I-Air Force iye yamemezela imikhawulo emisha kwizabelo zesikhathi esigcwele (Chances of Station) (PCS), esebenzayo ngokushesha.
Ngomzamo wokulondoloza i-PCS dollar nokuqinisa amandla nokuthuthukisa kangcono amandla, izinqubomgomo ezintsha zakhiwe mayelana nokuhamba kwe-PCS okuzogcina abasebenzi abaningi be-Air Force endaweni eyodwa isikhathi eside. Lokhu kungaba kuhle noma kubi, kuye ngokuthi ubukeka kanjani. KuMbutho Wezempi, la ma-dollar alondolozwe angasetshenziswa ukuvuselela imishini, izindiza nezindawo.
Ku-Airmen, lokhu kusho ukuthi imindeni yakho ingahlala endlini efanayo isikhashana, izingane zakho zingagcina unyaka kumama wama-chool, noma oshade naye angaqhubeka nokusebenza emsebenzini wabo womphakathi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma ufuna ngempela ukuhamba kusuka esisekelo ongathandi, manje kuzomele ulinde isikhathi eside ezimweni eziningi.
Ushintsho lomgomo wokuqala we-PCS lwandisa izidingo zesitoreji esidingekayo ngaphambi kokuthi umuntu abe ne-PCS evela kwelinye izwe lase-United States (CONUS). Esikhathini esidlule, kwakudingeka uhlale esiteshini se-stateside iminyaka emithathu ngaphambi kokuthi usebenzise i-PC kwenye indawo yesiteji. Manje, kuzodingeka uhlale kusezingeni leminyaka emine ngaphambi kokuthi uthole isabelo esisha kwenye isisekelo se-stateside. Bonke abakwa-Airmen abathintekayo bathinteka yilolu shintsho, njengabayizikhulu ezisekela, ijaji ummeli, umfundisi wezemfundo kanye nezinsizakalo zezokwelapha. Futhi, izikhulu eziningi ezikhundleni zabasebenzi ezilinganisiwe zithintekile.
Kodwa-ke, ama-lieutenants azodinga iminyaka emithathu kuphela ukuze basebenze i-CONUS ku-CONUS.
Lokhu kuguqulwa kwenqubomgomo akuthinti isikhathi esiteshini esidinga ukuphuma esiteshini se-stateside ukuya esiqhingini sezilwandle (izinyanga ezingu-12 ze-airmen yesikhathi sokuqala nezinyanga ezingu-24 kubo bonke abanye).
U-Airmen oshada nomunye u-Airman uvame ukufuna izindawo zomsebenzi lapho angenza khona umsebenzi wabo we-Air Force eceleni kwalabo abashade nabo.
Lolu hlelo lubizwa ngokuthi Joyina Umlingani . I-Air Force isebenza nale mibhangqwana ukuze ibasize bathole izabelo ezibavumela ukuba bahlale ndawonye. Kodwa enye inguquko kumgomo we-PCS ukwandisa isikhathi abashadikazi abashadile kuzodingeka bakhonze esiteshini ngaphambi kokuba uMbutho Wezempi ukhokhele ukujoyina indawo yokujoyina indawo yomshado.
Ngaphansi kwenqubomgomo entsha ye-PCS, i-Airmen kumele ibe nezinyanga ezingu-24 esiteshini ngaphambi kokuba ifake isicelo se-PC-Rekhoda yokujoyina ama-PCS. Lokhu akusho ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukuthuthela ngokushesha uma imvume ye-manning ivumela, noma kunjalo, kusho ukuthi i-Air Force ngeke ikhokhe ukuhamba ngaphambi kweminyaka emibili. Uma isabelo esifanele sitholakale ngaphambi kwenyanga engu-24, futhi i-Airman ikhetha, angase akhokhe indlela yakhe yokuhamba. Lolu shintsho luthinta zombili izikhulu futhi zibhalisiwe.
Enye isethi yezinguquko kumgomo we- Air Force awusobala, kepha usathinta i-PCS iyahamba enkonzweni. Lezi zinguquko zihilela ukulungiswa kwamaphesenti omuntu osemaphandleni nasemazweni ase-stateside. Esikhathini esithile e-United States, isibonelo, ukukhishwa kwe-AFSC (umsebenzi) manje kufanele kube ngaphansi kuka-85% ngaphambi kokuba i-Air Force ithumele ngaphezulu i-Airmen lapho. Ngakho uma i-Base X inegunya lokugcinwa kwabalondolozi bezindiza eziyi-100, kulungile ukuba babe nabalondolozi abangu-85 kuphela ababelwe.
Uma kufanele awele ngaphansi kwe-85% ye-manning, omunye umlondolozi angenza i-PCS-kodwa hhayi kuze kube yileso sikhathi. Izinguquko ezifanayo zizokwenzeka phesheya kwezilwandle. Ngenxa yokuthi izinombolo zomuntu zishintshiwe kokubili phesheya kwezilwandle kanye ne-stateside, i-Air Force izogcwalisa izikhundla ezimbalwa, futhi lokho kusho ukuthi i-PCS encane iyahamba.
Ekugcineni, uMbutho Wezempi unwetshiwe izinyanga ezingu-12 ukuvakasha kwe-Airmen emisebenzini ekhonjiswe njengeSabelo Sokutholakala Kwezabelo 50 (AAC 50). I-Airmen ethintwe yilolu shintsho manje isebenza emisebenzini ekhethekile lapho kuqala uMbutho Wezempi ubeka umkhawulo ophelele ukuthi bangakhonza isikhathi esingakanani. Lezo zimingcele manje sezikhuliswe izinyanga ezingu-12. Uma ungazi ukuthi lolu shintsho lukuthinta, hlola nomphathi wakho ukuthi unqume ukuthi ubhalisiwe yini njenge-AAC 50.
Ngolwazi olungaphezulu kwe-USAF. Lesi sihloko sinyatheliswe kusukela ku-Air Force News Service kusukela ngoNovemba 2006.