Palace Chase & BRAC

[Wang Wei]

Can anyone provide some informed speculation as to whether AFPC considers the fact that an applicant's base is to be BRAC'd as part of the Palace Chase approval process?

Much Thanks

 

[L'il J.Seinfeld]

The answer to that question is a big fat NO.

PS Stay clear of those EP-3s.

 

[Deuce130]

No, they don't. In addition, they're letting the folks who've been BRAC'd out their PC contracts as well. I spent some time on the phone with the 0-5 in charge of the PC office trying to get my contract waived (no luck, I'm stuck with it) and he said that severe hardships or BRAC'd was one way to get out of it.

 

[Wang Wei]

Deuce & Jerry,

What I meant by "applicant's base is to be BRAC'd" in my original question is the active duty base the applicant is presently at, not the ANG/Reserve base hiring you. Is the answer the same, either way? Wanger's English not always so good.

 

[yeahguy]

OK, I'll bite...

I'm a Navy guy and this has been driving me nuts for years:

Why is it called "Palace Chase"?

 

[Scrapdog]

OK, I'll bite...

I'm a Navy guy and this has been driving me nuts for years:

Why is it called "Palace Chase"?

Getting out of active duty early and transferring the rest of your commitment to a guard/reserve unit. Usually comes with an increased commitment once established in the g/r unit.

 

[Wang Wei]

I think....

"Palace" means an AFPC (Air Force Personal Center) manning program - ie "Palace Chase": Move to guard or reserve, "Palace Cobra": You only have 1 combat tour in SEA.

My theory is that "Palace" refers to the "Taj Mahal" building at Randolph AFB, home of AFPC. The origin of "Cobra" or "Chase" is beyond me.