RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-03471 

 

 COUNSEL: NO 

 

 HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

His 17 days of lost leave be restored, or as an alternative, he 
be allowed to sell back 15 days of leave. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

He was on permissive temporary duty (TDY) from 20 April through 
10 May 2011; terminal leave from 10 May through 25 July 2011 and 
returned to duty to accept promotion on 26 July 2011. On 
1 August 2011, his leave balance was 92.5. He was scheduled to 
deploy from 13 September 2011 through 22 December 2011 and was 
not afforded leave due to pre-deployment training. 

 

Additionally, prior to his permissive TDY, he elected to sell 
back leave; however that never happened. He would like to be 
paid for the 15 days of leave or he requests his 17 days of 
leave be restored. 

 

The AF Form 1411, Extension or Cancellation of Extensions of 
Enlistments in the Regular Air Force, states that he understands 
that his Expiration of Term of Service will not change until he 
enters the new extension; and that he will accrue any leave from 
his extension until he enters it. If this is the first 
extension of his current enlistment, he understands that he may 
be eligible to sell all or part of his accrued leave upon entry 
into this extension or carry his accrued leave forward. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant is on active duty serving in the grade of master 
sergeant. On 24 May 2011, he elected to accept promotion to the 
grade of master sergeant with an active duty service commitment 
of two years and withdrew his approved retirement application. 
According to his February Leave and Earnings statement, he lost 


17 days of leave. He now has an approved retirement date of 
30 June 2013. 

 

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are 
contained in the advisory opinion from the Air Force office of 
primary responsibility at Exhibit C. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPSIM recommends denial. The applicant’s Master Military 
Pay Account reflects that he carried forward 70.5 days of leave 
at the beginning of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011; earned 30 days of 
leave and used 8 days of leave during FY11. The applicant’s 
leave balance in the beginning of FY12 was 92.5 days. 

 

AFI 36-3003, Military Leave Program, explains Special Leave 
Accrual (SLA) allows members who are faced with circumstances 
that prohibit them from taking leave to accumulate leave in 
excess of 60 days (75 days until 30 September 2013). The 
situation preventing a member from taking leave must have been 
caused by a catastrophe, national emergency and/or crisis or 
operations in defense of national security. It should be a 
result of the member’s inability to take leave or to reduce 
their leave balance to 60 days before the end of the fiscal year 
while being assigned to said activities. SLA shall not be a 
means to authorize the accumulation of leave in excess of 
60 days as a result of the member’s failure to manage their 
leave balance. 

 

The complete DPSIM evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 9 October 2012, for review and comment within 
30 days (Exhibit D). As of this date, this office has received 
no response. 

 

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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 error or injustice. After 
thoroughly reviewing the evidence of record and the applicant’s 
complete submission, we are not persuaded that record warrants 
the requested correction. The applicant’s contentions are duly 
noted; however, he has not provided persuasive evidence to 
override the rationale provided by the Air Force office of 
primary responsibility (OPR). Therefore, in the absence of 
evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting 
the relief sought in this application. 

 

4. The applicant's case is adequately documented and it has not 
been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel 
will materially add to our understanding of the issues involved. 
Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably 
considered. 

 

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: 

 

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that 
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. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2012-03471 in Executive Session on 25 April 2013, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 Panel Chair 

 Member 

 Member 

 

The following documentary evidence was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 20 Aug 12, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Record. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSIM, dated 1 Oct 12. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 9 Oct 12. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair