DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

WASHINGTON, DC 

OCB 2 1 1998 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

AFBCMR 97-00377 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF 

Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air Force Board for Correction 

of Military Records and under the authority of Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A 
Stat 116), it is directed that: 

s of the Department of the Air Force relating 
corrected to show that he was credited with nin 
points during retirementhetention year 17 Apr 
total points; and, that the period 17 April 1995 through 16 April 

1996 is a year of satisfactory Federal service for retirement. 

Air Force Review Boards Agency 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

OCT 2 1 I998 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

DOCKET NUMBER:  97-00377 

COUNSEL:  None 

HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REOUESTS THAT: 

He be  granted  special authority to make  up  points  to  ensure  a 
satisfactory year for retirement  for Retirement/Ketention  (R/R) 
year ending 1 6   April 1996. 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 
In a letter dated 9 June 1995, he requeste 
m  medical duties in an under served 
allowed to return to his post at the 
MDS)  upon  completion  of  his  year  of  service  in  that 
y.  Due to administrative bureaucracy  in that country the 
start-up date of his assignment was delayed until October 1995. 
In  error, he  counted his  retirement points  for  1995 using  the 
calendar  year  (which  gave  him  57  points)  instead  of  the 
retirement  date  which  shortchanged him  by  9 points  for a good 
year.  He  assumed  that  he  could make  up  his  drills at  a  later 
date since he  was told that he  could not pull  drill 
AFB, as he  suggested, due to its close proximity to 
that his good performance in the healthca 
and  his  demonstrated  commitment  to  the- 
Air 
ard  (ANG)  may someday be an asset to the Air Force and 
to the United States of America.  Because he is now 55 years old 
and  he  still  needs  10  more  good  years  towards  retirement:' 
he 
kindly requests that he be allowed to make up his lost drills, at 
no expense to the government. 

Applicant's complete submission is attached at Exhibit A. 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

The  applicant  is  currently serving  in  the 
grade of colonel. 

ANG  in  the 

volunteered  for a  humanitarian  medical  assignment  in 
from October 1995 t o  October 1996. 

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For R/R year 1 7   April 1 9 9 5   through 1 6   April 1 9 9 6 ,   he has a total 
of  41  points,  which  did  not  meet  the  requirement  for  a 
satisfactory year of service.  A total of  50 points  is required 
for a satisfactory year. 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
The Chief, Utilization, ANG/MPPU, reviewed this application and 
states that there are no provisions in law, regulation or policy 
icipant.  The 
to make  up  for  an unsatisfactory  y 
.  While it is 
applicant volunteered to participate 
admirable that the applicant was able to perform these duties, it 
has no bearing on the applicant's ability to make up a bad year. 
It is the applicant's  and the unit's  responsibility to make sure 
sufficient points are acquired for a satisfactory R/R year.  They 
recommend  the  application be  disapproved because  the  applicant 
was  aware  of  the  requirement  to  obtain  5 0   points  for  a 
satisfactory retirement year. 

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A complete copy of the evaluation is attached at Exhibit C. 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

The  applicant  reviewed  the Air  Force  evaluation  and  states  he 
realizes that it is his responsibility to make sure he had a good 
year towards retirement.  When  he  left-, 
he  added up 
the points and he came up with 5 9   but apparently, in retrospect, 
he  must  have  made  a mistake  and  confused R/R  year with  either 
fiscal or calendar years.  He  had  also been  told by  people  he 
trusted  that  once  he  came  back,  if  he  was  short  in points  he 
could  make  up  the  difference.  As  soon as  he  returned  in  the 
Summer of 1 9 9 6 ,   he worked a lot of days on base, to make up the 
extra  9  points, as by  then he  had been  informed that he  had  an 
incomplete year.  Then he found out that he had to appeal to this 
an  one year ago.  He  enjoys 
Board which  is what  he  did m 
being  the  Commander  of  the 
d  performing  all  his 
M 
duties and more plus flying with the 
Airlift  Squadron.  He 
is an older guardsman who cannot afford to lose a whole year of 
points  towards  his  retirement  and  for  that  reason  he  asks  to 
please reconsider his request, even though he made  a mistake  in 
calculation.  His Mandatory Separation Date  is 30 November 2001 
and he will still have 5 more years to put  in to obtain 20 good 
years.  If  he  loses the  one year  in contention, it  would  mean 
that he would need another extra year of service to be waived, if 
he  is  still  physically  fit. 
Right  now  he  is  considering 
submitting his application for State Air Surgeon but  if he  loses 
a  whole  year of  point  towards  retirement, he  may  even  have  to 
reconsider his future in the ANG just because of his age and not 
because of dissatisfaction with the military.  If his appeal is 

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favorably considered and  he  is allowed  to  obtain  9  IAD points 
extra for the year in question, he would be willing to work  for 
no pay towards these points. 

Applicant's complete response is attached at Exhibit E. 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 

1. 
law or regulations. 

2.  The application was timely filed. 

the  Commander, e Airlift  Wing,  who  s 

3.  Sufficient  relevant  evidence  has  been  presented  to 
demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.  Based 
on the supporting documentation submitted with this application, 
the Board is of the opinion that the applicant should be awarded 
the  9 nonpaid  Inactive Duty Training  (IDT) points  for R/R  year 
ending 1 6   April  1 9 9 6  
In this respect, we note the statement by 
accepted a humanitarian medical assignment 
to his dedication to  the unit, he  periodic 
United  States  to  fulfill  his  obligation  to 
However,  the  applica 
Squadron 
understand the Point Credit Summary system and did not realize he 
would not be  able to secure enough points for a good year.  In 
addition, the Board notes that the applicant indicates he was led 
to believe he  could make  up  the points  if  he  did  no 
requirements for a good year once he  returned to the 
Applicant  further  states that  he  assumed  he  could  m 
drills at a later date since he was told that he  could not pull 
as he suggested, due to it close proximity 
dr 
to 
ew of the possibility that the applicant may 
ha 
and  his  volunteering  for  a  humanitarian 
assignment,  we  believe  the  record  should  be  corrected  to  the 
extent indicated below. 

MSD). 

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force 
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that he was credited 
with  nine  ( 9 )   additional nonpaid  inactive duty  training  points 
during retirement/retention year 17 April  1 9 9 5   through 16 April 
1 9 9 6 ,   resulting in 5 0   total points; and, that the period 17 April 
1 9 9 5   through  1 6   April  1 9 9 6   is  a  year  of  satisfactory Federal 
service for retirement. 

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The following members of the Board considered this application in 
Executive Session on 22  September 1998,  under the provisions of 
AFI 36-2603: 

Mr. David W. Mulgrew, Panel Chair 
Mr. Gary Appleton, Member 
Mrs. Margaret A. Zook, Member 

All  members  voted  to  correct the records, as recommended.  The 
following documentary evidence was considered: 

Exhibit A. 
Exhibit B. 
Exhibit C. 
Exhibit D. 

DD Form 149, dated 31 January 1997, w/atchs. 
Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 
Letter, ANG/MPPU, dated 4 March 1998. 
Applicant's Response, dated 19 April 1998. 

Panel Chair 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

0 4  MAR  1993 

MEMORANDUM FOR AFBCMR 

FROM:  ANG/MPPU 

3500 Fetchet Avenue 
Andrews AFB, MD  20762-5157 

SUBJE 

orrection of Military Records 

The attached Applic 
applicant, a member of the 
and action. 

orrection of Military Records submitted by the 
r National Guard, is forwarded for your review 

The applicant requests authority to make up points to ensure a satisfactory 

year for retirement. 

This Headquarters recommends denial of relief.  There are no provisions in 

law, regulation or policy to make-up for an unsatisfactory year by a participant. 
.  While it is admirable that 
The applicant volunteered to participate i 
o bearing on the applicant’s 
the applicant was able to perform these du 
ability to make-up a bad year.  It is the applicant’s and the unit’s responsibility to 
make sure sufficient points are acquired for a satisfactory Retentioaetirement 
(R/R) year.  We recommend this application be disapproved because the applicant 
was aware of the requirement to obtain 50 points for a satisfactory retirement year 

However, if favorable consideration is made on behalf of the applicant, the 

following action would be necessary to correct the applicant’s record:  award 9 non- 
paid Inactive Duty Training (IDT) points to Retirement Year ending 16 Apr 96.  The 
applicant’s record would then show 7 Active Duty (AD) points, 28 IDT points, 0 
Extension‘ Course Institute (ECI) points, 15 membership points, 50 total and 
retirement points and a year of satisfactory Federal service. 

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