RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-01805 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO ________________________________________________________________ THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: He be credited with four (4) additional points for the Retirement Year Ending (RYE) 30 Jul 09. ________________________________________________________________ THE APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: During this time frame, he was commuting from Iowa to his Reserve unit in Arizona. His unit was combining their unit training assembly (UTA) weekend drills to save on travel cost; however, the July UTA was rescheduled and he was not able to make up the weekend drills until Aug 09, which was after his RYE of 30 Jul 09. He was misadvised by his commander that his Aug 09 drill would carry over and he would be credited with a good year. In support of his appeal, the applicant provides copies of a computer printout, Service History, dated 4 Mar 09 and his AF Form 40A, Record of Individual Inactive Duty Training, dated 4 Aug 09. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: During the RYE of 30 Jul 09, the applicant was credited with 15 active duty points, 16 inactive duty training points, and 15 membership points, totaling 46 points. ________________________________________________________________ THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION: ARPC/DPTS recommends approval, stating, in part, that even though the applicant did not complete a year of satisfactory federal service for RYE 30 Jul 09, his participation timing was mainly due to his unit's decision to combine the Jul and Aug 09 UTAs and apparently not to oversight or poor planning on his part. The applicant's participation record shows that he consistently exceeded minimum participation requirements. In fact, RYE 30 Jul 09 is the only year of unsatisfactory service he has in nine years of Reserve service. By all accounts, the applicant acted in good faith, followed the direction of unit leadership and performed his inactive duty training as scheduled. The complete ARPC/DPTS evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit C. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 16 Dec 11 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit D). ________________________________________________________________ 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 error or injustice warranting corrective action. The Air Force office of primary responsibility has adequately addressed the issues presented by the applicant and we are in agreement with its recommendation to grant the requested relief. As such, we recommend the applicant be entitled to four additional non-paid inactive duty training points for a satisfactory year of credit during the Retirement Year Ending 30 Jul 09. Accordingly, we recommend the applicant’s record be corrected as indicated below. ________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that for Retention/Retirement Year 31 July 2008 through 30 July 2009 he was credited with an additional four (4) non-paid inactive duty training (IDT) points resulting in 50 total points; and, this period was a year of satisfactory Federal service. ________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2011-01805 in Executive Session on 26 January 2012, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 11 May 11, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Letter, ARPC/DPTS, dated 12 Aug 11. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 16 Dec 11.