by Eric M. Grill
Air Force Personnel, Service and Manpower Public Affairs
12/1/2011 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Commanders Air Force-wide were notified Nov. 30 of the results of the Calendar 2011 Lieutenant Colonel Selective Early Retirement Board held at the Air Force Personnel Center here in October.
Lieutenant colonels in the Line of the Air Force competitive category who were twice deferred for promotion met the SERB.
The CY11 SERB is part of the Air Force's fiscal 2011 force management program. The force management program blends voluntary and involuntary programs in order to meet the Air Force's congressionally mandated end-strength of 332,800 officers and enlisted Airmen by Sept. 30, 2012.
The board considered 158 officers and selected 70 percent for retention.
The objective of the board was to retain the best-qualified officers according to the "whole-person" concept used in promotion boards, Air Force officials said.
Officers not selected for retention must retire by April 1, 2012, or the last day of the month upon reaching 20 years of service, whichever is later.
Selective Early Retirement Board-eligible officers were given the option to voluntarily apply for retirement in lieu of meeting the SERB and will retire by June 1, 2012.
Any remaining financial obligations for those officers not selected for retention will not be recouped.
For those retiring officers, Airman and Family Readiness Centers provide transition support through transition assistance planning and veterans' benefits seminars.
These seminars include information on opportunities available in the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, Air Force civil service and the private sector, as well as educational options available with the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
Senior Air Force leaders encourage Airmen to consider opportunities along the Air Force continuum of service of Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.
