RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-02171

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: XXXXXX

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO	

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

She be awarded two days of leave for Reserve Order number XXXXXXX

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

Due to leave not being properly calculated or approved, prior to the end of mobilization orders, she was shorted two days of leave.  She was on active duty from 11 May XX – 30 Sep XX, and should have been allowed downtime from 1 – 2 Oct XX and then leave from 3 – 15 Oct XX.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a currently serving Air Force Reserve senior airman (E-3).  

On 11 May 20, according to AF Form 938, Request and Authorization for Active Duty Training/Active Duty Tour, Reserve Order number XXXXXXX dated 27 Apr XX, the applicant was ordered to active duty (156 days) from 11 May XX - 13 Oct XX.  Inclusive dates of the contingency/exercise/deployment (CED) orders are 14 May XX - 1 Oct XX 

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

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY/GUIDANCE

Air Force Instruction 36-3003, Military Leave Program, 24 Aug 20, paragraph 2.4.1 states members accrue 2.5 days of leave for each month of active duty.

AFI 36-3003, Chapter 7, Post Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA).  In support of the Secretary of Defense’s utilization of the Total Force policy, the PDMRA is established for members who are required to mobilize or deploy with a frequency beyond established rotation goals. Reserve Component Airmen who, on the first day of their current qualifying mobilization/deployment, had been mobilized pursuant to 10 USC § 12304 Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve Members; Order to Active Duty other than During War or National Emergency in excess of 12 months out of the previous 72 months, and who meet the other eligibility criteria contained in this enclosure, qualify for PDMRA days. PDMRA begins to accrue when a member has boots on the ground for 30 consecutive days, and is provided for each month or fraction of a month beyond 30 consecutive days.  Reserve component airman accrue two administrative absence days per month and entitled to Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE) when deployed to a combat zone. They accrue one administrative day each month when the Airman is deployed outside the US, not in a CTZE area.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFRC/A1KK recommends denying the application.  Based upon documentation provided by the applicant and analysis of the facts, there is no error or injustice.  Current policy states that on completion of post-deployment administrative actions, a member may be authorized a period of downtime, as authorized and defined by the leading MAJCOM, and permitted to take leave or take PDMRA, as applicable.  In this instance, since the applicant was within commuting distance of her home and did not meet the criteria to be considered “deployed,” PDMRA was not authorized and only accrued leave was earned.  Reserve Order number XXXXXX was for the period of 11 May – 13 Oct XX for a total of 156 days.  Per AFI 36-3003, the member earned leave at a rate of 2.5 days per month (30 days), so for a 156 day tour, she accrued approximately 13 days of leave days and leave was appropriately factored into the order and ran from 1 Oct XX – 13 Oct XX.  

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 15 Mar 22 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 AFRC/A1KK and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  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-2021-02171 in Executive Session on 6 Apr 22 and 16 Apr 22:

, Chair, AFBCMR
 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 6 Mar 21.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory Opinion, AFRC/A1KK, dated 14 Mar 22.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to Applicant, dated 15 Mar 22.

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.