RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-01941 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His date of appointment into the Air Force Reserve be changed to 16 Jul 14, rather than 17 Jul 14, to eliminate a break in service. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He was not officially accepted into the scroll until 17 Jul 14, thus leaving a break in service of one day. He had full intentions to join the Air Force Reserve immediately upon separation from the Regular Air Force and took action to the best of his ability to prevent any delays of this nature. He worked diligently with his Air Force Reserve recruiter to provide information needed for the scroll as soon as possible, which was well before his date of separation (DOS). The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: On 15 Jul 14, the applicant separated from the Regular Air Force. On 17 Jul 14, the applicant was appointed as an officer in the Air Force Reserve. He is currently serving as a captain (O-3) in the Reserve. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: ARPC/DPA recommends approval. DPA states they found no administrative error and conclude the break in service was no fault of the applicant. DPA further states that in accordance with (IAW) the Deputy SecDef Memorandum, dated 2 May 05, all military officer appointments under Title 10, United States Code (USC), Section 12203, not approved by 30 Jun 05, will be submitted to the SecDef for approval. Current policies do not allow for backdating oaths; however, SAF/GCM and the AFBCMR have determined that the AFBCMR has the authority to adjust the date of separation for those officers to prevent a break in service. SecDef General Council determined the appointment date is the date SecDef approved the appointment or the date the oath are administered, whichever, is later. The applicant’s break in service was due to no fault of his own. Therefore, the appropriate action to eliminate the applicant’s break in service would be to adjust the applicant’s DOS. A complete copy of the ARPC/DPA evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit C. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 31 Jul 15, 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. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice. After a thorough review of the evidence, we believe corrective action is warranted. The applicant contends that a delay in processing his reassignment from the Regular Air Force to the Air Force Reserve caused a break-in-service. In this respect, the applicant’s date of separation was 15 July 2014; yet his appointment was not approved until 17 July 2014. This delay caused a break in his service. Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR) and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant’s service dates should be corrected as a result. Accordingly, we recommend the applicant’s records be corrected as indicated below. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show he was not released from active duty on 15 July 2014, but on that date, he was continued on active duty through 16 July 2014. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-01941 in Executive Session on 22 Jan 16, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member All members voted to correct the records as recommended. The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-01941 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 11 Apr 15, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Memorandum, ARPC/DPAR, dated 22 Jun 15, w/atch. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 31 Jul 15.