For example, if we need to select a non-volunteer for a short tour and have two people eligible, one with a previous overseas tour and the other with no overseas tour credits, we would select the one who had not yet served overseas. If both members happened to have one short tour credit, we would select the one with the oldest return date. If one person had 3 previous short tours and the other only had 2, the person with the lowest number would be selected as a non-volunteer. While each grade and AFSC is different in many ways, they all share the same concept of fairness in the overseas selection process. Remember, we take volunteers first and only go to the non-volunteer list when absolutely necessary.
Assignment notification is a commander's role.
Once assignments are made, we send them to the MPF and unit commanders are advised. You will be notified shortly thereafter. The release dates for each cycle's assignments are published each quarter. Commander's Support Staff for the latest assignment information. Most MPFs can verify this as they are now directly connected to the AFPC computer.