Permissive TDY allowed for voluntary force management separation Published June 2, 2014 By Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Airmen who separate under voluntary and involuntary force management programs may be eligible for permissive temporary duty. Airmen should check their separation orders to ensure the statement is included in the remarks block. The statement should read "Member separating voluntarily under Force Management program and may be eligible for PTDY according DODI 1327.06. SPD Code may not convey this benefit; however, MPS is authorized to permit." An SPD code identifies entitlements and benefits associated with types of separations. The benefit is new for voluntary FM separations and a new SPD code is being developed. In the interim, a statement is added to the separations orders. "If you're separating under a voluntary force management program and your orders do not include that statement, please contact the Total Force Service Center to get your orders corrected," said Lt. Col. Rick Garcia, AFPC separations and retirements chief. The TFSC can be reached at 210-565-0102 or DSN 665-0102. "We want to remind Airmen that permissive TDY is not an entitlement. Commanders will use discretion to approve or not approve a PTDY if their absence impacts the mission or if they don't have enough time on active duty to use the benefit," Garcia explained. For more information about force management programs and other personnel issues, visit the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil. For FM programs, select "search all components" from the drop down menu and enter "Active Duty: FY14 Force Management Programs" in the search window.