RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-04146 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: YES APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His military pay records be corrected to accurately reflect any lost pay, benefits or entitlements due to him based on an erroneous calculation of earned leave in conjunction with his Partial Mobilization (PM) Order M979. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He was not afforded the opportunity to take all earned leave when he returned from his deployment in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. He was forced to forfeit nine days of military leave due to the end date of his orders. His orders ended before an extension could be filed which has resulted in the loss of pay, benefits and entitlements earned while deployed. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant is currently serving as a member of the Air National Guard in the grade of master sergeant. On 18 July 2013, the applicant was ordered to active duty in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) for the period of 31 August 2013 through 12 May 2014. On 15 May 2014, the applicant’s itinerary in support of OEF was modified from 31 August 2013 through 12 May 2014 to 31 August 2013 through 21 May 2014. According to his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, he was demobilized on 21 May 2014. He was credited with 8 months and 21 days of active service. In accordance with the applicant’s point credit summary (PCARS), he was on paid inactive duty training for the period 22 May 2014 through 27 May 2014. The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the memorandums prepared by the Air Force offices of primary responsibility (OPR), which are attached at Exhibit C and E. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: NGB/FMF recommends denial. There is no evidence on the applicant’s military pay record that indicates he was paid incorrectly or that he has an incorrect leave balance. As such, the applicant’s leave record and pay record are correct. The applicant was able to take nineteen (19) of the twenty-two (22) days of leave accrued during his active duty period. The remaining three (3) days of leave are still available for the applicant to take on his next set of active duty orders. The funding activity, which is the supported commander, has the discretion to approve/disapprove an extension of active duty orders for the purpose of leave or may allow a member to carry-over or sell leave. In this case, no extension has been approved and the member carried the leave balance to the next active duty period. A complete copy of the NGB/FMF 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 9 November 2015 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit D). As of this date, no response has been received by this office. ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION: NGB/A1PR recommends correcting the applicant’s military records and compensation of military pay, points, and applicable benefits for six additional days instead of the requested nine days, by updating the end date of his orders from 21 May 2014 to 27 May 2014. The applicant’s Air Force Reserve Orders Writing System (AROWS) order dates were originally 31 August 2013 to 12 May 2014, but were modified on 15 May 2014 to extend the orders to 21 May 2014. In accordance with the Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES) record, the member arrived at his residence on 18 April 2014. Per Air Force Instruction 10-403, Deployment Planning and Execution, dated 20 September 2012, for involuntary mobilizations, the member is entitled to two days in-processing before beginning Post Deployment Stand Down Time (PDSDT) and leave. The applicant’s days of in-processing would be 19 – 20 April 2014. According to the Air Combat Command (ACC) Post-Deployment Downtime Guidance Memorandum, the applicant is entitled to 14 days of PDSDT, which began on 21 April 2014 and ended on 4 May 2014. According to Air Force Instruction 36-3003, Military Leave Program, the applicant accrued 22.5 days of leave during the period of active duty service. At the time of the applicant’s mobilization, there was no specific guidance on what constituted the date the member separated from active service for determining leave accrual, which allowed for leave to be accrued from 31 August 2013 to 21 May 2014. The applicant’s order end date should have been 27 May 2014 to allow for use of PDSDT and accrued leave. As such, the applicant’s leave period should have been 5 May 2014 to 27 May 2014. The applicant’s modified order end date was 21 May 2014 which did not provide enough days to take PDSDT and all of the accrued leave. At the time of the applicant’s mobilization, accrued leave had to either be taken or paid out. The authorization for Reserve Component members to carry over leave from active duty tour was not implemented until 3 March 2015. According to the applicant’s unit, the member was not in a military status from his original end order date to 17 May 2014. A complete copy of the NGB/A1PR evaluation is at Exhibit E. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 3 March 2016 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit F). As of this date, no response has been received by this office. THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1.  The applicant has 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. After a thorough review of the evidence of record and the applicant's complete submission, we believe the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice. While we note the comments of NGB/A1PR indicating partial relief should be granted because the applicant was unable to use all of the leave he accrued during his deployment in support of OEF, we believe a preponderance of the evidence substantiates that corrective action is not warranted. In this respect, we note the applicant served in an active duty capacity during the period of time immediately following his return from deployment, which prevents the Board from extending the end date of his deployment orders for the purpose of placing him in ordinary leave status. As a result, the accrued leave he was unable to take should have been added to his leave balance, and remained available to him to either sell or take in the future. The applicant has provided no documentation to establish that there is an error in his leave balance or that he inappropriately lost leave. In other words, it appears to the Board that the leave system worked as designed and no error or injustice occurred. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the requested relief. 4.  The applicant’s case is adequately documented and it has not been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will materially add to our understanding of the issues involved. Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered. THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; the application was denied without a personal appearance; and 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 AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-04146 in Executive Session on 13 January 2016, 21 March 2016, and 24 March 2016 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: Panel Chair Member Member The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-04146 was considered: Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 3 October 2014, w/atchs. Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C.  Memorandum, NGB/FMF, dated 6 November 2015. Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 9 November 2015. Exhibit E.  Memorandum, NGB/A1PR, dated 5 February 2016. Exhibit F.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 3 March 2016, w/atchs.