RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-01220 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His Partial Mobilization (PM) orders for the period of 15 April 2014 to 7 December 2014 be extended to 14 December 2014. He receive pay, points and benefits for the additional days. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: His Military Personnel Appropriation (MPA) orders began on 15 April 2014 and ended on 7 December 2014. However, PM Message M-1033 corrected his end date to 14 December 2014. He requests his MPA and PCARS be updated to reflect his tour end date of 14 December 2014. Due to travel delays departing the deployed location, he arrived home on 9 November 2014. He was told by NGB that the MPA days could not be amended since the request was made after the original PM message end date. He was instructed to submit an application to the Board to request his active duty tour be extended to 14 December 2014. In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of his travel voucher, PM Order Number Z5V7X2 dated 11 April 2014, and Contingency Exercise Deployment (CED) Order Number TE-0022 dated 5 April 2014. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant is currently in the Air National Guard in the grade of Staff Sergeant (SSgt, E-5). Per NGB Order Number Z5V7X2, dated 11 April 2014, the applicant’s PM order in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM under 10 U.S.C. § 12302 was from 15 April 2014 to 7 December 2014. The applicant’s DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, reflects he entered this period of active duty on 15 April 2014 and was honorably released from active duty on 12 December 2014 with a narrative reason for separation of “Release due to demobilization.” Item 18, Remarks, states “Member served on AD in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Activation Partial Mobilization in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 12302 at Classified Location from 24 April 2014 to 8 November 2014.” The applicant’s Point Credit and Reporting System (PCARS) record reflects he was credited with active duty pay and points from 15 April 2014 to 31 December 2014. According to AFI 36-3003, Military Leave Program, paragraph 4.4.1, Members accrue 2.5 days leave for each month of active duty. In accordance with the Air Combat Command (ACC) Post-Deployment Downtime Guidance Memorandum, dated 12 April 2011, for deployments over 90 days, commanders may provide four compensatory days and not more than 10 days of unscheduled time to tend to personal and professional matters (14 days total) deferred while deployed, and the Post Deployment Stand Down Time (PDSDT) will start as soon as possible following return to home station, not to exceed 72 hours after return. The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the memorandum prepared by the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR), which is attached at Exhibit C. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: NGB/A1PR recommends the applicant’s active duty tour be extended five additional days to 11 [sic] December 2014. The applicant’s original order end date was 6 [sic] December 2014 which did not provide enough days to take his 14 days Post Deployment Stand Down Time (PDSDT) and all of his accrued leave. Per the applicant’s unit, he was not in a military status from his original order end date to 11 December 2014. Per AFI 36-3003, Reserve component members may carry over leave earned during an active duty tour for use during a future active tour; however, there is no guarantee that the member will have the opportunity of a future active duty tour or if the future gaining commander will approve the member’s request to use carry-over leave on the future active duty tour. Historically, gaining commanders have been extremely reluctant to approve carry over leave because each day of leave for a Reserve component member is a MPA man-day of work the gaining commander cannot use to execute the mission. One purpose of a mobilization message is to provide a window of time during which members are ordered to service in support of the mobilization. Based on specific mobilization requirements outlined in the Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution System (DCAPES), the actual dates of the mobilization will fall within the window of the mobilization message. Once the days are allocated to the ANG, the orders can be published. It is important to note the allocation and order will not automatically be for the entire time on the mobilization message as it is based on the requirements for each person’ position. The applicant arrived at his residence on 10 [sic] November 2014. Upon his return, he was entitled to 14 days PDSDT per the ACC PDSDT Guidance Memorandum. The PDSDT began on 11 [sic] November 2014 and ended on 23 November 2014. Because the applicant is entitled to PDSDT, he is not authorized two days in-processing per AFI 36-2619, Military Personnel Appropriation Manday Program. Additionally, AFI 36-2619, paragraph 3.3.2, states “Leave is calculated based on the mission start and end date. It is not earned during authorized down time.” Per AFI 36-3002, the applicant earned 18 days of leave for his period of active duty which began on 24 November [sic] 2014 and should have ended on 11 [sic] December 2014. The applicant’s original order end date of 6 [sic] December 2014 did not provide enough days to take PDSDT and all of the accrued leave. A complete copy of the NGB/A1PR evaluation is at Exhibit C. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 9 February 2016 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit D). As of this date, no response has been received by this office. THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2. The application was timely filed. 3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. After a thorough review of the evidence of record and the applicant’s complete submission, we believe the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice. We note NGB/A1PR recommends the applicant’s orders be extended five days stating his original order end date did not afford him the opportunity to use his 18 days of earned leave and 14 days of PDSDT and further states that per his unit he was not in a military status from his order end date of 7 December 2014 to 11 December 2014. However, we believe the preponderance of the evidence substantiates that corrective action is not warranted. In this respect, we note the applicant’s DD Form 214 for this period of service indicates he was credited with active duty service from 15 April 2014 to 12 December 2014. We are persuaded the applicant’s DD Form 214 is correct and afforded him the opportunity to use his PDSDT and earned leave. Furthermore, the applicant’s PCARS record reflects he performed military duties continuously from 15 April 2014 to 31 December 2014. As such, it appears the applicant has already been credited with the pay, points and benefits he earned for this period of active duty service and there is no evidence of an error or injustice. Therefore, in the absence of persuasive evidence that he was denied rights to which he was entitled, we find no basis to recommend granting the requested relief. THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; the application was denied without a personal appearance; and the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-01220 in Executive Session on 5 April 2016 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-01220 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 17 March, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Memorandum, NGB/A1PR, dated 5 February 2016, w/atch. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 9 February 2016.