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AF | BCMR | CY2003 | BC-2003-00988
Original file (BC-2003-00988.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2003-00988

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO


_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her date of rank (DOR) to the grade of staff sergeant  be  changed  from  26
November 2002 to 10 December 2001.

_________________________________________________________________

THE APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her DOR should be changed to reflect her  total  Air  Force  time  in  grade
(TIG).

The applicant states that while on active duty in 2000, she  was  awarded  a
line number for staff sergeant; however, she completed  a  PALACE  CHASE  to
the New Hampshire Air National Guard (ANG).  Upon  enlistment  in  the  ANG,
she  was  placed  in  a  staff  sergeant  slot,  completed   the   necessary
Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCO) Preparatory Course, and was  awarded
a DOR to staff sergeant of 10 December 2001.  She returned  to  the  Regular
Air Force on 26 November 2002, in the grade of staff sergeant,  with  a  DOR
and effective date of 26 November 2002.

Applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant enlisted in the Air Force Reserve for a period of eight  years
on 22 June 1993 under the Delayed Entry Program (DEP).

On 21 October 1993, she was discharged from the  DEP  and  enlisted  in  the
Regular Air Force for a period of four years.

She reenlisted in the Regular Air Force for a period of  four  years  on  21
February 1997.

She was released from active duty in the grade of senior  airman  under  the
provisions of AFI 36-3208 (Intradepartmental Transfer (ANGUS)) on 10  August
2000, and enlisted in the New Hampshire ANG (NH ANG) in the grade of  senior
airman for a period of six years on 11 August 2000.

She completed the NCO Preparatory Course on 27 September 2001.

She was promoted to the grade of staff sergeant, with a DOR  of  10 December
2001.

On 25 September 2002, she requested conditional  release  from  the  NH  ANG
contingent upon her enlistment in the Regular Air Force.

She was honorably discharged from the  NH  ANG  on  25  November  2002,  and
enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 26 November 2002, for a period of  four
years, in the grade of staff sergeant, with a DOR of 26 November 2002.

_________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPAOR recommends the application be denied and states, in  part,  that
the  applicant’s  DOR  was  computed  correctly  based  on   the   governing
directives since she was a reservist  who  was  enlisting  in  a  pay  grade
higher than she last held in a regular component.

The AFPC/DPPAOR evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit C.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A complete copy of the Air Force evaluation, with attachment, was  forwarded
to the applicant on 9 May 2003 for  review  and  response  within  30  days.
However, as of this date, this office has received no response.

_________________________________________________________________

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 error or injustice to warrant adjusting  the  applicant’s  date
of rank (DOR) to the grade of staff sergeant.   In  this  respect,  we  note
that the applicant was released from active duty  in  the  grade  of  senior
airman and transferred to the NH ANG, where she was promoted  to  the  grade
of staff sergeant, with a date of rank (DOR) of 10 December 2001.   She  was
discharged from the NH ANG and enlisted in the Regular Air Force (RegAF)  on
26 November 2002, in the grade of staff sergeant.   The  applicant  contends
that she should be allowed to retain her 10 December 2001 DOR;  however,  in
accordance with AFI 36-2604,  her  DOR  was  established  as  the  date  she
returned to active duty, since she was a reservist enlisting  in  the  RegAF
in a pay grade higher than she last held on active duty.  In  view  of  this
and since she has  provided  no  evidence  to  indicate  that  her  DOR  was
improperly computed or contrary to the governing Air Force  Instruction,  we
find no compelling basis to recommend granting the relief sought.

_________________________________________________________________

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  Docket  Number  BC-2003-00988
in Executive Session on 18 June 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                       Mr. Thomas S. Markiewicz, Vice Chair
                       Mr. Billy C. Baxter, Member
                       Mr. Wayne R. Gracie, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 17 Mar 03, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAOR, dated 1 May 03, w/atch.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 9 May 03.




                                   THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
                                   Vice Chair

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