RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-02369

XXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

His break in service from 17 Jan 20 to 6 Feb 20 be removed, and subsequently affected dates, such as time in grade, be corrected.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

His servicing recruiter submitted his scroll for approval on 16 Jul 19.  The scroll was approved on 7 Nov 19.  On 16 Nov 19, the USAF Reserve Surgeon General’s Office placed his application on hold until 4 Feb 20.  The subsequent gap in service dates was through no fault of his own.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a captain (O-3) in the Air Force Reserve (AFR).

On 17 Jan 20, the applicant was furnished an honorable discharge from the Regular Air Force (RegAF).  

On 18 Jan 20, under Reserve Order PC-00454, dated 20 Mar 20, the applicant was appointed as a Reserve of the Air Force.

On 6 Feb 20, under Reserve Order DA-00947, dated 25 Mar 20, the applicant was assigned to Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.

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

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY

Air Force Manual 36-2604, Service Dates and Dates of Rank, paragraph 3.1.8.2. For officers assigned to the Inactive Status List Reserve Section or the Retired Reserve since the most recent promotion, their date of rank (DOR) is adjusted when transferred to the Active Duty List.  Compute adjusted DOR by subtracting current DOR from the date assigned to the Inactive Status List Reserve Section or the Retired Reserve, resulting in years, months, and days of creditable service in current grade.  Subtract creditable service from Effective Date Change Strength Accountability (date returned to an active status) resulting in an adjusted DOR.  Current grade date of rank (CGDOR) effective date is Effective Date Change Strength Accountability.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION

ARPC/DPAR, recommends denying the application.  Based on the documentation provided by the applicant and analysis of the facts, there is no evidence of an error or injustice.  On 18 Jan 20, the applicant was appointed into the AFR, immediately upon separation from RegAF duty, under Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 12203, and was approved by the Office of the Secretary of Defense on Scroll ID 1840.  The 6 Feb 20 date referred to by the applicant is the date he was returned to an active duty status and assigned to an active AFR unit in order to fill a vacancy (Effective Date of Change of Strength Accountability [EDCSA]).

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 13 Oct 20 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 ARPC/DPAR and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  The applicant was appointed into the AFR on 18 Jan 20; whereas, the 6 Feb 20 date referred to by the applicant is the date he was returned to an active duty status and assigned to an active AFR unit.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

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-2020-02369 in Executive Session on 14 Dec 20:

, 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 25 Jun 20.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, ARPC/DPAR, w/atch, dated 20 Oct 20.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 13 Oct 20.

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.