I tried to post this earlier but it did not appear to work, sorry if it is somehow on here twice....
I am AD Air Force and have been in for 17 years, 11 months. I began having back pain in October 2009 and am now undergoing the (new) MEB process. I am completely lost as to what to do. I have received a referral EPR and been demoted due to PT failures (while on a profile, AC only).
I received a copy of the letter my PCM wrote today for my MEB. The CC paragraph states that this is for Chronic Back Pain. Also listed in the PHM paragraph are Plantar Fascitis, Patellofemoral Syndrome, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction, Endometriosis, Low Back Pain, and Obesity. The first question I have is how does any of this tie into my MEB or is it simply for AFTER I am out of the AF? It is also written in the PE paragraph that I have decreased extension and flexion of my right wrist. Is this at all a factor in this process?
I have until Tuesday (extended due to the upcoming holiday) to get a response to my PEBLO but I'm just unsure of what it is I am supposed to do now. I am concerned that if I push now to stay in and then after receiving the results of the IPEB I fight for a higher rating that it will look like a bunch of shenanigans. There are times when I'm just ready for this to be over but then I have to remind myself that I have spent nearly 18 years doing this and to not be able to retire now would be a waste.
Any help or advice anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
I am AD Air Force and have been in for 17 years, 11 months. I began having back pain in October 2009 and am now undergoing the (new) MEB process. I am completely lost as to what to do. I have received a referral EPR and been demoted due to PT failures (while on a profile, AC only).
I received a copy of the letter my PCM wrote today for my MEB. The CC paragraph states that this is for Chronic Back Pain. Also listed in the PHM paragraph are Plantar Fascitis, Patellofemoral Syndrome, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction, Endometriosis, Low Back Pain, and Obesity. The first question I have is how does any of this tie into my MEB or is it simply for AFTER I am out of the AF? It is also written in the PE paragraph that I have decreased extension and flexion of my right wrist. Is this at all a factor in this process?
I have until Tuesday (extended due to the upcoming holiday) to get a response to my PEBLO but I'm just unsure of what it is I am supposed to do now. I am concerned that if I push now to stay in and then after receiving the results of the IPEB I fight for a higher rating that it will look like a bunch of shenanigans. There are times when I'm just ready for this to be over but then I have to remind myself that I have spent nearly 18 years doing this and to not be able to retire now would be a waste.
Any help or advice anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.