ADDENDUM TO
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-01105

	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL:  None

	XXX-XX-XXXXX	HEARING DESIRED: No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His high year of tenure (HYT) be extended to allow him three additional years on active duty due to his selection for promotion to staff sergeant (SSgt) after the Board’s previous decision, which allowed him to test for promotion.  This will allow him to pin on his promotion to SSgt.

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RESUME OF CASE:

On 10 Sep 03, the Board denied the applicant’s request to restore him to the grade of SSgt with his original date of rank (DOR) of 1 Dec 92.  However, the Board did grant the applicant the opportunity to regain his grade through the normal process of testing in the weighted airman promotion system.  The applicant tested and was selected for promotion with a line number of 11726, which is projected to pin on sometime between June and August 2005.  The applicant’s mandatory date of separation, due to his HYT, is 14 Feb 05.  He was granted a one-month extension to 14 Mar 05 by the Air Force.  In a letter dated 14 Feb 05, the applicant requested his HYT be extended for a period of three years (Exhibit I).

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

Based on our previous decision to allow the applicant the opportunity to regain his grade of SSgt through the normal competitive process, we believe he should be allowed sufficient additional time on active duty to assume the higher grade.  However, after considering the circumstances that led to his loss of rank and the fact the Air Force is not currently considering HYT extensions, we do not believe he should be granted a period of three years as he has requested.  To grant his request as stated would provide an unfair entitlement not being extended to others in the Air Force.  We believe a one-year extension of his HYT is appropriate and will provide him sufficient time to assume the grade of SSgt and prepare for his retirement and transition from the Air Force.  Therefore, we recommend his records 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 competent authority approved a waiver of his High Year of Tenure as an exception to policy, thereby establishing his date of separation as 28 February 2006.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC-2003-01105 in Executive Session on 22 February 2005, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

Chair
Member
Member

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

     Exhibit H.  Record of Proceedings, 6 Oct 03,
                 w/atchs.
     Exhibit I.  Memorandum, Applicant, dated 14 Feb 05,
.                w/atch.

                                   
                                   Chair

AFBCMR BC-2003-01105

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, XXXXX be corrected to show that competent authority approved a waiver of his High Year of Tenure as an exception to policy, thereby establishing his date of separation as 28 February 2006.

		
		Director
		Air Force Review Boards Agency