RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2009-00565 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: He receive Commander's Responsibility Pay (CRP) for the period 28 October 2005 through 31 May 2007. _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: Due to no fault of his own or his organization, the 3rd Special Operations Squadron (SOS) which he commanded from its inception) was not originally on the CRP authorization list because it was not formally established until 28 October 2005. He qualified in all other ways for CRP, per establishment of the program on 6 June 2002. He and members of his squadron performed all requested actions to certify/establish this entitlement, yet due to no fault of his own, it did not take effect. The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A. _________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant is currently serving on extended active duty in the grade of colonel having assumed that grade effective and with a date of rank of 1 June 2008. _________________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPSIMC recommends denial. DPSIMC states the applicant assumed command of the 3rd SOS on 28 October 2005, in the rank of lieutenant colonel. His G-Series orders were approved on 25 January 2006. In January 2006 he began to correspond with his military personnel flight (MPF) to have his CRP started. There is email traffic which documents attempts to have the pay established; however, no action was taken based on a phased termination of CRP. Some commanders were authorized to receive the pay until 30 September 2007, if they continued to serve as a commander past the 1 January 2007 termination date. CRP was approved for implementation on 6 June 2002. When established it was only authorized for 10% of officers serving in a particular grade. CSAF approved a listing of squadron, group and wing commander positions that would receive CRP. The applicant's unit was not on this list. Termination of CRP was announced November 2006, and that no further requests for exception/addition to CRP eligibility would be entertained. It further announced that all current or pending requests were disapproved. While DPSIMC can define the guidelines for eligibility for CRP, they cannot determine what new positions would have been placed on the approved listing for CRP. The DPSIMC complete evaluation is at Exhibit B. _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: The applicant states the 3rd SOS/CC billet was not on the original 2002 CRP authorization list because at the time, the unit did not yet exist. Follow-ups to the original CRP request were unavoidably delayed as the servicing MPF repeatedly asked us to wait one or two pay cycles to verify that CRP had started. In accordance with the intent of previous CRP message traffic, the 3rd SOS command billet should easily have qualified for CRP. The 3rd SOS was established as AFSOC's first unmanned aerial system (UAS) squadron, and as such was fully engaged in combat operations in support of the global war on terrorism. Two similar squadrons (319th SOS and the 73rd SOS) also stood up in approximately the same time frame, and according to the group commander, both of those squadron commanders received CRP. Likewise, the commanders of ACC's UAS squadrons received CRP while the program was active, including at least one who took command as late as May 2006 (15th RS). The initial attempt to establish CRP was made in December 2005/January 2006, a minimum of 11 months prior to the November 2006 program termination message release, and nearly two years before the program ultimately concluded in September 2007. The system failed an operations squadron and its commander at a time when they were rightly focused on effectively conducting combat operations in support of our nation's elite special operations forces and her allies. The applicant's complete response, with attachments, is at Exhibit D. _________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2.  The application was timely filed. 3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. After a thorough review of the evidence of record and the applicant’s submission, we are of the opinion that relief is not warranted and the applicant has not provided any evidence which would lead us to believe otherwise. His contentions are duly noted; however, the detailed comments provided by the office of primary responsibility (OPR) adequately address these allegations. Therefore, we are in agreement with the comments and recommendation of the OPR and adopt its rationale as the basis for our decision that the applicant has not been the victim of either an error or injustice. In view of the above and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no compelling basis to recommend granting the relief sought. _________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice; the application was denied without a personal appearance; and the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application. _________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2009-00565 in Executive Session on 9 July 2009, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Vice Chair , Member , Member The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2009-00565 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 3 February 2009. Exhibit B. Letter, AFPC/DPSIMC, dated 15 April 2009. Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 1 May 2009. Exhibit D. Letter, Applicant, dated 26 May 2009, w/atchs. Vice Chair 4