RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:				DOCKET NUMBER:  02-01062
							INDEX CODE:  135.02
							COUNSEL:  NONE

							HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His pay grade be changed from E-3 to E-4.  

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

When he was an Air Force Reserve member he was given two DD Form 214s‑‑after basic training and after completing a long TDY to Lackland AFB.  When the Regular Air Force processed his paper work they used the DD Form 214 from basic training not his recent one.  This caused him to lose most of his active duty time and all of his time as a senior airman.  

In support of his application, he provides copies of his DD Form 214s and AF Form 938s, Request and Authorization for Active Duty Training/Active Duty Tour.  The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The Military Personnel Data System reflects that on 19 February 2002, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force in the grade of senior airman (E-3) with an effective date of rank of 1 July 2000.  His Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) is 8 March 2001.  He has an Expiration Term of Service of 18 February 2006.  

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPAE recommends the application be denied.  DPPAE states that at the time of the applicant’s enlistment, he had accumulated 9 months and 16 days TAFMS through his service with the Reserve.  AFI 36-2002, Regular Air Force (RegAF) and Special Category Accessions, outlines the minimum amount of TAFMS required to enlist in a grade previously held in a branch other than the RegAF.  To enlist in the grade of E-4 requires 2 years TAFMS.  The DPPAE evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPPAO verified that the applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date is 8 March 2001.

The AFPC/DPPAO evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 30 March 2001 for review and response 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.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  After a thorough review of the evidence presented, we are not persuaded that favorable consideration of the applicant’s request is appropriate.  Evidence reflects that the applicant accumulated 9 months and 16 days of Total Active Federal Military Service (TAFMS) through his service with the Air Force Reserve and did not accumulate the 2 years TAFMS required to enlist in the Regular Air Force in the grade of E-4.  Therefore, we are in complete agreement 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.  Accordingly, we find no 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 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, AFBCMR Docket No. 02-01062, in Executive Session on 6 February 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36‑2603:

The following documentary evidence was considered for AFBCMR Docket Number 02-01062:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 21 Mar 01, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant’s Military Personnel Data System Record
    Exhibit C.  Letter, ARPC/DPPAE, dated 3 Sep 02
    Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAO, dated 11 Sep 02.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 13 Sep 02.