AFPAM10-243 — Augmentation Duty

AFPAM10-243 governs augmentation duty programs, including the use, identification, training, tracking, and civilian augmentation of augmentees.

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  • Publication number: AFPAM10-243
  • Title: AUGMENTATION DUTY
  • Date: 2002-08-01

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AFPAM10-243 covers augmentation requirements, UTC personnel, DAF civilians, ARC and contractor personnel, and federal civilian employee participation. It provides recommended processes for identifying, training, tracking, assigning, and replacing augmentees, while stating that program use is optional and its contents are recommendations only.

Topics covered

  • augmentation requirements
  • augmentee identification
  • UTC personnel
  • DAF civilian augmentation
  • ARC and contractor personnel
  • augmentee tracking and training
  • civilian employee participation

Questions and answers

When should augmentation requirements be used?

Augmentation requirements are used primarily to support temporary, short-term workload surges during wartime, contingency, natural disaster, and exercise situations. (paragraph 3)

Can sustained augmentee use offset normal manpower shortfalls?

Sustained use of augmentees should not be used to offset normal manpower shortfalls. (paragraph 3)

When can UTC personnel be assigned augmentation duties?

Members assigned to a Unit Type Code (UTC), primaries and alternates, generally should not be assigned augmentation duties until all other eligible resources are exhausted. (paragraph 5)

How long should UTC augmentation duties last?

Types of augmentation performed by members assigned to a UTC should not require extensive or recurring training and should be for short-term usage. (paragraph 5)

How long should trained augmentees remain in the program?

Trained augmentees should remain in the program for a minimum of one year after having been trained in their augmentation duties. (paragraph 5)

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