The US Air Force has money again, almost two weeks after running out of funds for personnel bonuses and personnel change-of-station moves and pausing such programs.
The Air Force declared on Friday, July 21 that it had secured funding to restart some of the impacted programs thanks to new assistance from Congress on a number of pending reprogramming requests.
US Air Force Initiatives and Bonuses Revived
The money should be enough to see the Air Force through to September, when the fiscal year ends.
Although the exact amount of funding the Air Force was able to collect for these initiatives is unknown, the service branch claims it is sufficient to cover bonuses and certain permanent change-of-station moves through the end of the fiscal year.
Some Date Estimated Return From Overseas, or DEROS, transfers, however, continue to be delayed.
The Selective Retention Bonus, Foreign Language Proficiency Pay, and Aviation Bonus are just a few of the programs that have been revived.
The Air Force announced on July 10 that it lacked the funding to pay for personnel initiatives and bonuses.
The Legacy Aviation Bonus Program, which raised the maximum amount of money paid to retain qualified pilots from $35,000 to $50,000, has also been stopped by the Air Force.
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30-Day Advance Orders for Airmen’s PCS Moves
According to Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek, the problem was caused by a combination of inflation and the increased expense of hiring and retaining employees.
The Air Force anticipated that the bonuses situation would be handled in two weeks, but the service men were still affected by the shortage.
The announcement from this past weekend states that some of those actions won’t be delayed.
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