AFRC sets missed-training policy Published May 22, 2003 WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Air Force reservists, who have been mobilized, demobilized or who served on voluntary military personnel appropriation tours supporting a contingency since Oct. 1, will not be required to perform an annual tour between now and Sept. 30.Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, approved a policy May 16 that exempts their annual tours and does not permit making up missed inactive duty for training days because of activation.Unit reservists and individual mobilization augmentees, who return to reserve status and did not perform their annual tour, have until June 30 to request an annual tour be scheduled if they want to perform it. Unit reservists make the request through their commander; IMAs go to their support organization. These reservists will receive “constructive credit” for missed inactive duty for training days.Unit reservists on active-duty MPA or reserve personnel appropriation orders supporting contingency operations are considered constructively present and therefore ineligible to reschedule missed inactive duty for training days.The situation varies for IMAs after demobilization. IMAs are allowed to begin performing four-hour IDTs again on a prorated basis. The number of IDTs they can perform depends on when they are demobilized and the number of IDTs they normally perform during a year. For example, if an IMA usually does 24 IDTs during a year and is demobilized June 15, he or she would perform six IDTs between July and September. Although June 15 makes a partial month, it is considered a full month of service for the purpose of prorating.Command officials in here said the participation policy for this fiscal year is designed to use available funds efficiently and ensure people receive credit for time they served on active duty. (Courtesy of AFRC News Service)