ACCESSIONS
Introduction
Accession is the entry or re-entry into Active Duty, ARC, or Air Force
civilian status. The components of the accessions process are skills management,
recruiting, basic training and technical training. In essence, these components
ensure that the Air Force Intelligence team has the necessary education,
backgrounds, skills, knowledge and aptitudes to meet intelligence operations
needs. AF/XOI can influence, but does not control, active duty and reserve
recruiting and basic training.
Accessions Strategies
Intelligence advocates the entry-level requirements for AF intelligence
accessions with AF/DP. Additionally, intelligence career field managers
work with AF/DP to forecast and identify total force future projections
for accessions by AFSC and Civilian Occupational Series based on field
requirements.
ARC Accessions Strategy: The ARC relies heavily on active duty intelligence
personnel who separate from the Services as the basis for some of the new
accessions. In order to maintain a large pool of potential accessions,
qualifying individuals from the active Air Force will be counseled on ARC
career opportunities. Interested individuals will be directed to ARC POCs
with comprehensive information on the application process and vacancies.
A reserve career opportunity counseling will be performed for every qualified,
separating Air Force member. Additionally, HQ AFRES, AIA/RE, and ANG recruiters
will exchange information on non-prior service applicants. This strategy
will mirror image what the active duty requirements dictate. A pamphlet
is currently under development which will outline qualifications and opportunities
for intelligence personnel leaving active duty.
Civilian Accessions Strategy:
The DoD Civilian Intelligence Personnel Management System (CIPMS) provides
the flexibility to bring quality people into the work force. This includes
direct hire authority and management's ability to select from any appropriate
source. The Air Force Intelligence Career Program, will include a centralized
referral system to access current Air Force employees with prior intelligence
background and an external applicant skill file of people outside of the
Air Force that would like to work for Air Force Intelligence.
PROGRAMS
Prior Service Program
Prior service Army, Navy and Marine Corps intelligence personnel are accessed
on a contuining basis within Air Force personnel constraints. This strategy
is designed to reduce experience and manning shortfalls by recapturing
critically needed experience. DoD Dir 3305.2 and AFI-36-2606 provides further
information on this program.
AFRES/ANG Recruitment Programs
The current AFRES/ANG accession process permits recruitment of personnel
from prior service, PALACE CHASE, and non-prior service sources.
Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Recruitment
Program
The IMA accessions strategy is to expand the recruitment pool for the Air
Force Intelligence IMA program which currently only permits recruitment
from prior service, fully qualified personnel sources (those individuals
who hold a fully qualified AFSC).
Civilian Intern Program
Air Force Career Programs centrally manage and fund intern programs designed
to attract high potential men and women to careers as Federal employees
with the Air Force. Intern programs support the systematic accession of
high-caliber candidates to meet career program force renewal goals by recruiting,
developing, and out-placing qualified interns. The Air Force Intelligence
Career Program will establish requirements for occupational series 0132
(intelligence specialist).
