If so, I understand he/she must either submit a

separate request or sign this request. In either case, an endorsement from both commanders is

required. I understand that my spouse will not receive assignment/deferment consideration

without the appropriate endorsements and signatures.

8. I will/will not accept voluntary retraining (if necessary) for approval of my request. I

understand I will incur an assignment restriction due to my retraining. I also understand future

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assignment or utilization in a previously held specialty will depend on Air Force manning

requirements and that I may have to remain in the retraining AFSC for an indefinite period.

9. I understand if changes occur to the situation presented, whether prior to a final decision, my

departure, or after approval, I must advise either the MPS or TFSC immediately.

10. The following contact information is provided:

a. Organization and location (current and projected), email address, fax phone number, and

phone number:

b. Home address of family member concerned:

c. Current leave address, date leave expires, leave telephone number, and email address:

Signature of Airman

Name, Grade, USAF

Attachments

(Include all applicable supporting documents pertinent to your case as indicated in the notes.)

The information herein is For Official Use Only (FOUO) which must be protected under the

Freedom of Information Act of 1966 and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. Unauthorized

disclosure or misuse of this PERSONAL INFORMATION may result in criminal and/or civil

penalties.

NOTES: It is essential that you fully document and substantiate your request. Failure to provide

all requested information will delay a final decision. It is important to remember that the

approval authority can only consider what is submitted for review. Attach documentation

indicated for request based on one of the following reasons:

1. Medical condition. Attending physician’s input providing appropriate medical data

according to Figure A24.2. (When the applicant has a family member enrolled in the EFMP the

request must also contain documentation concerning the special needs of the exceptional family

member, DD Form 2792, with addendums. Humanitarian reassignment cannot be provided if

required services/resources are not available within the projected assignment locale.)

2. Financial condition. Include documents or affidavits showing your financial status and how

reassignment or deferment will alleviate the situation. At a minimum, documentation must show

monthly income, itemized expenditures, and total outstanding debts. The Personal Financial

Management Program (PFMP) Manager located in the Airman and Family Readiness Center can

assist with required documentation.

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3. Child abandonment by spouse. Furnish a copy of missing person report filed with local law

enforcement authorities. Include documentary evidence (for example, copy of Red Cross report

initiating emergency leave or statement from child welfare agency) confirming the existence of a

child custody problem. Be sure to include rationale why child or children cannot join you at the

overseas location.

4. Child adoption. Furnish statement from the agency indicating the child has been placed in

your home and that state law requires your presence, and the period of delay required to

complete legal proceedings.

5. Legal issues. Include appropriate supporting legal documentation.

6. In loco parentis. Requests based on loco parentis status must include affidavits or documents

specified in paragraph A24.2.2.1.

7. Death of spouse or child. Furnish a copy of the death certificate or verification from

mortuary services if a death certificate has not been prepared as of the date of the request.

8. Sexual Assault. For active duty Airmen, include a commander's PCS recommendation

letter based on the considerations as stipulated in AFI 36-6001.

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Attachment 25

EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM (EFMP)

A25.1. EFMP Reassignment/Deferment General Provisions/Policy.

A25.1.1. Waivers to these provisions require prior approval of HQ AFPC/DPAPPH.

A25.1.2. All Air Force personnel must be able to respond to any contingency wherever and

overseas assignments. As a result, permanent or prolonged deferment from reassignment

A25.1.3. The reassignment or deferment request must be initiated by the member concerned.

A25.1.4. An EFMP request is approved on its own merit, and will not be disapproved based

solely on the member’s substandard performance and (or) conduct. Members will only be

delayed from departing PCS when they are required to remain for completion of

investigation and trial by US military or civil authorities or administrative actions under the

A25.1.5. For colonels and below and all airmen (except those attending initial technical

documentation to the Air Force Contact Center (AFCC), HQ AFPC/DPSCC. Once a request

is complete it will be provided for consideration to HQ AFPC/DPAPPH. Large volume

requests may be mailed to HQ AFPC/DPSCC, 550 C Street West, Suite B111, Randolph

AFB TX 78150. For colonels (including selectees), and chiefs (including selectees) while

requests are submitted initially to HQ AFPC, the final approval authority is AF/DPO and

AF/DPE, respectively. Requests will be provided to the appropriate OPR for consideration

once the required medical or legal review is obtained. Throughout this attachment when HQ

AFPC/DPAPPH is referred to, substitute AF/DPO if the applicant is a colonel or colonel

selectee, and AF/DPE if the applicant is a chief or chief selectee.

A25.2. For the Purpose of the EFMP, the Following Terms are Explained.

A25.2.1. Exceptional Family Member: Limited to the member’s spouse, child, or other

person actually residing in the member’s household who is dependent on the member for

over half of his or her financial support, and who meets DOD criteria for enrollment in the

EFMP.

A25.2.2. Special Needs Coordinator (SNC): A medical officer assigned to the medical

treatment facility (MTF) who is appointed as the SNC by the MTF Commander.

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A25.2.2.1. Family Member Relocation Clearance (FMRC) Coordinator: A medical

technician or civilian assigned to the MTF who is appointed as the FMRC Coordinator by

the MTF Commander.

A25.2.3. General Medical Services (GMS): Encompasses all types of physiological,

psychological, or social conditions of a chronic nature that have been medically diagnosed

and that require specialized treatment.

A25.2.4. Special Educational Services (SES): Specially designed instruction to meet the

unique educational needs of a handicapped child, including education provided in school, at

home, in a hospital or in an institution, physical education programs, and vocational

educational programs.

A25.2.5. Early Intervention (EI) and/or Related Services (RS): DODI 1342.12, Provision of

Early Intervention and Special Education Services to Eligible DOD Dependents, provides

guidance for EI and RS. Transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other

supportive services as required to assist a child, from birth to 21 years, inclusive, with a

disability to benefit from special education under the child's Individualized Family Service

Plan or Individualized Education Plan. EI and RS can include speech-language pathology

and audiology, psychological services, physical and occupational therapy, recreation

including therapeutic recreation, early identification and assessment of disabilities in

children, counseling services including rehabilitation counseling, orientation and mobility

services, and medical services for diagnostic or evaluative purposes. Special Education

Services can also include: school health services, social work services, parent counseling and

training. The sources for these services are the home or community (natural setting), school

(least restrictive environment), and medical treatment facilities.

A25.2.6. Structural Accessibility: Encompasses design modification and enhancements that

permit safe access to or from military housing IAW the provisions of the Architectural

Barriers Act of 1968 (42 USC, 4151). The immediate nonavailability of structural

accessibility requirements at a projected location will not be a limiting factor for assignment

purposes.

A25.3. Identifying and Reporting EFMP Conditions.

A25.3.1. Enrollment in the EFMP is mandatory and requires the identification of all family

members requiring long term general medical, special educational, early intervention (EI)

and/or related services (RS), or modified housing. Members with family members who

require general medical, special educational, EI and/or RS, or modified housing must contact

the Special Needs Coordinator in the MTF for a complete evaluation, assessment, and

possible enrollment. Likewise, the Special Needs Coordinator must be advised immediately

following the identification of a family member who has a long term condition requiring

general medical, special educational, EI or RS, or modified housing. The Air Force is

committed to meeting the needs of this unique segment of our Air Force community and

must be informed of the special needs of our members’ families.

A25.3.2. A member desiring EFMP deferment must formally submit his or her request to the

AFCC within 30 calendar days from PCS reassignment notification or nomination to HQ

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A25.3.3. Should EFMP conditions arise after PCS notification or other event notification,

the member must report them to the Special Needs Coordinator and MPS immediately. If

appropriate, the member must submit his or her formal request to the AFCC for consideration

A25.3.4. If a member submits a request for reassignment or deferment and the circumstances

change prior to a final decision or the member’s departure on assignment, he or she must

immediately inform either the MPS or the AFCC, who in turn notifies HQ AFPC/DPAPPH.

A message reply will be provided with final disposition instructions.

A25.4. Spirit and Intent of the EFMP.

A25.4.1. EFMP actions are designed to help an Air Force member who has a family member

with special needs that meet DOD enrollment criteria. These problems are usually

permanent or long term, and the family may need continued assistance. A member may need

EFMP assignment consideration throughout an entire Air Force career.

A25.4.2. The EFMP is distinct from humanitarian policy and is based on the personnel

(manning) requirements of the Air Force. The two programs are not interchangeable and the

EFMP should not be interpreted as a base of choice program. The intent of the EFMP

assignment policy is to use the Air Force member, based on current or projected manning

requirements, at locations where required medical, educational, early intervention, or related

services are available either through the military medical system, through civilian resources

utilizing TRICARE, or a combination thereof and local resources. HQ AFPC/DPAPPH, in

coordination with the AFPC Medical Staff, assignment OPR, and base level Special Needs

Coordinator, determines a suitable assignment.

A25.4.3. The EFMP provides an initial 12-month deferment for a newly diagnosed condition

when the member’s presence is essential in establishing and/or participating in the treatment

program. Deferment from reassignment may also be appropriate if a treatment program is at

a critical juncture and the member’s continued presence is absolutely essential to continuing

the treatment program. The EFMP also provides reassignment when a member is assigned to

an area and a new medical, special education, related service, or early intervention need

arises for which the needed services are not available within the assignment locale. Once a

treatment program is established, whether formally through the EFMP or on the member’s

own initiative, the member is then considered worldwide assignable.

A25.4.4. Enrolling a family member in the EFMP does not negate the member’s

responsibility to serve his or her share of overseas duty, or in meeting deployment

A25.5. Basic Eligibility Criteria for EFMP Reassignment/Deferment. Members may be

provided an EFMP reassignment or deferment if:

A25.5.1. The member has a family member with a medical or educational requirement that

meets the DOD criteria for enrollment in the EFMP (Assignment Limitation Code ―Q‖ in the

MilPDS).

A25.5.2. The Special Needs Coordinator has determined that adequate facilities/resources to

meet the family member’s medical, educational, related service, or early intervention

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requirements do not exist and cannot be reasonably provided within the current assignment

locale.

A25.5.3. The member’s presence is determined to be essential in establishing, participating

in, or continuing a medical regimen or educational program in the present area of assignment.

Normally, only one deferment for the continuing condition of the same family member is

permitted and a TDY deferment (when determined necessary) is normally only provided

during the initial assignment deferment period.

A25.5.4. The member was denied family member travel by the gaining MTF based on

processing the AF Form 1466 and other documentation. A facility determination inquiry

must be completed to the gaining location and a copy of the denial document must

accompany the EFMP request. Deferment is not normally granted for this situation;

however, cancellation of assignment may be provided or, if the member is in a mandatory

move status (see Attachment 1), an alternate assignment provided. The abbreviated EFMP

application reflected in Figure A25.2 should be used.

A25.6. Assignment Considerations for Members with Exceptional Family Members. Requests

for EFMP consideration are submitted in the following circumstances:

A25.6.1. The member was denied family member travel (members projected to PCS

CONUS to CONUS or overseas (OS) to CONUS) by the gaining MTF based on processing

the AF Form 1466 and other documentation. A facility determination inquiry must be

completed to the gaining location and a copy of the denial document must accompany the

request. Deferment is not normally granted for this situation; however, cancellation of

assignment is provided or, if the member is in a mandatory move status, an alternate

assignment provided. Use the appropriate abbreviated EFMP application reflected in Figure

A25.2 and provide the documentation concerning the denied family member travel (AF Form

1466, DD Form 2792, etc., that identify the needed resources), and any other documents that

were used in the initial family member clearance process.

A25.6.2. If serving OS accompanied by command sponsored family members, a member

may request reassignment within the OS theater if an unforeseen medical or educational

requirement arises after arrival at the OS base. For an EFMP reassignment within the same

OS theater, the member must agree to serve the full prescribed OS tour length at the gaining

location or at least a tour equal to the combined unaccompanied tour lengths, whichever is

greater, prior to being reassigned from the theater. For example, if serving on a 30/18 month

OS tour and approval is received for assignment to a 36/24 month OS tour, the member must

serve the full prescribed tour at the gaining location (36 months), or not less than a tour equal

to the combined unaccompanied tour lengths (18 plus 24, or 42 months) between the two OS

locations before reassignment from the theater, whichever is greater. The computation

resulting in the greatest combined OS tour period being served is the required minimum. The

variable is the amount of time the member has been assigned to the current location.

A25.6.3. If serving OS accompanied by command sponsored family members, a member

may request reassignment to the CONUS before DEROS if an unforeseen medical or

educational requirement arises after arrival at the OS base and reassignment under

paragraph A25.6.2 is impractical. If the reassignment request is based on inadequate

medical or educational resources, the request must include the AF Form 1466 and the

document, if other than the AF Form 1466, that approved family member travel to the

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present location. NOTE: If the member caused or contributed to the commission of an AF

Form 1466 violation, either by falsifying or omitting information which led to the approval

of family member travel, unless the member’s presence is absolutely essential for treatment,

the family member should be returned to the CONUS and the member will be required to

complete the remainder of the OS tour established by the original tour election.

A25.6.4. If selected for an OS long tour regardless of volunteer status, and family member

travel is disapproved based on the unavailability of early intervention or related services

and/or special educational services, (see paragraph A25.2) the member may seek release

from the assignment. To do this, the member must submit the appropriate abbreviated EFMP

application reflected in Figure A25.2 to the AFCC within 7 calendar days of receipt of the

disapproval of family member travel. A copy of the AF Form 1466, MAJCOM/SG

determination, and other supporting documentation disapproving family member travel must

be included as attachments to the request for assignment cancellation. However, if a

pinpointed assignment (a location with the required services) is identified by the

MAJCOM/SG, and a manning requirement exists at that location, a member selected as the

most eligible non-volunteer will be required to proceed to the pinpointed assignment.

A25.6.5. If selected for an OS long tour as a non-volunteer and family member travel is

disapproved based on the unavailability of general medical services (see paragraph A25.2),

a member may volunteer through the AFCC for an unaccompanied short tour in an effort to

minimize family separation. Use the appropriate abbreviated EFMP application reflected in

Figure A25.2. If there are no current or projected short tour requirements available, the

unaccompanied long tour length must be served at the projected OS location. After arrival

OS, the existing condition will not be considered in support of a curtailment and early return

to the CONUS unless the condition significantly worsens and the member’s presence is

considered essential.

A25.6.6. If not in a mandatory move status and selected as a volunteer for an OS long tour

and family member travel is disapproved for any reason, a member may request cancellation

of the assignment through his or her assignment NCO, or officer assignment team.

Supporting documentation would be the denial of family member travel. (If in a mandatory

move status, a formal request to the AFCC is required, using the appropriate abbreviated

EFMP application reflected in Figure A25.2. The request must include the documentation

that denied family member travel). Although approval of the request is not automatic, every

effort will be made and consideration given to approve such requests consistent with the

needs of the Air Force.

A25.6.7. If selected as a non-volunteer for an OS short tour to an area where family

members are authorized (for example, Turkey, Azores, etc.), a member is required to serve

the unaccompanied tour length when family member OS travel is denied, regardless of the

reason.

A25.6.8. If selected for an OS unaccompanied short tour (15 months or less), members may

and are encouraged to apply for a home-basing assignment (Attachment 5) to effect

continuation of the established EFMP. The request for home-basing should include trailer

remarks that state the member is applying to effect continuation of an established EFMP.

Those not selected for home- basing assignment may request EFMP reassignment through

the AFCC to the same location as an OS returnee for continuation of the established EFMP.

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Such a request must be submitted no earlier than the 10th month and no later than the 8th

month before DEROS.

A25.7. Reasons EFMP Requests are Usually Disapproved. HQ AFPC/DPAPPH will not

usually approve requests for reassignment/deferment under the following circumstances:

A25.7.1. If the member caused or contributed to the commission of an AF Form 1466

violation, either by falsifying or omitting information which led to the approval of family

member travel. Unless the member’s presence is absolutely essential, the family member

should be returned to the CONUS and the member must complete the OS tour length

prescribed based on his or her status.

A25.7.1.1. Reassignment when the member initially elects and proceeds on the

unaccompanied all-others overseas tour at a location where family members are allowed

and then, after arrival, desires to change to an accompanied tour and the required medical

or educational resources are not available to meet his family member’s previously

identified special needs.

A25.7.1.2. Reassignment when the member circumvents or disregards the family

member clearance process by bringing noncommand sponsored family members, at

personal expense, to an overseas location where the required medical resources do not

exist to meet their known needs.

A25.7.2. Reassignment in order to establish a treatment program based on the availability of

a preferred or optimal program in an area other than where currently assigned when adequate

facilities or services can be, or are, provided within the current locale. Also, EFMP

deferments are not granted for family members to remain in a preferred or optimal program

when adequate services are available within the projected assignment locale.

A25.7.3. Reassignment for the purpose of obtaining extended family support.

A25.7.4. Reassignment based on the availability of a free or lower cost program in an area

other than where currently assigned when the current duty location can provide adequate

services on base or through the local community. EXCEPTION: When required services are

being received off base and are causing a significant financial hardship, a member can apply

for reassignment as an exception to policy. Documentation provided with such a request

must clearly document the hardship. This provision does not apply to a dependent

parent/parent-in-law since they are not eligible for coverage under TRICARE (see A25.7.11).

A25.7.5. Reassignment based on the climatic conditions or geographical area adversely

affecting a family member’s health, and the problem is of a recurring nature (such as asthma,

allergies, eczema, etc.). EXCEPTION: Reassignment as an exception to policy can be

requested if the continued presence of the family member in such a climate/environment is

medically determined to be clearly life threatening.

A25.7.6. The request is based on mental disorders (for example, anxieties, compulsions,

obsessions, phobias, and motor or sensory manifestations or combinations thereof) resulting

from family separation incident to military assignment.

A25.7.7. A request based on an intellectually or athletically gifted child. Intellectually or

athletically gifted children do not qualify under the provisions of Public Law 95-561,

Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978, DOD instructions, and EFMP procedures.

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A25.7.8. The family member is in an institution, unless institution officials certify frequent

and regular visits will be medically beneficial to the family member, or if admittance to or

retention in the institution requires establishing, continuing, or renewing state residency.

A25.7.9. The disability is due to a short-term illness or injury, or when the prognosis for

complete recovery is satisfactory without the benefit of reassignment or deferment.

A25.7.10. Reassignment from the CONUS to OS for the sole purpose of establishing a

treatment program.

A25.7.11. A request for reassignment to a location with a greater capability to provide space

available care in a MTF for a member with a dependent parent/parent-in-law when the

required care is available within the current assignment locale.

A25.7.12. A request based on the medical condition of the Air Force member. (Assignment

A25.7.13. Requests for deferment will not be considered for members who have not been

A25.7.14. Deferment from reassignment when the required resources are available within

the projected assignment locale.

A25.8. Processing EFMP Requests.

A25.8.1. The final approval/disapproval authority is HQ AFPC/DPAPPH. A request cannot

A25.8.2. Submits the request through the AFCC via the vMPF and electronically attaches or

faxes all required endorsements and supporting documentation to HQ AFPC/DPSCC. Large

volume requests can be mailed to HQ AFPC/DPSCC, 550 C Street West, Suite B111,

A25.8.2.1. Once the AFCC receives the complete request, to include supporting

documentation, from the member, it must be forwarded to HQ AFPC/DPAPPH no later

than the next workday.

A25.8.3. Forwarding endorsements and correspondence must include:

A25.8.3.1. Recommendation by commander to include additional information or

justification must be provided. If the request is based on a spouse’s inability to manage

the household in the member’s absence due to unique family situations (as defined in AFI

36-2908, Family Care Plans), the commander’s endorsement must include information

about the existence of (or lack thereof) of the documented family care plan required by

AFI 36-2908.

A25.8.3.2. The local Special Needs Coordinator must review and provide input on all

EFMP requests. Input must address the availability of required resources within the

current assignment locale.

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A25.8.3.3. Requests for reassignment from members serving accompanied OS

assignments that are based on a lack of the medical, educational, related services, or early

intervention services required by the family member must include a copy of the AF Form

1466 and the document approving/disapproving family member travel.

A25.8.3.4. Both parties of a military couple must submit a request if the same

assignment consideration is desired. Respective commander endorsements are required.

A25.9. Available Options When a Request is Disapproved. When a request is disapproved, the

MPS must counsel the member on the following options. Members may apply (if eligible) for

A25.10. Withdrawing a Request. If a member wants to withdraw his or her request before a

MPS or the AFCC, who in turn notifies HQ AFPC/DPAPPH immediately. Once a member has

departed on an EFMP reassignment, the request can no longer be withdrawn.

A25.10.1. A request to withdraw an approved EFMP reassignment that was provided based

on either a lack of required medical resources within the current locale or on environmental

factors that were having a life threatening affect on a family member will not be favorably

considered unless the situation has significantly changed since initial approval. For this type

withdrawal request, input from the Special Needs Coordinator/Chief of Medical Staff is

required along with the member’s request.

A25.11. EFMP Assignment/TDY Restrictions.

A25.11.1. A member reassigned or deferred under the EFMP is placed in AAC 34 for 12

months as directed by HQ AFPC/DPAPPH. If granted a reassignment, members will not be

reassigned PCS for at least 12 months from date arrived station. A deferment will initially

restrict members only from PCS for a maximum of 12 months.

A25.11.2. TDY restriction does not automatically apply to EFMP requests unless

specifically addressed in approval correspondence from HQ AFPC/DPAPPH. A member

subject to TDY and requesting a restriction must obtain a statement from the attending

medical or therapy provider. The statement must specify the need for the member’s presence

and the duration of the requirement. This statement, along with a request according to the

example shown in Figure A25.1, are forwarded to the AFCC. A TDY restriction request is

normally approved only on an initial EFMP request. When a TDY restriction is requested

and approved, the MPS will place the member in DAC 44 as directed by HQ

AFPC/DPAPPH.

A25.11.3. If a member’s parent organization is relocated or deactivated before expiration of

the assignment restriction, he or she is considered for intracommand reassignment to another

base is being deactivated, reassignment instructions will be provided by HQ

AFPC/DPAPPH.

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A25.12. AF Form 1466, Request for Family Member’s Medical and Educational Clearance for

Travel.

A25.12.1. All members who have a family member enrolled in the EFMP (assignment

limitation code ―Q‖) must complete an AF Form 1466 upon selection for any PCS to a

location family members are allowed. The AF Form 1466 and other required documentation

will be forwarded by the Special Needs Coordinator (SNC) or Family Member Relocation

Clearance (FMRC) Coordinator at the member’s current duty location to the SNC/FMRC at

the projected assignment location to determine if adequate facilities will be available for the

member’s exceptional family members. If family member travel is denied, see paragraph

A25.6.

A25.12.2. As mandated by Public Law, public schools and early intervention services are

required to provide appropriate educational services. While mandated by law, the Air Force

requires a member to process the AF Form 1466 for a CONUS assignment even though the

only need may be for special educational, early intervention, or related services. A

nonrecommendation for family member travel from the gaining location’s Chief of Medical

Staff will not result in cancellation of the assignment unless requested by the member.

However, if the member elects to continue with a CONUS assignment in this situation, he or

she may not later request EFMP reassignment based on a lack of services (unless the request

is based on a newly identified need).

A25.12.3. All requests for reassignment or tour curtailment will normally be disapproved

when it is determined the member caused or contributed to the commission of an AF Form

1466 violation, either by falsifying or omitting information. Unless the member’s presence is

deemed essential, their family members should be returned to the CONUS and the member

will be required to complete the remainder of the OS tour established by the original tour

election.

A25.12.4. The AF Form 1466 investigation results will be provided to the losing and gaining

commanders by message for possible disciplinary action against a member who caused or

contributed to the commission of an AF Form 1466 violation.

A25.13. Applicant Responsibilities.

A25.13.1. Submits the request through the AFCC via the vMPF and electronically attaches

or faxes all required endorsements and supporting documentation to HQ AFPC/DPSCC.

Large volume requests can be mailed to HQ AFPC/DPSCC, 550 C Street West, Suite B111,

A25.13.2. A member stationed OS and requesting reassignment OS must agree to serve the

EXAMPLE: if you are serving on a 30/18 month OS tour and receive approval for

have been assigned to the current location.

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A25.13.3. For members en route PCS, they may discuss the problem with the nearest MPS

commander, the AFCC, or AFPC/DPAPPH personnel to assist in deciding whether or not to

submit a request. There is no reimbursement authorized if the member decides to travel to

the nearest base with an MPS and a member's status remains unchanged (for example, leave)

if they decide to submit a request. The member must comply with current reporting

instructions if the assignment authority denies suspension of movement; however, a request

still can be submitted (see paragraph A25.16.6).

A25.13.4. If the circumstances of the situation change and the request is still pending, or a

reassignment has been approved but the member has not departed, the member must notify

his MPS immediately. An approved EFMP reassignment is normally canceled if the

situation for which granted ceases to exist before the member’s departure. In this instance

the member must provide information and supporting documentation to show what actions

have been taken regarding the reassignment. The MPS will provide this information to the

AFCC, who, in turn, provides it to HQ AFPC/DPAPPH who will make the final decision and

provide a response by message.

A25.14. Air Force Contact Center Responsibilities.

A25.14.1. Counsels members desiring to submit a request for reassignment/deferment on

EFMP provisions.

A25.14.2. Ensures the member’s request has all pertinent documentation as outlined in

Figure A25.1 or A25.2 and this attachment.

A25.14.3. Processes and forwards to HQ AFPC/DPAPPH complete requests no later than

the next workday after receipt from the member. Reasons for exceeding this standard must

be explained/provided in the forwarding correspondence.

A25.14.4. Acts as liaison between HQ AFPC/DPAPPH and the applicant.

A25.15. Commander Responsibilities.

A25.15.1. Recommends approval/disapproval of the EFMP request and includes any

A25.15.2. Does not involuntarily select members TDY deferred for EFMP reasons for TDY

in excess of 30 calendar days while they are in DAC 44.

A25.16. MPS Responsibilities.

A25.16.1. Processes requests for delay in reporting when the member’s projected departure

A25.16.2. Assists the member with accessing the vMPF applications. Processes requests

A25.16.3. Sends a message providing full facts and circumstances to the AFCC when the

reason for the request ceases to exist before the member departs PCS.

A25.16.4. Counsels the member on other available options if the approval authority

disapproves the request. See paragraph A25.9.

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A25.16.5. Using MilPDS updates the AAC, DAC, and DOA as directed by HQ

A25.16.6. Updates or deletes ALC ―Q‖ from the MilPDS as directed by HQ

AFPC/DPAPPH or upon receipt of written confirmation from the base Special Needs

Coordinator.

A25.16.7. When members are PCS en route to or from an OS area, or are TDY in the

CONUS from OS, the nearest MPS commander may be contacted for assistance by phone or

mail. There is no reimbursement authorized if the member decides to travel to the nearest

base with an MPS. A member's status remains unchanged (for example, leave) if they decide

request for EFMP reassignment or deferment. The MPS commander may request to suspend

the movement of the member; however, members must be advised that their status remains

unchanged (for example, leave) if the request for suspension is granted while a request is

pending. These requests must be forwarded by message to HQ AFPC/DPAPPH with

information copies to the losing and gaining activity and include:

A25.16.7.1. The member’s name, grade, SSN, SAFSC (officers) or CAFSC (airmen),

port call date (if applicable), date of EFMP submission (if any), date departed losing

organization, losing and gaining unit of assignment, and RNLTD.

A25.16.7.2. A brief summary of the situation and any relevant supporting information.

A25.16.7.3. Counsels the member on the provisions of AFI 36-3003, Military Leave

A25.16.7.4. If the request for suspension of movement is denied, the member may still

elect to submit an EFMP request but he or she must comply with the current reporting

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Figure A25.1.

Sample Request for EFMP Reassignment or Deferment.

MEMORANDUM FOR UNIT CC/SQUADRON SECTION COMMANDER (Date)

SPECIAL NEEDS COORDINATOR

HQ AFPC/DPAPPH

SUBJECT: FOUO - EFMP (Reassignment) (Deferment) (TDY Deferment) Request

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU FULLY DOCUMENT AND SUBSTANTIATE YOUR

REQUEST. FAILURE TO PROVIDE ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL DELAY A

FINAL DECISION

1. I request (reassignment) (deferment) in order to (establish) (continue) an EFMP. The

circumstances are: (Give specific reasons why you cannot establish or continue the EFMP at

the current or projected location. If requesting a TDY restriction, justify why your presence is

required and specify expected duration. Give all relevant information.)

2. I have taken the following actions/steps to improve my worldwide availability: (NOTE:

Information concerning the existence of a viable family care plan according to AFI 36-2908

must be included in this paragraph if the request is based on a spouse’s medical or emotional

problems that make his or her ability to manage the household questionable in your absence.

Information addressing why a care plan was not established or why an existing one is no longer

viable is required.)

3. I submit the following supporting information:

a. Organization and Location (current and projected), E-mail address, fax phone number, and

phone number where you can reach me:

b. Name, Date of Birth (of children), and Home Address of Exceptional Family Member

Concerned:

c. Current leave address, date leave expires, leave telephone number, and E-mail address:

4. I have (not) been previously (reassigned) (deferred) (TDY restricted) for EFMP reasons. If

so, indicate date and reason.

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5. I understand my EFMP assignment will depend on manning requirements at the time I am

available for reassignment. If Air Force manning needs allow and required services are

available, I prefer reassignment to .

6. (Members serving OS.) If reassigned to another OS location within the same theater, I do

(not) volunteer to serve either the full accompanied tour length at the gaining location, or at

least a tour length equal to the combined unaccompanied tour lengths specified for the losing

and gaining locations, whichever is greater, prior to being reassigned from the oversea theater.

8. (Airmen Only) (While retraining is not normally done on an EFMP request, it is sometimes

necessary.) I will (not) accept voluntary retraining (if necessary) for approval of my request. I

understand I will incur an assignment restriction due to my retraining. I also understand future

requirements and that I may be required to remain in the retraining AFSC for an indefinite

departure, or after approval, I must advise either the Military Personnel Flight or Air Force

Contact Center immediately.

Signature of Applicant

Name, Grade, USAF, SSN

Attachments:

1. AF Form 1466*

2. Special Needs Coordinator Input

3. DD Form 2792 with applicable addendums

4. Individualized Education Plan and/or Individualized Family Service Plan (Required when

request is based on special education needs)

5. Any other documentation your want considered

NOTE: You must include statements from medical and educational providers (as appropriate).

When the program involves a need for a combination of these services, it is especially important

you include all pertinent data to ensure proper assignment decision. If the EFMP request is for

reassignment, the Special Needs Coordinator must state whether or not adequate services are

available anywhere within the local area. *The AF Form 1466 is required only if request is for

reassignment from either an overseas or CONUS location due to inadequate medical care or

educational services. In this situation attach a copy of the AF Form 1466 and the document (if

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other than the AF Form 1466) which approved family member travel to that area. If request is

for assignment diversion or cancellation based on disapproved family member travel, include a

copy of the AF Form 1466 and the denial determination. If request is based on a need for

reassignment due to a condition diagnosed after arrival at the assignment location and there are

no other special needs of family members, an AF Form 1466 is not required.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY CAN ONLY

CONSIDER WHAT IS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW.

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Figure A25.2. Sample Request for Assignment Change/Cancellation Based on the

Disapproval of Family Member Travel.

SUBJECT: FOUO - Request for Assignment Change/Cancellation Based on the Disapproval of

Family Member

Travel

Remember to sign your request and provide your SSN.

Use this when family member travel is denied for PCSs CONUS to CONUS and OS to CONUS

-Based on the denial of family member travel I request my projected assignment to

be changed/cancelled, as appropriate, under the EFMP according to AFI

36-2110, Attachment 25, paragraph A25.6.1. While I understand Air Force manning needs is

the main consideration for an assignment location, if manning supports and required services

are available I prefer reassignment to . I’ve attached the

documentation used in the family member clearance process.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Use this when family member travel is denied for PCS CONUS to OS based on a lack of

educational or early intervention or related services regardless of your selection status -Based

on the denial of family member travel I request my projected assignment to

be cancelled according to AFI 36-2110, Attachment 25, paragraph A25.6.4. A copy of the

AF Form 1466, MAJCOM/SG determination, and other supporting documentation which

denied family member travel is attached.

_________________________________________________________________________

general medical services and you were selected as the most eligible non-volunteer -Based on the

denial of family member travel and my selection as the most eligible non-volunteer, I volunteer

for a short overseas tour in lieu of serving the all others tour according to AFI 36-2110,

Attachment 25, paragraph A25.6.5. A copy of the AF Form 1466, MAJCOM/SG

determination, and other supporting documentation which denied family member travel is

attached. My preferences for short tour assignment are: (list up to eight preferences for

overseas locations where the unaccompanied tour length is less than 18 months). I understand a

short tour provided under this provision may be to a location other than a listed preference. I

also understand that if a short tour is provided I may also request a home-basing assignment in

order to continue the established EFMP treatment program.

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general medical services and you were selected as a volunteer and are not in a mandatory move

status - Based on the denial of family member travel and my selection as a volunteer, I request

my projected assignment to be cancelled according to AFI 36-2110,

Attachment 25, paragraph A25.6.6. A copy of the AF Form 1466 and other supporting

documentation which denied family member travel is attached.

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BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2110 22 SEPTEMBER 2009 Incorporating Through Change 2, 8 JUNE 2012 COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY Personnel ASSIGNMENTS ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at : www.e-Publishing.af.mil. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: HQ AFPC/DPAPP Supersedes: AFI 36-2110, 20 April 2005 Certified by: AF/A1P (Maj Gen Sharon Dunbar) Pages: 423 This instruction establishes criteria for assignment of military personnel to satisfy operational, rotational, and training (including formal education and professional military education/development) requirements to include temporary duty (TDY) and change of permanent duty station (PCS). It applies to all officers and enlisted personnel on extended active duty (EAD), but does not apply to members of the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard and does not apply to Reserve or Guard members brought on active duty to fill a specific Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard manpower authorization at a predetermined location for a specified period of time. National command authorities may temporarily suspend this instruction, entirely or in part, incident to contingency operations, national emergencies, war, or at such other times as directed. It implements Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 1315.7, Military Personnel Assignments, Department of Defense Instruction 1300.19, DOD Joint Officer Management Program, Department of Defense Instruction 1315.18, Procedures for Military Personnel Assignments, and Air Force Policy Directive 36-21, Utilization and Classification of Air Force Military Personnel. The Privacy Act of 1974 applies. The authority to collect and maintain the data prescribed in this Air Force Instruction (AFI) is Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 8013, Secretary of the Air Force; as implemented by Air Force Instruction 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, and EO. 9397 (SSN). System of Records Notice Numbers, F036 AF PC C, Military Personnel Records System, F036 AF PC Q, Personnel Data System (PDS), F036 AFPC M, Officer Utilization Records System, F036 AFPC I, Airmen Utilization Records System, F036 AFPC G, Medical Officer Personnel Utilization Records, and T7333, Travel Payment System

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PDF By Order of The Air Force Manual 36-2100 Secretary of The Air ...
36-2107, Active Duty Service Commitments; AFI 36-2110, Total Force Assignments; AFI 36-2131, Administration of Sanctuary in the Air Reserve Components ; AFI 36-2616, Technical Training Requirements Programs (Officer and Enlisted) ; AFI 36-2626, Airman Retraining Program ; AFI
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By Order of the Secretary of the Air Force, this Air Force Guidance Memorandum (AFGM) immediately implements changes to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2110, Total Force Assignments. This change will allow assignment authorities to facilitate when possible the assignment or deferment of Airmen with a court-ordered child custody decree to the ...
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members of the Air Force Materiel Management Functional Advisory Council. (T-1). Air Force/A4L will notify the individuals no later than 30 days after selection. Assignments for selected members will be consistent with AFI 36-2110, Assignments, based on position availability and individual assignment preferences. (T-1). 3.2.
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This document references: AFI 36-2101 - CLASSIFYING MILITARY PERSONNEL (OFFICER AND ENLISTED) Published by AIR FORCE on June 25, 2013. A description is not available for this item. View All. Find the most up-to-date version of AFI 36-2110 at GlobalSpec.
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Supersedes: ANGI36-2110, 1 September 2017 Certified by: NGB/CFD (Col Kenneth Lozano) Pages: 20 This instruction establishes procedures for the Air National Guard Human Resource Advisor Program. It implements AFPD 36-70 and AFI 36-7001, Diversity, and includes references to Air Force institutional competencies.
Developmental Special Duty (DSD) Program
Commanders must ensure Airmen are PCS eligible IAW DAFI 36-2110 and meet the minimum eligibility criteria for the nominated DSD position(s) as listed in the Air Force Enlisted Classification Directory, this PSDG, the SPECAT Guide, and the STG. Airmen with an assignment on file may not be nominated and selected. 8.1. PCS Eligibilty. 8.1.1. Time ...
Humanitarian assignments bring Airmen close to home > Air Force's
While there are exceptions to policy, Air Force Instruction 36-2110, "Assignments," Attachment 24, limits the assignments to aid a spouse, child, father, mother, father- or mother-in-law, stepparent or person in loco parentis (who have been documented to have taken the place of a parent in the Airman's life).
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AFI 36-2110 - Air Force Link . AFI 36-2110 - Air Force Link . SHOW MORE . SHOW LESS . ePAPER READ . DOWNLOAD ePAPER. TAGS ... (DOD) allocates funds, delegates authority, and directs policies for PCS assignment of AF military personnel. This section lists the offices responsible for establishing PCS requirements
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Assignment matches will be made when possible, and must meet the best needs of the Department of the Air Force. Criteria for court-ordered child custody assignments and deferments vary, so consult the new Air Force Guidance Memorandum AFI 36-2110 for details. In order to apply, Airmen can submit their application through myPers beginning Aug.17 ...
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(AFI) 36-2110, Assignments, Table 2.1, Rule 10, Code 17 (22 September 2009) (incorporating changes through 8 June 2012). The memorandum did not mention the appellee's pending separation, nor did it request that her date of separation be extended or ... In AFI 36-3208, the Secretary of the Air Force authorizes only senior commanders to act
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AFI 36-2110 (Assignments) Per the AFI in regards to BOP it states; "A2.6.1. If Airman's request is approved, the MPF will ensure the Airman obtains 24 months service retainability within 30 days of approval notification. (T-1).