ARPC provides Dec. 1-2 UTA Support, vPC-GR Dashboard December delivery, Change to Captains Promotion Process

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ARPC NOTAM 031 --  Commanders -- Dec. 1-2 UTA Support -- Air Reserve Personnel Contact Center counselors will be standing by this weekend from 0730-1600 MT at 1-800-525-0102 to provide assistance to you and your units. This enhanced customer service provides drilling Guardsmen and Reservists the opportunity to speak with a customer service counselor during their primary UTA.

vPC-GR Dashboard -- The virtual Personnel Center - Guard Reserve (vPC-GR) Dashboard is scheduled to launch noon, Dec. 13 with new features added for the online Retirement and Awards & Decoration applications. Airmen can learn about the added features before it launches by visiting the PSD page on the ARPC Public Web at http://www.arpc.afrc.af.mil/library/PSD/ or view a story on the launch at http://www.arpc.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123074263.  

The vPC-GR is a dynamic tool for Citizen Airmen to communicate personnel issues directly to their personnel center for attention or resolution. There are numerous online services, segmented for Guardsmen and Reservists, already in place in the virtual center. Airmen can always request assistance 24/7/365 by logging onto vPC-GR online at http://arpc.afrc.af.mil. 

Change to Captains Promotion Process -- Starting in Fiscal 2009, the Air Reserve Component will consider eligible first lieutenants in all competitive categories for promotion to captain twice a year. Under the previous promotion guidelines, eligible officers were considered for promotion annually. This change will allow first lieutenants transferring from extended active duty to the Air Reserve Component an opportunity to compete for promotion to captain in a timelier manner, help eliminate delays of pin-on and minimize the number of special selection boards, among other benefits.

The first list will cover first lieutenants with dates of rank between Oct. 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007 with the earliest projected pin-on of Oct. 1, 2008. The second list will cover dates of rank between April 1, 2007 and Sept. 30, 2007 with earliest projected pin-on of April 1, 2009. For further guidance, please contact Reserve of the Air Force Selection Board Secretariat experts at 1-800-525-0102.

//SIGNED//

LINDA M. BERKEY, YA-03, DAF
HQ ARPC Director of Staff