Air Force Permanent Change of Station Assignment Policies
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In October 2018, the Air Force announced restrictions on Permanent Change of Station (PCS) assignments, to be effective immediately.
In an effort to save PCS dollars and to stabilize and better develop the force, new policies have been developed regarding PCS moves that will keep most Air Force personnel in one location for a longer period. This limitation can be good or bad, depending on how you look at it.
For the Air Force, these dollars saved can be used to recapitalize equipment, airplanes, and facilities. For Airmen, this means your families can stay in the same house for a little longer, your children can finish another year at the same school, or your spouse can continue to work at their civilian job. On the other hand, if you really want to move from a base you dislike, you will now have to wait longer in many cases.
Increases CONUS PCS Time
The first PCS policy change increases the time-on-station requirement needed before one can PCS from one continental United States (CONUS) assignment to another. In the past, you needed to remain at a stateside base for three years before you could PCS to another stateside base. Now, you will need to remain on base for four years before you can get a new assignment to another stateside base.
All enlisted Airmen are affected by this change, as are officers in support, judge advocate, chaplain, and medical career fields. Also, most officers in rated staff positions are affected. Lieutenants , however, will need only three years on base in order to do a CONUS to CONUS move.
Stateside to Overseas PCS
This change in policy does not affect the time on station needed to move from a stateside base to an overseas base. That time requirement is 12 months for first-term airmen and 24 months for all others.
Marriage and PCS Changes
Airmen who get married to another Airman often seek out duty locations where they can do their Air Force job alongside their spouses— called Join Spouse. The Air Force works with these couples to help them find assignments that allow them to stay together.
However, another change to PCS policy increases the time married couples will need to serve on-station before the Air Force will pay for a move to a Join Spous e assignment location.
Under the new PCS policy, Airmen must have 24 months on-station before they can apply for a government-paid Join Spouse PCS. This doesn't mean it’s not possible to move sooner if manning permits. However, it means the Air Force won't pay for the move before two years.
If a suitable assignment is available before the 24 month period, and an Airman chooses to, they may pay their own way to move. This change affects both officers and enlisted.
Adjusting Manning Percentages
Another set of changes to Air Force policy is more indirect, but they still affect PCS moves in the service. These changes involve adjusting manning percentages at both overseas and stateside bases.
At a base in the United States, for instance, manning for an AFSC (job) must now be less than 85% before the Air Force will send more Airmen there. So if Base X has authorizations for 100 aircraft maintainers, it is okay for them to have only 85 maintainers assigned. Should they fall lower than 85% manning, another maintainer could PCS in—but not until then.
Similar changes will happen overseas. Because the manning numbers have been changed both overseas and stateside, the Air Force will have to fill fewer vacancies, and that means fewer PCS moves.
Assignment Availability Code 50 Tours
Finally, the Air Force has extended by 12 months the tours of Airmen in jobs coded as Assignment Availability Code 50 (AAC 50). Airmen affected by this change are now serving in special jobs where the Air Force initially set an absolute limit on how long they could serve. Those limits have now been increased by 12 months. If you don’t know if this change affects you, check with your supervisor to determine if you are coded as AAC 50.
Programs and Helpful Links
In the Air Force, the Assignment Distribution System distributes personnel from command to command throughout the individual's career. Personnel distribution to specific units is done jointly adhering to the policies contained in AFI 36-2110, Assignments .
When you graduate from basic military training (BMT) and Technical Training (TTGs) the base requests are considered, but the needs of the Air Force will always win—sometimes they match. You can receive an assignment within the Continental United States (CONUS) as well as overseas, specialities distributed equally among the commands.
There are many programs designed to assist with the Air Force personnel needs such as:
- Voluntary Stabilized Base Assignment Program (VSBAP)
- Base of Preference(BOP)
- Join Spouse
General information can be found within those sites. More specific information on each can be obtained at your local military personnel office.Â
Airmen may access their permanent change of station (PCS) through the virtual MPF (vMPF). Log into the Air Force's Personnel Center secure website, click vMPF, click the Out Processing link (under Most Popular Applications), and access the "view orders" link (under the Pages menu).
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updates to Assignment Availability Codes and Assignment Limitation Codes reducing the use of acronyms, limiting the scope of this publication to the Department of the Air Force guidance, and lowering compliance tiers where possible. A margin bar (|) indicates newly revised material.
Code 50 means you are a mandatory mover at 4 years TOS. It is like a DEROS in that it's possible to move before, but very difficult. The way most Code 50 slots are managed, if you want yours lifted (what it takes to leave early), they have to lift all the others (your coworkers). All or none. I'm code 50, have been fighting that battle for ...
The mando movers list for your window will be roughly 2 quarters before your code 50 removal. It can have overseas on it. Additionally your overseas listing will be available separately roughly 3 quarters beforehand. The CONUS means nothing; you can PCS wherever on those lists or an EQUAL job. 3.
Assignment Availability Code (AAC) "CC" with an indefinite expiration date updated in MilPDS. (T-2). (Note: Airmen with an approved CCCA/CCCD the expiration is set to 12-months from approval. Once the 12 months have passed, the expiration date will again be set to indefinite.) (T-2).
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Assignment Availability Code (AAC), Assignment Limitation Code (ALC), Assignment and more. ... child or other person actually residing in the member's household. MUST be dependent for over half (50%) the member's financial support, and who meets DoD criteria for enrollment in the ...
Assignment Availability Code 50 Tours . Finally, the Air Force has extended by 12 months the tours of Airmen in jobs coded as Assignment Availability Code 50 (AAC 50). Airmen affected by this change are now serving in special jobs where the Air Force initially set an absolute limit on how long they could serve. Those limits have now been ...
These numbers are increasing with a new Air Force policy update: Assignment Availability Code 50. This update guarantees Airmen at Malmstrom receive a new assignment after completion of a controlled tour. Before, Airmen could remain at Malmstrom for more than a decade, according to Air Force Personnel Center. Because of Code 50, the section saw ...
Assignment Availability Code (AAC) 50 is used to regulate FM tours of duty. AFI 36-2110, Assignments, contains detailed information about the use of AACs. A code 50 will be applied to newly assigned FMs to ensure personnel do not spend more than five years in the facility manager special duty. 1.2.2.1. The FM tour of duty is four years. ...
assignment tables which document the Secretary of Defense's direction to the Services for the assignment of forces. 1.4.2. Designates the Joint Staff as the Global Conventional Joint Force Coordinator to execute all conventional force sourcing and coordination actions IAW Global Force Management Implementation Guidance. 1.4.3.
The new guidelines include changes to assignment availability Code 50 maximum stabilized, In an effort to meet budget mandates, Air Force leaders have directed several assignment related initiatives to reduce the permanent change of station budget deficit. The new guidelines include.
The new guidelines include changes to assignment availability Code 50 maximum stabilized tours, the standard time on station for certain members transferring between stateside bases and officers departing for professional military education, overseas assignment curtailments, funded join spouse assignments, as well as the officer time-in-area ...
deleted from the Airman's record. It will remain on file and if selected, the AFPC assignment team will process the appropriate waiver. 6.5. Assignment Availability Code (AAC) and Assignment Limitation Code (ALC): Airmen who have an AAC or ALC may apply depending on the AAC or ALC restrictions in DAFI 36-2110, paragraphs 6.11
assignment availability (amn) codes [aac] assignment block control flag [blk cntrl code] assignment cancellation reason codes assignment limitation codes (amn) [alc] assignment preference conus codes [conus] assignment reclama reason codes assignment restriction waiver codes [rsel/wvr] category of enlistment codes [ce] citizenship status codes ...
1.3.1.2. For any other duty or mobility restrictions assignment availability codes (AACs) 31, 37, or 81, the maximum allowable duration of the AF Form 469 is 365 days. 1.3.1.3. Fitness restrictions will be up to 365 days, unless the condition has been determined to be permanent, for which indefinite profiles can be created. (See Chapter 3
Basically the very next assignment cycle, you should have orders. There are several reasons for code 50s. Some special duty assignments have used them for personnel issues (somehow a shitbag slides into the assignment--code 50 takes care of it). However special duty assignments are using the 50 more and more for predictable manning cycles.
Assignment Codes - 1A. Define AVAILABILITY DATE. Click the card to flip 👆. The day, month, and year after which an Airman is available for assignment. For assignment purposes, usually only the month and year are used to determine availability. Click the card to flip 👆.
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Assignment policies governing military training leaders, instructors and recruiters recently reverted back to assignment availability code 50, which provides a definite four-year maximum time on station. Linda Howard, 82nd Training Wing chief of personnel relocations, said in the former AAC 43, base of preferences were not approved if the installation had 85 ...
The Assignment Management System (AMS) is a web application that houses multiple applications in support of officer assignments, enlisted assignments, commander responsibilities, and individual Air Force members. Users have access to a portion of their own personnel data and the ability to use manning tools, volunteer for available assignments, and review career field information using AMS.
2 AFRSI36-2101 03 OCTOBER 2018 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) 503. System of records notice F036 AETC G, Status of Ineffective Recruiter, applies.
Assignment Availability Code 50 and RNLTD for Assignment cycles. If my Assignment availability code expiration date is 1 August, is August my RNLTD cycle or could I possibly fall into Sept, Oct RNLTDs? Believe this is answered in the mypers pop-up that comes up when you log on to AMS. That said, believe it's similar to your DEROS, which is ...
Many are not discharged, but are returned to duty with an Assignment Limitation Code-C, or ALC-C. The code is issued by the Air Force Personnel Center's Medical Standards Branch in the Medical Service Officer Management Division. This code restricts permanent and TDY assignments to areas where appropriate medical care is available to the member.
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- In an effort to meet budget mandates, Air Force leaders have directed several assignment related initiatives to reduce the permanent change of station budget deficit. The new guidelines include changes to assignment availability Code 50 maximum stabilized tours, the standard time on station for certain members transferring between stateside bases and ...
An AAC is an assignment availability code. They can be applied for many reasons such as a controlled tour, admin action, medical reasons, etc. What code do you have? Should be a numerical digit. Reply reply ... Are yo AAC 50 ( code 50; if so, that's a 4 year controlled tour)