This was as of mid October…
Damn, you got my hopes up there. I'm at 145 with the medical officer now. I check my emails way too often and jump at every phone call.
To all of you who have only recently started their PEB journey, my best advice, is ignore your PEBLO and doctor's estimates of how long it takes if they are only giving you a short (less that 120 day) timeline. I entered the PEB on Jun 2nd. At the time my therapist said I'd be out by the end of August and my PEBLO said I'd have an answer by the end of September. They were very wrong on their estimates and my mental health has suffered because of it.
With 8,000 cases (according to my PEBLO) in the PEB now, I would be hesitant to expect an answer sooner than 180 days from when you entered the PEB. If they do speed up, and I really hope they do, celebrate that fact. But, as someone who is now over 180 days with the PEB, don't believe the low estimates. Take advantage of anything you can to distract yourself. Knock out some college classes, a Skillbridge or an OWF program. If you aren't seeing mental health and this process stresses you out, take advantage of free health care and go see a therapist. Once you are a patient with behavioral health, ask your provider if they can give you a referral to recreational therapy. The program is great if your command sucks because the appointments are medical appointments, but you get to do fun activities and sports.
I hope this helps some of you because I had to learn a lot of this along the way. Good luck!