JBCHARLESTONI10-243 — Augmentation Duty

JBCHARLESTONI10-243 governs the Augmentation Duty Program and installation-level personnel augmentation for short-term requirements.

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  • Publication number: JBCHARLESTONI10-243
  • Title: Augmentation Duty
  • Date: 2014-06-04

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The publication defines augmentation and establishes the roles of commanders, the Augmentation Review Board, and augmentation coordinators. It requires procedures for validating requirements, submitting augmentation and exemption requests, assigning personnel, conducting call-ups, and maintaining readiness.

Applies to: It applies to all active duty military and civilian personnel on Joint Base Charleston.

Topics covered

  • Augmentation requirements
  • Augmentee call-up procedures
  • Augmentation Review Board
  • Exemption requests
  • Fair-share taskings
  • Augmentee training

Questions and answers

When can augmentees be used under JBCHARLESTONI10-243?

Augmentation is used primarily to support temporary, short-term workload surges during exercise, contingency, wartime, and emergency situations. (paragraph 5)

Can augmentees be used to cover normal manpower shortages?

Sustained use of augmentees will not be used to offset normal manpower shortfalls. (paragraph 5)

What must commanders do before requesting augmentation from another organization?

Unit commanders will exhaust all military personnel and skilled/trained DoD civilian resources within their organization prior to seeking augmentation from other organizations. (paragraph 5)

Who must approve requests to establish or eliminate augmentation requirements?

Units requesting to establish or eliminate augmentation requirements must gain approval from the ARB. (paragraph 5)

What information must an augmentee call-up request include?

The request will include the number of personnel required, beginning date, estimated duration, and justification. (paragraph 2)

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