RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-01483

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: YES

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

She be reimbursed for funds deducted from her pay for the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB).

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

She declined the MGIB in 2016 while attending Officer Training School (OTS).  In November 2019, personnel at the Offutt Air Force Base Education Center began to deduct funds for the MGIB.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a currently serving captain (0-3).

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP3SA recommends denying the application.  The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) shows no DD Form 2366, Montgomery GI Bill Act of 1984 (MGIB) Basic Enrollment, documenting the applicant’s declination in 2016.  Personnel at the Offutt Education Center attempted to contact the applicant on three separate occasions to facilitate a MGIB program election prior to processing pay reductions.  The Air Force Automated Education Management System (AFAEMS) shows the first notification was processed on 1 November 2018.  Subsequent notifications were processed on 2 April 2019 and 8 October 2019.  Personnel at the education center updated the MGIB enrollment in the Military Personnel Data System on 5 November 2019 as directed in the MGIB Personnel Services Delivery Guide (PSDG), Section C, after she failed to respond to requests for action.  

Based on the documentation provided by the applicant and analysis of the facts, there is no evidence of an error or injustice on the part of the Air Force.  The applicant failed to respond to three requests for MGIB enrollment action.

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 26 August 2020 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/DP3SA and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

4.  The applicant has not shown a personal appearance, with or without counsel, would materially add to the Board’s understanding of the issues involved.

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-2020-01483 in Executive Session on 12 January 2021:

, 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 8 April 2020.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP3SA, w/atchs, dated 28 April 2020.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 26 August 2020.

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.