UPDATE 8 MARCH 2015: Sign the petition to Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL), the Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee that calls on the Department of Defense to close a loophole and allow the GI Bill Transfer of Education Benefits to spouses and children for service members who could not complete his or her service agreement as a result of involuntary separation due to non-selection for promotion, just like it does for everyone else that gets forced out when the military needs to make personnel cuts. |
The logical circle that develops is: “You would have been promoted if your record was good enough, but since I’m reviewing your record at an appeals board…something in your record must not have been good enough, so we’re not going to promote you.” What was wrong with my record was that the Air Force Personnel Center misfiled my most recent performance report, and while they did apologize...it was too little, too late. Even so, they agreed to review my whole package as it would have met the original promotion board, but I wouldn't really be measured against my peers.
As you probably figured out, my appeal was denied. The starboard engine is officially dead. I’ve got one shot left at getting promoted or I will be required by law to separate from the military no later than six months after the second promotion board’s recommendation is finalized, per paragraph (a).(1) of 10 U.S. Code § 632 - Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and majors of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and lieutenants and lieutenant commanders of the Navy.
To read more about the promotion appeals process, the odds for promotion above the zone, and my own military-to-civilian transition, Click Here.
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On a wing and a prayer |
You only get three weeks to write and refine them after passing the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT)
There is a considerable amount of time between submitting the PNQs and getting the invitation to the OA. I submitted my PNQs around 19 July 11 and I’m still waiting for my OA invitation…hopefully sometime in September.
If you're looking for books about transitioning out of the military, these are useful:
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