1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000


2
00:00:07,929 --> 00:00:09,818
Airmen and guardians now have the 

3
00:00:09,818 --> 00:00:12,040
opportunity to provide feedback through 

4
00:00:12,040 --> 00:00:14,262
the 2023 workplace and gender relations 

5
00:00:14,262 --> 00:00:16,819
survey . The WG reports , the estimated 

6
00:00:16,829 --> 00:00:18,940
prevalence of sexual assault , sexual 

7
00:00:18,940 --> 00:00:21,162
harassment and gender discrimination in 

8
00:00:21,162 --> 00:00:23,385
the military . The data collected helps 

9
00:00:23,534 --> 00:00:25,635
leaders improve and develop policies 

10
00:00:25,645 --> 00:00:27,764
and programs . All eligible 

11
00:00:27,774 --> 00:00:29,718
participants are below the rank of 

12
00:00:29,718 --> 00:00:32,205
general responses are 100% confidential 

13
00:00:32,215 --> 00:00:34,645
and it's voluntary . Airmen can access 

14
00:00:34,654 --> 00:00:36,543
the survey after completing their 

15
00:00:36,543 --> 00:00:38,654
unit's defense organizational climate 

16
00:00:38,654 --> 00:00:40,869
survey . Airmen and guardians eligible 

17
00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,936
for special leave accrual have a new 

18
00:00:42,936 --> 00:00:44,991
lower amount of carryover . They can 

19
00:00:44,991 --> 00:00:46,991
retain . The total amount is now 90 

20
00:00:46,991 --> 00:00:48,769
days of leave and special leave 

21
00:00:48,769 --> 00:00:50,880
combined down from the previous limit 

22
00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,069
of 120 days . The time frame for 

23
00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,247
keeping special leave has also changed 

24
00:00:55,247 --> 00:00:57,358
from three years to two . The changes 

25
00:00:57,358 --> 00:00:59,413
went into effect at the beginning of 

26
00:00:59,413 --> 00:01:01,469
the current fiscal year . They don't 

27
00:01:01,469 --> 00:01:03,580
affect people who had unused leave of 

28
00:01:03,580 --> 00:01:05,747
more than 90 days at the end of 2022 . 

29
00:01:05,747 --> 00:01:07,858
But those balances above 90 days will 

30
00:01:07,858 --> 00:01:10,063
be forfeited if not used by September 

31
00:01:10,072 --> 00:01:13,263
30 th 2026 enlisted service members who 

32
00:01:13,273 --> 00:01:15,513
could lose leave in excess of 90 days 

33
00:01:15,523 --> 00:01:17,862
have the option of a one time sale back . 

34
00:01:17,873 --> 00:01:19,651
The Department of the Air Force 

35
00:01:19,651 --> 00:01:21,484
announced a 2024 promotion board 

36
00:01:21,484 --> 00:01:23,706
schedule and it marks the first step in 

37
00:01:23,706 --> 00:01:25,817
making most promotion boards coincide 

38
00:01:25,817 --> 00:01:27,706
with evaluation close out dates . 

39
00:01:27,706 --> 00:01:29,595
Boards for next year are one step 

40
00:01:29,595 --> 00:01:31,540
closer to a predictable schedule . 

41
00:01:31,540 --> 00:01:33,540
Ensuring officers will be evaluated 

42
00:01:33,540 --> 00:01:35,762
within six months of promotion boards . 

43
00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:37,817
Lieutenant General Caroline Miller , 

44
00:01:37,817 --> 00:01:39,873
Deputy Chief of staff for manpower , 

45
00:01:39,873 --> 00:01:42,040
personnel and services says maximizing 

46
00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,262
alignment of promotion boards to static 

47
00:01:44,262 --> 00:01:46,262
close out dates is a strategic step 

48
00:01:46,262 --> 00:01:48,262
towards improving talent management 

49
00:01:48,262 --> 00:01:50,262
during the transition year , boards 

50
00:01:50,262 --> 00:01:52,429
that would have met at the end of 2024 

51
00:01:52,429 --> 00:01:54,651
will now meet in January or February of 

52
00:01:54,651 --> 00:01:57,185
2025 . That's your look around the Air 

53
00:01:57,195 --> 00:01:59,251
Force . I'm staff Sergeant , Jasmine 

54
00:01:59,251 --> 00:01:59,596
Granger .