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One more caveat: if you delay receipt or claim of reserve retirement pay by more than 6 years, you’ll start to lose money due to the Barring Act which limits claims against the gov’t. This happens, for example, when an old boy wakes up one day, he’s 70 y/o and says “Hey! Don’t I get a pension?” So then he files for it and gets back pay only to age 64, losing out on what he would have gotten for ages 60 (or whatever his RRPA is) to 64. One question I had is: if I delay receipt of pay, do I also lose the ability to get Tricare until I receive pay? I asked the question to MOAA and they said yes, so there’s that to think about also.

To the extent a reserve retirement can be gamed: law says that you may begin to receive your pay any month after you’re due pay as you direct. Most people will elect to receive pay as soon as eligible. If you elect to receive it later, you will receive back pay at the rate you would have been paid had you elected to receive it at the time it was due. The only gamesmanship I’m aware of is beating taxes. For example: -I am due my first Reserve Retirement pay Jan 2039. -I plan to retire from my civilian job at a little over age 60, in Nov 2039. -I could elect to delay receipt of my reserve retirement pay until Jan 2040 to ensure it won’t be taxed as much (since I’ll theoretically have less total income in 2040 vice 2039).

I wish. It’ll be one year out in Mar for 3 yrs TIG. 30 Nov is my last chance to give notice 6 mos prior to 20. Thx for info—no waivers w/o strong justification. But that’s bs bc they’ll just say no and tell you to retire in the next lower grade if you want out so badly. That was not the intent of the law, I’ll wager.

Asking again

This is my opinion after looking at the situation since it was announced. I think that AFPC wanted to do this (maybe DOD), the good idea fairy took off, then someone noticed that DOPMA & ROPMA wouldn’t allow it. Additionally, I think one of the motivating factors was guys ducking out of the UPT ADSC 2-3 years early as a result of DOPMA (ie mandatory DOS after 2xFOS to O-4.

Success with the following: 1. Download the “Program Progress” from ASU. 2. Highlight what course you are claiming 3. Send via Mypers to the points people They’re now awarding 1 point per 4 “study hours”

I have had a pretty good time so far. I have no ragrets. I am an alumnus of Kalitta and Atlas. Currently UPS FO bout to start yr 5. Moved to SDF after yr 1. Upgrade appears to be as soon as 2023, but I’m not holding my breath. I did long haul (747) 2015-2020. Currently doing A300. It’s a change of pace and I like it fine. Living in base is a good thing and SDF is ok (similar to LIT).

When a reservist is not on duty he is legally “not on duty”. (Except if he is on active duty orders). When an active duty airman is not on duty he is legally “on duty”.

Because they’ve seen the Air Force cancel commitments so easily (force shaping, rifs, fitness test shenanigans, promotion board shenanigans, and on and on) on a continual basis from 2004-2015. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/fmr/Volume_07b.pdf Another place to look is DODFMR. It has detailed explanations and examples.

https://militarypay.defense.gov/Pay/Retirement.aspx DFAS’ explanation.

https://www.myairforcebenefits.us.af.mil/custom/retirement/component? New Retirement calculator. CAC or DS logon, though.

Meh… AMC and AETC have made the boogey-man Q3 virtually meaningless on its face thru overuse.

Do you remember where you saw the memo? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For years now (at least as far back as 2013) AU has been saying that points will only be awarded at the end of a program, and then posted retroactively according to the date you finished each individual course. Problem was that there was no mechanism to accomplish that. With the outsourcing to ASU they now have a mechanism it seems… I’ll post back if I ever see points, but I fear I’ve only wasted my time as it seems the only way to get the points is by finishing AWC and it’s highly doubtful I’ll do that.

I just did my first PME course since the switchover to ASU happened about a year ago. Anybody have experience with points posting to PCARS with ASU yet? Do the points show up with each course you do (ie no changes)? If the points don’t show up, what proof do you have to give the PCARS people since AUSIS is now shut out of the process?

We were talking about this 8 years ago. Bottom line: Yes, it is a thing for RegAF. https://www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/topic/19851-sanctuary/?tab=comments#comment-354790

PIRR is the points programs=Cat E=CAPRAP & ALO. What you’ll need is SELRES=Cat A&B. Cat A=DSG and TR. Cat B=IMA. I can suggest a Cat B (IMA) for reduced duty time compared to Cat A (TR or DSG). One such Cat B duty is SSS or selective service system liaison. If that isn’t available in your area, you could commute to any number of IMA jobs.

If you want to get out clean, fine. If you want to join ARC, that’s fine too, but my advice is to not let it be known that you (likely) caused your own non-selection. Just say you twice failed of selection for promotion (if asked), and leave it at that. No one really “knows” what goes on at a promotion board (except for board members), so you can honestly say that you don’t know why you were passed over. If you crow about (likely) causing your own non-selection, some individuals may have personal problems with that, such as “eff this guy for ‘gaming the system’. “

Another reason I just found out that you can't transfer your GI Bill in any event: The DOD changed the rule recently to say that if you have over 16 years of service you cannot initiate a transfer.

If you want to play it safe: join the ARC and then file with the VA. Make sure you have everything documented on your separation physical that you might have an inkling to claim. File your intent to claim with VA after your accession but definitely within 1 year of active duty discharge. This 1 yr timeframe preserves the presumption that whatever you claim is service-connected. Filing the intent to claim form buys you time to get your actual claim filed and then you’ll get backpay all the way back to the date of your intent to file form (you must make your claim within 1 yr of your intent to file form date). Doing it this way will avoid being rejected at accession on medical grounds. Of course, you’ll want to not claim anything that might be disqualifying for continued service/aviation service, if applicable.

Civil Air Patrol--Reserve Assistance Program/Personnel It's a reserve officer in the PIRR employed by CAP-USAF (a RegAF unit) for the purpose of oversight of CAP. You can earn points-only on IDTs and points & pay on MPA.

IDK if AU’s switch to ASU still means a CAC is required to do PME or not. Straight IRR does not get a CAC so historically that was a barrier. An additional barrier to doing straight IRR is ARPC policy that if you are retirement eligible, you will be allowed to stay in IRR for a max of 365 days, at which point they’ll transfer you to RetRsv.

Impossible to do straight IRR in the USAFR and do PME. (One exception may be if you’re in sanctuary and your SELRES unit closes and there’s none within commuting distance). If you want to do points, You’ll need to join a PIRR program at a minimum. Two programs are available to line of the AF guys: CAP-RAP and ALO (admissions liaison officer). If you’re looking to serve out a GI Bill xfer ADSC, though, PIRR doesn’t count. It has to be RegAF or SELRES or ANG.

Mansplain: you see, Gertrude, there are some carriers that are so “ate up” that they cannot tolerate the slightest of what may appear, on the surface, to be an error. They therefore extend, on occasion, a modicum of grace to the hapless applicant in the form of what may be colloquially referred to in the lower lexicon as a fix it. You’re welcome.