RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2018-00023

 	COUNSEL: NONE	 

  	HEARING: 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 recruiter placed her on the scroll for appointment in the Air Force Reserve on 23 Nov 15, prior to her separation from active duty on 10 May 16.  She would not have incurred a break in service if the request for appointment was approved prior to her separation.   The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a major in the Air Force Reserve.  

The applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 2 Jun 04 and was discharged from active duty on      10 May 16.

ARPC IMT 92, Appointment Order, Reserve Order,  Reserve Order PC-00692, dated  10 Jun 16, shows her appointment in the Air Force Reserve was approved by the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) on  12 May 16 and her service dates were adjusted for the break in service.  
 
For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/DPAR recommends approval of the request to reflect no break in service.  ARPC has found no administrative error and concludes the break in service was due to no fault of the applicant.  Therefore, the break in service should be eliminated in accordance with the SAF/GCM policy granting the Board the authority to adjust her DOS.  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 20 Jun 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 the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of ARPC/DPAR 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 she was not released from active duty effective 10 May 16 but on that date, she was continued on active duty until 11 May 16, on which date she tendered her resignation, was discharged from all Regular Air Force appointments, and was released from active duty.  

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-2018-00023 in Executive Session on 24 Jul 18:

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All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 20 Dec 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, ARPC/DPAR, dated 11 Apr 18.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 20 Jun 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.