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Headquarters U.S. Air Force
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l
l e n c e
Colonel Management

Lt Col Curt Hafer Chief, Mx/Log/CE/SF
Assignments USAF Colonel Mgt Office
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• Mission
• State of the Force
• Demographics
• Assignments
• Command Selection Process
• Retirements
• Other Issues

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DPO Mission

• Advise CSAF and SecAF on assignments,
  retirements, PME and development opportunities
  impacting over 4,000 active duty Air Force
  colonels and colonel selects
• Implement force management policies, long-range
  plans and force analysis
• Manage Annual Assignment Gameplan and CSAF's
  annual command screening board to select Wg, Vice
  Wg and Gp Commanders to fill world-wide
  requirements

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Colonel Matters Team
Col Gina Grosso Director, Colonel
Management Mr. Greg Lowrimore Deputy Director,
Colonel Management Lt Col Paul McAree
AQ/Contracting/Sci/Eng/Test/Space/Msl Lt Col
Curtis Hafer Log Readiness/CE/MX/Security Forces
Maj Henry Triplett Bomb/Mob/AWACS/RECCE/ Maj
Michael Rider Fighter/ABM/AFLD Ops/Gameplan Lt
Col (S) Beth Harrison Health Professions Lt Col
Monica Partridge Intel/Non-DC Joint/AFROTC/PME
/365s Maj Jeffrey Johnson Washington DC (Air
Staff/Joint)/SOF/STO Maj Nicholl
Dial Attaché/Personnel/Services/Joint Mgmt Maj
Jeffrey Phillips Comm/FM/OSI/WX/PA/JAG/Chaplains

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Colonel Matters Team
Lt Col Donna Turner Force Mgt/Policy/CSB/CSAF
Fellows/SDE Capt Josh Hawkins Colonel
Development/Analysis/PCT Lt Sam
Botwinski Executive Officer/Analysis/Studies Pe
rsonnel Support Team TSgt Dan Via NCOIC,
Personnel Support SSgt Kristi Simpson Technician
SSgt (s) Shameka Thomas Technician
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State of the Force
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New SecAF/CSAF Focus Areas

• More collaborative with Services/Joint
• Will support Joint even at the expense of AF
• Nuclear Enterprise
• Acquisition Programs
• End strength to 330K

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Nuclear Enterprise

• Intense efforts based on recent events to
  refocus/identify/strengthen nuclear positions
• Strengthening efforts/positions
• About 5 new positions so farexpect more
• Effort to track/identify O-6s with nuclear
  expertise
• Officers with these skill sets will be in great
  demand

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Acquisition Programs

• Refocused effort due to high level scrutiny of
  past/recent programs
• O-6 Acquisition manning at 85-90
• Future holds a more deliberate effort to utilize
  all acquisition officers in acquisition jobs
• Intense scrutiny on Critical Acquisition Position
  (CAP) Waivers
• Focused interest on completing DAWIA
  education/certification

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Increase in End-strength

• SecAF/CSAF rebuilding to 330K end-strength
• Currently at/budgeted for 316K
• Must fund to build to 330K
• AF already has funding issuesthis is a large
  bill to pay
• Force Shaping Programs are closed
• Force build to 330K is for new mission
  requirements reported to congress
• Not intended for buybacks of previous cuts

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Whats in store for FY09?

• No SERB planned
• Buyback to 330K from where?
• O-6 promotion boards in Mar 09 Dec 09
• CORONA will re-examine/retool CSB process
• Force Development Council involvement
• Implement 08 Colonel Grade Review

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Demographics Analyzing the Gene Pool
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Who Are You?
Demographics
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Demographics
How Many?

• DOPMA ceilings FY08 3045, FY09 2918, builds
  back to 2987 in FY12

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Demographics
Whats the Rated/Non-Rated Mix?
Line Officers
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Demographics
How Many Are Early?
Early 38
Line Officers
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Demographics
How Many Years Early?
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Demographics
How Old Are the Kids?
45 High-school/college age children, Additional
45-- kids in school
Line Officers
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Demographics
How Old Are the Colonels?
EVERY Colonel has aging parentsmany have aging
parent issues
Line Officers
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Assignments
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Colonels by Organization
(LAF only--Excludes Health Professions)
Total 2591
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Colonels at MAJCOM HQs
(LAF only--Excludes Health Professions)
Total 356
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Whats the Same

• Best Match for AF/GOs/Individual
• Assignment Selection Date
• Retirement/Separations
• 7 Day Option

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Whats Different

• Assignment Cycles
• Tour Length
• Remote Policies/ Length
• High School Senior Deferments
• No ADPs
• Officer Grade Determination

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Assignments
Assignments for Colonels/Colonel-Selects

• 1. World-wide Gameplan
• 2. Non-Gameplan (Out of cycle reqs)
• 3. Command Screening Board
• 4. Nominative Positions
• 5. Special Category (ROTC, SDE, Attaché)

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Assignments
Gameplan Timeline
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The Bid Process
Assignments
1 (ACC) Plans Division Langley AFB, Va 1 Jones
A Job 2 Bid 2 (HAF) Chief ISR Reqs
Pentagon Job 4 Bid 1 (USAFE) OG Deputy RAF
Lakenheath Job 5 Bid 4 (PACAF) Chief OpsTrng
Kadena 2 (HAF) Chief ISR Requirements
Pentagon 1 Smith B Job 1 Bid 2 (ACC) Plans
Division Langley Job 5 Bid 1 (PACAF) Chief
OpsTrng Kadena
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Functional Community
Assignments
Functional community provides recommendations
and technical input, but 0-6 assignments are
Commanders Decisions
At MAJCOM / GO Level

• Commanders Decisions is the MAJCOM CC
• Wg/Gp CCs recommend

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365 Day TDYs
65 Total Requirements 42 Non-CSB 23 CSB
Non CSB CSB IRAQ 22 IRAQ 11 AFGHAN
14 AFGHAN 5 HOA 1 UAE 3 QATAR
5 KU 2 KRGY 2
Cao 14 Oct 08
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09 Gameplan

• SDE students IPZ to Col for Mar 09 board will be
  put on assignment by the Cols Gp
• IPZ O-5s not currently at SDE can expect an O-6
  assignment if selected during Mar 09 board
• All BPZ O-5s will be worked by AFPC, however,
  DPO reserves the right to cancel any AFPC
  assignment if the O-5 is selected for Col on the
  Mar 09 board
• Mar 09 board Col selectees eligibility for
  August 09 CSB is under consideration

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Command Selection Process
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Opportunity
Command Process
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Command Process

• Colonels compete on a level playing field
• BTZ, SDE, previous CC not screening factors
• Institutional process to determined best
  qualified to command for that category
• Primary consideration for command
• Leadership potential
• Long-range contribution to the Air Force

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CSB Makeup
MEDICAL
LINE

Board President
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Command Process
Declination Considerations

• Prior to the CSB Convening
• Without Prejudice
• After the CSB Convenes
• No Longer Eligible for Future Command Boards
• When Assignment is Given
• Retire in Lieu of Assignment

4-stars considering a revision
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Retirements
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Retirements
Colonel Retirements by FY
ALL Officers
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Retirements

• Basic Eligibility Criteria
• 20 years total active military service
• 3 years time-in-grade (requires POTUS waiver)
• No active duty service commitment (waiverable)
• NET 12 months prior to desired date
• NLT 4 months prior to desired date (waiverable)
• Requested date NET 2 months prior to DEROS
• May be limited by assignment selection date

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Retirements

• Retirement in Lieu of Assignment (old 7 Day
  Option)
• Assignment selection date established
• Work with officer to review all options
• NLT first day of fourth month
• Bottom line This is a last resort

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Other Issues
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Joint Issues

• Beginning Sep 08, must be JQO (Full Joint Tour
  Credit and JPME Phase II complete) to compete for
  BG
• 61 of Colonels have Joint Experience
• JSOs fill Joint Critical Positions
• NDU Graduate Requirements
• All JSOs must go to a Joint Billet
• 501 of non-JSO graduates must go Joint

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Joint Issues

• Legacyvalid JDAL billet
• Self-nomination for joint credit
• Joint experience will be by points vs months
• 1/2/3 points per month possible
• Deployments since 9/11 count

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JQO Scientific/Technical Waiver

• Scientific
• Chemical
• Weather
• Engineer
• Civil Engineer
• Engineering Duty Officer
• Aeronautical Engineer
• Scientific and Developmental Engineer
• Technical
• Acquisition
• Aviation Maintenance
• Comptroller, Finance
• Education and Training
• Law Enforcement (Security Forces)
• Missile Maintenance
• Ordnance
• Public Affairs
• Research and Development Program Management
• Services

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Frocking

• Case-by-case basis
• Intl environment, Gp/CC or above, supervising
  more senior officers from other services or
  supervising pinned on Colonels
• No monetary entitlements, seniority or TIG
• Documents dealing with protocol signed in higher
  grade
• Legal documents (OPRs, PRFs) signed in current
  pay grade

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Promotion to BG
Line Officers
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BG PRFs

• Colonels first PRF to BG happens at 2 years TIG
  as of the date of the board
• Unlike previous promotion boards, all PRFs for BG
  meet the board
• DPs and DNPs must have comments
• Ps may or may not have comments can be
  hand-written or typed
• P PRFs can be delegated below the ML

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BG PRF numbers

• 1/1

• 4/4

• 1/256

• History Examples
• 15/256, 8/256, 2/256
• 15/256, 8/256, 12/256
• 15/256, 4/36, 1/1

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Questions/Discussion
AF/DPO Colonel Management Office DSN 664-5039