Security forces get more boots on the ground Published March 9, 2004 By Master Sgt. Randy L. Mitchell Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Security forces Airmen will see 495 new civilians added to their ranks between July and October. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James Roche directed the positions be added at the squadron level to free more Airmen for duties at home station and on deployments.Officials expect many of the new positions will be filled by separating or retiring security forces Airmen, but said they will be accepting other qualified applicants as well."Security forces commanders would prefer to keep experienced Airmen working with the Air Force instead of losing them to private industry," said Michael Allen, chief of the security civilian career program at the Air Force Personnel Center here.A security forces staffing team here will began filling the positions April 5 and continue until all positions are filled, Mr. Allen said. People interested in applying for any Air Force position can visit the civilian employment Web page at https://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/afjobs/, and use the Air Force Job Kit to prepare and submit a resume. They will then need to monitor the employment page or the USAJOBS Office of Personnel Management Web site at www.usajobs.opm.gov/, where they will be able to apply online for the positions.Vacancies exist in related career fields like security-forces administration; information, personnel and industrial security; security-forces investigations; training; resource adviser; resource protection; standardization and evaluation; plans; and wing and squadron anti-terrorism force protection.Information is also available at the Air Force Contact Center at (800) 616-3775 or at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil by clicking on the Contact Center button. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service)