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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/07/13/ordering-the-selected-reserve-and-certain-members-of-the-individual-ready-reserve-of-the-armed-forces-to-active-duty/ Is this a common thing? Seems odd they just wouldn’t use active duty

Looking for information from someone who has left the regular reserves (TR or IMA) and transferred to the IRR. I am looking to transfer, and then soon after get picked up by the PIRR (already have an ALO position worked out but waiting for the paperwork to go through)...but I want to transfer now. What happens when you transfer to the IRR without a job lined up already? Is this when you get the dreaded “break in service” and lose your date of rank? Are you medical records sent away to get lost in a storage facility to then need to be found and shipped back to your next unit? Do you immediately lose your security clearance? CAC card? Do you set a “date of separation”, or is this an immediate / same day process (doubtful)? Or do you walk into your FSS and get the paperwork for transferring to the IRR and then you separate when you sign the paperwork? Who signs your separation paperwork? Sq/CC or Wg/CC or both? Thanks for the information...this is a mysterious process and my FSS seems less than helpful. Also most guys who have done this process are so thankful to GTFO that they seem to have pretty good amnesia on any helpful details (which I don’t blame them).

The reserves have access to this information and it’s just a system that they use so I’m guessing the guard is the same

If you have fluctuating A1C levels with the highest being 5.7, that technically puts you right at the bottom of "pre-diabetic" range. Most doctors would say, hey you need to monitor that and change diet etc to lower that value before you get closer to actual diabetic range. I also think the FAA requires you to fill out a special form with your AME if you are in the pre-diabetic range. Are there any Air Force specific requirements, further testing, or waivers needed if you are in the pre-diabetic range (but require no medicine and are not experiencing any associated symptoms)? The waiver guide has a huge discussion on pre-diabetes but doesn't say anything specifically about consequences of being in that range. Thanks.

I am a traditional reservist and coming up on my annual PHA. The med group did a search for my previous Tricare authorizations/referrals and based on that, it sounds like they want me to sign release forms so they can access those medical records from my civilian doctors. I have seen several different types of doctors for varying issues over the past year, but not diagnosed with anything, so I don't have anything to hide; however, it concerns me to just sign blanket waivers for these records. One reason is I know how ridiculously long it takes for them to request the records, receive them, look them over, send to HQ to look them over, realize there is a required test to be done, do the whole process again, type a memo, and then get back to me. My question: I am curious if I am even required to sign these medical release forms? I am guessing yes, but I don't want to sign anything that I don't have to, and create more paperwork. Is it normal for a reservist to have to sign a release allowing the medical unit to request civilian doctor's records?

I just closed my first home loan with Marty and his staff over at Trident home loans, and it truly was a great experience. I started my search on BaseOps and also through my airline (I am a reservist and Delta pilot) and decided to pick Marty based on the reviews on here. Especially as a first-time home-buyer he was great and answered all my questions. Over the course of the next year while I was searching for a home, he always seemed to be available. Eventually when I picked a home, I started working with Kristina (one of their loan specialists), and she was super great to work with as well. What was crazy was my realtor told me I should compare with his “go-to” lenders, but first he asked what rate I was going to get with Trident…when I told him 3.75, he laughed and said, well I find that hard to believe but if you can get that you better lock it in right now! Sure enough he checked with his lenders and they couldn’t come anywhere near that number. Icing on the cake was that they were super on top of underwriting and getting all the required documents, so at no point was I ever worried about hitting my closing date. Basically all the things my realtor was worried about (due to his past experiences with VA loans) were completely taken care of and now he says he will be sending any VA loans he gets over to them. Long story short, I was really pleased with the experience and am recommending all my military and airline friends to use them!

Well thats good to know. Any idea if the reserves officially know about these disability ratings of these folks, or if there is a possibility the reserves just didn't find out about it and thats why they haven't had issues? My experience with the VA and the reserves has been a complete joke as far as people knowing what they are doing. I think a lot of people just don't put down anything about VA disability on their PHA questionnaire, and in many situations I don't think the VA and the reserves talk to each other (although supposedly that is changing). I have a friend who was deployed as a reservist and one of the guys he was with got called back from the deployment by his wing supposedly due to a new VA disability rating (of course this could have been due to the underlying issue that he was granted disability for)...and they put him on no points, no pay for a while.

I keep being told rumors that the max allowable disability to continue in the Air Force Reserve is 30%...but I have not found that written anywhere. Is there a cut and dry max amount of disability you can be receiving from the VA while in the Air Force Reserve, or is it dependent on if the actual disabilities you are rated for impact your ability to do your job, and/or be worldwide deployable, or fly.

On a similar topic...I had a few questions about resigning from being a TR. If you VSP''d out of active duty (and therefore your remaining commitment was waived) and then immediately transitioned to a Traditional Reserve position...can you resign any time you want (assuming you have no commitment to the reserves either)? It looks like the reg is 36-3209 and it is not clear. It seems you would need to use Attachment 4 "Format for Voluntary Letter of Tender of Resignation". But can a squadron and/or wing commander disapprove this request?? (assuming there is no "stop-loss" implemented). I have heard stories where a commander disapproves a 1288 to transfer...but that may be different. Para 2.40 says "An honorable discharge is given when an officer properly submits a resignation for any of the reasons lists...unless......there are valid reasons for retaining an officer in the military service" Also in Para 2.46 "Permissible Reasons for Resignation"...the last reason is 2.46.1.8 "When service obligations have been satisfied: The officer has no unfulfilled MSO or contract". It also mentioned a resignation may be disapproved..."in time of war, when war is imminent, or in a period of national emergency as proclaimed by the President or declared by the congress" AND also mentions "In any other instance when the best interest of the service requires retention". This seems like there is a lot of leeway for a commander to just not allow you to leave your job. Lastly, also in para 2.40 it mentions "once an officer has been notified of orders or consideration for EAD, the officer's application for resignation is referred to AFPC/DPPRS for disposition". And I know somewhere else it talks about if you are possible "expecting" orders of some kind. It seems like if you are given deployment orders that the option of resigning is not an option anymore? Is it like active duty where you can 3 day opt or something? It seems like you could put your separation in, and then your unit could slap you with a deployment and just keep you in.

Wow thanks guys that is good info...I had no idea that you could no longer 3 day opt out for some of these deployments...if not all of them. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

I would love to hear some advice for a situation where ADSC commitment is expiring in March 2018. End goal is to go to the airlines (resume should provide for very competitive airline application). Was going to try and get a reserve job and palace chase to get out 1 January 2018. Now there is an option to take a 1 year $30,000 bonus where new ADSC would be July 2018. So if the palace chase didn't go through we are only talking roughly a 3 month extension. Have you guys heard of horror stories where signing a 1 year bonus like this has screwed guys? Probably not deployable until this November...so that should take out the risk of getting a 1 year drop down deployment. Can the Air Force give out a deployment that goes past commitment date and then not allow the member to set a date of separation? Also is there a minimum number of days prior to your separation date that you can be deployed until? Of course there is always risk that every additional month you are in the Air Force there is risk for a future stop loss of some sort. Any additional considerations? What about just the thought that every month you put off getting into the airline costs you seniority numbers? Thanks for any advice...because I know a lot of guys on here have been in similar situations. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

I did a search and didn't a thread dedicated to retirement changes so please direct me to it if you know of it. It is not clear to me how the new retirement changes affect the reserves. I have about 9 years of active duty and 1 year of reserves. Am I still eligible for early reduced retirement now that I am no longer active?

Thanks...and anyone know how long an MEB decision with associated waiver and C1 normally takes? Are we talking a couple of months or potentially 6 months or longer?

Thanks for the reply. Interesting about your comment for the bipap. Do you know why that would be? I thought a bipap is pretty similar to a cpap. Would that be if you were diagnosed with central sleep apnea instead of obstructive?

Does anyone know what the latest guidance is for sleep apnea in the reserves and while on flying status? If you are already in the reserves and diagnosed with sleep apnea and require a cpap machine...what is the normal outcome? I have seen everything online from just getting a waiver to you are not worldwide deployable and therefore go to an MEB and most likely get kicked out. I assume that you are automatically grounded for a while? If you can be treated by a cpap machine I don't see why it would be a huge issue to get a waiver.