RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.


IN THE MATTER OF:			DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2015-04992
		
 					COUNSEL:  NONE

					HEARING DESIRED:  NO



APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her 29 days of lost leave for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 
(FY14/FY15) be restored.


APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Per AFI 36-3003, Chapter 10, she is ineligible for Special Leave 
Accrual.  She requests an exception as the leave lost was a 
great injustice.

The leave was lost due to her assignment as a special assistant 
to the Air Force Material Commander and subsequently the 
Commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support 
Center (AFIMSC).  As the Commander, she was the only permanent 
staff member assigned to the Air Force’s largest and most 
complex reorganization since 1992.  The magnitude of that 
responsibility and the timeframe upon which the Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff expected the 
organization to be established and ready to deliver capabilities 
to Major Commands prevented her from taking leave.  

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


STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is active duty Air Force serving in the grade of 
major general.  

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are 
described in the memorandum prepared by the Air Force office of 
primary responsibility (OPR), which is included at Exhibit B.


AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Special Programs recommends approval.  Air Force member’s may 
request recovery of lost leave in accordance with AFI 36-3003, 
by submitting a DD Form 149, Application for Correction of 
Military Records, under the provisions of Title 10, U.S. Code 
Section 1552. The member’s application must clearly establish 
that an error or injustice by the Air Force caused their lost 
leave. 

The applicant has provided the leave policy for the AFIMSC 
initial stand up as well as projected leave and multiple 
temporary duty assignments scheduled in FY14 and FY15.  The 
leave policy indicated that allowance of leave taken would be 
minimized during the initial stand up of AFIMSC. 

A complete copy of the Special Programs evaluation is at 
Exhibit B.


APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 5 April 2016 for review and comment within 30 days 
(Exhibit C).  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.  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 (OPR) and 
adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the 
applicant has been the victim of an error or injustice.  The 
applicant states, and we believe, that due to the magnitude of 
her duties she was unjustly precluded from taking leave and 
therefore, 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 29 
days of leave be restored to her current leave account.


The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2015-04992 in Executive Session on 5 May 2016 under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	

All members voted to correct the records as recommended.  The 
following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2015-04992 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 24 Nov 15, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Memorandum, Special Programs, dated 14 Mar 16.
	Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 5 Apr 16.