That is exactly what happened to me, Fly. Was told I was eligible for TERA, had my Chief of Personnel call AFPC directly to confirm I was eligible (they said I was), showed my cards to my boss (he was actually supportive), did the initial AFPC online eligibility check/confirmation (they confirmed I was eligible), I officially applied online for retirement per the PDSM instructions... and was told by AFPC that my application was denied BECAUSE I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TERA!!! I got an assignment back to fly for my last 2 yrs that I worked myself on the same day, so I'll ride it out and get my full retirement and a bunch more hours of IP/PIC time to put on my Apps on Uncle Sugar's dime collecting six figures along the way, but this is no way to run a Rodeo! You can't mess with people's lives like this and then expect them to trust a single word they have to say.