RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-05256 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: Her break in service following her separation from active duty and appointment in the Air Force Reserve be eliminated. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: Her Effective Date of Change of Strength Accountability (EDCSA) into the Air Force Reserve is 20 May 2013. Her gaining Reserve unit completed the paperwork on 12 March 2013; however, due to a scrolling error that was due to no fault of her own she now has a break in service. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: On 29 February 2004, the applicant entered the Regular Air Force and was discharged on 20 May 2013. According to the AF Form 1288, Application for Ready Reserve Assignment, dated 12 March 2013, the applicant’s EDCSA date is 20 May 2013. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: ARPC/DPA recommends approval of the applicant’s request to reflect no break in service. ARPC found no administrative error and concludes the break in service was no fault of the applicant. The applicant’s appointment was approved by the Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD on 11 June 2013. Therefore, they recommend her Date of Separation (DOS) be amended to 10 June 2011 [sic]. Current policies do not allow for backdating oaths; however, the Secretary of the Air Force General Counsel Military Law (SAF/GCM) and the Board determined that the Board has the authority to adjust the DOS for these officers to prevent a break in service. The Office of the Secretary of Defense General Counsel (OSD/GC) determined the appointment date is the date the Secretary of Defense approved the appointment or the date the oath was administered, whichever is later. The applicant was granted appointment In Accordance With (IAW) the OSD directive. A complete copy of the DPA evaluation is at Exhibit C. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: There is a typographical error in paragraph 6, lines a and g of the recommendation made by ARPC to change her DOS to 10 June 2011. Her original DOS from active duty was 20 May 2013 so rather than the suggested date of 10 June 2011 in lines a and g, it should read 10 June 2013. Amending her DOS to the suggested date would remove two years of active duty service credit. She concurs with the amendment of her DOS to 10 June 2013 to eliminate her break in service. The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit E. ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION: ARPC/DPA amended their original evaluation dated 2 March 2015 to change the DOS in paragraph 6, lines a and g from 10 June 2011 to 10 June 2013. A complete copy of the DPA evaluation is at Exhibit F APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the corrected Air Force evaluation was provided to the applicant on 29 April 2015 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit G). 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. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. 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 that 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 she was not released from active duty effective 20 May 2013 but on that date, she was continued on active duty through 10 June 2013. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-05256 in Executive Session on 6 August 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 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 1 September 2014, w/atch. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Memorandum, ARPC/DPA, dated 2 March 2015. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 25 March 2015. Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, dated 13 April 2015. Exhibit F. Memorandum, ARPC/DPA, dated 2 March 2015 (corrected copy). Exhibit G. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 29 April 2015.