Originally Posted by
Kikuchiyo
You're welcome. It's nice to know that I can help.
No, 4 yrs is the max that the program was established for. I don't know if that's a statutory limit, but that's as far as HAF has authority to extend us under the LPRP or RRORP. Sanctuary is a separate statutory entitlement.
Not for mobility guys. They simply can't justify extending mobility guys given that the community as a whole is over 140% manned, and we're throwing other guys out to get down to our total AF end-strength. The rated manning guys at HAF can't win that fight with the manpower and money guys, and the higher ups can't justify it politically to SAF, SecDef, Congress, etc.
I'm curious about said "non-vol tour." Do you mean a normal 179 deployment, or something longer? If it's a 365 iTDY or a remote, then it should have come to your unit with a name attached.
Kikuchiyo,
It was a 3-4 year PCS to be an Active Duty Liaison with a nearby guard unit, flying the same jet. I was in the guard for five years and would have been a pretty good fit for the job in my humble opinion. Nobody wants the job because they think it's a promotion killer. I'll pin on terminal Lt Col here soon so I'm not bothered. Again thanks for the good scoop. I'll just have to wait until the next round of recalls in two years.