RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-01957 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: Her date of entry into the Air Force Reserves be corrected to remove a break in service. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: She submitted her scroll paperwork to her recruiter in March 2013, five months prior to her date of separation. Due to delays in the scroll approval process, she was not scrolled and her Reserve commission was not granted until 10 September 2013. This delay caused a nine-day break in service. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant separated from the Regular Air Force on 31 August 2013. She transferred to the Air Force Reserves effective 10 September 2013; the date her appointment was approved by the Secretary of Defense (SecDef). ________________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: ARPC/DPA recommends approval. Due to a delay in processing the 6 May 2013 scroll at SecDef level, the applicant incurred a break in service between her date of separation and her appointment date into the Air Force Reserves. Current policies do not allow for backdating oaths; however, SAF/GCM and the AFBCMR have determined the AFBCMR has the authority to adjust the date of separation for these officers to prevent a break in service. The General Counsel has determined the appointment date is the date SecDef approves the appointment or the date the oath was administered, whichever is later. The applicant was granted appointment in accordance with the Office of Secretary of Defense directive. There was no administrative error and the break in service was not caused by the applicant. If the Board agrees with the recommendation, the applicant’s records should be corrected to reflect her date of separation as 9 September 2013. The complete DPA evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit B. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 29 September 2014, for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit C). As of this date, this office has received no response. ________________________________________________________________ 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. After a thorough review of the evidence, we believe correction action is warranted. The applicant contends that a delay in processing caused a break in service. In this respect the applicant’s name was scrolled on 6 May 2013; yet her appointment was not approved until 10 September 2013. Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant’s service dates should be corrected accordingly. Therefore, we recommend that the applicant’s record be corrected as indicated below. 4. The applicant’s case is adequately documented and it has not been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will materially add to our understanding of the issues involved. Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered. ________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that she was not released from active duty on 31 August 2013, but on that date, she was continued on active duty through 9 September 2013. ________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-01957 in Executive Session on 5 February 2015, 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 14, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Letter, ARPC/DPA, dated 29 May 14, w/atch. Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, 29 Sep 14.