Originally Posted by
TankerDriver
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.
Just one more tool out there. I heard about a guy whose wing commander disapproved the PC and AFPC disapproved. The unit either really liked him, or needed him so they got involved. The story goes, the governor got involved and called AFPC.
True? I don't know, but how bad do you want to get out after shooting yourself in the foot for even considering PC and then getting denied.