RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-03170 

 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

He be compensated for pay, points, and applicable benefits for 
the loss of 30 days of Post Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
Absence (PDMRA). 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

He earned 30 days of PDMRA during the 2009 Mobilization. 
However, he was demobilized without utilizing his PDMRA due to 
lack of program knowledge by his unit. He was denied an 
opportunity to take leave under the PDMRA due to an 
administrative error. 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant is a member of the West Virginia Air National 
Guard (ANG). 

 

PDMRA is a program intended to recognize Service members who are 
mobilized beyond certain rotation frequency thresholds (12 
months in any 72-month period for Reserve Component members) by 
awarding them administrative absence days. When a member 
mobilizes or deploys beyond these targets, administrative 
absences are granted to offer additional respite, to be taken at 
a time convenient to the member and family. The number of 
administrative absence days authorized is based on the number of 
months beyond 12 that the Service member is deployed. 

 

Section 605 of the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA) provides for the payment of $200 per day for the 
nonparticipation of eligible members in the PDMRA program due to 
government error. Members may submit an application to the 


Board for Correction of Military Records (BCMR) or use another 
process created by the Secretary concerned. 

 

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are 
contained in the letter prepared by the appropriate office of 
the Air Force which is at Exhibit C. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

NGB/A1PR recommends the applicant be compensated for 30 days of 
PDMRA. The applicant performed military duty from 6 Mar 09 
through 4 Apr 09 and earned 30 days of PDMRA for 26 months of 
creditable mobilizations/deployments within previous 72-month 
period. The applicant’s unit was not familiar with the 
requirements of the PDMRA program and failed to implement the 
policy when members of their wing were being demobilized in 
2009. The unit’s lack of knowledge of the PDMRA program 
resulted in their members not receiving their earned PDMRA 
credit. 

 

A complete copy of the NGB/A1PS evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 11 Jan 13 for review and comment within 30 days. 
As of this date, no response has been received by this office 
(Exhibit D). 

 

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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. We took notice 
of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of 
the case and agree with the opinion and recommendation of the 
Air National Guard office of primary responsibility and adopt 
its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has 
been the victim of an error or injustice. We agree it is unjust 
that, through no fault of his own, the applicant was not 
provided an opportunity to utilize the provisions of PDMRA due 
to the wing’s failure to properly implement the program. We 
note the applicant has requested pay, points, and benefits for 


the period that he should have been afforded a leave of absence 
under the PDMRA program; however, in view of the fact the 
provisions of the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense 
Authorization Act provide that members such as the applicant 
should be paid $200 per day for every day of PDMRA they would 
have received were it not for the government’s error, we believe 
correcting the applicant’s record to the extent indicated below 
represents full and fitting relief. 

 

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 

 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air 
Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show that he 
accrued 30 days of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence 
(PDMRA) when he was released from active duty on 6 March 2009 
and was paid $200.00 for each day of his PDMRA credit in 
accordance with the provisions of Section 605 of the Fiscal Year 
2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2012-03170 in Executive Session on 14 May 13, 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 14 Jul 12, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, NGB/A1PR, dated 18 Sep 12, w/atch. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 11 Jan 13. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair