AF begins NCO retraining program involuntary phase

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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airmen required to retrain must submit a retraining request by Dec. 17, or separate from the Air Force under Phase II of fiscal year 2008 Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program.

After meeting the Dec. 17 deadline, Phase II eligible's must then choose a specialty from a list of available Air Force Specialty Code and submit a retraining application before the Jan. 31, deadline.

Any Airman identified as vulnerable for retraining, who fails to submit the initial retraining application before the deadline will be determined to have officially declined retraining and separated from the Air Force.

"Airmen selected for retraining who have the necessary retainability cannot decline retraining," said Chief Master Sgt. Christine Williams, Air Force Personnel Center enlisted skills management branch chief.

"All Airmen identified as being eligible for retraining must retrain or face separation under the guidelines established for the retraining program," said CMSgt Williams.

Vulnerability listings by grade and AFSC are posted and updated weekly on the Virtual Military Personnel Flight website. Airmen should reference the Retraining tab to view current information.

The Air Force has targeted 1,512 active-duty Airmen for involuntary retraining into another Air Force specialty chosen for them by the Air Force Personnel Center.

Phase II begins Dec. 10 and terminates when retraining quotas are met, but no later than March 31.

"This phase of the retraining program is necessary to help meet the needs of the Air Force by putting Airmen where they are needed most," said Master Sgt. Catina Johnson-Roscoe, Air Force Enlisted Retraining & Reenlistments superintendent. "We will work with those Airmen who are selected for retraining, as we would any retraining case, in order to make the transition as smooth as possible for the Airman and his or her family while still meeting the needs of the Air Force," she said.

For more information, Airmen may contact their command support staff personnel, career assistance advisor or the Air Force Contact Center at (800) 665-5000.