RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas –
Time is running out for Charleston Airmen who have been identified for retraining under Phase II of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program.
Identified Airmen should have submitted their retraining request by April 6 and must also complete a retraining package by April 29 for the Air Force Specialty Code selected for them by the Air Force Personnel Center.
Phase II began March 26 and will end when retraining quotas are met, but will not extend past May 31.
Airmen identified for retraining and who fail to submit the initial retraining application by April 29 will be determined to have officially declined retraining and will be separated from the Air Force on their current date of separation. Airmen selected for retraining who have the necessary retainability cannot decline retraining.
While being selected for involuntary can be frustrating, for one Team Charleston member it was a life change.
"My best advice, having been involuntarily retrained is to keep a positive attitude," said Master Sgt. Timothy Kelly, 437th Force Support Squadron base career assistance advisor. "My experience played out to be a life changing event that led me to continue my career in the Air Force."
More than 100 active-duty Airmen, Air Force wide have been identified for involuntary retraining into another Air Force specialty. To determine if you have been identified for retraining, log onto the virtual Military Personnel Flight web site at wwa.afpc.randolph.af.mil/vs/.
"Phase II retraining is necessary to help meet the needs of the Air Force by putting Airmen where they are needed most," said Master Sgt. Deitra Mathis, the Air Force enlisted retraining superintendent at Randolph AFB. "We will work with the Airmen who are selected for retraining, as we would any retraining case, in order to make the transition as smooth as possible for Airmen and their families."
For more information, Airmen should contact their Military Personnel Section, their base career assistance advisor or the Total Force Service Center at 800-525-0102 or DSN 665-5000.
Trisha Gallaway, 437th Airlift Wing Public Affairs, contributed to this article.