Air Force Was Wrong to Force Out 14-Year Officer, Appeals Court Finds
27 Apr 2020
Military.com | By Hope Hodge Seck
Maj. Jason Engle had no reason to expect his active-duty Air Force career would be brought to an early end when he went before a selective continuation board hearing in 2011. He'd served more than 14 years and had no black mark on his record -- and the governing regulation provided for a "protective window" so those who had less than six years to go until retirement could finish out their careers.
But unbeknownst to him, the rules had changed shortly before his board hearing. Facing force drawdown requirements, then-secretary of the Air Force, Michael Donley, had provided new instructions to the board, reducing the protective window to five years and allowing for the continuation of others only if doing so was "clearly within the bests interests of the Air Force."
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