Under new policy, some Air Force families with H.S. seniors may defer transfers

Under new policy, some Air Force families with H.S. seniors may defer
transfers

(EXCERPT) , By Fred Zimmerman, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Wednesday, April 21, 2004

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — A new Air Force policy will allow some
seniors to finish their high school days with current classmates
rather than be “the new kid” for their last year of school due to
their parents’ orders.

The High School Seniors Assignment Deferment Program allows Air Force
personnel to apply for a one-year assignment deferment, according to
Chip Steitz, Kadena’s 18th Wing spokesman. The program is open to all
senior master sergeants and below and officers up to the rank of
lieutenant colonel. Steitz said back-to-back deferments are possible
and families with two active-duty servicemembers also may apply.

Steitz said Air Force officials have estimated that 20 percent to 25
percent of officers and senior enlisted servicemembers have children
entering their senior year. Almost one-third of those servicemembe...

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