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Trojan
New guy, but have read every post here:
AFPC force shaping office should release message next week as it's still awaiting SECAF signature. Inside scoop on something that affects a few of us is the 8-year waiver for commissioned time for prior-enlisted officers. It will be available but not to the following: 11B, 11H (all shreds), 11M, 11R, 11S, 12B, 12M, 12R, 12S, 13B, 13D, 13M, 14N, 16F, 16P, 21R, 31P, 32E, 51J, 64P, 71S, BSC, MC, DC, and NC are not eligible to apply for this program. Officers currently enrolled in Developmental Education (DE) or an Air Force-sponsored advanced academic degree program are not eligible for this program.
Yes! I get to retire finally!!!
Not too much info from the AF Enquirer article:
Force-shaping update could come Wednesday
By Bruce Rolfsen - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Aug 16, 2007 12:50:16 EDT
The Air Force could announce its next set of officer and enlisted manpower Wednesday, but that target day could change.
Air Force officials have estimated about 4,000 full-time positions will need to be cut in 2008 through attrition, voluntary separations and showing airmen the door.
The force-shaping measures for 2007 are in their final stages. In July, the service chose about 300 captains and majors for involuntary separation this year.
The Air Force expects to end fiscal 2007 with about 334,000 active-duty airmen, 12,000 fewer positions than the service started the year with. By the end of 2009, the Air Force’s stated goal is to have the active-duty down to 316,000 positions.
While Air Force leaders and some lawmakers have said the Air Force will need more airmen to support the growing Army and Marine Corps, no one has offered firm numbers on how many positions the Air Force will need or how to pay for them.
The only airmen Congress has moved to protect from cuts in 2008 are about 800 medical positions, mostly filled by enlisted airmen.