RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2013-04224
		 

			COUNSEL:  NONE

			HEARING DESIRED: NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1.  His Date Departed Last Duty Station (DDLDS), be corrected to 
reflect 16 June 2012.

2.  His Date Arrived Station (DAS), be corrected to reflect 
22 June 2012.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

When his orders were amended because of a local permanent change 
of station (PCS), he became eligible for a low-cost move but was 
not offered the option.  The government incurred no expense with 
the local PCS.  He desires that this local move be treated as a 
low-cost move and his DAS and DDLDS be restored to their 
previous dates because his current DAS and DDLDS do not allow 
him to compete for a squadron leadership opportunity, should it 
present itself, this year.  His Division Chief and Assignments 
Manager are both willing to release him from his current 
assignment, in accordance with AF 36-2110, Assignments, if he is 
hired for a leadership position.  

In support of his request, the applicant submits copies of his 
AF Form(s) 899, Request and Authorization for Permanent Change 
of Station – Military, service history data, travel voucher 
summary, email correspondence, and an excerpt from chapter 2 of 
AFI 36-2110.  

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force in 
the grade of Major, O-4. 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPALR recommends approval.  DPALR states that the 
applicant’s original assignment was to a stabilized tour for 
which a low-cost PCS is not desirable, thus it was not offered, 
since it would not have been in the best interest of the Air 
Force.  However, that assignment was cancelled and he was 
diverted to a non-stabilized tour.  During this change of 
assignment is when he could have been offered the low-cost PCS 
option, but, because of an administrative oversight, it was not 
offered.  Due to circumstances outside of the applicant's 
control and with his losing leadership’s concurrence, they 
recommend approval of his request to change his DAS and DDLDS as 
requested.  

The complete AFPC/DPALR, evaluation with attachment, is at 
Exhibit B.

AFPC/DPAPSF recommends approval.  DPAPSF states that a change to 
the original PCS code and a return to the applicants original 
DAS/DDLDS is warranted.  Although the applicant has a fully 
funded PCS order made consistent with normal PCS selection 
criteria, once diverted from the stabilized tour to the non-
stabilized tour, a low-cost PCS would have been in the best 
interest of both the applicant and the Air Force and could have 
been offered or volunteered for.  The applicant would likely 
have been approved for a low-cost PCS had he known about the 
program and submitted the required documents.  

The complete AFPC/D DPAPSF, evaluation with attachment, is at 
Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 28 February 2014, for review and comment within 30 
days (Exhibit D).  To date, a response has not been received.  

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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 an error or an injustice warranting 
corrective action.  We took notice of the applicant’s complete 
submission in judging the merits of the case and agree with the 
determination of the Air Force offices of primary responsibility 
that a change to his permanent change of station (PCS) fund code 
and a return to the applicants original Date Arrived Station 
(DAS) and Date Departed Last Duty Station (DDLDS) is warranted.  
In this respect, we agree the applicant may not have been 
provided appropriate counseling concerning entitlements for a 
low-cost move when he was diverted to a non-stabilized tour.  
Accordingly, 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:

	a.  AF Form 899, Request and Authorization for Permanent 
Change of Station – Military, dated 16 April 2013, be amended in 
Item 19, Authority and PCS Code, to change PCS ID: from “C” to 
“V.”  

	b.  His Date Departed Last Duty Station (DDLDS) is 
corrected to reflect 16 June 2012.

      c.  His Date Arrived Station (DAS) is corrected to reflect 
22 June 2012.

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The following members of the Board considered this application 
in Executive Session on 22 May 2014, under the provisions of AFI 
36-2603:

      Panel Chair
      Member
      Member


The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2013-04224 was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 21 August 2013, w/atchs.  
    Exhibit B.  Letter, AFPC/DPLAR, dated 16 October 2013.  
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPAPSF, dated 12 November 2013.  
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 28 February 2014.