RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-00692

XXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

His date of rank (DOR) of first lieutenant (1Lt/O-2) be corrected from 2 Oct 16 to 2 May 15. 

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

He was serving as a Command and Control Officer in the Air Force Reserve.  At the time of his application and accession as an Active Duty Medical Service Corps Officer, he was not informed that he would be awarded service credit of ½ year for each year served.  He only learned after he arrived at his duty station that he would lose time as an O-2 and be downgraded to an O-1.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force as a captain (Capt/O-3).

On 2 May 13, he was appointed as a second lieutenant (2Lt/O-1), in the Air Force Reserve, as per Reserve Order PA-00663, dated 16 May 13.

On 3 Mar 16, he entered Extended Active Duty (EAD), as per Special Order AH-0183, dated 26 Feb 16.

Order AH-0738, dated 3 Jun 16, amended his EAD order to show he entered as 2Lt/O-1, instead of 1Lt/O-2. 

Constructive Service Credit, dated 6 Jun 16, reflects he was authorized to enter Active Duty as 2Lt/O-1 on 3 Mar 16.

For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY

Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6000.13, Accession and Retention Policies, Programs, and Incentives for Military Health Professions Officers (HPOs), Enclosure 3

1. ENTRY GRADE CREDIT.
b. Prior Commissioned Service Credit. Credit for prior service as a commissioned officer, other than as a commissioned warrant officer, will be granted to recognize previous commissioned experience, while maintaining cognizance of the level of professional knowledge, skill, and experience required at specific grade levels of each health profession. Credit will be awarded equitably and consistently. 
(1) Pursuant to section 533 of Reference (d), a person receiving an original appointment to serve as a Regular commissioned HPO in any Military Service will be awarded: 
(a) Credit on a day-for-day basis for any active commissioned service (AD and full-time National Guard duty) as an HPO in the professional specialty in which the person is being appointed. The service may have been performed in any Military Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the United States Public Health Service before the new appointment. 
(b) One-half day of credit for each day of active commissioned service (AD and full-time National Guard duty) as a commissioned officer but not in the profession in which the person is being appointed. The service may have been performed in any Military Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the United States Public Health Service before the new appointment. The Secretary concerned may grant an exception to this provision and grant day-for-day credit on a case-by-case basis.
(2) Pursuant to section 12207 of Reference (d), a person receiving an original appointment to serve as a Reserve commissioned HPO in any Military Service will be awarded: 
(a) Credit on a day-for-day basis for any commissioned service as a Regular HPO, or as a Reserve HPO in an active status, in the professional specialty in which the person is being appointed. The service may have been performed in any Military Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the United States Public Health Service before the new appointment. 
(b) One-half day credit for each day of commissioned service as a Regular commissioned officer, or as a Reserve commissioned officer in an active status, but not in the professional specialty in which the person is being appointed. The service may have been performed in any Military Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the United States Public Health Service. The Secretary concerned may grant an exception to this provision and grant day-for-day credit on a case-by-case basis.

AFI 36-2005, Officer Accessions.

Table 10.4. Service Credit On Appointment As A Medical or Dental Officer.
If the individual has successfully completed prior commissioned service credit, commissioned service on active duty or in an active status in any uniformed service, but not in the professional specialty in which being appointed; then the amount of service credit awarded is 1/2 year for each year of service.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP2N, recommends denying the application.  Governing policies show the applicant is not legally entitled to enter onto active duty as a 1Lt.  On 2 May 15, the applicant was promoted to 1Lt in the Air Force Reserve as a Line of the Air Force officer, in Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) 12M3B.  In Jun 16, the AFPC Medical Officer Accessions’ program manager computed his constructive service credit to determine his enter onto active duty grade as a Medical Service Corps officer.  If he had transferred from the reserve to active duty in the same specialty in which being accessed, he would have transferred with the same grade.  However, his prior commissioned officer time as a LAF officer (2 May 13 – 2 Mar 16) is not in the specialty in which he was being accessed; therefore, this time is computed at 50% credit.  The applicant received a total of 1 year, 5 months and 1 day of service credit, authorizing him to enter onto active duty in the grade of 2Lt/O-1.  In Mar 16, he entered onto active duty in the grade of 2Lt with a DOR of 3 Mar 16.  He was then promoted to 1Lt effective 2 Oct 16, and promoted to Capt effective 2 Oct 18.  Constructive Service Credit is determined in accordance with DoDI 6000.13, Enclosure 3, and AFI 36-2005.  

The complete advisory opinion is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION

The Board sent a copy of the advisory opinion to the applicant on 2 Sep 20 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2N and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

RECOMMENDATION

The Board recommends informing the applicant the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the Board will reconsider the application only upon receipt of relevant evidence not already presented.

CERTIFICATION

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2017-00692 in Executive Session on 27 Oct 20:

, Panel Chair 
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted against correcting the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 2 Feb 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2N, dated 25 Feb 20.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 2 Sep 20.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings, as required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.