RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-02973 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His date of separation (DOS) from active duty be adjusted to reflect the day before his Reserve appointment date in order to remove a break in service. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He incurred a break in service due to a delay in the scroll process. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant served in the Regular Air force from 17 December 2004 through 4 August 2013. His appointment into the Air Force Reserves was approved on 5 September 2013. The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are described in the memoranda prepared by the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR), which is included at Exhibits C. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPA recommends approval. The applicant’s records should be corrected to reflect his Date Of Separation (DOS) was adjusted to the day prior to the date the SECDEF approved his appointment as a reserve officer. The applicant’s name was scrolled to AF/REP on 25 March 2013, well in advance of his separation from active duty on 4 August 2013. However, his appointment date into the Air Force Reserve was not established by SECDEF’s approval until 5 September 2013, causing a break-in-service between his DOS and appointment in the Reserve. In accordance with (IAW) the Deputy SECDEF Memo, dated 2 May 05, all military officer appointments under Title 10 USC § 12203, not approved by 30 June 2005, will be submitted to the SECDEF for approval. The appointment date is the date the SECDEF approves the appointment or the date the oath was administered, whichever is later, and current policies do not allow for backdating oaths. Nevertheless, the AFBCMR has the authority to adjust the DOS for an officer in order to prevent an unwarranted break-in-service. In this case, ARPC found no administrative error and concluded the applicant’s break-in-service was through no fault of his own. As such, his DOS should be adjusted. A complete copy of the ARPC/DPA evaluation is at Exhibit C. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 19 September 2014 for review and comment within 30 days (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 an 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 Force office of primary responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion that relief should be granted. Therefore, 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 the APPLICANT, be corrected to show that he was not released from active duty effective 4 August 2013, but on that date, he was continued on active duty until 4 September 2013. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-02973 in Executive Session on 3 March 2015 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: Panel Chair Member Member All members voted to correct the records as recommended. The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-02973 was considered: Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 10 July 2014, w/atchs. Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C.  Memorandum, ARPC/DPA, dated 29 August 2014. Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 19 September 2014. 3