Herk Driver

Yes, TFL is a recent addition, but...only after the promise of "healthcare for life" was taken away and veterans sued. DOD and VA claimed no one was ever promised healthcare for life when they joined the military. Several old retirees produced documents that showed they actually were promised just that. Courts ruled in the veterans favor and TFL was born when Congress changed the law. Similar thing happened when Congress changed the retirement system in the mid to late '80's. REDUX or something similar was basically the "new" retirement. Veterans groups sued and thus was born the decision at 15 years to take 30K and a reduced retirement or to stick with the High-3. But High-3 replaced the final pay system that reigned previously. Those already in the system were grandfathered though, IIRC.

Was going for "innovation" rather than strategic thinking

Fairly certain that there are correspondence SDE courses (Army certainly does)...any PME course you take will be listed on your SURF (to the limit that will fit)...can't say whether or not you get "AF credit"

WOPR or SkyNet and send all the missile dudes home.

Make sure you read the criteria closely when it comes out. Just because it happened before does not guarantee future success.

Are you moving CONUS to CONUS? If so, you do not need receipts for lodging. Who are you talking to? Ask to speak to a supervisor. FG is in the know...this is his career. Also, if you need more back-up then start digging through the JFTR and get the para that you need and take it with you.

Haven't seen it and personally I doubt it will be posted this time around. Last time it opened them up to too much criticism.

Interesting, but in previous RIFs and VSPs, the only thing that the Wg/CC could do was not recommend your VSP etc. On the letter issue, letters are sent directly to the board and your Wing/CC never gets a copy of it so write away. On a separate note, just saw an AFPC slide deck on this that states several times that "only officers in projected overage populations by grade and AFSC will be eligible for voluntary and/or involuntary programs (except SERB)." I would assume that also means the ESERB as well. The best advice is to do what is best for you and your family, but I would expect that if you have a large ADSC remaining that your chances for approval of any voluntary programs is very limited.

Really?

Talk to finance, but I am fairly certain that you get the travel days plus your terminal days and that computes your final out date.

What do you mean by "maxed out the amount of terminal you can have?" There is no maximum amount of terminal leave. If you have it on the books, then you can take it, with one caveat that I know of (there may be others). For example, if you have been deployed and fall into a Special Leave accrual category, you could have additional leave above the max carryover days. To clarify, you can carryover 75 days and also earn 30 for the current fiscal year (you could also have leave carried over from SLA). A Commander can limit the amount of terminal you can take, but only to the extent that you can sell back the remaining days. In other words, you have 105 days of leave and want to take it all as terminal. Your Commander can limit you to 45 days of terminal and you would be forced to sell back the remaining 60 days (seen this one happen, but the guy had a lot of carryover and SLA leave on the books). If you are talking losing leave then by all means sell it back if you can't take it, but usually there is a way to take leave to avoid losing it. This all assumes that you an Airman in "good standing" since other rules apply if you are being separated for UCMJ or other admin actions.

Bingo. Really the only way to be "coerced" into helping OSI is if they have the goods on you for some crime or other offense that, in the case of USAFA, will get you kicked out. The informants in this article were all hoping that their help to OSI would translate into being allowed to remain at the zoo. Obviously, they were not told the whole truth. Interesting that the article is light on what he did at the first party in order to get questioned in the first place. If I had to guess, it was a serious enough offense that would lead to dismissal and they used him to get what they could before he left, similar to the female that was interviewed. BTW, OSI has an MO of asking questions about some event and then digging as deep as they can to uncover other crimes, etc that they can then leverage or coerce you with. When they are done with you, they feed you to the wolves/let the admin process take place. I have said it before and others have said it in this thread. ALWAYS ask to speak to a lawyer. They will tell you that you are only a witness and that you have no reason to speak with a lawyer or that you are not suspected of anything so you are not entitled to one. That may be true, and if so, remind them that you are under no obligation to answer any of their questions, either as a witness or a suspect. NEVER, EVER talk to them without a lawyer or in this case you could just refuse to talk to them period. They will tell you that only the guilty don't talk or that you make yourself look guilty by refusing to talk. Don't fall for their tactics.

That depends. Check out AFI 36-3004, Table 1.1. There are two notes that cover involuntary separation (Notes 2 and 3). In some cases, recoupment happens and in others it does not. It depends on the circumstances and why the individual is being "kicked out". In either case, they will only recoup "unearned" portions of the bonus already paid.

Hacker beat me to it and hit the main points. Just wanted to add that it is unlikely that this guy will be offered an Art 15. To clarify one thing though, you don't get to choose whether to accept the terms of punishment of your CC only whether you will accept Art 15 punishment or desire to go to trial. That is why most JAGs will not recommend and most CC's won't push for an Art 15 offer if they do not have enough to go to trial. When offered Art 15, you have no idea what, if any, punishment may be handed out during the process. You can be found 'not guilty' and given no punishment. Back to this case though, depending on what the evidence against him shows, he could be issued an LOR for the murkier issues that Hacker pointed out, which effectively ends his career. Just like Rainman would tell you to never talk to the media...I advise you to always talk to your ADC.

https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afi36-3206/afi36-3206.pdf Some light reading that could apply in this case. I cannot find a different AFI that I think applies. Anyway, the burden of proof is different in juducial and non-judicial proceedings. NJP could be applied due to conduct unbecoming, drunk and disorderly, etc. Heck, an LOR could be used which would result in a UIF and referral OPR and that would effectively end his chances of promotion. Not advocating a position here, but that is the lay of the land and there are multiple admin actions that can be taken regardless of the outcome of any court (civil or military). For some additional light reading, this is the enlisted side of the house AFI for demotions. It is much easier for someone to be demoted in today's AF than it was only a few years ago. https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afi36-2502/afi_36-2502.pdf

Don't feed the troll.

Not all.

Most are summary courts-martial, so summary court martial officer (in other words, "judge" only)

If so, stay away from Dyess as an assignment. In the last 6 months or so, most, if not all of the underage drinking incidents have gone to court martial. This includes the underage drinker and the person that supplied the alcohol.

SIB reports are not ever "available to the public". Talk to your Safety shop. The AIB is out and I haven't tried, but you should be able to get it here. https://www.efoia.af.mil/palMain.aspx

I will have to disagree with you. Ask any senior rater or guy that has sat on a promotion board and I think they will tell you that they disagree with you as well. Strats are important, but don't underestimate any DG, especially SOS DG. SOS is one of the first times that you get back together with 600-ish of your best friends from across the USAF and 10% (or less) were selected as having risen to the top of that group of people. That AF475 is in your record...it gets looked at.

All of the above and push guys for the RAS/PAS program and other programs that get them NPS (etc) and then have them request IDE credit. I know a couple of MAF guys that are having some luck through this avenue.

DayMan confirmed that although there was not an AIB that there was a (CDI) Commander directed investigation(i think that is in his first post). That CDI could be used for punitive action and there is a combat camera video that was confirmed to not be privileged and used in both the CDI and FEB along with any of the SIB report that was not privileged. Don't know what the AMC/CC used, but it sounds like there may be other substantive information absent the SIB to justify any action that he took.

Was told that they were graduating early and going home. Don't have specific confirmation after the fact, but that was the word on Tues afternoon.

You can talk to the SIB without receiving privilege. I am suggesting that you hold out on talking to the SIB unless and until they offer you privilege. At that point, talking to them in order to help out your bros is encouraged.