RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2004-01513
		INDEX NUMBER:  100.03

		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her 12-month extension of enlistment be changed to an 11-month extension and her date of separation (DOS) be corrected to reflect 26 Dec 04.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She only had to extend her enlistment for 11 months versus 12 months for her Permanent Change of Station (PCS) assignment to Nellis AFB.  This will prevent her from extending 12 months for a personal convenience extension.  She is a first term airman and the maximum number of months she can extend is 23 months.  If she had been able to extend for only 11 months for her PCS assignment, she would qualify for a 12-month personal convenience extension.

In support of her application, she provided a personal letter to AFPC/DPPAER, a copy of her enlistment/reenlistment contract, and a copy of a PCS assignment order.

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 27 Jan 00, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force in the grade of airman for a period of four years.  She was progressively promoted to the rank of staff sergeant.  

On 22 May 02, applicant executed an AF Form 1411 (Extension or Cancellation of Extensions of Enlistment in the Regular Air Force/Air Force Reserve), extending her enlistment for 12 months to qualify for a PCS assignment.  The member’s new date of separation was established as 26 Jan 05.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPAE recommends the applicant’s request be disapproved.  DPPAE states, in part, that the applicant signed a valid extension form and should have questioned any discrepancies at the time she signed the form, not almost two years later. 

A complete copy of the evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant contends that the technician who initiated her extension paper work at Travis AFB was new to the Reenlistments Office, and improperly figured her reenlistment extension, by telling her she needed 12 months to take her one month past her report not later than date (RNLTD) of 31 Dec 02.  The Outbound Assignments Section at Nellis AFB told her that her extension should have only brought her to Dec 04, two years from her RNLTD.  She recently became aware of these discrepancies while working in the Reenlistments Office, where she got to know the program in depth. (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 timely filed.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice warranting favorable action on the applicant’s request.  In this regard, the governing instruction states that Military Personnel Flights (MPFs) will limit extensions of enlistments to the minimum number of months needed to achieve their purpose.  The Air Force Assignments Section has informally advised that applicant would have needed 24 months of retainability from her report not later than date (RNLTD) of 31 December 2002, to accept her permanent change of station (PCS) assignment.  Based on this, the applicant would have only had to extend her enlistment for 11 months.  Therefore, we recommend that the 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 the extension of her 27 January 2000 enlistment, executed on 22 May 2002, was for a period of 11 months rather than 12 months.
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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2004-01513 in Executive Session on 8 July 2004, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

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

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 6 May 04, w/atchs
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAE, dated 3 Jun 04
     Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 10 Jun 04
     Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, dated 14 Jun 04

AFBCMR BC-2004-01513

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 [Applicant], be corrected to show that the extension of her 27 January 2000 enlistment, executed on 22 May 2002, was for a period of eleven months rather than twelve months.