Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) blocked Senate voting to confirm nominations to protest the Defense Department rules regarding paid leave and travel for reproductive health. “Airmen on overseas long tours with a DEROS (Date Estimated Return from Overseas) between October - December 2023 will have their DEROS extended to January - March 2024,” the Air Force said.įamilies of military officers whose promotions need Senate confirmation are also in a holding pattern. Families based overseas also face uncertainty. Those deemed not priorities will be delayed. Airmen who reach their maximum extensions by law on their enlistment can also be accommodated through constructive re-enlistment,” Air Force officials said in Monday’s announcement.įor Air Force families planning PCS moves in August or later, the service will review their orders and moves will be approved on a priority basis. “This allows most Airmen to still access a program with the fiscal 2023 rules until the fiscal 2024 program starts. Airmen can extend their enlistment until next year to remain eligible for an enlistment bonus. No new assignment incentive pay will be given out this year for airmen signing new contracts, and those who re-enlist will not be able to get a re-enlistment bonus. Insight by Carahsoft: In our new ebook, we look at sweeping federal initiatives and agency-specific efforts to empower the government’s cyber workforce - featuring from Air Force, FEMA, DoD, DHS, Navy and OPM leaders. In June, the Air Force announced a one-year increase in retention bonuses from $35,000 to $50,000 for specific categories of pilots who were at the end of their military contracts and eligible to re-sign. The need for pilots has been particularly acute. The suspension of bonuses comes at a critical time for the service as it faces continuing recruiting problems and expects to fall about 10 percent short of its recruiting goals this year. “The funding shortfall resulted from higher-than-expected PCS costs as a result of inflation and the addition of recruiting and retention bonuses,” said Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek in an emailed response to Federal News Network. “The funding shortfall resulted from higher-than-expected PCS costs as a. The Air Force detailed the programs it would curtail in a statement released Monday.Ībout 2,000 bonuses would be affected by the pause along with about 20,000 PCS orders, according to an Air Force spokesperson.
An unforeseen funding shortfall means Air Force families will face a delay in permanent changes of station (PCS) and a pause in retention bonuses for the rest of this year.
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