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Air Force Reserve Command headquarters to offer early retirement, separation incentives

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The Air Force Reserve Command headquarters will participate in voluntary programs for force management announced by Air Force officials in Washington earlier today.

This follows the recent Air Force announcement on headquarters organization and staffing reductions. Those changes are designed to eliminate redundant activities and improve efficiencies while also satisfying previous Secretary of Defense direction to reduce management headquarters costs and staff levels by 20 percent.

Voluntary early retirement authority and voluntary separation incentive pay will be used to realign and rebalance the civilian force during the round IV program. Although Round IV is largely focused on Headquarters Air Force-assigned civilian employees located in the national capital region, civilians at Robins AFB who could be impacted by these changes will also participate.

Civilian employees at Air Force Reserve Command's headquarters will receive VERA/VSIP interest surveys from the Robins AFB civilian personnel office on or about July 21 and responses are due by Aug. 1. Applicants approved for this round of VERA/VSIP must separate no later than Sep. 30.

"The early retirement and separation incentives are a management tool to help the Air Force minimize or avoid a reduction-in-force to meet the mandated cuts," said Maj Gen Richard "Beef" Haddad, vice commander for Air Force Reserve Command. "We hope that the voluntary separation programs eliminate or reduce the need for involuntary separations."

For additional information about civilian employment, voluntary separation programs and other personnel actions, visit the Air Force Personnel Service website at https://gum-crm.csd.disa.mil.