Chida

Quit with the AI, please.

Re the generals: I LOVE IT! From 2004 on, they capriciously cut lower ranking personnel with wild abandon. Now that the O-7+ cabal is possibly on the chopping block they’re not liking it one bit. Too bad they can’t RIF the guys responsible for the RIFs, but whatevs: I’ll relish the cull.

Yes, sorry it was Dallager. Poor old fool looked like he was fit for the memory care unit when he was hauled in front of Congress.

I’ve “known” Welsh since 1999. He is a politician, tells people what they want to hear, and blows with the wind. How do you think he made 4 stars? He is in the same vein as John Edwards—real slick. Remember when he was lobbying for CSAF and he was saying he was going to fix USAF? Then he gets in office and does precisely nothing to improve the force. In fact he caused immeasurable damage by fast-forwarding the drawdown which directly caused the shortage a couple years later. Additionally he was commandant of USAFA during the time of the sexual assault scandal, but because the scandal came to light years later, he was never held to account and Gilbert and Dillinger were left holding the bag.

Bot fo sho

In the video they keep saying that Navy can do whatever they want but that Navy shouldn’t. This is legally incorrect. Underpinning any ADSO, ADSC, MSO, etc, is contract law. Navy in actuality cannot do whatever they want. Unfortunately, when 1 party (Navy) breaches the terms of the contract, alters the contract without the other party’s (the pilot) assent, they act in a lawless manner and will need to be sued to bring them back in line.

I got out after 10 yrs commissioned in 2012, involuntary due to 2x FOS to O-4. I had absolutely no intention of joining the reserve at that time, although I had considered it as a backup. Pretty much no one was hiring in 2012, my first job prospect didn’t pan out even though it was a “sure thing”. I found myself compelled to do reserve bc it was the only thing available and I needed money after 3 months of unemployment which was not sustainable. I got an OK job as a DOD contractor a few months later, then low paying airline jobs a couple years later and so all along the way I actually needed the supplemental income from the reserve or guard. By the time I got my final airline job and was being paid well I only had 4 more yrs to a reserve retirement. Not needing the supplemental income anymore, I transferred to an IRR job and retired from that as O-5 with 21 yrs total. So for me I stayed for the money, primarily, but also for resume enhancement and job security. Towards the end it was solely to earn retirement which will pay 37% base pay (top of the 2039 O-5 pay chart) starting at age 59-1/4. Only <14 yrs until I start getting paid. It was worth it.

One point is that a commitment if any in your case is not compulsory service. “Leadership” often forgets that the part-time reserve and guard is strictly voluntary. If you decide to quit drilling, they’ll transfer you to IRR or retired reserve if you have 20 good years. If you want to transfer to another unit they can’t stop the other unit from hiring you. BLAB: sign it and forget it

This is a troll. Same guy who posts here and at APC with unbelievable scenarios. Remember putrid? Remember 3rd DUI? Same shit! New acct, same ol. Don’t respond to this guy. Don’t know why he gets jollies, but he does.

No, no issues. Yes, the waiver process was part of the package the recruiter put together to get me gained at the squadron that wanted to hire me. At the time, anyway (2012), it was required that the losing and gaining wing cc support the waiver request which was yea/nay at AFRC/A1. When AFRC said yes, the gain process began which took about 1.5 mos, but then the day of gain was backdated to the date the waiver was approved. For example Apr: ph interview with chief pilot. I was told to start the process and they would facilitate. I then went to the in-service AFRES recruiter. He did various things including submitting me for scroll May: Asked my losing WG cc for a letter stating his support for my continued service in the reserve. Jun: scroll signed by congress, I left regular and was commissioned reserve the next day (IRR) via Reserve Order Jul: AFRC approved hire package. Gaining wg cc had sent a letter also. MPF and ARPC started with their gain process Aug: Gain process finished, received position number backdated to Jul Sep: showed up to sq and started drilling/inprocessing/local indoc, etc Oct: started flying again

I had to “convince” my Wing commander to sign the waiver using my network. I didn’t know him, he didn’t know me so others (sq/cc, chief pilot, his execs) had to vouch for me. I haven’t heard one way or the other about others getting denied. The point of the waiver is to screen those that really shouldn’t serve anymore due to whatever (hard to work with, lazy, poor piloting skills, etc). The scroll and waiver are 2 independent processes.

True, I didn't think of that. So in that event, I'd recommend probably write the letter to get the 2nd FOS to a 99.9% certainty.

Assuming you will be twice failed of selection: 1. You can request an earlier DOS than the one they give you via Form 780. I'd recommend no less than 2 mos to give you time to outprocess. 2. If you are interested in ARC service, you must request a waiver in conjunction with getting a unit to hire you. The waiver (at least in the past) has to be signed off by the losing & gaining WG/CCs, then goes to NGB for ANG or AFRC HQ for AFRES. It can take a couple months, so you should lay the groundwork now with a unit and your ANG or Reserve ISR (in-service recruiter). When you obtain your DOS, have the recruiter immediately put you on the scroll to obtain a reserve commission as that process can take a while. 2a. There's a gotcha here. If you have a break in service between Reg and ARC, you will be ineligible for promotion until 365 days has elapsed as a reserve. You should do the "Palace Front" program. The ISR should know all about it, but the bottom line is that until you get a reserve commission via scroll, do not leave RegAF. 3. If you write a letter to the board which causes your 2nd non-selection, you will not get separation pay. If you eventually get a reserve retirement pension or VA disability payment, you would need to pay back separation pay anyway, so this may not be a big deal unless you need the money now. 4. Speaking of VA disability, if there are any issues you don't have adequately documented with the medical folks, now is the time to get it done. 5. Prepare for a civilian job. Charm school, suit, lose weight, resume, applications, logbook, mil to civilian certs, ATP, 1st class med, etc. All this takes loads of time.

Pancake: I hear you about being set on retirement, so this is for anybody else who might find himself in the same situation. Several options to keep your TIS ticking in USAFR if your present unit won’t let you “hang out” to get your TIG: 1. transfer to IRR—NNRPS. No guarantee this will work as ARPC seems to be heavily against the concept that IRR is actually a thing. Actually read a AFBCMR case where ARPC shamefully screwed a guy who tried it. Might be worth a try, though, if you’re unwilling to do more duty. 2. funeral honors duty as part of PIRR—I don’t know the mechanism for this. 3. Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer. Cat B thru AFNORTH. 4. CAP-RAP Cat E or B 5. Admissions Liaison Officer Cat E 6. Selective Service System Cat B

Obvious: you could stay DSG for another yr, blow off the AT, then retire. I haven’t done the math on whether or not this would be worth it in the end to delay retired pay by a year.