Originally Posted by
Randy2134
Personally I am taking the bonus, not because I want to get out, but it affords me a chance to go to my hometown reserve unit. I'm looking forward to the chance to serve from home. I tried Palace Chase once, but my Wing/CC reccomended disapproval. If I go through the VSP program instead of Palace chase, the requirement for a wing/CC signature has been waived. Already submitted my app.
Randy
Actually, AFPC doesn't give a crap whether your WG/CC approves or disapproves your Palace Chase package. I know a half dozen CGO's from my unit who've PC'd in the past year or so who've all been disapproved by our WG/CC and they were all approved by AFPC. The WG/CC's signature is just a formality. It means nothing. Approval authority has been taken away from your unit during these Force Shaping programs and approval comes from the Chief of Staff. If it were up to WG/CC's to approve/disapprove packages during Force Shaping, the AFPC would never separate the numbers they need because most commanders won't approve it. My WG/CC disapproved my paperwork last week. I'll let you know if it mattered in a few weeks.