Hey everyone!
I was selected for a highly coveted Active Guard Reserve (AGR) position for three years. I will be on probation for one year and then meet the AGR board for selection in the program. I now have 15 years, 6 months and 9 days Total Active Federal Military Service instead of the 14.5 years I thought I had when I separated. I will have sanctuary at 18 years and once you get in the AGR program, to goal is to keep you until retirement.
The position is in the D.C. area and that's where all the high-level civilian jobs are. I can also reclaim my GS-13 position within 5 years. My goal is to stay in the D.C. and get a GS14 or 15 job once I am finished. I am an O-5 and will meet my O-6 board in 2017. My new boss expects me to finish Air War College and with this new position, I should be competitive for O-6. If I do not get selected, then I can finish as an O-5 and get a GS14 or 15 job. Either way, I am in a win-win position and I am so stoked.
If this works out, I will not need to buy my active duty time ($24,400) and ask for my $10,000 back that I have already paid in. I have faithfully maxed out my civilian TSP and not sure if I should switch to a Roth TSP while I am on active-duty since all of my income is not taxed. I don't know if I will like paying the high taxes around tax time. I had an awesome accountant here and may keep him even though I am moving.
I have 216 hours of annual leave from my non-DoD job. My HR does not have a clue but Air Force Personnel Center said I should be able to use the leave since I am federal and will be in Leave Without Pay Status. I can't confirm on OPM. Does anyone know how this could be done?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Since my old thread is 442 days old, I have to create a new one. Here is my background from 2011 until now: http://www.early-retirement.org/for...etirement-thwarted-advice-needed-56619-5.html
I was selected for a highly coveted Active Guard Reserve (AGR) position for three years. I will be on probation for one year and then meet the AGR board for selection in the program. I now have 15 years, 6 months and 9 days Total Active Federal Military Service instead of the 14.5 years I thought I had when I separated. I will have sanctuary at 18 years and once you get in the AGR program, to goal is to keep you until retirement.
The position is in the D.C. area and that's where all the high-level civilian jobs are. I can also reclaim my GS-13 position within 5 years. My goal is to stay in the D.C. and get a GS14 or 15 job once I am finished. I am an O-5 and will meet my O-6 board in 2017. My new boss expects me to finish Air War College and with this new position, I should be competitive for O-6. If I do not get selected, then I can finish as an O-5 and get a GS14 or 15 job. Either way, I am in a win-win position and I am so stoked.
If this works out, I will not need to buy my active duty time ($24,400) and ask for my $10,000 back that I have already paid in. I have faithfully maxed out my civilian TSP and not sure if I should switch to a Roth TSP while I am on active-duty since all of my income is not taxed. I don't know if I will like paying the high taxes around tax time. I had an awesome accountant here and may keep him even though I am moving.
I have 216 hours of annual leave from my non-DoD job. My HR does not have a clue but Air Force Personnel Center said I should be able to use the leave since I am federal and will be in Leave Without Pay Status. I can't confirm on OPM. Does anyone know how this could be done?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Since my old thread is 442 days old, I have to create a new one. Here is my background from 2011 until now: http://www.early-retirement.org/for...etirement-thwarted-advice-needed-56619-5.html