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    Retirement / Separation Considerations

    in General Discussion

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    11 hours ago, MooseAg03 said:

    Is this true with a deployment less than a 365? I understood that until you establish a separation date you can still be tasked with something that would extend past your ADSC. A 365 however, can be 3 day opted. But we (as officers) have an Indefinite separation date until we raise our hand and say we want to quit. Am I totally wrong?

    This is my understanding as well.. I’d love to find out I’m wrong. In the event I’m not.. any ideas on how to avoid this?

    Retirement / Separation Considerations

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Heard a rumor recently, but am not knowledgeable on the right pubs to investigate myself..

    My UPT ADSC expires in two years and I want to separate at that time. I’m currently in an X-Band and expect I’ll get tagged for a deployment. My vulnerability period runs from 8 months prior to 2 months prior to my ADSC.

    Day one of my deployment can fall anywhere in that 6 month window, and I can expect a 6 month deployment. I’m told I can get tagged for a deployment up to 12 months out. But, I can’t apply for separation until 12 months prior to my ADSC. 

    Which means there’s a large window where I can tagged with a deployment that will take me past my ADSC, without having had the opportunity to drop papers and since I’ll have been tagged with a deployment, can’t separate til I return. 

    Does this sound right to you guys? I’ve heard this from a few individuals and get lost in the AFIs when I attempt to figure it out. While I don’t really want to do a non-flying deployment, it is what it is.. I definitely don’t want to extend past my ADSC. Palace Chasing is the only thing I can think of that may protect me from this situation. 

    Flight Evaluation Board (FEB)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, LookieRookie said:

    U-2s wouldn't gain a newly winged pilot that just washed out of IFF. Odds are he was in E-3/E-8/RC-135 or a U-28

    I’m not an 11R.. but I can’t imagine the multitasking in a E-3/8 or RC is that difficult for the front end.. I’m gonna guess U-28 since he’s looking to move to a crewed aircraft. 

    Active retirement in ARC

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    Are contributions from my service also mine to keep if I separate from service?
    This is where the word “vested” comes in. Being vested means having ownership. To be fully vested in your account means you are entitled to all of the funds in it.
    Like any uniformed services member with a TSP account, BRS members are always vested in their own contributions and their earnings. They're also immediately vested in Service Matching Contributions and their earnings. To become vested in Service Automatic (1%) Contributions, however, you must have completed at least two years of service. If you’ve completed two years of service before you opt in, you’re immediately vested in your entire account.

    https://www.tsp.gov/PDF/formspubs/tspfs01.pdf

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    Active retirement in ARC

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    Who doesn’t stay for two years though.. the vesting is a non issue for 99.9% of the military population. I switched to BRS, The likelihood of picking up a retirement seems pretty slim to me..  I’ll serve in the guard/reserve to fulfill my sense of duty to our country, but I’ll count on my future airline job to achieve a comfortable retirement. So in the end, the difference between 40% and 50% at age 60 seems pretty meaningless. 

    ?s on ADSC (Active Duty Service Commitment)

    in General Discussion

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    You’re right, it does matter and absolutely needs to be corrected. But it should’ve been corrected months ago with a swift “No!” From CSAF. 

    Again, I’m not affected by this policy SNAFU, but it seems like dumb ass policies without oversight is situation normal. It probably has been since the 40s.. just seems more magnified now. 

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    ?s on ADSC (Active Duty Service Commitment)

    in General Discussion

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    Someone should tell the Generals.. it doesn’t matter if they fix this problem, the trust has been lost a thousand times over. I’m not affected by these ADSC shenanigans, but I’m on the lookout for the next time the Air Force will try to screw its personnel over without any of the Generals  knowing about it.. allegedly that is.

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    What is right with the Air Force

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I guess I’m in the minority, but for the most part I don’t mind DTS itself too much.. it’s the having to find the right computer that it works on, entering my PIN 6-9 times, slowness of the network, connectivity issues and some of the JFTR/Finance policies themselves that are the problem..

    my vouchers normally aren’t that tough or out of the ordinary. 

    Blended Retirement System Puzzle

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by Herkbier

    i Know this isn’t BRS related, but since medical was brought up.. if my friend leaves AD at the end of his ADSC and goes to the guard/reserve, how do his medical benefits change? Let’s assume he gets hired by a Legacy or SWA. 

    And.. if he finishes his 20 in the guard/reserve, does he have any medical benefits between then and age 60?

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