RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:			DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2015-04400
		
						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Travel Order Number AI-062203 be amended to reflect PCS Identifier (ID) code “V” which denotes “PCS move with expenditure less than $1,000.”

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) was reduced based on her new duty location; however, she did not move her housing/family for the PCS move.  

She did not know about the PCS ID code used for the orders until she inquired about the difference in her BAH.

She did not have time to amend the orders prior to the PCS move because she received the orders on 27 Mar 15 and had to report to her new duty assignment on 30 Mar 15.

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

According to the applicant’s AF Form 899, Request and Authorization for Permanent Change of Station – Military, Special Order Number AI-062203 dated 27 Mar 15, she was reassigned to Fort Meade, MD from the Pentagon, VA with a PCS ID code “E” which denotes “fully funded operational.”

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 C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP3DW recommends approval.  If the applicant would have submitted a low-cost letter for approval prior to PCS and the assignment functional manager would have agreed to move her under a low-cost move, then DP3DW would have recommended approval.  

AFI 36-2110, Airman Assignments, para 2.50 states, “Low-cost moves are PCSs between duty locations in proximity (daily commute is common by the civilian public between either location and airman's current residence) and it is determined in advance of approval of the PCS that there will be no requirement for the airman to relocate their household in conjunction with the PCS being considered."

If the Board approves this request to amend the orders as low-cost PCSID code of “V,” the applicant’s dates will need to be changed back to what they were prior to the effective date of Special Order Al-062203, dated 27 Mar 15.  In Accordance With (IAW) AFI 36-2110, para 2.50, to meet the criteria for a low cost move, the Date Departed Last Duty Station, Date Arrived Station, and Date Eligible to Return Overseas do not change.  If the dates are changed back, it will make her vulnerable for an overseas short or long duty assignment.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DP3DW 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 6 Apr 16 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 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.  Her AF Form 899, Request and Authorization for Permanent Change of Station – Military, Special Order AI-062203 dated 27 Mar 15, be amended in Item 19, Authority and PCS Code, to reflect PCS ID “V.”

	b.  Her Date Departed Last Duty Station, Date Arrived Station and Date Eligible to Return Overseas be changed back to what they were prior to the effective date of Special Order AI-062203 dated 27 Mar 15.

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-04400 in Executive Session on 13 Dec 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 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 16 Sep 15, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DP3DW, dated 27 Jan 16.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 6 Apr 16.

Pursuant to paragraph 1 of AFI 36-2603 (Title 32 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 865.1), it is certified that a quorum was present at the Board's review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board's proceedings in the above entitled matter.