Air Force Personnel Center News Service (Sept. 14, 2006): Selective Early Retirement Board to convene Jan. 8, 2007.RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Universal City, Texas, near San Antonio. Randolph AFB was dedicated in June 20, 1930, as a flying training base and continues in that mission today. It serves as headquarters of the U. , Texas -- In an effort to shape the force to support core and emerging missions, Air Force officials will convene CONVENE, civil law. This is a technical term, signifying to bring an action. a Selective Early Retirement Board Jan. 8 to balance the excess of officers in the colonel and lieutenant colonel ranks. The SERB Serb n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Serbia. 2. A person of Serbian descent. [Serbian Srb. will evaluate the line of Air Force and chaplain colonels and lieutenant colonels who meet the following criteria: colonels with four years' time in grade and lieutenant colonels who have been non-selected for promotion to colonel at least twice will be considered by the board for early retirement. Judge advocates A legal adviser on the staff of a military command. A designated officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. will not meet the board. The 2007A SERB is scheduled to convene at the Air Force Personnel Center. Officers selected by the SERB for early retirement must apply for a voluntary retirement date of no later than Sept. 1, 2007. Senior raters will write retention recommendation forms, or RRFs, on their eligible officers to provide retain or retire recommendations. The officer's senior rater rat·er n. 1. One that rates, especially one that establishes a rating. 2. One having an indicated rank or rating. Often used in combination: a third-rater; a first-rater. is determined based on the unit the officer is assigned to by Sept. 15. SERB-eligible officers should receive a copy of the RRF no later than 30 days before the board. They are responsible to ensure the accuracy of the RRF, performance reports, decorations, and the data on their preselection brief prior to the board date. To preclude SERB consideration, SERB-eligible officers must submit a retirement application and have it approved by Jan. 1. Officers should submit their applications by Dec. 15 to ensure approval by the deadline. The requested retirement date must be on or before Sept. 1, 2007. Officers with an approved voluntary retirement, those already selected for promotion or scheduled for mandatory retirement A mandatory retirement age is the age at which persons who hold certain jobs or offices are required by statute to step down, or retire. Typically, mandatory retirement ages are justified by the argument that certain occupations are either too dangerous (military personnel) in fiscal 2007 or 2008 will not meet the board. By law, the Air Force may select up to 30 percent of the eligible officers in each grade and competitive category for early retirement. The SERB will closely mirror the central selection board process for promotions and will consider the member's decorations, RRF, training and performance reports, and officer selection brief. For more information about the SERB and volunteer separation opportunities, visit the AFPC AFPC Air Force Personnel Center AFPC American Foreign Policy Council AFPC Alliance de la Fonction Publique du Canada (Public Service Alliance of Canada; union) AFPC Advanced Financial Planning Certificate AFPC Air Force Personnel Council Web site at <http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/retsep/forceshaping/CURRENT/SERB07.htm> or call the Air Force Contact Center at 800-616-3775. |
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