RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-02507

  						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO 



APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) be adjusted to his 
original submission date of October 2012.


APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He never received an email stating that because he did not sign 
the Statement of Understanding (SOU) and that he could reapply 
because of High Year Tenure (HYT).  He was told twice that he 
could not transfer his benefits.  He believes that his family 
should not be penalized.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.


STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently on active duty in the grade of staff 
sergeant.

The applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date is 
29 December 1999.


AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSIT recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of 
an error or an injustice.  The applicant applied for TEB on 
3 October 2012.  The application was rejected on 18 October 
2012 because he did not sign the required TEB Statement of 
Understanding (SOU).  The applicant subsequently applied on 
14 January 2014 and was approved to his High Year of Tenure 
(HYT) date.

No supporting documentation is provided to support the alleged 
injustice.  When he applied for TEB, he would have signed in 
through the vMPF.  A banner was present which asked members to 
validate their email address, to include an option to provide a 
personal email (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) to ensure they received the 
necessary communications.  Additionally, even if the email 
communication from the TFSC was not received, the message from 
the service component presented to him during the TEB 
application process was clear; completion of the TEB SOU was 
required, and if the applicant did not receive the 
communications from the TFSC within 72 hours, he needed to 
contact them as soon as possible.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSIT evaluation is at Exhibit B.


APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 18 August 2014 for review and comment within 
30 days (Exhibit C).  As of this date, no response has been 
received by this office.


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.  We took 
notice of the applicant’s complete submission in judging the 
merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and 
recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility 
(OPR) and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion 
the applicant has not been the victim of an error of injustice.  
Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find 
no basis to recommend granting the requested relief.


THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of material 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-2014-02507 in Executive Session on 23 March 2015 under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:


The following documentary evidence pertaining AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2014-02507 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 17 June 2014.
	Exhibit B.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPSIT, dated 17 June 2014.
	Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 18 August 2014.