ADDENDUM TO RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-00034-2

	COUNSEL: NONE	 

  	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The Board reconsider his request his mandatory separation date (MSD) be extended.  

RESUME OF THE CASE

The applicant is a retired lieutenant colonel.  

On 9 Oct 13, the Secretary of the Air Force (SecAF) did not approve the retention of the applicant in an active status to 1 Nov 15.  

On 2 May 15, due to his 1 May 15 MSD, he was transferred to the Retired Reserve List, eligible for retired pay except for attainment of age 60 (date of birth:).

On 10 Mar 18, he was retired in the grade of lieutenant colonel.  He was credited with 36 years, 8 months and 4 days of service for basic pay and 27 years, 9 months and 15 days of active service.  

On 13 Mar 18, the Board considered and denied his request for a MSD extension adopting the recommendations of ARPC/DPTT and SAF/MRBP.  ARPC/DPTT recommended denial for extension of his MSD past 1 May 15 stating he did not submit a request for an extension with justification for a MSD waiver.  With no extension waiver, he was appropriately assigned to the Retired Reserve (awaiting pay) effective 2 May 15.  His original MSD was 1 Nov 09 and he was extended in increments of one year.  On 19 Mar 15, he was separated from his ANG unit due to reorganization which made him an overage and transferred to the Air Force Reserve.  SAF/MRBP also recommended denial and agreed with ARPC/DPTT stating there was no evidence or recommendation to validate Air Force Reserve supported an MSD extension.  For an accounting of the applicant’s original request and the rationale of the earlier decision, see the Record of Proceedings, with Exhibits, at Exhibit I.   

On 12 Jun 18, the applicant requested reconsideration of his request.  He provides new information showing the decision to deny his request is incorrect.  His original case took almost three years and was not clearly evaluated.  He provides evidence the SAF/MRBP advisory dated 13 Oct 17, which states there was no evidence or recommendation provided to validate Air Force Reserve supported a MSD extension is wrong.  It was not an issue of his unit not supporting his MSD extension but a lack of support from responsible offices.  At some point, they gave up and found it easier to fill his position.   In an e-mail dated 31 Aug 15, his unit informed him a draft of the MSD waiver was ready, that the named lieutenant colonel would be providing the justification and then it would routed for processing.  The e-mail also stated AFPC advised a MSD extension was previously submitted and denied and there was a chance it would not be approved.  

He provides ARPC Special Order 005564 dated 16 Mar 15, which reflects he was discharged from the ANG on 19 Mar 15 and assigned to the Air Force Reserve on 20 Mar 15.  The order shows he was accepted into the Air Force Reserve.  He asks why they would have done this if he had only two months remaining.  He also provides his point credit accounting report systems (PCARS) printout, which shows he had 27 years of satisfactory service and a MSD extension may not have been required.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit J.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board remains unconvinced the evidence presented demonstrates an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the decision on 13 Mar 18 to deny his request for an MSD extension and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  In this respect, the applicant has not provided any evidence to sustain Air Force Reserve supported an MSD extension.  It also appears his reassignment from the ANG to the AFR was due to his unit’s reorganization and his overage status rather than a change to his MSD.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

RECOMMENDATION

The Board recommends informing the applicant the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the Board will reconsider the application only upon receipt of relevant evidence not already presented.

CERTIFICATION

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2016-00034-2 in Executive Session on 18 Jul 19:

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All members voted against correcting the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit I:	Record of Proceedings, w/ Exhibits A-H, dated 2 Apr 18.  
Exhibit J:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 12 Jun 18.  
Exhibit K:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings, as required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.