Civilians will see increase in pay Published Dec. 16, 2003 By Maj. John Thomas Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- While a civil service pay bill awaits congressional action, Air Force civilian employees should see an average 2-percent increase in their January paychecks.Air Force Personnel Center officials here said a 2-percent increase for general schedule employees will go into effect automatically and that they are ready to process an expected total 4.1-percent pay increase if and when it passes Congress. The additional 2.1-percent average pay increase would be retroactive to the effective date, which should be Jan. 11, officials said. Officials here plan to work quickly to ensure individual personnel records are updated as soon as possible, they said."If the proposed increase in pay goes through, we're prepared to facilitate the change as soon as we get the go-ahead from DOD," said Charles Huerta, director of civilian personnel operations at the center. After that he said he expects people will see the increase, as well as any back pay, within two paychecks after the change is processed."This is not the first time this has happened, so we're confident we know how to update records accurately and fairly quickly," Huerta said. Answers about individual civilian personnel records are available by calling (800) 616-3775 weekdays, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST. Hearing-impaired employees may call the TDD line at (800) 382-0893, or commercial 565-2276 within San Antonio. Overseas employees will first dial the AT&T toll-free direct access number for the country that they are in, and then (800) 997-2378. (Courtesy of AFPC News Service)