Air Force Offers Early Outs, Pushes More Toward Reserve Amid Record-High Retention
Master Sgt. Hakim Tutt, 514th Air Mobility Wing in-service recruiter, speaks with an active-duty airman about the benefits of the Air Force Reserve at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. (Christina DeLuca/Air Force)
24 Jan 2021
Facing high retention rates, the U.S. Air Force is expanding its voluntary force management programs in an effort to transfer some airmen into the Reserve. The programs are available to officers and enlisted troops.
The service announced this week that it has opened the application process for the Palace Chase program, which gives active-duty airmen the opportunity to finish their careers in the Air Force Reserve. It is also offering the limited Active Duty Service Commitment waivers program, in which eligible airmen will be asked to retire no later than Sept. 1 or separate no later than Sept. 29, according to a news release.