DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

WASHINGTON, DC 

OCT  9 1998 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

AFBCMR 98-00416 

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: 

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records of the Department of the Air Force relating t 
be corrected to show that: 

a.  He was in temporary duty (TDY) status on 29 October 1997, with 
reimbursement for the purchase of a commercial airline ticket in the amount o 

to 

b.  Ten (10) days of leave be added to his leave account commencing 1 October 1998. 

Air Force Review Boards Agency 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 
OCT  9 1998 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

DOCKET NUMBER:  98-00416 
COUNSEL: NO 
HEARING DESIRED: NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

1.  Eleven  (11) days of leave be restored. 
2 .   He  be  reimbursed  $761.38  for  the  airline  ticket  he  had  to 
purchase to get to his leave location. 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

The reasons the applicant believes the records to be  in error or 
unjust and the evidence submitted in support of the appeal are at 
Exhibit A. 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

The relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted from 
the  applicant's military  records, are  contained  in  the  letter 
prepared  by  the  appropriate  office  of  the  Air  Force. 
Accordingly,  there  is  no  need  to  recite  these  facts  in  this 
Record of Proceedings. 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
The  Chief,  Commanders'  Programs  Branch, HQ  AFPC/DPSFC,  states 
that after completing the temporary duty  (TDY), the applicant had 
to  wait  for  his  passport  needed  to  proceed  to  the  overseas 
assignment.  Applicant's unit  amended  the  permanent  change  of 
station (PCS) orders to change the reporting date but did not add 
the  authorization  for  the  TDY  to  allow  additional  time  for 
passport processing. The author recommends restoring  10 days of 
leave  since  Finance  charged  the  applicant  10, not  11, days  of 
leave. 

A complete copy of the Air Force evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

Applicant  reviewed the evaluation and requests reimbursement of 
the airline ticket as well  as the restoration of his leave. He 
feels this reimbursement is warranted since his taking leave and 
not remaining on TDY saved the Air Force a substantial amount of 
money. The delay in processing his passport was caused by the Air 
Force. 

Under  separate  cover,  applicant  provided  a  copy  of  his  credit 
card  statement  with  a  bill  from  United  for  a  $761.38  ticket 
purchased on 2 9   October 1 9 9 7 .  
Applicant's complete responses, with attachments, are at Exhibit 
E. 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 
1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 
law or regulations. 

2.  The application was timely filed. 
3.  Sufficient  relevant  evidence  has  been  presented  to 
demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice. In June 
1 9 9 7 ,   the  applicant  applied  for  the  passport  needed  for  his 
impending overseas assignment. As his reporting date approached, 
he  still had not received it and his PCS departure was delayed. 
The AFPC  assignments policy  office  changed the  applicant's PCS 
reporting  date  from  30 October  1 9 9 7   to  10 November  1 9 9 7   and 
authorized his orders to include TDY en route to allow additional 
time  for  passport  processing.  Unfortunately,  although  the 
reporting date of his PCS orders was amended, authorization for 
the TDY to allow additional time for passport processing was not 
added. This left the applicant in something of a quandary. Since 
his orders did not authorize TDY to cover the delay, he naturally 
was concerned as to whether his lodging and per diem costs for 13 
additional  days  would  ultimately  be  paid.  Reluctantly,  he 
purchased a commercial airline ticket on 2 9   October 1 9 9 7   and took 
leave.  While  the Air  Force is silent on whether the  applicant 
should be  reimbursed for personal expenses incurred as a result 
of  this delay, they do recommend his  lost leave be  reinstated. 
The Air Force's rationale appears to be based on his PCS orders 
not being properly amended. By extending this  logic, we believe 
the  applicant's  airline  ticket  should  be  treated  as  a  TDY 
expense. In our view, the applicant coped as best he could with a 
situation not of his making. In fact, it appears the his option 
may have saved the Air Force money. Since the applicant has not 

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contested he lost 10, rather than 11, days of leave, we recommend 
that  10 days of  leave be  added to his  leave account commencing 
1 October  1 9 9 8   and  he  be  reimbursed  for  the  cost  of  his 
commercial airline ticket.  We  would  normally recommend adding 
the leave to his current leave account; however, considering the 
time remaining in this fiscal year, we believe it is only fair to 
have the leave added at the beginning of the next fiscal year. 

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force 
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that: 

a.  He was in temporary duty  (TDY) status on 2 9   October 1997, 
with  entitlement  to  reimbursement  for  the  purchase  of  a 
commercial airline ticket in the amount of $761.38 

b.  Ten  (10) days  of  leave  be  added  to  his  leave  account 

commencing 1 October 1 9 9 8 .  

The following members of the Board considered this application in 
Executive Session on 25  August  1998,  under the provisions of AFI 
3 6 - 2 6 0 3 :  

Mrs. Barbara A. Westgate, Panel Chair 
Ms. Olga M. Crerar, Member 
Ms. Patricia D. Vestal, Member 

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

Exhibit A.  DD Form 1 4 9 ,   dated 1 Feb 98,  w/atchs. 
Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 
Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPSFC, dated 19 Mar 9 8 .  
Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 30 Mar 98. 
Exhibit E.  Letters, Applicant, dated 27 &  28  A p r   9 8 .  

/BARBARA  A. WEST GATE^ 

Panel Chair 

DEPARTMENT OF THE A I R   F O R C E  

HEADQUARTERS  AIR  FORCE  PERSONNEL CENTER 

RANDOLPH AIR  FORCE  BASE TEXAS 

I 9MAR  1998- 

MEMORANDUM FOR  AFBCMR 
FROM:  HQ AFPCIDPSFC 

550 C Street West, Ste 37 
Randolph AFB TX 78150-4739 

Requested Action and Basis for Request.  Reinstate 11 days of leave charged en route to 

overseas assignment.  Applicant states this resulted due to a delay awaiting required passport. 

overseas assignment 

applicant did his travel voucher, finance charged leave for 10 days, 30 Oct through 8 Nov 97. 
The AFPC assignments policy office, however, provided a copy of the message changing the 
reporting date from 30 Oct 97 to 10 Nov 97.  The message also authorized amending applicant’s 
PCS orders to include TDY en route to allow additional time for passport processing. 
Applicant’s unit amended the PCS orders to change the reporting date but did not add the 
authorization for the TDY to allow additional time for passport processing. In this case, we 
support granting relief.  However, finance charged 10 days not 11 days stated by the applicant. 

e of 30 Oct 97.  When 

Recommendation. Restore 10 days to current leave account. 

WILLIAM F. NADOLSKT, Major, USAF 
Chief, Commanders’ Programs Branch 

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This should go to DPAIPI to address applicant's TDY/assignment move without valid passport, resulting 
in charged leave awaiting the passport.