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Randolph AFB Housing’s Web site provides information on both off and on-base housing. Off-base housing information includes rental homes, apartments for rent and homes for sale. The Web site’s lenders and mortgage brokers can pre-qualify you for financing when you purchase a home using your VA eligibility. The site also provides information on storage units, hotels and pet services in the area. For more information visit http://randolphhousing.com.
Air Force civilian employment information at Randolph AFB can be found at https://ww2.afpc.randolph.af.mil/resweb/. Employees of the Department of the Air Force enjoy affordable health and life insurance plans, paid vacation and sick leave, transferable retirement plans, possible student loan repayment, annual pay increases and numerous other benefits. An alternate source for civilian job opportunities is The Air Force Personnel Center (http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/).
— Future
BRAC recommendations will result in a dramatic realignment of Randolph AFB. Included in this realignment is the relocation of the USAF Advanced Instrument School (AIS) which could result in a potential reduction of 29 jobs between 2006-2011. In addition, the Undergraduate Navigator Training program will be relocated to Florida. This recommendation could result in a potential reduction of 1,079 jobs during 2006-2011. The BRAC also calls for the realignment of FSH and Randolph AFB by relocating the installation management functions to Lackland AFB. This recommendation could result in a potential reduction of 382 jobs during 2006-2011.
In turn, Randolph AFB will gain the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Undergraduate Instructor Pilot training from Moody AFB, which affects 129 personnel and 29 students. The base will also become home to the consolidated Air Force Civilian Personnel Office, which affects 178 personnel and will bring onboard new administrative faculty. Finally, it will gain the Air Force Audit Agency from Brooks City-Base, which will affect 75 personnel. BRAC construction projects underway at Randolph include the $4 million Hanger 6 renovation and the new $9.7 million Administration Center. Both projects are slated to be completed in 2010.
Brooks City-Base
As mentioned in the beginning of this chapter, the BRAC has recommended the closure of the Brooks City-Base site. Essentially, this means that there will be a permanent military departure from the base. However, a master-planned research and technology center is now in development at the Brooks City-Base. The development is the result of a unique partnership between the United States Air Force and the City of San Antonio. The Brooks Development Authority is the new owner, operator and developer of Brooks City-Base. Brooks City-Base comprises approximately 1,250 acres, with more than 300 acres available for immediate development. More than two million square-feet of laboratory and office space, light industrial facilities and recreation areas already exist. There are currently more than $170 million in projects being planned and constructed at Brooks City-Base. For more information on Brooks City-Base contact:
Brooks City-Base
1 B.D.A. Crossing, Suite 100
San Antonio, TX 78235
(210) 678-3300
www.brookscity-base.com
Military City U.S.A.
It is evident that the BRAC will bring many changes to Military City U.S.A, but changes like this are nothing new to San Antonio and Texas as a whole. The change will result in a net gain of approximately 8,500 military personnel across San Antonio’s bases. Additionally, numerous civilian jobs will be generated, as it is estimated that less than one third of civilian employees from other areas will relocate to San Antonio to keep their jobs. This will provide a great boost to San Antonio’s local economy and reduce the current unemployment rate significantly.
The BRAC has already made a significant impact on the San Antonio economy. During the height of construction in 2009, there were more than 2,200 local construction workers employed across the bases. BRAC work accounted for $1.2 billion in the 2008 fiscal year. In 2009 more than $700 million in construction contracts were awarded and another $300 million are expected in 2010.
Air Force civilian employment information at Randolph AFB can be found at https://ww2.afpc.randolph.af.mil/resweb/. Employees of the Department of the Air Force enjoy affordable health and life insurance plans, paid vacation and sick leave, transferable retirement plans, possible student loan repayment, annual pay increases and numerous other benefits. An alternate source for civilian job opportunities is The Air Force Personnel Center (http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/).
— Future
BRAC recommendations will result in a dramatic realignment of Randolph AFB. Included in this realignment is the relocation of the USAF Advanced Instrument School (AIS) which could result in a potential reduction of 29 jobs between 2006-2011. In addition, the Undergraduate Navigator Training program will be relocated to Florida. This recommendation could result in a potential reduction of 1,079 jobs during 2006-2011. The BRAC also calls for the realignment of FSH and Randolph AFB by relocating the installation management functions to Lackland AFB. This recommendation could result in a potential reduction of 382 jobs during 2006-2011.
In turn, Randolph AFB will gain the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Undergraduate Instructor Pilot training from Moody AFB, which affects 129 personnel and 29 students. The base will also become home to the consolidated Air Force Civilian Personnel Office, which affects 178 personnel and will bring onboard new administrative faculty. Finally, it will gain the Air Force Audit Agency from Brooks City-Base, which will affect 75 personnel. BRAC construction projects underway at Randolph include the $4 million Hanger 6 renovation and the new $9.7 million Administration Center. Both projects are slated to be completed in 2010.
Brooks City-Base
As mentioned in the beginning of this chapter, the BRAC has recommended the closure of the Brooks City-Base site. Essentially, this means that there will be a permanent military departure from the base. However, a master-planned research and technology center is now in development at the Brooks City-Base. The development is the result of a unique partnership between the United States Air Force and the City of San Antonio. The Brooks Development Authority is the new owner, operator and developer of Brooks City-Base. Brooks City-Base comprises approximately 1,250 acres, with more than 300 acres available for immediate development. More than two million square-feet of laboratory and office space, light industrial facilities and recreation areas already exist. There are currently more than $170 million in projects being planned and constructed at Brooks City-Base. For more information on Brooks City-Base contact:
Brooks City-Base
1 B.D.A. Crossing, Suite 100
San Antonio, TX 78235
(210) 678-3300
www.brookscity-base.com
Military City U.S.A.
It is evident that the BRAC will bring many changes to Military City U.S.A, but changes like this are nothing new to San Antonio and Texas as a whole. The change will result in a net gain of approximately 8,500 military personnel across San Antonio’s bases. Additionally, numerous civilian jobs will be generated, as it is estimated that less than one third of civilian employees from other areas will relocate to San Antonio to keep their jobs. This will provide a great boost to San Antonio’s local economy and reduce the current unemployment rate significantly.
The BRAC has already made a significant impact on the San Antonio economy. During the height of construction in 2009, there were more than 2,200 local construction workers employed across the bases. BRAC work accounted for $1.2 billion in the 2008 fiscal year. In 2009 more than $700 million in construction contracts were awarded and another $300 million are expected in 2010.
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