RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-02061 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Order be amended back to include authorization for storage of his Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) and he be reimbursed for the POV storage expense. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: His original PCS orders reflect “POV Storage is Authorized.” One month after arrival at his new duty station, his PCS orders were amended to reflect “POV Shipment/Transportation is Authorized IAW JTR para 5330.” However, at this point his POV was already put in storage in accordance with the original PCS order authorization. Due to the remote PCS location, he was unable to remove the POV from storage and ship it to his PCS location. He requests reimbursement for the POV storage expense. In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of his AF Form 899, Request and Authorization for Permanent Change of Station-Military, Special Order Number AI-030397 dated 7 January 2015, AF IMT 973, Request and Authorization for Change of Administrative Orders, Special Order AI-058623 dated 23 March 2015, and POV storage expense statements. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant is currently in the Regular Air Force serving in the grade of Staff Sergeant (SSgt, E-5). Special Order AC-030397 dated 7 January 2015 reassigned the applicant from Joint Base Charleston, SC to Lajes Air Base, Azores with a report not later than date of 28 February 2015. Block 33, Item 44 of the order reflects “POV storage is authorized.” Special Order AI-058623 dated 23 March 2015 amended the original PCS order to reflect “POV shipment/transportation is authorized IAW JTR para 5330.” The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are described in the memoranda prepared by the Air Force Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR), which is included at Exhibit B. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: PPA HQ/ECAF recommends approval. The applicant’s initial order erroneously authorized POV storage. The issuance of the amendment further exacerbated the situation by retracting the storage authorization after the applicant had already spent funds on the storage entitlement, which is deemed improper according to the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR). The JTR, paragraph 2205-A.1.b advises that an order must not be revoked/modified retroactively to create/deny/change an allowance. Example: After travel is completed, it would be improper to amend an order to “un-authorize” travel the order clearly permitted. The errors created an injustice against the applicant by preventing him from being reimbursed for personally procuring POV storage. Therefore, the entitlement under the original order should apply. Should the Board grant the applicant’s request, PPA HQ/ECAF recommends the records be changed to reflect that the amended Special Order AI-058623 dated 23 March 2015 be revoked and the original POV storage entitlements reflected in Special Order AI 030397 dated 7 January 2015 are applicable. The revocation of the amended order will allow the applicant to be reimbursed for personally arranging POV storage in accordance with JTR, paragraph 5378-B which authorizes members who are authorized POV storage the option to personally arrange for the storage at a facility other than the service-designated facility and be reimbursed for the actual storage cost, not to exceed the government’s constructed storage cost. A complete copy of the PPA HQ/ECAF evaluation is at Exhibit B. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 19 February 2016 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit C). 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 an error or injustice. We took notice of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of the case and agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force OPR and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has been the victim of an error or injustice. Therefore, 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 that: a. His AF IMT 973, Request and Authorization for Change of Administrative Orders, Special Order AI-058623 dated 23 March 2015, is revoked. b. The original POV storage entitlement reflected on his AF Form 899, Request and Authorization for Permanent Change of Station-Military, Special Order AI 030397 dated 7 January 2015 is applicable. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-02061 in Executive Session on 5 April 2016 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member All members voted to correct the records as recommended. The following documentary evidence in AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-02061 was considered: Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 4 April 2015, w/atchs. Exhibit B.  Memorandum, PPA HQ/ECAF, dated 10 August 2015. Exhibit C.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 19 February 2016.