RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-04510 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: Her Retention/Retirement Year Ending (RYE) in 2002 be credited with additional retirement points to reflect a satisfactory year toward retirement. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: Had the Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC) not violated Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1215.07 in 2002, she would have known that she was going to be a few days short and her participation record would not reflect a bad year. She left active duty in Jan 01 and was transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). In Dec 01, she joined the Air National Guard (ANG). For over three years her R/R anniversary was December; however, in 2004, her point summary reflected a bad year from 2002. In 2005, she was told that ARPC was behind in updating files and hers had just been updated. She should not be penalized because ARPC was behind in their update. She flew from Arizona to Missouri for five months, coming in the day before the drill weekend and leaving the day after. If she had been credited with the points for those days, those days could have been used to make up for the missing points. In support of her appeal, the applicant provides copies of e-mail communiques, her Reserve Point Service History(s), ANG Appointment orders, Oath of Office, DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with her 3 Jan 01 separation and various other documents associated with her request.. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: During the RYE 11 Jun 02, the applicant was credited with five active duty points, 24 Inactive Duty Training (IDT) points, 15 membership points, totaling 44 points and an unsatisfactory retirement year. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: ARPC/DPTS recommends approval stating, in part, that the applicant apparently based her participation in her first year of Reserve service on a Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) generated document with a Dec 10 R/R anniversary date. In fact, she achieved a year of satisfactory service that year. However, she did not realize that her correct R/R anniversary date was Jun 12 until advised by ARPC. On 25 Oct 12, the ARPC Points Branch Chief informed the applicant that her R/R anniversary year was set automatically in the MilPDS to 10 Dec pending review by the ARPC Points Branch. Points technicians subsequently audited the applicant's service history and correctly set her anniversary year to 12 June--her first time in active status per DoDI 1215.7, paragraph 6. 1.2.2. This record adjustment realigned the applicant's participation points and led to an unsatisfactory year of service. Nevertheless, prior to the manual audit, MilPDS reflected 10 Dec as the applicant's anniversary date and she proceeded with her Reserve participation using 10 Dec as the start counting date for crediting points and service for retirement. Since ARPC is not authorized to award participation points or realign service to make her record whole, the applicant's best course of action was to appeal to the Board for relief. The complete DPTS evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit B. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 8 Nov 13 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit C). THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2. The application was timely filed. 3. 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 to show that she was credited with an additional six (6) non-paid IDT points resulting in 50 total retirement point; and that this period was a year of satisfactory Federal service. Accordingly, we recommend 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 that for Retirement Year Ending 11 Jun 02 she was credited with an additional six (6) non-paid inactive duty training (IDT) points resulting in 50 total retirement points; and, this period was a year of satisfactory Federal service. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2013-04510 in Executive Session on Tuesday, 29 Jul 2014, 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 16 Sep 13, w/atch. Exhibit B. Letter, ARPC/DPTS, dated 29 Oct 13, w/atch. Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 8 Nov 13.