The Web site will enable you to obtain detailed information on issues affecting your Air Force career and will supplement the brochure. The intent of both is to help people make informed career decisions. We were experiencing more cancellations and changes than we thought necessary in some career fields. Although not everyone gets their first choice, our Directorate of Personnel takes this issue seriously and works with the Air Force Personnel Center closely on all changes. There are instances where a mission change has deleted the requirement and in these instances, personnel experts work with each individual to assist them in obtaining another choice.
Every effort is made to match people with one of their follow-on choices.
Currently, the follow-on approval rate is more than 90 percent. Because of this question we were able to make a difference for all short tour personnel. This was an oversight that is now being changed by Air Staff. They are currently issuing a new Air Force Instruction that will allow dependents to move into base housing at the follow-on assignment prior to the sponsor's arrival. The family will be placed on the housing waiting list upon the departure of the sponsor, verse upon the member's return from the short tour.