The White Falcon - 18.09.1981, Page 9

White Falcon 9
September 18, 1981
AF expecting shortage of NCOs by FY 82
The Air Force is taking steps
to build experience in its most
critical noncommissioned officer
skills. With a planned increase of
55,000 enlisted authorizations in
the next five years, a shortage in
critical sortie-generating skills is
expected by the end of fiscal 1982,
say Air Force officials.
Some 80 percent of the shortage
will be in avionics, aircraft
systems, aircraft maintenance and
munitions and weapons maintenance
specialties.
Since the ability to generate
aircraft sorties and keep the planes
flying most directly affects
ability to fight and win, these
shortages are of utmost concern to
Fiscal year 82 Selective Reen-
listment Bonus (SRB) Program changes
are effective October 1, 1981. The
following AFSC's (and SHREDOUTS
thereto) will be authorized SRB's
in the ZONES and multiple levels
indicated:
ZONE A: (multiple one) 206X0;
293X3; 302X0; 304X4; 306X2;
324X0; 404X1; 542X1; 542X2;
545X1; 552X2; 751X2; 905X0.
ZONE B: (multiple one) 201X1;
203X0; 206X0; 274X0; 275X0;
293X3; 304X1; 304X4; 304X5;
307X0; 326X0; 431X0; 733X1.
ZONE C: (multiple one) 113X0;
306X0; 322X2; 431X2; 904X1.
The following AFSC's (and SHRED-
OUTS thereto) will increase to mul-
senior Air Force officials.
While Air Force and government
leaders have worked hard over the
past two years to improve the
military career outlook with a sub-
stantantial pay increase and
variable housing, for example, the
experience loss of middle-to-senior
NCOs is being felt and will con-
tinue to be felt over the next few
years.
An initiative to improve these
sortie-generating skills has been
a restructuring of the grades in
the skills to allow specialties to
be more self-supporting, that is,
to allow the specialties to grow
the supervisors needed. In addition,
although some retraining may still
tiple levels indicated effective
October 1, 1981.
AFSC ZONE NEW LEVEL
201X1 A 2
208X1/2/3/4/5 B 4
208X1/2/3/4/5 C 2
316X2 A 2
322X2 A 2
32 6X3 B 3
326X4 B 3
326X5 B 3
326X6 A & B 3
326X7 A & B 3
326X8 A 6 B 3
445X0 A 2
553X0 A 2
Any questions on l the changes can
be directed to TSgt. Zielinski, AFI
staff career advisor, at ext. 7723.
be required in the higher grades,
most retraining will be concen-
trated at the staff sergeant level
and below, thus allowing experience
to grow along with rank in critical
skills.
More attention has been focused
on prior-service recruiting,
especially in the critically short
skills. An increase in the selec-
tive re-enlistment bonus and the
selective continuation of career
NCOs in the aircraft generation
skills will also help. Another
area that is being worked is the
return of qualified NCOs from other,
better-manned skills back into
maintenance skills.
News briefs
Fire Inspection schedule
Next week's Fire Inspection
Schedule is as follows:
Today—9:30 a.m.-noon: 931-2,
950- 1, 950-2; 1-3 p.m.: 950-3, 950-
4; 3:30-5 p.m.: 952-1.
Monday—9:30 a.m.-noon: 951-1,
951- 2,951-3; 1-3 p.m.: 952-2, 953-
1; 3:30-5 p.m.: 953-2.
Tuesday—9:30 a.m.-noon: 960-
1, 960-2, 961-1; 1-3 p.m.: 961-2,
961-3; 3:30-5 p.m.: 961-4, 962-1.
Wednesday—9:30 a.m.-noon: 962-
2, 963-1; 1-3 p.m.: 963-2, 2496,
2497, 3005, 3006, 3007; 3:30-5 p.m.:
672, 645, 647.
Thursday—9:30 a.m.-noon: 1000-
1006; 1-3 p.m.: 1007, 1008, 669.
Barber Shop expands hours
The Crew Barber Shop is expanding
its hours of operation as follows:
Mon, Tues, Wed and Fri—8 a.m.-4:30
p.m., 6:30-8 p.m.; Thurs—9 a.m.-
3:30 p.m., 6:30-8 p.m.; Sat, Sun—
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Teachers' workshop to close school
Due to a teachers' workshop, no
classes will be held at the Lower
School on September 28 and at the
Upper School on September 29.
New travel program being tested
A test program which allows com-
mercial travel contractors to pro-
vide transportation services direct-
ly to DoD travelers is under way.
The program provides more ser-
vices to a DoD traveler, while the
government pays only for the actual
cost of the transportation.
Travis AFB, Calif., will be the
Air Force test site.
Mr. Match
"Mr. Match", portrayed by Fire Captain Jon Nordfjord, tells elementary
children about safety precautions and the hazards of fire during Fire
Prevention Week. (See Home Inspection Schedule above right).
SRB program changes effective Oct. 1