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Originally Posted by Beernuts
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My question for any active duty duys is how many of these things are getting approved?
I was in the same boat, tried to Palace Chase under force shaping, wing CC refused to sign off and I was told by the force shaping office that that was the biggest factor.
Proud to have served, but I was on the fence before, now to have a financial bonus, well, it took made the decision a little easier. This will be nine years, C-17s maybe are'nt as busy as some others out there . . .
Beernuts
Beernuts, you may be "too old" to do Palace Chase under Force Shaping. Most of the ones they are letting out via Palace Chase are CGO's from the '01-'04 year groups. There have been about 12 people Palace Chase at my unit over the past year or so and they have all been approved, but it's all AFSC dependent. Supposedly the tanker is overmanned. I don't see how that can be, but we are. I put paperwork in about 3 weeks ago and I'm waiting for an answer any day now.
Now here's a kick in the arse for you. When the VSP came out a month or so ago, we had DOZENS of people bombarding the MPF with applications. I think our OG was stunned at how many people actually wanted to get out. Well, only 2 or 3 got approved. However, AFPC had enough cahonies to offer some of the ones who didn't get approved the chance to separate for no money at all. A chance to drive out the front gate, no strings attached. This is how desperate the Air Force is to get people out. So basically, they said, "We don't have the money to pay you to leave, but since we know how many people are thinking about getting out, we'll open the door for you for nothing.".