Is this situation reportable for EO or something?
Hello, I need some advice. I am very frustrated with how my case is handled and I do not know what to do. I dont know if i can report it to EO because I just want to move forward career wise. for quick context, my former CC decided to designate me as a 9A (with my concurrence) back in February, since I DQ’d training in my AFSC and if I get the 9A code, it would allow me to retrain earlier vs my normal window of August 2025 (due to my DEROS and DOS)…. That CC already left in June and I am still in my original AFSC. No progress with the process.
Throughout the months, I asked my leadership for any progress on my case. There has been none, and it was explained to me, that theyve never done a 9A process, so they wanted to take the time and review the process so that it is done correctly before it goes to AFPC (which is fair). The process, as I was told, takes awhile, or not that long.
Despite being DQ’d and operationally useless, I still hold my AFSC, I still took my WAPS as normal, I still show up to work as normal. I still went through the motions as normal, minus my primary duties obviously. I did my best to be of use within my unit and unit mission.
The most recent update, is that the 9A process hasnt started routing because they were waiting for the chain of command to happen so that the signatures would have consistency. Which is understandable, but it is now July. August is my normal window. If they start the 9A sometime now, that could take months for me to wait around and with no openings and just have me separated. If I wait for my normal window, I’d sit around DQ’d until my DEROS, or would probably not be able to apply to retrain if there is a 9A process in place.
If the process itself took less than 5 months, that could mean that my old CC could have signed it and I didnt have to sit around wasting my time. I know i sound pissed, and I am, because it is my time being wasted. It is so irritating to me that I wasnt able to plan or build retraining packages or CFM interviews because who knows when my window opens, and other AFSCs do not wanna waste their time shadowing for me if “theres no openings,” “your window is too early,” or “you dont even know when your window opens.” My EPB is gonna be shit for sure, and I held on to some hope that when I retrain it won’t be as bad. I guess maybe it is punishment for DQing, but I am still showing up and trying even if I have nothing to give anymore, because I want to stay in and retrain, and I know I can do good things in the Air Force had I been in a job that I am capable of doing. For 6 years, not once did I quit; i struggled throughout the years, but I put in the work because I wanted to try and do the best I could. Fishes dont climb trees, and maybe I realized too late that this AFSC is not the job I belong in and even though its hard to accept that I suck, thats okay, because I can retrain and try again. But realistically, I cant do it without my leadership, if I could I would.
Can I report this somewhere? I know this is so stupid but I dont know what to do and Im basically on my own. Ive thrown away my time and the work I could have done had I been retrained earlier.
If there are any personnelists around: If I have an August retrain window, would that not be open for me to use if there is a 9A process in place?
Posted Jun 30, 2025, 3:14 AM UTC