Thought this may be helpful to some. Here's the detailed timeline of my saga (times are CST for AFPC)
0546, 14 Jan: Initial Application for package screening
1332, 16 Jan: Eligible to Apply from AFPC
1913, 16 Jan: Message, stating -we see you are going to pin on Major-you need to write a memo that you accept retiring in the lower rank. I reply, been a Major since 09 and have a line #, assume you mean memo for LTC? Write memo, upload the Statement of Understanding for TERA and submit.
1931, 16 Jan: Application received and forwarded to my CC
1424, 17 Jan: Your CC signed your stuff off. Wait...
1657, 29 Jan: We see you did AFIT, we're not waiving this under TERA. My response, "no I did IDE in Res" but this shouldn't matter anyway because of Note 6 in the PSDM, second sentence....Read out loud to me, "For officers with 19 but less than 20 years TAFMS, all ADSCs will be waived"
1440, 31 Jan: From AFPC-The 19 less than 20 refers to the AFSCs and Quotas not the ADSCs
Case Closed.