RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-03668

XXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

He be credited with one year of satisfactory service for his retirement/retention (R/R) year 31 Jul 18 to 30 Jul 19 in the Air National Guard (ANG).

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

The applicant was gained in Jul 18 and notified of the monthly Unit Training Assembly (UTA) schedule for the remainder of 2018.  He began to attend UTAs and was instructed by the wing to only attend one day of each training weekend.  The wing corrected some of the applicant’s UTA days; however, he still had a bad year.  The applicant is requesting to be credited with a good year because the wing training office prohibited him from attending UTAs.  

The applicant has continued to attend all of the scheduled UTAs and had enough points for a good year. 

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

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

On 31 Jul 18, according to Special Order X-XX, dated 31 Jul 18, the applicant enlisted in the New Jersey ANG and was assigned to the XXX Student Flight.

According to the Point Credit Summary (PCARS) report, he was credited with the following Active Duty (AD), Inactive Duty for Training (IDT), membership (MBR), and retirement points from 2018 to 2020:

R/R Year	AD	IDT	MBR	Retirement	Satisfactory Service (Year)	
*31 Jul 18 – 30 Jul 19	0	22	15	37	000000	
31 Jul 19 – 30 Jul 20	264	9	15	288	010000	
*Unsatisfactory Years

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 37 retirement points for the period of 31 Jul 18 to 30 Jul 19.  However, 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 (IG) review of the XXX 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 UTA 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 (DoDI) policy, it is recommended that the Board authorize the applicant 13 equivalent training (ET) points, which can be performed in a non-pay status and are authorized to count towards retirement. Authorizing the 13 ET points would allow the applicant to reach the minimum 50 point required to qualify for satisfactory 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 Dec 21 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

The applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit E.

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 the APPLICANT be corrected to show that he be awarded 13 non-paid equivalent training (ET) points in retirement/retention (R/R) year 31 July 2018 to 30 July 2019, resulting in an additional one year of career satisfactory service.  In addition, his SATSVC be corrected to read 010000 and his SATSVC total to read 030000.  

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-2021-03668 in Executive Session on 23 Feb 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, undated.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, NGB/A1PP, dated 16 Dec 21.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 28 Dec 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.