RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-04332

 	COUNSEL: NONE	 

  	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be credited with 11 non-paid inactive duty training (IDT) points and a satisfactory year of service for his 2016 to 2017 retention/retirement (R/R) year.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Through no fault of his own, he did not earn a satisfactory year of service for 2016 to 2017.  

In Jun 15, he submitted a BCMR application requesting his erroneous break in service be removed.  His BCMR application was approved two years later and the correction was not uploaded into his records until 12 Aug 17, after his R/R year closed out.  As evidenced by the multiple IDT days he completed, he would have completed the necessary days for a “good” R/R year had the correction to his record been timely made.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a major in the Air Force Reserve.

On 30 Jun 15, the applicant requested the BCMR eliminate his break in service from 30 Sep 11 to 19 Oct 11 (AFBCMR BC-2015-02830).  On 16 Aug 16, the Board granted the applicant’s request and the directive correcting the applicant’s record was signed on 7 Dec 16.   

The applicant’s Point Credit Accounting Reporting System (PCARS) record shows he was credited with 39 points for his R/R year of 23 Jun 16 to 22 Jun 17.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit D.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/DPTS recommends approval.  On 10 Aug 17, the applicant’s points service history was updated to remove the break in service in accordance with AFBCMR BC-2015-02830.  Upon removal of the break in service, his anniversary dates changed causing him to have an unsatisfactory year of service.  Reserve members are required to earn a minimum of 50 retirement points within an anniversary year to complete a satisfactory year of service per DODI 1215.07, Service Credit for Reserve Retirement.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit D.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 14 Mar 18 for comment (Exhibit E), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was timely filed.

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

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion that the applicant is the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of ARPC/DPTS and finds that a preponderance of the evidence substantiates the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends 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 he be credited with 11 additional non-paid IDT points for his R/R year of 23 Jun 16 to 22 Jun 17.  

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-2017-04332 in Executive Session on 24 Jul 18:

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All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following in Docket Number BC-2017-04332:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 12 Sep 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Record of Proceedings, BC-2015-02830, w/atch, dated 7 Dec 16.
Exhibit D:	Advisory opinion, ARPC/DPTS, w/atchs, dated 21 Nov 17.
Exhibit E:	Notification of Advisory, dated 14 Mar 18. 

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