Originally Posted by
letsfly
It never ceases to amaze me how much guys are willing to help people through the forums on this website - thank you guys so much for all your inputs.
As tomorrow is my my last day to 7 day opt I think I will choose a separation date of 1 Aug 09 (original ADSC 7 Jun 09). With almost 90 days of leave stored up and only able to sell back 60 I will still get a full month off and get to sell back 60 days of 0-4 leave. This will put me available 1 July 09 and if by some crazy chance I get called for an earlier date I will beg and plead with my Sq/CC to let me take all of my leave making me available 1 May. You never know the AF might make me get out on my 7 Jun 09 ADSC date and all of this will not matter. Either way I am looking forward to something new and the next part of my life no matter how crazy things are.
One thing to keep in mind, is that if you sell all 60 days back now (as an 0-4), you'll NEVER be able to sell leave back again in your military career. I learned this lesson the hard way. Sold back 60 days of leave early in my career and I had accrued an additional 60 days of leave much later in my career and was unable to sell it back nor was I able to take it. If you are firm on selling leave back, perhaps it would be better to sell back only 30 days and take the additional 30 days. This gives you an option later in your reserve career should you get activated, long deployment, unplanned return to active duty etc.
never say never, it was an expensive lesson for me 20 years later...
Lifter