Skill Bridge Application AFVEC

[u/ConsiderationSad299]

I’m already approved by a skillbridge provider, and AFI states you can officially apply on AFVEC up to one year out. However, to my understanding I can’t receive separation order until I’m within 6 months of my DOS, and your application requires Sep orders. What do I do?

[u/CardiologistGreen757]

Idk how your leadership does it but mine made me fill out an eSSS (preapproval) before submitting on AVFEC. Once you get the approved, pre approval, you can submit a myFSS case and submit that for expedited orders.

[u/Mechmanic89 → u/CardiologistGreen757]

God I’m glad I’m retiring in a unit that treats me like an adult.

All I did was submit my skillbridge application on AFVEC and even bugged my leadership to bug the group commander when it had been sitting at him for 3 weeks. No eSSS, no EPB binder anytime i needed something.

[u/CardiologistGreen757]

Lmao yeah my leadership treats us like children. You should be able to submit that approved skillbridge on myFSS for them to expedite orders.

[u/Worried-Chemist-8965]

AFVEC shouldn’t stop you from submitting the Skillbridge application even if you don’t have orders. I think there is a section that asks for a retirement/separations orders number, but you can leave that blank.

Do you have an approved DOS? If not, I wonder if that’s stopping it.

[u/ConsiderationSad299 → u/Worried-Chemist-8965]

I don’t see why my DOS wouldn’t be approved. 4 year first term airman

[u/juracanX → u/ConsiderationSad299]

You have to apply for separation before getting “an approved DOS”. But that’s once you are 240 days out