I did palace front and did not get Permissive TDY. What I did have was an outstanding squadron commander at Altus (T.M.) who gave me a pass for a few days to do house hunting. I did have to take leave about a week prior to my terminal leave date to close on the house.

As said above, the recruiters are very knowledgeable regarding the transition from AD to USAFR/ANG. I would recommend going to them first and get the big picture about what to do and then go to your MPF. Keep asking questions on here because there is a lot of communal knowledge and each of us has been screwed in one way or another and I don't see why any of us would not pass on lessons learned. My lesson I learned was that I was to trusting of those people to do their job and I did not keep a history of what I went through.

Document everything in terms of what you did, when you did it, and who you talked to. Keep emails, categorize them. When you go to finance and ask when your final pay will be, ask for their name and write it down right in front of them and repeat what they said. When you go to TMO, ask them when your Partial DITY money will be paid, write it and their name down as you are standing in front of them. You're not being a jerk, you are just showing them that you will hold them accountable if they are not doing their job. When I separated, my MPF insisted, in a snooty way, that I could not keep my Official Passports and that they would be mailed to my reserve squadron. Guess what, the medical records made it. The passports were accidentally shredded and I couldn't fly overseas for a few months. I should have just mailed them to my squadron and asked for forgiveness.

Most importantly, do not get a break in service. Make sure your right hand is up in the air, swearing the oath, the day after you separate. You do not want a break in service.

With all the a$$-pain involved, it is still very nice to be in the AF Reserve.