RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-04372

	COUNSEL:  NONE
	
	HEARING:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be given a cash payout for Post-Deployment Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA) previously earned but not compensated.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

According to his deployment history, he should have been granted PDMRA, and believes there was an oversight since he fulfilled all the requirements.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a currently serving Air National Guard Technical Sergeant.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

NGB/A1XR recommends granting the application, awarding the applicant Assignment Incentive Pay in lieu of 14 PDMRA days, as well as associated active duty Title 10 points.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 20 Mar 18 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion the applicant is the victim of an error and injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of NGB/A1XR and finds a preponderance of the evidence substantiates the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends 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 will be paid Assignment Incentive Pay of $200 per day for 14 days of Post-Deployment Mobilization Respite Absence, and credited with 14 days Title 10 Active Duty points toward his points summary.

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-2016-04372 in Executive Session on 24 Apr 18:

, Panel Chair 
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 27 Oct 16.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, NGB/A1XR, w/atchs, dated 15 Sep 17.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 20 Mar 18.

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