I would suggest not looking at ebenefits or other people's case timelines. It drove me nuts personally. I just made this account once I started my permissive TDY to offer insight to people going through what I went through. My entire case took about 14 months from beginning until I actually separate. You can always contact your congressman. I had mine make some moves for me and he got a couple things expedited thankfully. It's worth a shot, they like helping vets.