Guidance Updates

  • HQ RIO Announces UTAPS Support Cell

    I'm pleased to announce that the HQ RIO UTAPS Support Cell is official up and running. There is a Quick Guide with all the pertinent information you need. Please feel free to share it with your supervisors and URCs. Our Stand-In Supervisors are standing by to assist should you need their help with

  • Guidance for IMA supervisors with UTAPS issues

    I have some VERY important news regarding access to UTAPS for you and your supervisors/URCS as the sunset of Internet Explorer (IE) nears. Please read this entire message.I know this has been a hot topic of conversation, and I want you to know that we hear you and have been very busy working on a

  • UPDATE: Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines for IMAs/PIRR

    Parts of this guidance may be out of date.  Please refer to the COVID-19 IR Update page for more up-to-date information.IR Team, Thank you for your service and for continually asking the right questions.  As you know, reaching 7,500+ IRs is not always easy, but getting information out about the

  • Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines for IMAs/PIRR

    As you may have heard already, the DoD has now mandated COVID-19 vaccines for service members.  You can read the entire letter from the Secretary of Defense directing this action HERE.  As an IMA or PIRR, this mandate applies to you, and I’d like to use it as an opportunity to show how amazing our

  • New orders request system now in use for all IRs

    We constantly strive to make it easier for IRs to serve, so we created a myPers-based orders request system.  The system is currently being used by IRs assigned to Detachments 2 and 3 and now it’s time to launch RIO-wide. Beginning 28 June all orders requests (AT, TDY, IDT Travel, RPA, MPA, etc.)

  • Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown

    Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.

  • PT test pushed to July, updates to scoring, physical components ahead

    When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5 mile run, 1 minute of pushups and situps) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous ten – for

  • New Rental Car Request Worksheet

    As of 20 Oct 2020, the old Rental Car Request Worksheet is no longer required.  Instead this new, simpler worksheet will be used. You can find it in the TRAVEL section under the TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS tab.