RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-03699

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

She be credited with 15 non-paid Inactive Duty for Training (IDT) points to obtain one year of satisfactory service for her retirement/retention (R/R) year 27 Feb 20 to 26 Feb 21 in the Air Force Reserve (AFR).

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

The applicant transferred from active duty to the AFR and was provided with an accession package that included a participation schedule and identified her Retirement and Retention (R/R) date as 7 Jul [sic].   She was advised to check her R/R date in the virtual Military Personnel Flight (vMPF) system 60 days after her official notification of gain to ensure the R/R date had not been recalculated by the Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC).  The applicant checked her R/R date in vMPF by using the Career Data Brief (CDB).  However, she was unaware the date in the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) and on her CDB would reflect differently.  The applicant performed Reserve duty between 1 Oct [sic] and 6 Jul [sic] as directed on the participation schedule without issues.  The applicant was informed by her supervisor that she was ineligible for promotion due to prior unsatisfactory years.  Her supervisor stated that she failed to complete enough points between her R/R dates of 27 Feb 20 through 26 Feb 21.  The applicant contacted ARPC who confirmed the R/R dates reflected 27 Feb 20 through 26 Feb 21 in vMPF and MilPDS.  ARPC also confirmed the data on the CDB was incorrect and that Randolph AFB was aware of the inconsistencies.  The applicant scheduled her Reserve duty based on the 7 Jul [sic] R/R date on the CDB, and believes she should not be penalized because the dates were incorrect.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an AFR master sergeant (E-7).

On 25 Mar 21, according to the CDB provided by the applicant, her R/R date reflects 7 Jul.

On 16 Dec 21, according to the CDB, the R/R date reflects 27 Feb.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

ARPC/DPTS, recommends granting the application based on evidence of an error or injustice.  At no fault of the applicant there was an anomalous data error in MilPDS on their CDB that resulted in the applicant participating during dates that were not eligible to be counted as a satisfactory year towards retirement during her R/R year.  The applicant contends the R/R date on her CDB was incorrectly displayed as 7 Jul when it should have reflected 27 Feb.  The applicant completed 35 points towards retirement in R/R year 27 Feb 20 through 26 Feb 21 that were not credited with a satisfactory year towards retirement due to the system error.  Given the data error, the applicant earned 53 points from 7 Jul 20 through 6 Jul 21, which would have been considered satisfactory participation had her CDB R/R date been correct.  On 16 Dec 21, the R/R date in MilPDS and the applicants CDB was corrected to reflect 27 Feb 20.  

The complete advisory opinion is at Exhibit B.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION

The Board sent a copy of the advisory opinion to the applicant on 20 Dec 21 for comment (Exhibit C), 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 ARPC/DPTS 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 she be awarded 15 non-paid inactive duty points in retirement/retention (R/R) year 27 February 2020 to 26 February 2021, resulting in one additional satisfactory year towards retirement.  

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-2021-03699 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, dated 5 Nov 21.
Exhibit B:	Advisory opinion, ARPC/DPTS, w/atchs, dated 16 Dec 21.
Exhibit C:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 20 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.