RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-04076 

   						COUNSEL:  NO

HEARING DESIRED:  YES

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1.  She receive Medical Incentive Special Pay/Medical Special Pay (MISP/MSP), effective 1 Oct 13.  

2.  Her active duty service commitment (ADSC) be corrected to reflect 30 Sep 17. 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her Medical Group submitted her MISP/MSP application for FY14 to AFPC/DP2SSM on 27 Sep 13, per the FY14 Medical Corps Specialty Pay Plan.  Due to an administrative oversight her application was misplaced and never processed.  The Federal Government shutdown on 1 Oct 13 may have caused it to be overlooked, and her short-notice Permanent Change of Station (PCS) in Oct 13 may have confounded the process.  The missing contract would have extended her ADSC to 30 Sep 17.   

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 13 Sep 13, the applicant signed a contract for Multi-Year Incentive Special Pay in the amount of $20,000 and Medical Special Pay in the amount of $38,000 for a period of four-years effective 1 Oct 13.

On 1 Oct 17, the applicant retired in the grade of full colonel, after serving 21 years, 4 months, and 13 days of active service.  

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:

The AFPC Medical/Chaplain Office recommends granting the applicant’s request, indicating there is evidence of an error or an injustice.  The submission process as of FY14 (Calendar Year 2013) included sending contract information via e-mail to AFPC/DP2SSM.  The applicant was able to provide proof her Medical Group’s Credentials Office forwarded her information to AFPC/DP2SSM via e-mail.  Therefore, recommend approval of the applicant’s request for retroactive payment of her 2013 (FY14) MISP/MSP contract, as well as retroactive updating of her ADSC.

A complete copy of the AFPC Medical/Chaplain Office evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 4 Oct 17 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.  Having carefully reviewed this application, we agree with the recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt the rationale expressed as the basis for our decision that the applicant has been the victim of either an error or an injustice. Therefore, we recommend the applicant's records be corrected as indicated below.

4.  The applicant’s case is adequately documented and it has not been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will materially add to our understanding of the issues involved.  Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered.

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.  Competent authority approved her request for Multi-Year Incentive Special Pay in the amount of $20,000 and Medical Special Pay in the amount of $38,000 for a period of four-years effective 1 October 2013.
	b.  Her active duty service commitment (ADSC) was changed to 30 September 2017.  

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2016-04076 in Executive Session on 14 February 2018 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 5 Oct 16, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC Medical/Chaplain Office, dated 5 Dec 16, w/atch.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 4 Oct 17.

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