RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-1999-00690
		INDEX CODE:  135.02

		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED:  YES

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be credited with an extra point to reflect a satisfactory year of Federal service for the retirement/retention (R/R) year ending 29 April 1998.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

A paperwork error regarding his transfer to the Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) program caused him to have the bad year.  A timing constraint prevented him from performing a 30-day tour of duty until after the end of his R/R year.  He was never told about R/R requirements and that he believed a good year centered around the fiscal year, as he stated was always the situation in the Air National Guard (ANG).

The applicant did not submit any supporting documentation with his application.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 30 Apr 83, the applicant was appointed a second lieutenant, Reserve of the Air Force, and was voluntarily ordered to extended active duty on 14 May 83.  On 1 Dec 89, he was released from active duty in the grade of captain and transferred to the Air Force Reserve, Nonaffiliated Nonparticipating Ready Personnel Section (NNRPS), and remained there until he was appointed a captain in the XXXXX Air National Guard (ANG), effective 4 Dec 89.  The applicant was progressively promoted to the grade of major, with a date of rank of 30 Apr 97.  On 17 Feb 98, he was honorably discharged from the XXXXX ANG in the grade of major and transferred to the Air Force Reserve IMA program, effective 18 Feb 98.

Information extracted from the applicant’s Point Credit Summary indicates that he was credited with satisfactory years of Federal service for the R/R years 30 Apr 83 to 29 Apr 97.  From 30 Apr 97 to 29 Apr 98 he was credited with a total of 49 points, which is 1 point short of a satisfactory year.  Subsequent to this time, the applicant has earned sufficient points to be credited with a satisfactory year of Federal service for the R/R year 30 Apr 98 to 29 Apr 99.  As of 29 Apr 99, the applicant has accumulated a total of 15 satisfactory years of Federal service.

The relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the letter prepared by the appropriate office of the Air Force.  Accordingly, there is no need to recite these facts in this Record of Proceedings.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Director of Personnel Program Management, HQ ARPC/DP, stated that for the R/R year 30 Apr 97 to 29 Apr 98, the applicant earned 0 active duty (AD) points, 34 Inactive Duty Training (IDT) points, 0 Extension Course Institute (ECI) points, 15 membership points, 49 total and retirement points, and an unsatisfactory year of Federal service.  For an R/R year to be satisfactory, a Reservist must earn a minimum of 50 points.  The 34 IDT points were for paid IDT periods performed prior to the applicant’s transfer to the IMA program.  The applicant was transferred to a participating status as an IMA and was eligible to participate for points from 18 Feb 98 until the end of his R/R year on 29 Apr 98.

DP indicated that in accordance with the governing Air Force manual, a year of satisfactory Federal service for retirement is awarded when a member earns a minimum of 50 points in their full R/R year.  It has never been the Air Force Reserve or ANG policy to award satisfactory Federal service based on the fiscal year.

DP recommended the application be disapproved.  The applicant did not provide documentation to support his claim of a paperwork error.  His master personnel record does not show any changes to the applicant’s original orders, nor does it show the orders were late in transferring him from the ANG to IMA program (Exhibit C).
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to applicant on 10 May 1999 for review and response.  As of this date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit D).
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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations.

2.  The application was timely filed.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.  After a careful review of the evidence of record, we note that, except for the retirement/retention period in question, the applicant had earned sufficient points to be credited with 15 satisfactory years of Federal service.  In our opinion, the evidence indicates that the applicant was diligent in maintaining his point credit and that circumstances beyond his control prevented him from completing a satisfactory year of service during his transition from the Air National Guard to the Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee program.  In view of the circumstances of the case, we conclude that any doubt should be resolved in the applicant’s favor and that his record be corrected as indicated below.
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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that he was credited with an additional 1 nonpaid inactive duty training point during the retirement/retention year 30 April 1997 to 29 April 1998, resulting in 50 total points; and, that the period 30 April 1997 to 29 April 1998 is a year of satisfactory Federal service for retirement.
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The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 24 August 1999, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

All members voted to correct the records, as recommended.  The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 9 Mar 99.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ ARPC/DP, dated 20 Apr 99, w/atchs.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 10 May 99.

                                   

DOCKET NUMBER: BC-1999-00690

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF

	Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records and under the authority of Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A Stat 116), it is directed that:

	The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that he was credited with an additional 1 nonpaid inactive duty training point during the retirement/retention year 30 April 1997 to 29 April 1998, resulting in 50 total points; and, that the period 30 April 1997 to 29 April 1998 is a year of satisfactory Federal service for retirement.