Active retirement in ARC

[yellerfever]

Looking for feedback on my gameplan/confirmation of my assumptions.

I would love to serve 15.5ish years active duty, then join a guard or reserve unit where I can do an extended period of AGR or equivalent. Once hired, get a line number/finish probation, then drop 5 years of USERRA-protected orders.

I’m hoping this would give me an immediate active duty retirement (at 43 or so) and some seniority. Has anyone done this? Is my assumption of “immediate active duty retirement” correct assuming I get the 73xx points?

 

Thanks for the help and info!

[hindsight2020]

*yawn* yes, it's called 60% of every swinging ARC unit that flies airplanes aka 'Basic pilot'. Kit comes complete with complimentary white Tacoma/4Runner/BMW, post-Wall future exwife with pull-string that shrieks "Be home more! - Make more money!",  and new balance shoes. Some units have pre-made packets for newhires at the MUTA (kidding....but only sorta).

 

 

[Duck]

Life hack. Get hired by a unit that has a Title 10 Contingency Mission that is USERRA Exempt. Get a line number ASAP, then do USERRA Exempt orders until within 5 of retirement. Hop on AGR order, retire w/20 active years and then go to your airline with ~15 years seniority.

But honestly if you do the math, it probably still works out better to go to the airlines and just fly with them and min turn the Guard/Reserves.


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[yellerfever]

Appreciate the info! For better or worse, I’m locked into an ADSC until about that point…so I’m trying to figure out my options within those constraints.

[Pancake]

Maybe someone can provide insight.

I applied for a 1 Sep 24 AGR retirement date. I will have three years TIG, however, only two years AD TIG since I became a DSG about 12 months after promotion. I've also done a bunch of MPA and ST in the last 18 months. Based on FSS and ARPC telling me I would have enough TIG to receive a regular retirement in my current rank, regardless of status, I planned and submitted my retirement. Then I got an email last week saying otherwise. Looks like I'll have to submit a waiver.

Any gouge on what a successful TIG waiver looks like? Time needed (assuming forever since it goes to SAF)? The magic words?

I was denied a USERRA waiver in 2019, but of course I don't have the documentation anymore. COVID USERRA exemption got me more AD time, but I don't have enough left to do another year of AGR (nor do we have resources or CG, and I don't want to do it at this point).

Basic info:

23 TAFMS

3 years TIG (2 years, 5 days AD TIG)

1 Sep 24 retirement date

Thanks!

Edited March 16 by Pancake