Two new force shaping options announced

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  • By Chrissy Cuttita
  • 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
The Air Force started offering two programs to help meet its fiscal year 2007 Enlisted Force Shaping goals and Tyndall is ready to assist.

Approximately 60 Airmen here will fall into the date of separation rollback program while others will be eligible to apply for limited active-duty service commitment waivers.

"When it comes to the DOS rollback program, commanders and supervisors of enlisted personnel with reenlistment eligibility codes of 2X, 4H or 4I have until Dec. 15 to determine those Airmen are retainable," said Staff Sgt. Angelique Fabiano, 325th Mission Support Squadron relocations and employments. "The Air Force Personnel Center will start separation paperwork for anyone with these codes after that date."
The 2X, 4H and 4I reenlistment codes refer to enlisted personnel that were denied reenlistment by their commander, are on a control roster or have an unfavorable information file.

Airmen with less than 14 years of service or more than 20 years of service can expect a date of separation by mid-March 2007 under the DOS rollback program. Airmen with over six years of active service are entitled to the half-rate of separation pay.

In addition to the DOS rollback program, members can apply for Limited Active Duty Service Commitment waivers. This program enables master and technical sergeants in specific overage Air Force specialty codes to apply to have certain active duty service commitments waived, allowing them to retire if eligible.

The program began Monday and applicants can apply online for the LADSC program until Jan. 2, 2007.

Applications for LADSC will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis as established by the Air Force Contact Center's receipt of the completed application from the member's commander.

The LADSC Waiver Program forgives the following ADSCs for master and technical sergeants, who will have 20 years total active federal service by their requested retirement date, which must be on or before Sept. 1:

ADSC reason and amount of ADSC Waiver authorized:

Permanent change of station, full amount.
Promotion, 18 months (no promotion ADSC for TSgt).
Professional military education, full amount. Air Force Institute of Technology (master's), full amount.
Air Force Educational Leave or Absence (Bootstrap), full amount. Technical training, full.

LADSC eligibles serving accompanied overseas tours must apply to retire the first day of the month following their date expected to return from overseas if their DEROS is in the month of Aug. or prior. If the members DEROS is in the month of September or after the member must request to retire on Sept. 1.

"Now is the time for them to take action," said Senior Airman Celene Delice, 325th Mission Support Squadron relocations and employments assistant NCO in charge.
"These sergeants need to work closely with their commander support staffs to monitor their application status after the notification is approved by the AFPC contact center online."

Waivers will not be approved once an AFSC reaches the sustainment quota identified in the enlisted force shaping matrix, which can be found online at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/retsep/forceshaping/Docs/EnlistedMatrix.xls.

"An important task retirees need to accomplish is to verify their information on the Department of Defense Form 214," said Sergeant Fabiano. "Since retirements have gone online we do not provide that service for them but we are here to help them with the process."

Recoupment of unearned portions of bonuses is required under the LADSC Waiver Program.

For more in-depth information about the LADSC Waiver Program to include detailed eligibility criteria visit the Air Force Personnel Center Force Shaping Web site, http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/retsep/forceshaping/shape.htm.

In addition to these two programs, the MPF advises first-term Airmen it is possible applications on the career job reservations waiting list could take longer to process while quotas for Enlisted Force Shaping are being worked out.

"You need a reservation to reenlist," said Sid Duffer, 325th Mission Support Squadron relocations and employments. "Airmen can do this automatically on AFPC's secure site. There are also a lot of questions and answers on the web and they can always call us at 283-2038 to get assistance."

For information on or inquires about DOS rollback or the LADSC Waiver Program, contact Relocations and Employments at 283-4144, extension 3 or speak with the Section Superintendent, MSgt Lorenzo, at 283-8368. AFPC Retirements section be reached at DSN 665-5000.

(Editor's note: Information complied from AFPC public affairs.)