With retention high, Air Force cuts re-enlistment period from 12 to 3 months

With retention high, Air Force cuts re-enlistment period from 12 to 3
months

(EXCERPT) , By Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes European edition,
Friday, February 13, 2004

ARLINGTON, Va. — Beginning March 5, active-duty airmen will have only
a three-month window during which they’ll be eligible to re-enlist,
instead of the current 12 months, Air Force officials announced this
week.

The window will open three months before an airmen’s term of service
expires, according to Master Sgt. Maria Cornelia, the Air Force’s
chief of retention and bonus programs at the Pentagon.

“We’re asking our members to make this life decision a little
earlier,” Cornelia said in a Thursday telephone interview.

Historically, the Air Force has expanded and contracted its
re-enlistment window to match the force’s retention situation,
Cornelia said.

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