Who can Apply for U.S. NAF Positions?
To be eligible for US NAF employment with the 423rd Force Support Squadron, you must meet the following criteria:
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Must Be:
- A citizen of the US or a citizen of any other NATO* contracting party other than UK **, connected with US federal government, assigned to the vicinity of RAF Alconbury
- active duty military member
- federal civilian employee
- dependents of active duty military members or civilian employees (spouse, unmarried dependent children, including stepchildren, adopted children, and foster children not more than 23 years of age residing with a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or a U.S. citizen civilian employee of a U.S. Government Agency, including NAF activities whose duty station is in a foreign area)
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Must not be “Ordinary Resident”, and possess a US passport
- A person is not considered ordinarily resident if they have resided in the UK for 366 days or less
- Time spent in the UK as a member of the US Visiting Force or as a US Government employee or as a dependent of either is not counted toward becoming ordinarily resident
- Time spent in the UK as an employee (or dependent of an employee) of a US agency serving with and supporting the US Visiting Force, i.e. Red Cross, one of the contract universities, a military banking facility or federal credit union, or by a US Government contractor as a “technical representative” is not counted toward becoming an ordinary resident
* NATO Countries:
- Albania
- Czech Rep Greece
- Lithuania
- Portugal
- Turkey
- Belgium
- Denmark Hungary
- Luxembourg Romania
- United Kingdom
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
- Iceland
- Netherlands Slovakia
- United States
- Canada
- France
- Italy
- Norway
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Germany Latvia
- Poland
- Spain
** United Kingdom –eligible if you are dual US/UK national and traveling on US passport (if selected for a position, this will affect your UK citizenship and component entitlements).
References:
- Status of Forces Agreement, Article I
- AFMAN 34-310, Nonappropriated Fund Personnel Program Management and Administration Procedures
- Third Air Force Instruction 36-102, US Forces Civilian Component Determination in the United Kingdom