RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-05358

	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Nine (9) days of lost leave be restored.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He planned on taking 9 days of his use or lose leave from Jul to Oct but was notified of a short notice deployment on  5 Jul 17 [sic].  He was deployed to a non-hostile fire pay (HFP) location on contingency exercise (CED) orders for 87 days in FY17 and was not authorized to take leave during this time.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a senior airman in the Air Force.   

He provides copy of CED Order Number TE-0525 dated 24 Jun 16, which shows he was tasked to deploy with a proceed on or about date of 8 Jul 16.  

AFI-36-3003, Military Leave Programs, paragraph 6.1.9 states members not eligible for special leave accrual (SLA) can request recovery of days lost by submitting an AFBCMR application.  The restored leave must be used before the end of the current fiscal year.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2SSM recommends denial.  The applicant’s military pay records do not show he lost any leave on 1 Oct 17.  The applicant also did not provide a travel voucher to validate the amount of days he was deployed.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 17 Apr 18 for comment (Exhibit D), 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 not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2SSM and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the application will only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

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-2017-05358 in Executive Session on 17 Jul 18:

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following Docket Number BC-2017-05358:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atch, dated 30 Nov 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2SSM, dated 27 Dec 17. 
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 17 Apr 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.