So my wait goes on for my orders. I called the Air Force Personnel Center last week to inquire and they told me I'd have them this week. Well I called back today to make sure they are on track and they told me possibly another 2 weeks. If that's the case it'll be over a month from the time I signed my ratings until I receive my orders. I did ask the lady if there was a timeline per the AFI(regulation) and she told me there was, 10 days. I then asked her if there was a division of the IG that oversaw them. Be aware this lady was only a telephone operator and not part of the medical disability section. She said she didn't know but then transferred me to another lady that ran the section, normally this isn't allowed I was told but my guess is the word "IG" makes ears perk up. I explained my case to her and she said she would be looking into it as soon as lunch was over. I understand they are undermanned and over tasked, but who in the government isn't. If you are going to publish a timeline that you are supposed to abide by, them I'm going to hold your feet to the fire. What's the worst that could happen?
In similar fashion with the proposed ratings, there is a regulation that indicates that:
"The D-RAS will rate the Service member’s referred and claimed Service-connected
disabilities and provide a proposed rating decision, with rationale, to the PEB within 15 days of
notification by the PEB administration staff that a Service member is unfit."
DTM-11-015 appendix 11 to attachment 4.
The VA never follows this and they are way behind this 15 days