RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: 98-03272
INDEX NUMBER: 121.03
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
Twenty-seven (27) days of leave be restored to his leave account.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He was miscounseled that the In Place Consecutive Overseas Tour
(IPCOT) Program included 30 days of free leave.
Applicant’s complete statement and documentary evidence in support
of his appeal are at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
Information extracted from the Personnel Data System (PDS) reflects
applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) as
17 December 1985. He is currently serving on active duty in the
grade of technical sergeant.
The applicant was charged 27 days of leave for the period 13 July -
8 August 1997 in conjunction with his IPCOT leave travel.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
The Legislation & Compensation Division, AF/DPRC, reviewed this
application and recommended denial. DPRC stated that the Joint
Federal Travel Regulation establishes the entitlement and
eligibility for the consecutive overseas tour (COT) leave travel
entitlement. The entitlement requirements state “eligible members
and their eligible dependents, if any, are entitled to the travel
and allowances authorized in Ch 5, Part B and C, for COT leave
travel between authorized locations. Members and authorized
command-sponsored dependents who qualify for COT leave travel are
paid for transportation costs from the member’s PDS to the member’s
home of record (HOR); members can travel to any other location,
however, reimbursement is limited to the round-trip cost to the
member’s HOR. Leave taken during the COT leave travel is
chargeable leave, with the exception of the authorized travel days.
Title 37, USC, Section 411b, does not provide the ability to allow
members to take non-chargeable leave versus the travel entitlement.
The complete 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 18 January 1999 for review and comment within 30 days. As of
this date, no response has been received by this office.
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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. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate
the existence of probable injustice. After careful consideration
of the available evidence, it appears that the applicant was
erroneously advised that his In Place Consecutive Overseas Tour
(IPCOT) entitlements included 30 days of nonchargeable leave.
Based on the guidance he received, the applicant chose to take 30
days of leave. However, when he filed his travel voucher, he was
advised that this was not an entitlement, and, with the exception
of three authorized travel days, he was charged ordinary leave. In
our opinion, the applicant should not be penalized for the
miscounseling he received regarding his IPCOT entitlements.
Therefore, to preclude any injustice to the applicant, we believe
that relief is warranted and that 27 days of leave should be
restored to his leave account.
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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that twenty-seven (27)
days of leave were added to his leave account commencing 2 October
1999.
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The following members of the Board considered this application in
Executive Session on 16 November 1999, under the provisions of AFI
36-2603:
Ms. Charlene M. Bradley, Panel Chair
Dr. Gerald B. Kauvar, 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 149, dated 13 Oct 98, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, AF/DPRC, dated 28 Dec 98.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 18 Jan 99.
CHARLENE M. BRADLEY
Panel Chair
AFBCMR 98-03272
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:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to [APPLICANT], be corrected to show that twenty-
seven (27) days of leave were added to his leave account commencing
2 October 1999.
JOE G. LINEBERGER
Director
Air Force Review Boards Agency
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