RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-03670
		INDEX CODE:  135.02

	XXXXXXX	COUNSEL:  NONE

	XXXXXXX	HEARING DESIRED: NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be credited with an additional 30 points during Retirement Year Ending (RYE) 16 Jun 00.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

1999 - 2000 was identified as a bad year.  This occurred despite his efforts to identify that there might have been issues surrounding his reassignment due to his unit deactivation.  He was not provided adequate information regarding his options to perform duty and his RYE 16 Jun 00 was compromised due to incorrect information he received from his Base Individual Mobilization Augmentee Administrator (BIMAA) and his resource manager at his unit.  This resulted in him not being able to fulfill his requirement for a good satisfactory year toward retirement.

Applicant states that he had financial and time constraint issues at his work which precluded him from accomplishing the minimum participation requirement.  

Applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Prior to the events under review, applicant served on active duty from 17 Jun 80 through 17 Jun 98.  He transferred to the Air Force Reserve on 18 Jun 98 and is currently participating in the Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) program.  

In Jun 99, applicant identified the need to be reassigned due to his unit being deactivated.  His new assignment was effective 15 Dec 00.  

During Retirement Year Ending 16 Jun 00, he was credited with 6 inactive duty training (IDT) points, and 15 membership points, for a total of 21 total and retirement points, and an unsatisfactory year of participation.  As of RYE 16 Jun 03, he has been credited with 22 years of satisfactory Federal service, with the last five in a Reserve component.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AETC/CCR reviewed this application and recommended denial.  Based on their analysis of the case, the BIMAA counseled the applicant to perform all of his training within a window to meet both his fiscal year (FY) and retention/retirement (R/R) year requirements.  Oct 99 to Jun 00 afforded the applicant approximately nine months time to complete his requirement of 24 days of training.  Additionally, he was advised that applications for reassignment to another unit could take several months.  The full coordination process was explained to include final assignment actions at HQ ARPC level.  

A complete copy of the evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant reiterated his original contentions that he was not properly counseled or advised and that he identified the deactivation of his unit would require a reassignment to another unit.  Additionally, at the time he identified that his unit was being deactivated, he was not advised to complete an AF Form 1288, Application for Ready Reserve Assignment.  Even after several phones calls, it took until Dec 99 for his reassignment to take place.

Applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit E.

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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 not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  After a thorough review of the evidence of record and applicant's submission, we are not persuaded that his uncorroborated assertions, in and by themselves, are sufficiently persuasive to override the rationale provided by the Air Force.  Applicant argues he was not provided adequate information regarding his options to perform duty and that his RYE 16 Jun 00 was compromised due to incorrect information he received from his Base Individual Mobilization Augmentee Administrator (BIMAA) and his resource manager at his unit.  Based on the evidence of record, applicant had approximately nine months to complete his requirement of 24 days of training during Retirement Year Ending (RYE) 16 Jun 00, which we believe was adequate time for him to complete his requirement.  Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force and adopt the rationale expressed as the basis for our decision that the applicant has failed to sustain his burden of having suffered either an error or injustice.  Therefore, in the absence of persuasive 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 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 AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2003-03670 in Executive Session on 19 February 2004, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 15 Oct 03. 
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AETC/CCR, dated 16 Dec 03, w/atch.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 9 Jan 04.
    Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, undated.