Air Force removes 6 career fields from constrained list

By Northwest Military News Team on June 13, 2013

As we recently reported, the Air Force recently announced that it would start the first phase of its fiscal 2014 NCO Retraining Program (NCORP), which invites noncommissioned officers to cross-train into undermanned career fields and be reclassified with a new Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC). Potentially, those that are currently in overmanned career fields and choose not to participate in NCORP could face forced retraining or, in the worst-case scenario, separation from the Air Force entirely.

Today, the Air Force Personnel Center announced six enlisted career fields will be removed from the career job reservation constrained list, while 17 others will see lower quotas, beginning June 15.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Six enlisted career fields will be removed from the career job reservation constrained list, while 17 others will see lower quotas, beginning June 15, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.

The career job reservation program enables the Air Force to manage the number of first-term Airmen who reenlist in career fields where projected manning levels exceed Air Force needs, said Mike McLaughlin, AFPC reenlistments chief.

"All first term Airmen must have a career job reservation to reenlist," McLaughlin said. "Removing an AFSC from the constrained list is good news for Airmen on the waiting list."

Career fields slated for removal:

Airmen who are on the CJR waiting list when those fields come off the constrained list will receive their CJR. Of the 18 fields still on the constrained list, one remains unchanged and quotas will decrease for each of the other 17.

CJR quota decrease list:

The 18 career fields below remain on the constrained list as of June 15.

CJR Constrained List:

For more information about CJRs and other personnel issues, visit https://mypers.af.mil.