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The Air Force has missed its annual recruiting target for eight years running and is asking Congress for $250 million to fund the new bonus pool. Air Force is offering retention bonuses up to ...
The US Air Force has suspended personnel moves and bonuses through the end of the fiscal year as the service faces a funding shortfall driven by higher-than-expected costs, according to a ...
Stop-loss was created by the United States Congress after the Vietnam War. Its use is founded on Title 10, United States Code, Section 12305(a) which states in part: "... the President may suspend any provision of law relating to promotion, retirement, or separation applicable to any member of the armed forces who the President determines is essential to the national security of the United ...
After several difficult years, the Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes.
On 14 December 2017, the Navy announced that it will extend the HYT for seamen from its current five to six years on 1 February 2018. [6] On 1 February 2019, the Air Force increased the HYT for E-4 through E-6. On 3 October 2022, the Coast Guard suspended HYT for enlisted active duty members until 1 January 2025. [7]
The Delayed Entry Program (DEP, also called the Delayed Enlistment Program or Future Soldiers Program in the United States), is a program designed to accommodate new enlistees into the United States Armed Forces before they ship out to basic training. Enlistees first enter the DEP as inactive reservists, then make a commitment to report for ...
Indeed, recommendations made by the President's Commission continue to work in present-day recruitment efforts. Understanding the need for greater individual incentive, the US military has re-packaged the benefits of the GI Bill. Though originally intended as compensation for service, the bill is now seen as a recruiting tool.
Personnel transitioning to an ARC billet also remain eligible for acceptance into the full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technician (ART) programs. [2] The required service time in the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard for enlisted follows a formula that involves time left on current enlistment and any service ...