Palace Front allows those separating to stay in the military through the reserves at the end of their military commitment , while Palace Chase allows active duty officer and enlisted members to voluntarily transfer from active military service early. The member’s remaining active-duty service commitment or term of enlistment may be waived, for approved applicants, in exchange for the member’s agreement to participate in a Selected Reserve or National Guard program.

As part of their outprocessing checklist, members are required to be briefed by the installation in-service recruiter.

Master Sgt. Jeanette Masters, in-service recruiter for Bolling Air Force Base and the Pentagon, used to give Palace Chase briefings in a group setting.

‘‘Members who came to the briefings walked away with more questions and ended up having to come back anyway for more personalized information,” she said. ‘‘That’s when I started doing individual briefings instead.”

To make an appointment for information about the Palace Front or Palace Chase programs, e-mail Jeanette.masters@afncr.af.mil, or Bolling members can call 202-767-4105, or Pentagon members can call 703-693-1463.