[Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)]

3 hours ago, sling-it-17 said:

Yes in regards to its the quickest way to show real appreciation and possibly signal real change is coming. It will "buy" some time while the other initiatives are being fixed. Its not QOL/QOS fixes OR a better bonus, but this is how some try to frame the argument. I want big blue to show how valued aviators are and also fix the squadron/ops issues (but this one will take some time to see). But to someone's point earlier, it is very clear they are trying to do the bare minimum to just get over the min retention metric they are trying to hit. Crazy talk to get too many people willing to stay in!!! Cant have that! But with the current environment it actually is crazy to think that we would come close to have pilots wanting to stay in over the min retention level needed. In my squadron, of a lot of guys coming up on the decision (20-30 Majors) , I would say 10-15% are saying they are staying in. I hear some saying maybe a 1 yr bonus concurrent with their PCS ADSC. THAT'S IT. My advice is to everyone to not take the 5-9 yr bonus because (take the 1-2 with the option of a re-up bonus), the AF is going to have to come to the table with more in the next 2-3 yrs bc this is weak and has not even caught up to inflation---- if your wanting/willing to stay in that is! 

Money is not everything, I agree--but last time I checked pilots aren't jumping ship to make pennies in 3 yrs with the airlines....more to the tune of 150-200k a yr. Money will always be in the equation when people have families to think about. Especially when they have already served their country for 12 years.

Don't forget that that reup will come with its own ADSC.  Early eligible found that out the hard way this year.  Sign up early you can get renegotiate, but it adds an extra year of service commitment without the extra year of pay.  5 years at $25k = $125k.  5 years at $30k + an extra one year service commitment without extra pay comes out to an amazing $25k per year.  They got us good.  Dirty pool AF.

[Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)]

3 hours ago, Herk Driver said:

TL;DR

 

The message is finally on myPers.

 

A couple of interesting items.

 

1) short term contracts are no longer for reduced amounts

 

2) specific ability to re-negotiate next year IF the bonus changes...in exchange for one additional year of ADSC from what I remember

 

 

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Ya, the 1 year ADSC was not advertised to previous early eligible last year.  You to can get all the benefits of this new program for the low, low cost of only one more year of your life!  All the early eligible signers get ready for the whoosh of the fence sitters departing.  Not sure if there will be enough of us left to fill that vacuum anymore.