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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Airmen have almost a month remaining to voluntarily retrain in Phase I of the 2011 NCO Retraining Program before the program’s involuntary Phase II begins Sept. 20.
Air Force officials identified 1,061 opportunities for Airmen to retrain out of their current career field under NCORP.
Airmen can volunteer during Phase I for career fields meeting Air Force Specialty Code and grade requirements listed in the implementation message. Applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. However, those selected under Phase II will be placed into AFSCs based on the needs of the Air Force.
So far, 198 of the 640 staff sergeants and 106 of the 421 technical sergeants needed have volunteered and been approved to retrain out of their overage AFSCs.
“Historically, we are on track for total approvals at this point,” said Senior Master Sgt. Deron Warman, superintendent of the Air Force Personnel Center’s enlisted skills management branch. “NCORP always starts slow as Airmen watch their AFSC and their standing within it prior to submitting an application. Those who are eager to retrain or want to retrain into a limited availability AFSC are normally first to apply.”
AFPC has received 3,079 applications to date for retraining. Nearly half of the NCOs were ineligible because they either did not meet qualification requirements or were not in a retraining-out AFSC. In addition, many AFSCs had limited quotas available and they were already filled by the time the application arrived.
“As a reminder, there will be no message released implementing Phase II,” Sergeant Warman said. “Personnel on the master vulnerability listing need to apply prior to the end of Phase I, which ends Sept. 17 or an AFSC will be selected for them in Phase II.”
Airmen can find the master vulnerability list on the Virtual Military Personnel Flight at https://w20.afpc.randolph.af.mil/afpcsecurenet20/.
Frequently asked questions concerning NCORP are available at http://gum.afpc.randolph.af.mil under the “Enlisted” button and then under the “Retraining” tab. Airmen can apply for retraining on the vMPF as well as find the remaining retraining-in opportunities.
For more information about the fiscal 2011 NCORP, visit the AFPC personnel services Web site at http://gum.afpc.randolph.af.mil, contact your local military personnel section, or call the Total Force Service Center toll free at (800)525-0102 or 665-5000.
