RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  01-02073
		INDEX NUMBER:  121.03

		COUNSEL:  None

		HEARING DESIRED:  No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Ten days of leave charged to her between graduation from a technical training course and her scheduled port call be restored.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She was moved into a technical training class that started one week earlier than the one for which she was originally scheduled and graduated a week early.

She was unable to continue staying in the Temporary Lodging Facility due to a 45-day limit.

If she had move off base, the government would have had to pay her per diem.  She chose instead to go to her husband’s residence in another state.

AFI 36-2102, attachment 7, states that “No member will be in an involuntary leave status for the convenience of the government.”

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted from the applicant’s military records, 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 Field Operations Branch, AFPC/DPSFM, evaluated this application and recommends that the applicant’s request be denied.

The applicant was charged leave from 16-25 Feb 01 because she departed her duty station and went to her husband’s residence in another state.  The reference to AFI 36-2102, Attachment 7 is not pertinent to her situation since she is a regular officer on active duty.

AFI 36-3003, Military Leave Program, paragraphs 4.11.10, Proceed Time and 4.11.11, Travel Time with En Route Leave, specifically states that Finance Service Officers will compute leave for authorized absences in excess of allowed proceed time and will also charge leave for any authorized absence in excess of allowable travel time and proceed time, if applicable.

The applicant does not indicate that she made any attempt to have her port call date accelerated based upon her early graduation, nor does she indicate that she requested any advice from the commander or military personnel flight regarding her situation.  Instead, she, of her own volition, made a conscious decision to leave her duty station and travel to another state.  She acknowledges that she could have remained at her duty station and moved downtown (with full Per Diem authorized).  Contrary to the applicant’s contention, she was charged leave because she departed her duty station as a convenience to herself, thus she was not forced into involuntary leave.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 19 Oct 01 for review and comment within 30 days.  To date, a response has not been received.

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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.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.  We took notice of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no compelling basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice; that the application was denied without a personal appearance; and that the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 28 November 2001, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	Panel Chair
	Member
	Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 10 Jul 01, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPSFM, dated 11 Oct 01,
                W/atchs.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 19 Oct 01.