Fort Bragg Timeline

23-FEB-26: MEB referral submitted
04-MAR-26: PEBLO first contacted me
10-MAR-26: IDES briefing
11-MAR-26: PEBLO initial meeting, P3 profile created and signed
17-MAR-26: Met with MSC to submit claim
23-26 MAR-26: C&P Exams scheduled
23 APR 26: QTC Mark Completed on portal and sent to VA
29 APR 26: NARSUM forwarded to PEBLO
1 MAY 2026: NARSUM reviewed with PEBLO
4 MAY 2026: NARSUM signed and sent to PEB
11 MAY 2026: VA app showed Step 5/5
14 MAY 2026: PEBLO called with my ratings: 20% DOD, VA 100% P&T
15 MAY 2026: Signed DA 199 and was given a NLT date of August 14
 
No worries - excited to see thay you will have about 5 months total from start of IDES to NLT date. If my processing timeline can stick close to that, I'll be grateful. This waiting is excruciating!
 
23-FEB-26: MEB referral submitted
04-MAR-26: PEBLO first contacted me
10-MAR-26: IDES briefing
11-MAR-26: PEBLO initial meeting, P3 profile created and signed
17-MAR-26: Met with MSC to submit claim
23-26 MAR-26: C&P Exams scheduled
23 APR 26: QTC Mark Completed on portal and sent to VA
29 APR 26: NARSUM forwarded to PEBLO
1 MAY 2026: NARSUM reviewed with PEBLO
4 MAY 2026: NARSUM signed and sent to PEB
11 MAY 2026: VA app showed Step 5/5
14 MAY 2026: PEBLO called with my ratings: 20% DOD, VA 100% P&T
15 MAY 2026: Signed DA 199 and was given a NLT date of August 14
The NLT date isn't set in stone. You can choose to get out sooner but it's a 90 day window they give people to work with.

I got my NLT date in early April and my NLT was early July. I can't remember the exact dates right now but I picked up my DD214 two days ago. I chose 13 May as my final date.

**Edit - I got out at Bragg as well **
 
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No worries - excited to see thay you will have about 5 months total from start of IDES to NLT date. If my processing timeline can stick close to that, I'll be grateful. This waiting is excruciating!
I went through VES, are you having issues with them?
 
No issues. Just feeling extremely impatient. More curious about their turn-around time with VA and PEBLO.
Everything seemed to move pretty quick. My entire process had some delays due to the shutdown in the fall and then when my packet was submitted to the PEB the first time the system somehow didn't receive it but I didn't find out until a month later when I finally spoke to the lady in charge of all the PEBLOs. Once she caught the error and submitted my packet correctly things went real quick.

All that to say VES seemed to be on top of it and once you're past them it's just between you and your PEBLO and the PEB.
 
The NLT date isn't set in stone. You can choose to get out sooner but it's a 90 day window they give people to work with.

I got my NLT date in early April and my NLT was early July. I can't remember the exact dates right now but I picked up my DD214 two days ago. I chose 13 May as my final date.

**Edit - I got out at Bragg as well **
That's great information, thank you for that!! So far, I am thinking of starting my terminal on June 22nd to give me some time to clear in case something goes wrong. VA effective date of July 20th and expected first check of September 1st.
 
That's great information, thank you for that!! So far, I am thinking of starting my terminal on June 22nd to give me some time to clear in case something goes wrong. VA effective date of July 20th and expected first check of September 1st.
Sounds about right. Except for CIF and the final stops, I cleared installation in two days. It can be done really quick.
 
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