43M Career Field Update

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43M Career Field Update

Col James A. Swaby

15 Feb 2007

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Agenda

Big Rocks Force Development/Promotions Assignment policy changes Important dates Command selection process

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BSC – 43M specificBig Rocks

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Big Rocks FY 07 moves

Blount to AFRL Sanders to AFIT Make sure your T-ODP is updated before each DT Make sure your records are accurate before selection DT’s and

promotion boards OPR’s

No stratification – death blow #1 or 2 of 50 (1/50 or 2/50) strong, #5 of 50 will hurt you Top 1%, 2%, 5%, depends but usually not good indicator, >5%

negative message Rec for AFIT, PME, Sq/CC essential

If selected for AFIT and you turn it down – must separate Is the career field secure? Will we grow? Will there be a BSC SERB?

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BSC Force Development& Promotions

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BSC Force Development

Development Team Process Timetable

T-ODP Mentorship Accuracy of records Promotions

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Development Team

BSC Development Team (DT) Composition Corps Chief Corps Director BSC Utilization and Education Branch Chief 15 BSC Associate Chiefs

DT determines assignment vector recommendations for each BSC officer

Assignment Teams (ATs) make assignments

DT selects for PME in residence

DT makes Sq/CC selections

DT makes pre-qualifying SGB selections

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Assignment Cycle Timelines

Cycle VML PRD(Vacancies)

T-ODP due

Matches

Made

RNTLD

Spring

Aug

2006

Aug

2006

Sep

2006

Sep – Oct2006

Feb–May

2007

Summer

Nov 2006

Dec

2006

Jan

2007

Jan-Mar

2007

Jun–Sep

2007

Fall

Apr

2007

Apr

2007

May

2007

May – Jul

2007

Oct 07

to

Jan 08

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T-ODP

Communication Tool to the DT Formalizes commander involvement Mandatory for all officers below O-6 Outdated comments are a significant issue in Force

Development actions Assignment matching WILL start with or without a T-ODP

– it’s your chance to voice your preferences No or Out-dated T-ODP = “world-wide volunteer” No or Out-dated T-ODP = not considered for AFIT or PME No or Out-dated T-ODP = not considered for Sq/CC No SGB volunteer statement in T-ODP = not considered

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Mentorship

Assure information in SURF is correct & current

Review your records--with a senior officer

Do Your PME

Talk to your rater about your goals--and OPR recs

Be certain to broaden your leadership experiences As Capt show at least wing-wide impact

As Maj at least MAJCOM- or even better AF-wide impact

As Lt Col show AF- or even better DoD-wide impact

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Mentorship Sq/CC difficult for 43M’s??

Sq/CC = Division Chief??

Perhaps possible in AFRL

Always try for PME in residence

Go for every opportunity to compete your record

Sq/CC, AFIT, Fellowship, SGB, resident PME

Standard: one special duty assignment/career

SGB?? (USAFSAM, AFRL perhaps)

“I am a candidate for BSC Executive”

Obtain Board Certification ???

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Take Care of Your Career/Record

Ensure Accuracy

Developmental education (PME) – at earliest opportunity

Date arrived on station (DAS) AFSCs, Primary and Duty Duty History Duty Titles OPRs and Decs Deployments PT category Security Clearance

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Records Review

HQ AFPC/DPPBRIAttention: Review by mail

550 C Street West, Suite 5

Randolph AFB, Texas 78150-4707

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DSN 665-2371, or e-mail

[email protected]

Requests by fax: Requests by fax: DSN 665-2421

Include:

Name

SS#

Mailing address

Signature

Need to specify whether requesting “current record” or how it was when it met a specific promotion board (“As Met”)

Six month before boards request your:

“selection board record”

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BSC Force DevelopmentPromotions

DP on your PRF is not a guarantee

Is Sq/CC a guarantee? Yes unless viewed as a peak in career

No one is promotable without PME

Stratification statement a must!!!! % = ?? #/# = best

Deployments rapidly become key factor

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CY06 Promotion Board Results (IPZ)

CORPS MAJOR LT COL COL

MSC 92% 69% 57%***

(2005)

BSC 88% 52% 48%

NC 75%*

(2004)

49%**

(2005)

39%

LINE 92%*

(2005)

75% 45%

AFPC website stats *awaiting 19 Dec 06

release

**next board 2007 ***awaiting Feb 07

release

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Assignment Changes

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Background

What happened? AF chronically over-budget on PCS moves

FY03-06 costs averaged $1.5B

Began FY07 $400M in red

FY07 budget cut $318M

Immediate implementation of new PCS procedures

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Assignment Changes

Time On Station rules change CONUS to CONUS moves

48 months minimum TOS May be directed earlier if considered mission critical May be directed earlier if required for Force Development

CONUS to OCONUS moves Less than 48 months considered Must be eligible/most qualified Must have longest TOS

Policy not applicable for Joint Duty or Group/SQ Commander assignments

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Assignment Changes

Caveat—If PCS quota available: 1st Tour Officers

First tour officers (Lts or Capts with <4 yrs commission time) 36 month TOS required for CONUS to CONUS move Although eligible, quota for PCS may not be available

Must-movers go first

TOS and PME/AFIT Selects must have 24 months TOS prior to departure date Waivers accepted for 2007 selectees

Time in Area policy suspended Tour length restrictions lifted for DC-area, San Antonio, and

Colorado Springs

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Assignment Changes

Overseas-OCONUS Involuntary DEROS extensions are NOT being

considered at this time Voluntary extensions are highly encouraged Members assigned OCONUS are expected to complete

full tour Ineligible to volunteer for jobs with RNLTD prior to their

DEROS

Stabilized Tour programs Tours with Assignment Availability Code 50 Extended by 12 months from expiration of code

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Assignment Changes

Join-Spouse Assignments

24 months TOS required to apply for funded join-spouse assignment

12 months TOS required for permissive join-spouse PCS Member incurs all PCS related costs Member must use ordinary leave during transit Member must have or acquire retainability

Standard 24-month ADSC

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Impact

Quota Each division of AFPC given strict quota

Must live within this allocation Some moves already under way when policy released Taken off the top from the allocated quota

Less quotas available to use

“Must Move” category prioritized

Requirements vs Quota Quota is the driving factor

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Priorities

Prioritized Must-Movers 1. Officers with 2007 DEROS 2. DEROS backfills 3. Inbound squadron commanders 4. Graduating squadron commanders 5. Backfill for inbound squadron commanders 6. Critical backfill for retirements and/or separations 7. Backfill for PME/AFIT selects

Move depends on quotas TOS, first-termers, join-spouse, special assignments

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Assignment Team

Check AFPC Q&A Website first at:

http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/pubaffairs/release/2006/11/PCSQA.asp

Maj Kirk Stocker 43M Utilization Officer not Col Swaby

E-mail him & please CC me

Communicate with me, they actually do listen to me

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Assignment TeamContact Information

Contact Information

HQ AFPC/DPAMWBiomedical Sciences CorpsEducation and Utilization Branch550 C St West, Suite 25Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4727

Utilization Contact NumbersDSN: 665-3821COMM: 210-565-3821

Education Contact NumbersDSN: 665-2775COMM: 210-565-2775FAX COMM: 210-565-4240FAX DSN: 665-4240E-Mail: [email protected]

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BSC Important Dates

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Important Dates

CY 2007 Promotion Boards Col BSC P0607A: 9-20 Apr 07 Lt Col BSC P0507A: 9-20 Apr 07 Maj BSC P0407A: 10-21 Sep 07

Biomedical Officer Management Orientation Course 30 Apr – 18 May and 6 Aug – 24 Aug

Intermediate Executive Skills Course 23 Apr to 4 May, 10-21 Sep

BSC Development Team meetings 14-18 May, 4-7 Sep

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BSC CY07 Medical Squadron Command DT Results

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CY07 SQ/CC Corps Statistics

Eligible Applicants Candidates Matches

BSC 213 84 (39%) 24 (29%) 9 (38%)

All Corps:

Totals 833 227 (27%) 90 (40%) 40 (44%)

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BSC CY07 Statistics

Applicants Candidates Opportunity 84 24 7

2 AMDS4 MDOS1 TRS

Candidate List AMDS – 8 candidates selected to fill 2 AMDS vacancies MDOS – 16 candidates selected to fill 4 MDOS vacancies All candidates may compete for 1 training squadron vacancy

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Process

Statement of intent (SOI) should be completed Senior Rater endorse SQ/CC SOI

DTs improved personnel vectoring Deconfliction of Developmental Ed and SQ/CC Vectored “best person” at “right time”

AFMS Flight Path simplified preferences and bidding Tentative schedule

MPF msg in Feb SOIs due in Mar DTs meet May-Aug Candidates list released in Sep Match list released in Nov

PME at earliest opportunity a key key key factor

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QUESTIONS?