RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBERS:  01-00870
		INDEX CODE 128.10 128.14
		COUNSEL:  None

	 	HEARING DESIRED:  No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The $320.08 additional excess cost charges associated with the shipping of her household goods (HHG) be remitted.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

If excess costs, in addition to the $1,072.14 she paid in Oct 97, occurred, she should have been advised prior to any extension of her temporary storage. Storage fees she did pay should never have been refunded. To notify her of mysterious charges two years later is completely unacceptable.

Her complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

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 Commander, Joint Personnel Property Shipping Office - San Antonio (JPPSO), reviewed the appeal and provided his rationale for recommending denial.

A complete copy of the evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit B.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A complete copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 31 Aug 01 for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this date, this office has received no response. 

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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, essentially on the basis of clemency.  In this regard, JPPSO clearly explains in its advisory what the additional charges were for and the applicant has not established that the debt, taken alone, is in error.  She incurred excess costs in electing to ship HHG from her last duty station at Holloman AFB, NM, to Pennsylvania rather than the authorized destination of Idaho. She was entitled to temporary storage in Pennsylvania, but storage costs in that state are considerably higher than in Idaho, the authorized destination.  However, we can easily understand how the applicant, after paying $1,072.14 in excess shipment costs two years ago, had every reason to believe her debt to the government had been satisfied.  The fact that the storage carrier refunded the money she had paid them to extend her storage only added to her confusion.  We believe the applicant acted in good faith when she paid $1,072.14 in excess costs, and to hold her to an additional debt of $320.08 that surfaced two years later would be unfair.   We therefore recommend that her records be corrected as indicated below.  

4.	The applicant also requested any derogatory references that may have been reported to credit agencies be removed.  We have no jurisdiction over credit agency records.  We would suggest the applicant contact the appropriate bureaus for a credit report and provide them a copy of this Record of Proceedings and Directive should there be any discrepancies regarding this HHG debt.

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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 her household goods transportation entitlement under Special Order AA-507, dated 26 Aug 97, was $5,727.79.

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The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 18 October 2001 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

			Panel Chair
			Member
			Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 10 Oct 00 (received 27 Mar 01),
                 w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Letter, JPPSO/CC, dated 27 Aug 01, w/atchs.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 31 Aug 01.

                                   
                                   Panel Chair

AFBCMR 01-00870

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 XXXXX , be corrected to show that her household goods transportation entitlement under Special Order AA-507, dated 26 Aug 97, was $5,727.79.

                                                                          
                                                                          Director
                                                                          Air Force Review Boards Agency