FINAL TIMELINE:
17 July 25 - IRLO started
4 Aug 25 - NARSUM finished by PCM and CIS sent to CC
6 Aug 25 - CIS completed (Do Not Retain) and sent back to PEBLO
13 Aug 25 - PEBLO submitted IRLO to AFPC
22 Sep 25 - FL4 received - Full MEB directed
23 Sep 25 - Had DES Brief from PEBLO and sent SHA in
9 Oct 25 - PEBLO never sent in SHA and then got furloughed. I happened to be at medical and saw a note on his door with contact info for fill-in PEBLO. Reached out to them and they sent my SHA in same day.
16 Oct 25 - Checked in with fill in PEBLO and was told I should hear from MSC hopefully by end of next week.
22 Oct 25 - Initial contact with MSC
23 Oct 25 - Phone Appointment with MSC (Gave me an estimated timeline of meb being completed and me separated 7-12 months from today)
24 Oct 25 - Turned in 21-526EZ and 21-686c to MSC
6 Nov, 12 Nov, 13 Nov, 17 Nov, 19 Nov, 24 Nov and 5 Dec - VA appointments w/ Optum serve
11 Dec 25 - MSC releases info to PEBLO
15 Dec 25 - PEBLO sends me DBQs in email with expectation of 3-4 weeks before case is ready to sign and go to ipeb
23 Dec 25 - VA customer service rep told me case has been closed with rating, wouldn't tell me what the rating was
30 Dec 25 - PEBLO verbally gave me my proposed rating. Still waiting for case to be ready to sign and go to ipeb
2 Jan 26 - Case shows closed on va.gov with date of 2 Jan 26 (despite va rep saying it closed on the 23rd of Dec)
15 Jan 26 - Signed papers w/ PEBLO and case sent to ipeb. Given estimate of 1-2 weeks for it to come back (faster than usual due to VA % being completed already)
4 Feb 26 - 2nd My FSS email, PEBLO called me in to sign forms. 40% DOD / 100% VA P&T. I have 30 days of leave and my CC approved 0 days of permissive (not sure why) Now waiting impatiently for orders!
11 Feb 26 - Still waiting on retirement date/orders. PEBLO says be patient (not in my nature. I’m so ready to be done with all this) Called Total Force Service center and they opened a case to try and get things moving
12 Feb 26 - Got DOS of 7 April and an email orders were uploaded to prda. Few hours later they were there.
3 Mar 26 - Final Out-Processing apt with MPF
4 Mar 26 - Terminal leave starts.
Holy shit. This was such a wild ride. The immense relief I’m feeling right now is crazy compared to the crippling anxiety during the last year. Thank you to everyone I’ve encountered on this forum! I wouldn’t have been able to hang onto that last shred of sanity without you all.