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AF | BCMR | CY2003 | BC-2002-03913
Original file (BC-2002-03913.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:                       DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2002-03913
                                        INDEX CODE:  100.03
  XXXXXXXXXXXXX                   COUNSEL:  NONE

  XXXXXXXXXXXX                          HEARING DESIRED:  NO

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His 20 November 2001 extension be changed from 18 months to 27 months.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

When he was required to extend his current enlistment for 18 months to  meet
the service obligation for  an  in-place  overseas  tour,  he  requested  to
extend to his high year  of  tenure  date  (HYTD)  of  8  April  2007.   His
servicing Military Personnel Flight (MPF)  misinformed  him  that  he  could
only extend 18 months to satisfy his service obligation.  He was told  later
that he was eligible to extend to his HYTD.

In support of his application, the applicant submits a copy of his  AF  Form
1411, Extension or Cancellation of Extensions of Enlistment in  the  Regular
Air Force/Air Force Reserve.

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A.

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The Military Personnel Database  (MilPDS)  indicates  the  applicant  has  a
Total Active Federal  Military  Service  Date  of  8  April  1983.   He  has
continually served on active duty and has  been  progressively  promoted  to
the grade of master sergeant (E-7), effective and with a date of rank  of  1
July 1997.  The MilPDS reflects the  applicant  has  been  awarded  the  Air
Force Achievement Medal with one device, the Air  Force  Commendation  Medal
with one device, and the Meritorious Service Medal with one device.

On 20 November 2001, the applicant extended his 5 February  1999  enlistment
for 18 months in  order  to  complete  his  overseas  tour.   The  extension
changed his date of separation (DOS) from 4 February 2005 to 4 August  2006.
 The applicant’s HYT as a Master Sergeant, at the  time  of  his  extension,
was 8 April 2007 (24 years).

AFPC/DPP message 271610Z December 2002, subject:   Restructuring  High  Year
Tenure (HYT) for Senior Airman  (SrA),  Technical  Sergeant  (TSgt),  Master
Sergeant (MSgt), and Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt),  changed  the  HYT  for
master sergeants to 26 years.

_________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPAE recommends denial.  According to AFI 26-2606, Table 4.1, rule  3,
in order for a member to extend to their HYT, they must be within 24  months
of their HYT.  The applicant was not eligible to  extend  to  his  HYT  date
because it was 27 months away from his previous DOS.  The MPF  extended  the
applicant for 18 months,  the  minimum  amount  of  time  required  for  his
overseas assignment as directed by AFI 36-2606, paragraph 4.2.1.

In  accordance  with  AFPC/DPP  message  271610Z  December  2002,   subject:
Restructuring High Year Tenure (HYT)  for  Senior  Airman  (SrA),  Technical
Sergeant  (TSgt),  Master  Sergeant  (MSgt),  and  Senior  Master   Sergeant
(SMSgt), the applicant’s HYT has been changed and is now  April  2009.   The
applicant now has the choice of extending to his new HYT  date  once  he  is
within 24 months of separation, extending to his requested  retirement  date
once he is within 12 months of retiring, or if  the  member  would  like  to
stay until his new HYT date, he may be eligible to reenlist.

The AFPC/DPPAE evaluation is at Exhibit C.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 24 January 2003, copies of the Air Force  evaluation  were  forwarded  to
the applicant for review and comment.  As of  this  date,  this  office  has
received no response (Exhibit D).

_________________________________________________________________

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 probable error or injustice.  Evidence has not  been  presented
to show that  the  applicant  was  miscounseled,  or  that  he  was  treated
differently  than  other   similarly   situated   enlisted   members.    The
applicant’s enlistment was extended for the minimum amount of time  required
for completion of his overseas assignment in accordance with the  Air  Force
Instruction 36-2606.  We note the  comments  by  the  Air  Force  office  of
primary responsibility that there are options available to the applicant  by
which he may be able to obtain retainability to serve until  his  authorized
HYTD.  In view of the foregoing and  in  the  absence  of  evidence  by  the
applicant showing the actions taken by Air Force authorities at the time  he
executed the extension which is the subject of this  appeal  were  erroneous
or unjust, we find no basis on which to favorably consider  his  request  to
change his current extension.

_________________________________________________________________

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented  did  not  demonstrate
the existence of material error  or  injustice;  that  the  application  was
denied without a personal appearance; and that 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 this application in  Executive
Session on 16 April 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Roscoe Hinton Jr., Panel Chair
      Ms. Brenda L. Romine, Member
      Mr. Steven A. Shaw, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered in connection with  AFBCMR
Docket Number BC-2002-03913:

      Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 27 Nov 02, with attachments.
      Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAE, dated 14 Jan 03.
      Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 24 Jan 03.




                                                   ROSCOE HINTON JR.
                                                   Panel Chair


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