RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-03050

XXXXXXXXXXXX (APPLICANT)	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

He be credited with one year of satisfactory service for his retention/retirement (R/R) year 26 Sep 18 to 25 Sep 19. 

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

He joined the Air National Guard (ANG) on 26 Sep 18, and began attending monthly drills from Nov 18 through Oct 19 while assigned to the student flight.  He received monthly emails from student flight leadership that directed him to attend drill on Saturdays instead of the required monthly two-day drill (Saturday and Sunday) requirement.  He followed the directives and attended drill on Saturdays only until 1 Nov 19, when he was notified by student flight leadership of a new policy requiring all student flight members to attend both Saturday and Sunday of drill weekend.  He was unaware the missing day would result in an unsatisfactory year until he was notified by the Force Support Squadron commander on 30 Sep 20, and never received correspondence from the student flight regarding makeup for drills.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an Air National Guard airman first class (E-3).

On 26 Sep 19, according to Special Order P-116, dated 26 Sep 18, the applicant enlisted in the ANG and was assigned to the 177th Student Flight.

According to the applicant’s Point Credit Accounting and Reporting System (PCARS) report, he was credited with the with the following Active Duty (AD), Inactive Duty for Training (IDT), membership (MBR), and retirement points from 2019 to 2021:

R/R Year	AD	IDT	MBR	Retirement	Satisfactory Service (Year)	
*26 Sep 18 – 25 Sep 19	0	21	15	36	000000	
  26 Sep 18 – 25 Sep 19	325	4	15	344	010000	
*Unsatisfactory Years

Controlled by:  SAF/MRB
CUI Categories:  SP-MIL/SP-PRVCY
Limited Dissemination Control:  N/A
POC:  SAF.MRBC.Workflow@us.af.mil

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

NGB/A1PP recommends granting the applicant’s request for a satisfactory year of service.  Based on the documentation provided by the applicant and analysis of the facts, there is evidence of an error or injustice.  The applicant received 36 retirement points for the period of 26 Sep 18 to 25 Sep 19.  He did not receive a good year to qualify for satisfactory service because he failed to reach the minimum 50-point requirement.  An Inspector General review of the 177th Fighter Wing revealed a number of members did not achieve satisfactory participation years while assigned to the student flight due to limiting Student Flight drill participation, followed by sporadic cancellations, and a failure to reschedule unit training assembly periods with members.  Since the applicant did not physically perform the duty, and it is not within the scope of the AFBCMR to waive law or Department of Defense Instruction policy, they recommend the Board authorize the applicant 14 equivalent training (ET) points, which can be performed in a non-pay status and are authorized to count towards retirement. Authorizing 14 ET points would allow the applicant to reach the minimum 50-points required to qualify for a satisfactory year of service.

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 16 Nov 21 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 the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of NGB/A1PP and finds a preponderance of the evidence substantiates the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s records as indicated below.

RECOMMENDATION

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that he was awarded an additional 14 non-paid equivalent training points for R/R year 26 Sep 18 to 25 Sep 19, and this period is a year of satisfactory federal service.  

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-2021-03050 in Executive Session on 20 Jan 22:

, Panel Chair 
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 11 Aug 21.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, NGB/A1PP, w/atchs, dated 26 Oct 21.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 16 Nov 21.

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.