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Greetings,

I am reaching out hoping one of you has some experience with the matter, or some resources that can help me out, as this has been really stressing me out unnecessarily after coming home from my deployment. I am a maintenance NCO and this is my first time reenlisting in the ANG following my first deployment.

Long story short: Unfortunately my deployment ended two days short of my reenlistment window opening(90 days prior to my ETS). I was downrange during the month of November, returned home, in processed, and reenlisted all within a week.

Per my retention POC, my reenlistment I already made fully qualifies for the $90k bonus that my AFSC is offering. This issue we had was whether this was tax free or not. He was not available during my in processing rodeo therefore this is all being discussed after the reenlistment but before any bonus paperwork has been signed.

I was under the impression based on prior conversations and other people’s experiences, that because I am in a tax-free status for the month of November that my reenlistment bonus should be processed tax exempt as well. My Wings retention individual says this is not true, and that the reenlistment HAS to be done down range.

I have not signed any bonus paperwork yet, and will on December drill when my leave is up. I am just reaching out to anyone out there that can confirm that what they said is true or not.

Normally I wouldn’t question it but tax exemption on that much money unfortunately is life changing, and after getting extended this was something that helped me get through it all. If you need more info please let me know, and thank you in advance.

How long can you be on a PT waiver for the same injury?

I ruptured an achilles tendon a cpl years back and have had issues ever since with my running. Passing waist score.

I was on a profile just for the run my last two PT tests.

I recently paid for Dental with Tricare, but finding a dentist that accepts it in my location has been terrible, let alone the dates they can fit me in. I am still an airman (E2) and got out of tech school in September. Are there any options I can get to have active duty like dental care, if I just left tech? I am looking to take ADOS orders but cannot do so because of my Dental class 3. I have been unable to find employment for the last 4 months other than temp orders with my unit. I am a part of the FLANG if that helps in my case. My unit has been amazing in helping me out with all this but I know some of you on here are really information savvy, so in advance thank you.

Hey guys, I have not been receiving the 5% tsp match since I converted to AGR. I’ve been told that since I’ve gone from DSG to AGR my 24 month waiting period for the match has reset. I’ve had the matching since I joined in 2017, all throughout a 4 year active duty tour, and the whole time I was a DSG since 2021. Is this wait period thing legit or am I just getting the run around?

With the shift to ATF and DCWs are RCPs dead?

Currently on MIL FURLOUGH from T5 position. Last year I used MIL LEAVE and accrued normal annual leave hours for each pay period I used. Planning on using some of my new 120 hrs from crossing FY on last pay period in DEC. Will I accrue my normal annual leave hours? I don't quite understand the "80 hour roll over" rule? My last pay period where there was no LWOP was June and I only used 36 hours of MIL LEAVE. Do I need to use a specific amount of MIL/ANNUAL LEAVE in DEC to accrue leave again?

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I am a DSG with total time of 22 years. 16 years active time. I've been offered a preferred agr spot in a great location. I'm an officer. Last year I did my disability after having been out of active duty for 10 years because I was highly encouraged to do that. A couple of 30%, one 40%, a couple of 20% and a bunch of 10%. Long story short, I know I can't get disability pay while on orders or drill weekend, this isn't about that. I am still able to do my primary job. I am commissioned. I'm now that l've been selected, I'm doing the paperwork and it's asking about va disability. I just got his awarded this summer so my current unit doesn't even know, as I haven't done my yearly PHA. I wasn't sure I was going to tell them. But now that there's this chance to go agr and get an active duty retirement as an officer, I need to let them know. My question is, is there anyone that is in and has 100% PT? What's the chances they'll let me accept these orders with this? When I submitted my paperwork to the VA, I legit thought I'd get 50% but because the pact act, all the things came back approved. Honestly, nothing crazy, sinuses, arches, pinched nerve, back pain. I didn't exaggerate at the va, I am still physically fit, thought can't really do deadlifts. That's it. Any out will be helpful

Anyone have the gouge? I can't find my hard copies of orders I need to add to my Post 9/11 GI-Bill TEB benefits. TIA

This is only for people who pay premiums by credit or debit card.

If you currently pay your enrollment fee or premium by military pay system allotment, you don’t need to do anything.

Starting January 1, 2025, Tricare users in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin will transition from the East Region to the West Region. In the West Region, TriWest Healthcare Alliance (TriWest) will replace Health Net Federal Services, LLC (HNFS) as the regional contractor.

Important Action Required:

Members enrolled in Tricare Select Reserve must contact Tricare West by December 31st to establish automatic withdrawals for their premiums.

Failure to meet this deadline may result in involuntary disenrollment from Tricare, leading to a loss of health coverage.

Affected members will not have the opportunity to re-enroll until the next open enrollment period.

To update your EFT, credit card, or debit card authorization, visit https://tricare.mil/About/Regions/West-Region to find links to the following payment options:

Option 1:

Set up automatic payments securely online. https://tricare-bene.triwest.com/signin Select “New User? Sign up now” under the blue “Sign in” button, verify your email address, and complete the secure forms.

Option 2:

Download the Automatic Monthly TRICARE Payment Set Up Request form. https://tricare.mil/-/media/Files/TRICARE/Forms/West/TriWestForms/W_Automatic_Monthly_Payment_Setup_Request.pdf

Complete the form and mail it to the address on page 2.

If you currently pay your enrollment fee or premium by military pay system allotment, you don’t need to do anything. Those transactions will automatically transfer to TriWest.

Can anyone provide the current Military Bio?

My unit is giving me conflicting information.

Thanks!

Has anyone done them? What was your experience?

Is there a technician PD for a squadron superintendent or SEL. I know one exists for 9g On the MX side there are maintenance supervisor PDs, FSS has one as well. , but I can't seem to find one for OSS or LRS

I’m a full time ANG employee, I really wanna avoid potentially doxing myself so I apologize if I am vague but I’ll get to it - I’m 30 years old, I joined at 25. I’ve been feeling really lost lately and I’ll elaborate. Before being full time I worked a civilian job for about 4 years as a DSG and was becoming pretty burnt out - but wait, there’s more. I was working roughly 55-60 hours a week civilian, and I had roughly 115 days worth of TDYs (in one year). I used to be extremely excited when I was a young chipper A1C, and I began taking flight lessons/finishing my bachelors because I thought that being a pilot would be a really great career field and coming from a family that is, to say for lack of a better, not super successful - I was very excited to log solo hours etc.

With all of this being said, I don’t know if it’s the days spent in deployment, or the crude overall harshness of my AFSC or coming to grips with the reality that I’m chasing a pipe dream or something, but I’ve felt completely unmotivated for the past year or so. I can barely bring myself to exercise, and about 3 years ago I was regularly running 50-60 miles a week, and marathons had been my hobby. I feel like something about the career field I’m in has changed me for the worse and made me feel a weird sense of resentment for enlisting in a weird way, especially at an older age. Like I should’ve pursued something else, but now I almost feel stuck because of the benefits and like I can’t leave.

Does anyone have any life advice they can pass down? I know it sounds weird but at 30 I don’t feel old and I feel like I can still get a pilot spot, but the other half of me really feels like I’ve wasted a lot of time and burned a lot of relationships/opportunities to be stuck in maintenance for the remainder of my career, where honestly I feel like I’m going to just end up miserable and divorced due to the volume of days spent away from home. At this point I’m almost done with a law degree but the only reason I pursued a bachelors and continued my education was because “pilot”.

I’m sorry if this reads a bit like I’m rambling, but I wanna get some sort of advice from people with more time than me because I seriously feel lost in my career at this point.

Thanks

I have been waiting on these credits for some time now and I've even had credits from my civilian university transfer to Air University while waiting. Now I am wondering if I should contact my tech school house and see if they submitted my credits to Air University. Does anyone have any insight on my situation?

PS: I realize Air University takes a long time to process inbound transcripts but like I said my civilian credits went through faster.

I know I can go to finance for these answers so don't tell me to go to finance. How much is drill pay? I'm prior service. E-5. At 11 years service. I'm trying to figure out a roundabout amount of what I'm supposed to be paid (after taxes). Because I'm like 99.9% positive my back pay was never processed for my first drill.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/westlake-financial-pay-over-225000-resolve-servicemembers-civil-relief-act-claims

Question for all of my FSS & Finance Folks.

I was active duty for 8 years from 2007-2015. I got out and rejoined in Feb of 2018. When I came back in I was told I was grandfathered into the High 3 retirement. Fast forward to now, I am approaching my final enlistment and decided to check what my stats would be upon retirement; only to find out I have no retirement code set up.

Now trying to fix this, I am being told I can only do BRS because I came back in 2018 and as a new accession. Can anyone help me clarify this? Would I be grandfathered into the High 3 from my active time or did I lose that option because of my break in service?

Thanks for all the help, and yes, I know I should have probably been checking my stuff a lot sooner.

Looking to get out and worst case scenario if I absolutely hate having to pay for my health insurance than I figure I can always go back in. My colleagues say it’s a pain to get back in once you’re out but they’re also the type of people who hate pt and I think they worry that their pt won’t be good enough to get back in. Anyone here rejoin and can talk about that experience ?

Long story short I switched the to army national guard in the same state. When transferring, no one told me to get physical copies of the awards I received bc they were automatically put in my vmpf. I’m trying to get them now so I’m allowed to wear the awards I earned and when I went in they told me to pound sand. What can I do and who should I call?

Today, I woke up with a cracked tooth and will need a crown. My tricare tamp ends on the 23rd. If I am able to get into the dentist and get the first visit before that will the second visit be covered even if it is after the 23rd due to a condition that happened before ?

Aircrew assigned to the 141st Air Refueling Wing, Washington Air National Guard, refueled three Russian made Sukhoi Su-30MKM aircraft during a historic State Partnership engagement with the Royal Malaysian Air Force at RMAF Subang Air Base, Malaysia, November 12, 2024. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/943458/refuel-sukhoi-su-30mkm

Looking for websites or examples that lay out what should be in a promotion packet for the board. Any input help would be appreciated!

https://www.newswire.com/news/stripped-raw-offers-1-000-free-you-matter-boxes-to-virginia-veterans-22462344

My old cyber squadron offered quarterly drills as an option if you were fully qualified and lived out of state to keep you in the unit.

I’m wanting to cross train into Chinese linguist, and the unit here is understandably very strict about drill schedules with no missed or changed drills at all. Quarterly drills are a firm no go. Hawaii also doesn’t take any linguist if you don’t live in the island I learned.

Are there any intel (linguist) ANG units anywhere in the US that would even consider quarterly drills for a fully qualified member (NCO) living outside the state or even internationally? I’m guessing not and it’s a long shot but just want to be sure if all my options. I’m going to be calling recruiters later today but that’s always hit and miss so thought I’d ask here as well.

Thank you!!