RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-00984 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: All three of his 2007-2009 mobilization orders be corrected to reflect a proper approving official to allow him to collect travel entitlements. _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: His mobilization orders should be amended to reflect a proper approving official. He was involuntarily mobilized and performed the duty under Title 10 status with a mobilization line number. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) indicated the travel entitlements were proper; however, the orders must be amended to reflect a proper approving official in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulation. Near the end of his mobilization, he received a debt letter from the Arizona United States Property & Fiscal Officer (USPFO). His orders were submitted with 50 plus other guardsmen; however, the orders were published with his name on them as approving official without his consent. He has requested action from his former Commander, the Assistant Adjutant General; however, he stated there was an Air Force Audit going on and he would not take any action until the audit was complete. The applicant requests these orders be corrected so he can provide the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) with a proper appeal package. In support of his appeal, the applicant provides a personal letter, copies of a memo from DFAS, his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and his special orders. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. _________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant retired from the ANG in the grade of colonel. Based on the information submitted by the applicant, he was placed on mobilization orders from 4 December 2007 until 31 December 2008. His orders were later amended to extend his date until 2 December 2009. AFI 65-103, Temporary Duty Orders, states the approving official (AO) cannot be the traveler. Since the applicant was the AO and the traveler, the orders are invalid. On 11 February 2010, DFAS informed the applicant his orders were invalid because he cannot be the traveler and the approval official. _________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1. The applicant has not exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2. The application was timely filed. 3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. Prior to seeking relief from this Board, the applicant should exhaust all remedies provided by existing laws or regulations. The applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to show that he cannot received the relief he seeks through proper administrative channels. Of additional concern to the Board is the applicant’s statement that his former commander declined to help resolve the issue until an audit is completed. Until such time as he has exhausted all available administrative remedies, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. _________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that the application was denied without a personal appearance; and that the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application. _________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC- 2010-00984 in Executive Session on 30 November 2010, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 8 Mar 10, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Record. Exhibit C. Email Communiqué, dated 16 Nov 10.