Interesting question and I hope to see answers from some folks who know.
Here's my question, what is preventing you from staying in the cockpit? I'm a 17 guy too, and we're finding it damn near impossible to send anyone to staff. And I know a lot who want to go. I find it difficult to belief you'd "have" to go to a desk if you told AFPC you wanted another flying assignment. Where are they trying to send you?
Just curious more than anything else.