The New Accelerated Orders Initiative (AOI)
1. Effective 18 March 2022, AFPC is expanding the Accelerated Orders Initiative (AOI) for eligible Service Members (exceptions listed below).
2. This AOI enhances the Service Member's experience by providing orders in-hand prior to fully completing all Permanent Change of Station (PCS) requirements.
3. This expedited process facilitates earlier scheduling of Household Goods (HHGs), passenger travel, and Passport/Visa applications (etc.) and simplifies the customer service experience.
4. This is a two-part orders process and members will NOT be cleared to PCS until an amendment is issued stating member dependents have been cleared to travel.
5. There are only a few airmen who will be excluded from this initiative:
a. Accessions
b. Pipeline students and trainees
c. PPCs of 999/PAG/9NC/CAA/SAV/91Z
d. Those relocating with dependents to Eielson AFB
Part 1. The Following Four Items Must Be Initiated Prior to Issuing Orders:
1. Active Duty Member’s Medical Clearance
a. Members must initiate the Individual IMR clearance process (screenshot required).
b. Fill out medical clearance memo (attached)
c. Fill out AOI acknowledgment memo (attached)
d. Return these three items to MPF (786FSS.dpmar@us.af.mil).
2. Initial MyVector Travel Screening Questionnaire is complete and the Family Member Travel Screening application is initiated (when required – not all families will be directed to do a full application).
a. Members must login to MyVector and complete the screener.
b. And initiate a MyVector FMTS application when required.
3. Retainability (If applicable)
a. If member is missing retainability for their next assignment, the process needs to be initiated to be eligible for AOI.
4. Follow-On Assignment Determinations (If applicable)
* Please know that the EFMP office does not give you any approval document or notification to submit for your accelerated orders request. The MPF can see in their MyVector system when a sponsor has met the MyVector requirement for Accelerated orders
*Accelerated Orders will now allow you to book important moving appointments! But please remember that they do not give you permission to sign out of your base nor do they give your dependents permission for travel. You must still complete part 2 below!
Part 2. Family Member(s) Cleared to Travel:
1. Accelerated orders MUST be amended to document the Final Dependents’ Travel Determination before ADSMs are permitted to final out from their losing base/MPF and travel to their new PCS location.
2. Once the MyVector Travel Screener is cleared by AFPC Central Cell, an amendment will be issued.
3. This amendment must be authenticated in the OPA section with the following comment: “All dependents medically cleared for travel on (date)”.
4. If the sponsor decides to travel without their dependent, then
a. The OPA section comment must then read “Dependents will not relocate”
b. This election should be documented on the AF Form 965
c. This should also be documented in their MyVector Travel Screening Questionnaire
d. These dependents should under no circumstances relocate with the sponsor to an overseas base with the plan to ask for command sponsorship once they arrive at the new duty station as this process in lieu of a MyVector Screening is not permitted by the Central Cell or allowed by overseas gaining bases
*Service members who PCS to the gaining location without completing mandatory PCS requirements (i.e. the completion of their Family Member Travel Screening through MyVector) will result in a Category I discrepancy, an FDI failure and may face disciplinary actions.
*Additional difficulties will occur for families who travel to without clearance to overseas bases:
o Their dependents are not assured access to MTF medical care or base educational supports at their next assignment.
o Their dependents will not have command sponsorship at their overseas base and will not be able to legally enroll in Tricare Prime Overseas or receive Primary Care Management (have a physician assigned to care for them) at base medical clinics. They will also not qualify for nurse case management, referral services or medical movement.
o They may have to pay back any funds that were used to move their families to the unauthorized location.
o They may face major delays (possible up to the entire length of their unaccompanied assignment tour) in any attempt to request any sort of exception to policy for a post-pcs-in-lieu-of-proper-PCS-clearance command sponsorship at their new overseas location.
o They do not have access to the EFMP reassignment benefit as they chose to accept this assignment unaccompanied and therefore without the promise of medical and educational supports for dependents.
This is important for our Active Duty Service Members and their Families to understand this initiative and to be able to access the benefits without complications and delay. The Accelerated Orders Initiative, when used correctly, greatly benefits our family members and still ensures that USAF Dependents will have access to all medical and educational supports they require!
