Enlisted retraining centralized

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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) --  The active duty retraining program is going virtual, and applications will be processed by the Air Force Contact Center beginning March 31 as part of the first phase of the Personnel Services Delivery Transformation.

Airmen interested in voluntary retraining as well as those identified for involuntary retraining will initiate the process online at the Virtual Military Personnel Flight.

The retraining self-service application in the vMPF will give Airmen step-by-step instructions on retraining under the Career Airmen Reenlistment Reservation System and the Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program.

The new process consists of these basic steps:

-- Review the retraining advisory to identify potential Air Force Specialty Codes.

-- Review Air Force Manual 36-2108, "Enlisted Classification," for AFSC descriptions.

-- Review retainability requirements listed in Table 3.3 of Air Force Instruction 36-2626, "Airman Retraining Program.”

-- Submit a retraining request to the Air Force Contact Center using the retraining request link. Contact center personnel will verify career field eligibility and qualifications to retrain into the AFSCs listed. They will notify Airmen of any additional requirements they must complete.

-- Airmen will then complete the retraining application, which includes selecting their desired assignment preferences. The application will be routed electronically for coordination to the unit commander, who will return the application to the contact center to be submitted to the Air Force Personnel Center Retraining Office for a final decision.

Base-level military personnel flights will continue to work any actions or related case files opened before March 31.

Airmen requiring assistance or checking on the status of a submission should call the contact center at (800) 616-3775, option 1, option 1, option 2; commercial (210) 565-5000; or DSN 665-5000.