RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-01075 INDEX CODE: 135.02 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO ___________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: He be credited with 7 non-paid Inactive Duty Training (IDT) points for retirement/retention (R/R) year 24 Feb 06 to 23 Feb 07. ___________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He was confused by a letter that he received from the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR) dated 11 Jan 06 that corrected his records to reflect he had satisfactory Federal service for R/R years 2002-2003 and 2004-2005. He continued using his previously recorded R/R date of 7 Aug while participating in the Reserve program. He believes the R/R points accomplished before and after R/R 2006 are reflective of his confusion of his actual R/R date. In support of his request, applicant provides excerpts from his AFBCMR approval package dated 11 Jan 06 and a copy of his point credit summary sheets. His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. ___________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant was commissioned in the Regular Air Force on 24 Feb 94. He transferred to the Air Force Reserve (AFR) on 11 Aug 00 and was progressively promoted to the grade of major (0-4), having assumed that grade effective and with a date of rank of 12 Oct 02. Information extracted from the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) reflects the applicant has 14 years of satisfactory Federal service since 23 Feb 95. The applicant applied to the AFBCMR in Oct 05 to have his records corrected. It appears when he entered the AFR, his R/R date was initially entered into the system as 7 Aug. In 2004, an audit was accomplished and found his R/R date was inaccurately established as 7 Aug; however, his R/R date was then corrected and updated in the system as 24 Feb. The AFBCMR corrected his records on 11 Jan 06 to reflect he had the mandatory “50” points and received satisfactory R/R years for 2002-2003 and 2004-2005. ___________________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: ARPC/DPP recommends denial. DPP states the correction to the applicant’s records occurred one month prior to his new R/R date of 24 Feb. The entire point of his last records correction was to eliminate the confusion and the Board agreed with the recommendation for the previous claim because an injustice occurred. In this request, the applicant was definitely aware of his correct R/R date before the retirement year began. The ARPC/DPP complete evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit B. ___________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: The applicant responded by reiterating his original contentions; however, he explains that at times he continued to refer to his old participation plan and at other times he looked at the new plan which may have caused the confusion on his part. He also provides additional documentation to support his contentions. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit D. ___________________________________________________________________ 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. We took notice of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, the Board majority agrees with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopts its 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, the Board majority find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. _________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD: A majority of the panel finds insufficient evidence of error or injustice and recommends the application be denied. _________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC- 2010-01075 in Executive Session on 29 Jul 10, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: By a majority vote, the Board voted to deny the request. XXX voted to correct the record and did not desire to submit a minority report. The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 7 Mar 10, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Letter, ARPC/DPP, dated 15 Apr 10, w/atchs. Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 4 Jun 10. Exhibit D. Letter, Applicant, not dated, w/atchs.