Officials make changes to overseas extension incentive list Published April 20, 2007 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNEWS) -- Air Force officials added an enlisted specialty code and removed two others from the Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program eligibility list for Airmen serving at long tour locations. Airmen in the communication-computer systems control career field and 46 other Air Force speciality codes with a date estimated return from overseas of May 1, 2008, or later are eligible to apply for the program. Air Force officials removed the liquid fuel systems maintenance and heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration career fields from the list. To be eligible for OTEIP, Airmen must be serving an accompanied, unaccompanied or extended tour at a long tour location in one of the 47 AFSCs designated by the secretary of the Air Force, or serving at a short tour location where all AFSCs are eligible. Airmen must have or be eligible to obtain the required PCS retainability and voluntarily extend their overseas tour 12 months. OTEIP incentives include a $2,000 lump sum payment, 30 days nonchargeable leave or 15 days nonchargeable leave and government-funded, round-trip transportation for Airmen only from the overseas location to the nearest continental United States port. Airmen who have an approved OTEIP extension are not eligible for curtailment except for the following reasons: -- pregnant members at dependent restricted locations; -- humanitarian or Exceptional Family Member Program conditions; or -- mission directed changes that prevent completion of the extension. For more information, Airmen should contact their unit commander support staff. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) Click here to view the comments/letters page