SAFMLS 2010
Enlisted perspective
CMSgt Jerry Simmers
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SAFMLS 2010
 Overview
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Welcoming Comments
Objectives
RSV
Enlisted education
Officer versus Enlisted
Evaluating Enlisted
Enlisted promotion system
Manning & cross-training
AF CFM responsibilities
MAJCOM FM responsibilities
Questions / Comments
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Objectives
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Brief the enlisted perspective to you our officer leaders
Explain our expectations of you
Explain the enlisted promotion system
Build a better understanding of the enlisted point of
view to strengthen the team work and build a better lab
team
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RSV
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MRDSS is broke
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We can no longer put both the “Knowledge Level” and
“Performance Level” requirements in MRDSS
So I chose to track the “Performance Level” tasks in
MRDSS that are tied to the UTCs
All 4 RSV items are still required at least to the
“knowledge level” for all 4T0X1s and must be tracked by
the individual labs’ tracker or AFTR
The AF Readiness folks are working on a solution
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288,720 Enlisted
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Airman Basic (E-1) - 13,693 (4.7%)
 Airman (E-2) - 12,712 (4.4%)
 Airman First Class (E-3) - 53,094 (18.3%)
 Senior Airman (E-4) - 53,223 (18.4%)
 Staff Sergeant (E-5) - 72,388 (25.0%)
 Technical Sergeant (E-6) - 43,992 (15.2%)
 Master Sergeant (E-7) - 31,061 (10.8%)
 Senior Master Sergeant (E-8) - 5,681 (2.0%)
 Chief Master Sergeant (E-9) - 2,876 (1.0%)
About 1200 are Lab techs
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4T Education level
Education Level (Highest)
Number of records
Percentage
Associate Degree
316
26%
BA/BS
140
12%
College Credit (12 or more SH)
678
56%
HS Diploma/Cert/GED/HS Senior
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4%
MA/MS
19
1.5%
PHD
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0.08%
Unknown/not verified
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0.16%
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About CCAF
• The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) is an
institution of higher learning dedicated to the enlisted
member.
• CCAF is a regionally accredited college, accredited by
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(SACS).
• CCAF awards the Associate in Applied Science degree
upon completion of a degree program designed for an
Air Force specialty.
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AU/ABC
• New AU-ABC is the Air University Associate to
Baccalaureate Cooperative Program.
• AU-ABC is an initiative between the Air Force and
civilian higher education institutions to offer
baccalaureate degree opportunities to every Air Force
enlisted member.
• Program directs Airmen with associate in applied
science degrees to collection of accredited “military
friendly” colleges and universities when pursuing a
four-year degree.
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Key features
• Builds on student CCAF degree
• CCAF graduates earn bachelor's degrees
• MAXIMIZES application of career education and
training
• Air Force friendly colleges and universities
award the bachelor's degrees
• Virtual campus--electronic instruction & online
student support
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Officer vs Enlisted
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My qualifications:
AS in Laboratory Technology
BS in Occupational Education w/ Major in Lab Technology
Master’s degree in management
State MT licensure in Hawaii & Florida
Clinical Laboratory Scientist license in California
MLT (ASCP)
MT or MLS (ASCP) and (AMT)
26 years of experience
So
what does this mean?
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Officer vs Enlisted
It doesn’t matter…a Lt out ranks me!
 We still need to work as a team and rely on each other
 Enlisted for the most part work the bench
 Officers manage the sections and labs
 Enlisted should keep you informed
 Officers are the enlisted top-cover
 Officers should back the enlisted (policies, OIs, Regs)
 Use the enlisted experience
 One Team one fight
 Ultimately the officer is in charge and responsible
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What we need from you
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Support and Top cover
 If we’re not meeting your expectations, talk to us
 Trust, but verify, not all SNCO are created equal
 We need to meet the whole person concept
 Need to involvement in the Sq, Gp, Wg and community
 Lab comes 1st but try to be flexible and allow
participation, be fair and spread the wealth
 Loyalty & trust goes a long way
 No one makes it to the top without help and support
 Build a team, take care of your folks and they’ll take
care of each other and you
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Evaluating Enlisted
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Compare apples to apples, use your NCO, SNCOs
 When you rate an Airman, compare them to the same
rank with the same time in service
 Be fair & give feedback--not meeting your expectations
 Give them a chance to improve before EPR is written
 The lower rank the more time to recover from (MDs)
 A (MD) for a SNCO is pretty much letting the board
know they are not ready for Senior/Chief
 It will take years to recover if they can (feedback)
 BUT – be honest and rate them what they earned
 SNCO should be held to a higher standards
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Evaluating Enlisted
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SR on SNCOs – No PME, CCAF, no SR endorsement
ROAD (retired on active duty)
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The force is getting too small we need everyone pulling
their fair-share
Hold their feet to the fire and make them work or retire
MEBs and discipline
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Document everything!
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Fitness failures = automatic referrals (at TAFB 3 max)
 If you haven’t done so yet PLEASE start testing your
Airmen on the new fitness standards…we found about
20% failure at current scores
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Enlisted Ranks
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Amn – SrA: Primary bench techs learning their jobs
and the ways of the AF
SSgt – TSgt (MSgt): Still bench techs but first line
supervisors, NCOICs and section supervisors
MSgt: Some are still bench techs, section chiefs, lab
chiefs and superintendents (lab and Sq)
SMSgt: Primarily lab chiefs, squadron superintendents
and MAJCOM functional managers
CMSgt: Only 5 remain in functional areas: WHMC,
WPMC, DGMC, Keesler and Langley. All other are 9Gs
(group superintendents)
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ENLISTED ROADMAP
TO THE TOP
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Airmen Promotions
Amn – SrA: automatic with commander’s concurrence
 AB to Amn: 6 months TIG
 AMN to A1C: 10 months TIG
 A1C to SrA: 36 months TIS w/20 Months TIG or 28
month TIG
 Many people come in with 1 or 2 stripes with college or
6 year enlistment
 BTZ are considered the quarter before 6 months early
 SrA (BTZ) 15% - 6 months early, with the length of tech
school get the engaged ASAP
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SSgt - MSgt
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Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS)
Stripes for exceptional performers (STEP)
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<200 year divided by MAJCOM
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TIG: 6 points a year (60 Max)
 TIS: 2 points a year (40 Max)
 EPR points: 135 max
 SKT (job): 100
 PGE (military): 100
 Decoration points: up to 25
 Score above percentage cut off
 Study, Study, Study
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SMSgt & CMSgt
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Similar to officer promotions…plus
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TIG – 60 points
TIS – 25 points
Decoration points – 25 points
PGE (USAF Supervisory exam) – 100 points
EPRs – 135 points
345 possible points
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Board Score 450 points (normally close to 400)
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Promotion dates
Grade
SSgt
TSgt
MSgt
SMSgt
CMSgt
TIS
TIG
3 years 6 months
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5 years months
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8 years months
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11 years months
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14 years months
PECD
Testing
Release
31-Mar May - Jun
Aug
31-Dec Feb - Mar
June
31-Dec Feb – Mar
May
30-Sep
Dec
Mar
31-Jul
Sep
Now
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PECD dates!
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TOS Decorations 3 years of superior sustained
performance – to include fitness
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MSgt 31 Dec – Decoration points
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Very important with fewer and fewer PCSs
Must have started process before PECD to count toward
promotion for the next cycle
1,3,5 points
SMSgt 31 Sep & CMSgt 31 Jul
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5 points plus help with board score
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Promotion to Senior and Chief
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS
AREAS THE BOARD CONSIDERS
BOARD ASSESSMENT
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BOARD MEMBERS
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One Colonel and two CMSgt’s
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Number/Career Field of board is determined by number
of eligibles by Major Command & Chief Enlisted
Manager/AFSC
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Gender and Race of eligibles determines the board
member composition
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD
BASICS
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Board President
9 Panels
Spt
4 Panels
2 Panels
1 Panel
MX
Ops
Med
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD
BASICS
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SELECTION FOLDER
LEFT SIDE
ARTICLE 15
CITATIONS FOR
DECORATIONS
RIGHT SIDE
EPRs (last 10 years)
AF FORM 77 (For breaks
in service, EPR appeals,
administrative correction)
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD
BASICS
MISSING DOCUMENT
REQUEST
SNCO EVALUATION BRIEF
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
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PERFORMANCE
 EDUCATION
 BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE
 JOB RESPONSIBILITY
 PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
 SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS
 LEADERSHIP
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
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PERFORMANCE
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Job Description
Individual Rating Factors
Periods of Supervision
Overall Evaluations
Level of Endorsements
Narrative Word Picture
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
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EDUCATION
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CCAF Degree a MUST!
SNCOA by Correspondence a MUST!
Bachelors Degree in your Field
These are minimum requirements. If the SNCO does
not have these Senior Rater and firewall 5 are
questionable.
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
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BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE
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Various Jobs Within Your Career Field
 Wing
 NAF
 MAJCOM
 Air Staff
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Special Duty Assignments
 Recruiter
 First Sergeant
 Instructor
 PME
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
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JOB RESPONSIBILITY
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Performing Duty Commensurate with Rank
Amount of Money You Manage (to a point)
Number of People You Supervise (AF determines)
Magnitude of Your Job (AF to a point)
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
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PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
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What Your Rating Chain Says About You
Senior Rater Endorsement (at least CCAF/PME)
Stratification
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
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SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS
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Quarterly/Annual Awards throughout career
Recognition from PME (Levitow/academic/DG)
Career Field Specific (Functional) AFMS Awards
Community/Leadership Awards
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
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LEADERSHIP
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Community Activities
Head of a Committee
Leadership Role in a Professional Org
 AFA
 AFSA
 VFW
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Board Scores
(no more than 1 point)
Absolutely Superior
10 (450)
Outstanding
9.5 (427.5)
Few Could Be Better
9 (405)
Strong
8.5 (382.5)
Slightly Above Average
8 (360)
Average
7.5 (337.5)
Slightly Below Average
7 (315)
Well Below Average
6.5 (292.5)
Lowest
6 (270)
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CRO – Big Stuff
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CRO EPRs if possible when you have BIG STUFF
 PME awards
 AFMS (MAJCOM or AF)
 Group or Wing Level Award winner / recognition
 Annual (all levels) best is your Sq/Gp/WG
 Improved stratification in Gp/Wg (especially top 5-10)
 Top – 3 officer in Wg or possibly Gp
 Private org key positions or awards
 Chairman for a Wg level event/program
 Getting rid of markdowns
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Board scores
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BELOW AVERAGE
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SNCOA Not Completed
CCAF Not Completed
No Senior Rater Endorsement
No Decoration Upon PCS / PCA
Less Than Firewall 5 EPR
Same Job Description Year After Year
Home-Steadying / Job-Steadying
No Deployments
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Board Scores
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AVERAGE
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EPR on Top Has Senior Rater Endorsement
SNCOA Completed
CCAF Degree In Career Field
Decoration with each PCS
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Board Scores
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ABOVE AVERAGE
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Firewall 5 EPRs for last 10 Reports / Years
Senior Rater Endorsement on all Eligible EPRs
Additional Degree in Career Field
MSM on Top
Documented Base / Community Involvement
Short Term Special Duty Outside of Job
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Board Scores
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OUTSTANDING
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Monthly / Quarterly / Annual Award Winner
PME Award Winner
Community / Public Service Recognition
Civilian Education Awards
Officer in Top 3, AFA, AFSA, etc …
Sustained Superior Performance
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Board score conclusion
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS
 AREAS THE BOARD CONSIDERS
 SELF ASSESSMENT
 INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITES
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Manning and X-training
Under CAREERS 1st term Airman are better but not
guaranteed
 Window for 4-year Airman 35 – 43 months
 Window for 6-year Airman 59 – 67 months
 If overseas 15- 9 months prior to DEROS
 As the CFM I only approve Exceptions to the Policy
(ETP) -- Non-1st term or NCORP
 All cross-training packages are considered, however
 Commissioning & PME
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4T0X1 - Medical Laboratory
Stressed
PP Auths, Inv, Manning
End Dec-09 Auths
910
End Dec-09 No Fill
919
Manning
100%
Initial Enlistment Bon
End Dec-09
4T0X1 - Medical Laboratory
Selective Reenlistmen
Special Duty Assignm
Sustainment Deviation
Current (Goal = 0)
0.40
140
Zone E
18y-20y
Zone C 10y-14y
Critical Skills Retentio
1
Chronic Critical Skills
120
16%
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100
Work Tempo (A1M)
Current (Oct 2009)
0.95
80
Training Constraints
Operations Demand (A1PR)
Current (Aug 2009)
0
FY08
FY09
FY10
Zone B 6y - 10y
13 12 11 10
PERSTEMPO
% >120 days TDY
Avg # of TDY days
Retraining
Retrain-In
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0
Zone A 17m - 6y
60
40
Retrain-Out
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20
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13 12 11 10 0
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FY Accessions
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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Years Of Service (YOS)
NPS Grad Sustainment Target and
Bands (+/- 10%) (+/-20%)
RETENTION GOALS
ACL
10.91
Zone A
0.54
Zone B
0.69
Zone C
0.91
Zone E
0.68
Historical
9.92
0.52
0.69
0.84
0.72
RETENTION - 1 year & 4 month trend
Dec-08
Sep-09
Oct-09
7.86
9.78
10.50
0.38
0.48
0.55
0.65
0.58
0.59
0.64
0.86
0.85
0.63
0.76
0.79
Nov-09
10.95
0.63
0.56
0.77
0.83
Dec-09
11.35
0.63
0.58
0.79
0.80
% Plan Met
104%
118%
84%
86%
118%
Sustainment (FY15 PP Auths- 899)
PP Inventory
Zone
Manning
89%
110%
78%
111%
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NPS TPR
Upper Bound
Sustainment
Lower Bound
PGL
% Sustainment Met
FY10
117
106
96
108
101%
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4T0X2 - Histopathology
Stressed
PP Auths, Inv, Manning
End Dec-09 Auths
62
End Dec-09 No Fill
72
Manning
116%
Initial Enlistment Bon
End Dec-09
4T0X2 - Histopathology
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Sustainment Deviation
Current (Goal = 0)
0.86
11%
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Work Tempo (A1M)
Current (Oct 2009)
0.95
Special Duty Assignm
10
9
PERSTEMPO
% >120 days TDY
Avg # of TDY days
Selective Reenlistmen
0
Zone A 17m - 6y
Zone B 6y - 10y
Zone E
18y-20y
Zone C 10y-14y
Critical Skills Retentio
Chronic Critical Skills
13 12 11
8
Training Constraints
7
6
5
Operations Demand (A1PR)
Current (Aug 2009)
0
FY08
FY09
FY10
Retraining
Retrain-In
0
2
0
4
3
Retrain-Out
0
0
0
2
1
0
13 12 11 10
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
FY Accessions
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Years Of Service (YOS)
NPS Grad Sustainment Target and
Bands (+/- 10%) (+/-20%)
RETENTION GOALS
ACL
6.49
Zone A
0.15
Zone B
1.00
Zone C
1.00
Zone E
0.32
Historical
8.74
0.37
0.69
1.00
0.90
RETENTION - 1 year & 4 month trend
Dec-08
Sep-09
Oct-09
12.78
13.00
12.61
0.53
0.48
0.51
1.00
0.93
0.93
0.78
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.75
0.50
Nov-09
10.43
0.37
0.88
1.00
0.50
Dec-09
10.45
0.37
0.88
1.00
0.50
% Plan Met
161%
255%
88%
100%
155%
Sustainment (FY15 PP Auths- 60)
PP Inventory
Zone
Manning
125%
102%
110%
158%
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NPS TPR
Upper Bound
Sustainment
Lower Bound
PGL
% Sustainment Met
FY10
8
8
7
9
119%
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CFM Responsibilities
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I have very little input in the assignment process
Air Force leveling working with DPA
AFSC Consultant to HQ AFPC/DPA (assignments)
 Sign-off on special duty, special coding (code 50)
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MAJCOM have some control of the process
They control spaces not “by name requests”
TTGs, cross-trainees and return from overseas
Command Leveling
BOP are the best option
RMO controls the number of lab techs, skill-level and
rank (money)
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CFM Responsibilities
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Manage 4T0XX AFSCs/SMSgt Davidson Histo SME
 Determine need for and conduct U&TWs
 Manage development, implementation and
maintenance of CFETPs
 Assist the office of the AF/SG and Chief, Medical
Enlisted Issues pertaining to the 4T career field
 Identify SMEs for SKT rewrite projects; consultant for
promotion test content and question validity inquires
 Act as waiver authority for training (ASVAB) (prior
experience)
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MAJCOM FMs
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Appointed by MAJCOM / SG with my input
 Act as MAJCOM voting rep at U&TWs
 Work with MAJCOM DP to balance manning
 Assist CFM with gathering inputs, data and identifying
SMEs and SKT rewrites
 Relay information throughout command
 Primary MAJCOM reviewer on AFSC-specific,
individualized training
 Primary MAJCOM SME
 Assist MAJCOM CMEF with lab issues and AFMS
awards
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MAJCOM FMs
CMSgt Gregory McNeill
AFMC
WP
gregory.mcneill-02@fairchild.af.mil
657-5888 (in-bound)
CMSgt Edward Pace
AFMC
WP
Edward.Pace@WPAFB.AF.MIL
257-9142
CMSgt Steven Foster
ACC
Langley
steven.foster@langley.af.mil
574-6059
CMSgt Ronald Ward
AETC
Keesler
ronald.ward.2@us.af.mil
591-4471
CMSgt Jonathan Shane
AMC
McConnell
jonathan.shane@mcconnell.af.mil
743-5088
SMSgt Samuel Byrd
AFDW
AFNCR
samuel.byrd@afncr.af.mil
857-8248
AF Elements
Travis
chandwick.below@travis.af.mil
799-3659
SMSgt Shanece Johnson
AFGSC
Barksdale
shanece.Johnson.bad@barksdale.af.mil
781-6132
SMSgt Terri Scholin
PACAF
Elmendorf
terri.scholin@elmendorf.af.mil
580-1913
SMSgt Sonya Stoute
USAFA
USAFA
Sonya.Stoute@usafa.af.mil
333-1737
MSgt Garrett Pearce
USAFE
Lakenheath
garrett.pearce@LAKENHEATH.AF.MIL
226-8440
SMSgt James Green
AFSPC
Patrick
James.green@patrick.af.mil
854-8330
MSgt Daniel Warnick
AFSOC
Hurlburt
Daniel.Warnick@hurlburt.af.mil
641-3933
Histo SME
Lackland
timothy.davidson.1@us.af.mil
554-5460
SMSgt Jerilyn Farrar
ANG
Andrews
jerilyn.farrar@ang.af.mil
278-8585
CMSgt John Harrison
AFRC
Robbins
john.harrison.2@us.af.mil
497-1893
MSgt Chadwick Below
MSgt Timothy Davidson
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Conclusion
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MRDSS problems with RSV
 Enlisted education
 Officer versus enlisted duties
 Evaluating enlisted
 Enlisted promotion system
 Promotion board process
 Manning and cross training
 CFM and MFM responsibilities
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Questions/comments
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