Air Force to cut hundreds of officers
More than 400 people must leave the Air Force by early 2012, as part of an initiative to trim the military branch\'s officer cadre. Air Force leaders are also t...
By Ruben Gomez
Reporter
Federal News Radio
The Air Force will remove hundreds of officers in an effort to align its uniformed workforce with congressional mandates.
The military service chose 436 captains and majors in a reduction in force initiative, Air Force spokesperson Mike Dickerson told Federal News Radio. Air Force officials on the Calendar Year 2011 Reduction-in-Force Board considered more than 8,800 officers.
“The objective of the board was to retain the best-qualified officers according to the ‘whole-person’ concept used in promotion boards,” ” target=”_blank”>Air Force news release. In order to be eligible, selected service members must have fewer than 14 years or more than 20 years of service. And they must leave by March 31 or retire by April 1, 2012.
Service members leaving the Air Force under either the DOS rollback or the reduction in force will receive transition assistance benefits, including 180 days of post-separation medical care. The officers, enlisted personnel and immediate family members will also receive two years of base commissary and exchange privileges, the Air Force said.
Both initiatives are the latest in a series of steps Air Force leaders have taken to slim the payroll. In September, the service ” target=”_blank”>90-day hiring freeze for civilian positions.
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