1. Effects on the Full-time Force
IDANG Military Technician to Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Realignment Briefing
Effects on the Full-time Force

2. Agenda Background Where Are We Today Considerations Who Is Affected?
Management Tools
Upcoming Actions

3. Background
Lt Gen Rice announced realignment of ANG Military Technicians to AGR. Maximizes recruiting & retention, readiness and overall lethality of our force.
Long range goal of force mix of 65% AGR and 35% Military Technician/Title 5.
Four guiding principles: increase readiness, target critical AFSCs, location factors, and special military needs – ANG Functional Area Manager driven, locally executed.
3,183 Military Technician’s realign to AGR effective 1 April 2019.

4. Where Are We Today
IDANG realigns 36 enlisted and 3 officer positions to AGR effective 1 April 2019.
Finalizing affected positions;
Includes MXG, MSG and OG.
Developing realignment business rules; must be uniform, repeatable, and nondiscriminatory.
This is an informational briefing – I will not have definitive answers to all questions today.

5. Considerations Must have a long range view (5 years).
Your shop or position may not be affected this year but may be over the next few years.
AGR accession standards will not be relaxed.
ANGI chapter 5 remains in affect.
Only voluntary entry into the AGR program.
Non-competitive appointment is authorized (though likely only to be used in rare circumstances).
Every effort will be made to ensure continued employment but will require the full range of management tools.

6. Who is Affected General Notice of Realignment
36 enlisted and 3 officer tech positions become unfunded effective 31 March 2019.
Competitive area includes all Technicians assigned to permanently funded positions in the IDANG.
Every effort will be made to place all Technicians Impacted.
In most cases priority of placement for vacancies will be to members in affected positions.
Full range of management tools will be used.

7. Management’s Tools Restrict Current Technician advertisements
AGR vacancy announcements
VERA/VSIP
Management Directed Reassignment
Management Directed Change to Lower Grade
Reduction In Force

8. Management’s Tools AGR Vacancy Announcements
May include non-competitive selection if fully qualified.
Area of consideration will be targeted to effected work area.
Potential selections will be analyzed from a strategic force management perspective (what makes long term sense for the organization).
Will advertise and select early with a 1 April start date.
Advertisements will include statement about loss of funding for technician positions
AGR applicants required to submit signed statement understanding loss of technician funding and potential impact to future USERRA with IDANG

9. Management’s Tools Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA)
Age 50 with 20 years service
Any age with 25 years service
FERS: No reduction
Ineligible if in the MEB process

10. Management’s Tools Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP)
Over 3 years of service
May be combined with VERA
5 year restriction on Federal re-employment
Ineligible if in the MEB process
Not An Entitlement
BASIC
1 week for each year under 10 years
2 weeks for each year over 10 years
10% of Basic for each year over age 40

11. Management’s Tools Management Directed Reassignment Written offer
Like grade and pay
Mandatory if fully qualified

12. Management’s Tools Management Directed Change to Lower Grade
Written offer
Fully qualified
Grade Retention
Pay Retention

13. Management’s Tools Reduction In Force
Only as a last resort when all other options are exhausted
Competitive
Results are Final

14. Up Coming Actions Issue Realignment General Notice.
Written notice about anticipated changes when specifics are unknown.
Complete position identification.
Employ the management tools.
Issue Specific Notice if needed.
Advertise AGR positions
1 April 2019 start date for new AGR.
Standby for FY20 guidance.

15. Questions ?