RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2018-02383

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  	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Nineteen (19) days of lost leave be restored.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She was unable to take leave due to extenuating mission requirements.  Because of the extended vacancy of the senior executive service (SES) director, her workload as the acting director for contracting precluded her from taking leave.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a colonel in the Air Force.  

In accordance with AFI 36-3003, Military Leave Program, paragraph 6.1.9, Members not eligible for SLA can request recovery of days lost by submitting a DD Form 149, Application for Correction of Military Records.  The member’s application must clearly establish an error or injustice by the Air Force caused the lost leave.  If the Board grants the request, the leave is restored to the current leave account and members must use the days before the end of the FY.   

The applicant provides a letter dated 2 Jan 18, endorsed by her SES, the military personnel flight and finance office supporting restoration of 19 days of lost leave.  

The applicant’s master military pay account (MMPA) shows she lost 19 days of leave on 1 Oct 17.  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 approval.  Due to mission requirements, which required her presence, she was unable to reduce her leave balance to 60 days prior to the end of the fiscal year.   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 Sep 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 AFPC/DP2SSM 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 19 days of leave was restored to her leave account commencing current fiscal year.  

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-2018-02383 in Executive Session on 30 Oct 18:

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All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following in Docket Number BC-2018-02383:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 18 Jul 18.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, ARPC/DPAR, w/atch, dated 21 Aug 18.  
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 17 Sep 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.