RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  01-00337
            INDEX CODE:  112.00
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The seven-month extension on her current enlistment be canceled.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Due to the delay in receiving  her  In-place  Base  of  Preference  (IPBOP)
assignment approval notification, she began her  second  extension  of  her
current enlistment contract.  Had she received her IPBOP in a timely manner
her extension would not of taken effect and thus  she  would  not  be  held
responsible for a 7-month SRB deduction.

In support of her application, she provides documents associated  with  her
enlistment  extensions  and  her  reenlistment   request.    Her   complete
submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information  extracted  from  the  Personnel  Data  System  indicates   the
applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date  as  24 April  1996.
She is currently serving on active duty in the grade of senior airman  with
an effective date of rank of 24 April 1999.

On 12 December 2000, the applicant requested  that  her  enlistment  of  24
April 1996 for a period of 4 years be extended for  a  second  time  for  a
period of 7 months to qualify for an overseas temporary duty.  Her  request
was approved on 19 December 2000 and her date of  separation  was  extended
from 23 December 2000 to 23 July 2001.

On 1 December 2000, the applicant’s IPBOP assignment approval was prepared.
 On 28 December 2000, the applicant signed this notification  acknowledging
its receipt.  On 9 January 2001, the applicant requested and  was  approved
for reenlistment  for  the  IPBOP  assignment.   On  17 January  2001,  she
reenlisted for a period of 4 years.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Chief, Skills Management Branch, AFPC/DPPAE, reviewed this application  and
recommends denial. DPPAE states that at the time the applicant  reenlisted,
she received an SRB (Zone A, Multiple 2) bonus.  DPPAE indicates  that  her
reenlistment for 4 years did not cancel or  invalidate  her  prior  service
obligation. Therefore, she is not entitled to an SRB  payment  for  the  7-
month extension period.  The delay in the assignment notification does  not
justify additional entitlements beyond those authorized by DoD policy.  SRB
pay and entitlements are outlined in DoD  7000.14-R,  Financial  Management
Regulation which states “Additional obligated service  is  defined  as  any
active  service  commitment  beyond   an   existing   contractual   service
agreement.”   (See Exhibit C).

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant reviewed the advisory opinion  and  reasserted  her  original
contentions.  She indicates that due to the untimely receipt of  her  IPBOP
assignment approval, she was placed in a predicament to incur a seven-month
extension in addition to reenlisting for a period of 4  years.    Applicant
believes she  should  not  be  penalized  for  the  delay  of  the  system.
Applicant’s submission is at Exhibit E.

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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 error or injustice.  After a thorough  review  of  the
evidence presented, we are persuaded that corrective  action  is  warranted.
We note that the office of primary responsibility (OPR) indicates  that  the
Military Personnel Flight (MPF) delay in  notifying  the  applicant  of  her
assignment approval alone does not justify the  applicant’s  entitlement  to
an SRB payment for the 7-month period extension.  We do not agree.   In  our
view, it is reasonable to assume that  the  applicant  entered  her  7-month
extension because she did not  receive  her  assignment  notification  in  a
timely manner.  We also believe that the MPF had ample time  from  the  date
of  the  assignment  approval  to  provide  the  applicant  the   assignment
notification and the applicant  would  have  reenlisted  on  her  previously
established date of separation instead of executing the  7-month  extension.
In view of the above, and to remove the  possibility  of  an  injustice,  we
believe the applicant should be afforded relief.   Therefore,  we  recommend
that the applicant’s record be corrected to the extent indicated below.
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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:

    a.  The seven-month extension of her 24  April  1994  enlistment  for  a
period of 4 years, approved on 19 December 2000, be declared void.

    b.  She was honorably discharged on 23 December  2000;  rather  than  16
January 2001 and she reenlisted in the Regular  Air  Force  on  24  December
2000; rather than 17 January 2001 for a period of four (4) years, and on  24
December 2000,  she  was  entitled  to  a  Zone  A,  Multiple  2,  Selective
Reenlistment Bonus (SRB).

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The following members of the Board considered this application in  Executive
Session on 7 June 2001, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Thomas S. Markiewicz, Vice Chair
      Ms. Diane Arnold, Member
      Mr. Lawrence R. Leehy, Member

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

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149 w/atchs, dated 30 January 2001.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAE, dated 23 March 2001.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 20 April 2001.




                                  THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
                                  Vice Chair

AFBCMR 01-00337




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, be corrected to show that:

          a.  The seven-month extension of her 24 April 1994 enlistment for
a period of four (4) years, approved on 19 December 2000, be, and hereby
is, declared void.

          b.  She was honorably discharged on 23 December 2000; rather than
16 January 2001 and she reenlisted in the Regular Air Force on 24 December
2000; rather than 17 January 2001 for a period of four (4) years, and on 24
December 2000, she was entitled to a Zone A, Multiple 2, Selective
Reenlistment Bonus (SRB).







  JOE G. LINEBERGER

  Director

  Air Force Review Boards Agency