mhunt2370

I palace fronted into an IMA position from AD as on O-4 and I find myself in a similar situation... I never did ACSC/IDE and I am meeting my first mandatory O-5 promotion board at 7 years TIG. I have 16.5 years of total service. I realize there is a risk of not getting selective continuation if I am passed over twice, and that I may get a mandatory separation date, rather than the opportunity to continue until I am retirement eligible at 20 years of service. (Results will come out in a few months, but assuming I get passed over) I did opt into BRS before I separated Active Duty, since I originally thought I was going to cut all ties back then, and now I do have a job with a major airline on second year pay. I am wondering now, is it worth it for me to crank out ACSC before I meet the second O-5 board? Or bigger picture, is it worth it for me to still actively pursue a reserve retirement since I am in the BRS and now have my airline job? Another reason I have not been motivated to do IDE and promote is that my current IMA position is only authorized a maximum grade of O-4 (unit has requested to make it O-5 but has been denied), and I really enjoy the unit and location of the job. I would not be motivated to work in a different reserve position, and I could more than likely be better off and enjoy better quality of life without a reserve job.

Question regarding OCONUS separation... My DEROS will occur 9 months before my ADSC is up, when is the earliest I could apply for separation or set a DOS for at the end of my ADSC? If I don't or cannot apply for separation before my DEROS, then I have to be given an assignment, right? (Which I would then 7-day opt)

I would like to separate from AD ASAP, but I think the best I could even possibly do for Palace Chase is 6 months or less off of my UPT ADSC. I am an IP in a critically manned MWS. I really would like to continue in the ANG/AFR because I do enjoy the flying and the mission. Would it be worth making the case in a personal statement to the PC board, that if I am not approved for PC, I plan to separate from the AF all together? Or would that be seen as quibbling and looked down upon? I actually am considering waiting it out and separating all together since I do have other options. I realize this would be a shitty move though if I had already committed to an ANG/AFR unit previously. I have not applied to or interviewed with any units yet, but I have contacts at a few units who said they would be glad to have me as they are in desperate need of AC/IPs.