by Debbie Gildea
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs
6/7/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Airmen selected for an assignment to Ghedi Air Base, Italy, who elect to serve the accompanied tour will now be required to serve 36 months rather than 24, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.
"The change does not affect Airmen whose orders were issued before May 31, or those who elect to serve the 24-month unaccompanied tour" said Bill Warner, the AFPC Assignment Programs and Procedures Branch chief.
The change helps improve mission continuity at Ghedi AB, Warner said. Those serving the 24-month accompanied tour are encouraged to voluntarily extend their tours. Military personnel sections are working with affected Airmen to ensure members slated for PCS to Ghedi AB have the necessary retainability for a three-year tour.
"If an Airman chooses not to get the required retainability, he or she will need to follow the PCS declination procedures," Warner said.
For more information about assignment opportunities and other personnel issues, visit the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil.
