RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2005-03045
            INDEX CODE:  135.02

            COUNSEL:  NONE

      570-43-5847      HEARING DESIRED: NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her record be corrected reflect a satisfactory  year  of  service  for
retention/retirement (R/R) year 22 February 2004 to 21 February 2005.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her R/R date was 5 June and was then changed to 22 February.  She  was
notified of this change on 8 May 2005.  Her Annual Training  (AT)  was
scheduled for 19 through 22 April 2005 and  18  through  25 May  2005.
Had she been notified of the R/R change at least 13 days prior  to  22
February 2005, she would have been able to pull her AT resulting in  a
satisfactory year.  Through no fault of her own, she is now  obligated
to serve an  additional  year  in  order  to  qualify  for  a  Reserve
retirement.

In support of her appeal, the applicant has provided  a  copy  of  the
audit letter notifying her of the R/R change.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant was released from the active duty Air Force on 1 March  2004
and assigned to HQ ARPC/HC as  an  Individual  Mobilization  Augmentee
(IMA) chaplain’s assistant.  When her record was gained to  the  Point
Credit and Accounting System (PCARS) her R/R date was shown as 5 June.
 Her service history was audited on 3 May 2005 and her  R/R  date  was
changed to 22 February,  the  date  she  initially  entered  uniformed
service.  The change to her R/R date  resulted  in  an  unsatisfactory
year of service for R/R year 22 February  2004  to  21 February  2005.
She completed two annual tours on 18 through  22  April  2005  and  16
through 23 May 2005 for a total of 13 active duty (AD) points.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ ARPC/DPP recommends denial.  DPP contends even if she had known  of
the R/R date change earlier and had the opportunity to schedule her AT
dates prior to the  new  retirement  year  ending  (RYE)  date  of  21
February 2005 the additional AD points would have resulted in her  RYE
21 February 2005 to show only a total of  45  points  and  a  year  of
unsatisfactory service.  DPP contends had her R/R date of 5  June  not
changed, she would still have earned only 46 points, an unsatisfactory
year of service.  DPP contends  she  was  already  on  course  for  an
unsatisfactory year of service when she was notified in  May  2005  of
her  R/R  date  change.   This,  in  addition  to  her   belief   that
rescheduling her AT dates prior to the end of  RYE  21  February  2005
would have resulted in a year of satisfactory service indicates a lack
of understanding on how to  schedule  participation  for  satisfactory
service.

DPP’s complete evaluation is at Exhibit B.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the  applicant  on
28 October 2005 for review and comment within 30  days.   As  of  this
date, this office has received no response.

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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 error or injustice.  The ARPC/DPP contends the  applicant
was on track to an unsatisfactory year of service  regardless  of  the
action that changed her retention/retirement (R/R) date from 5 June to
21 February 2005.   However,  the  applicant  contends  had  she  been
notified of the change sooner, she would have been  able  to  schedule
her training  in  a  way  that  would  have  allowed  her  to  earn  a
satisfactory year of service with the new R/R date. Whether or not the
applicant would have been able to earn the necessary points to have  a
satisfactory year of service had  she  been  notified  sooner  of  the
change in her R/R date is speculative.  However, we believe it was  an
injustice to inform the applicant in May 2005 that her new R/R  ending
date was February 2005, four  months  earlier.  Therefore,  the  Board
believes this matter should be resolved in favor of the applicant  and
recommend that her records be corrected as 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 she was credited  with
an additional 18 non-paid IDT points for retention/retirement year  22
February 2004 through 21 February 2005, resulting in 50 total  points;
and, that the period 22 February 2004 through 21 February 2005,  is  a
year of satisfactory Federal service.

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The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 16 February 2006, under the provisions of AFI 36-
2603:

      Mr. Michael J. Maglio, Panel Chair
      Ms. Donna Jonkoff, Member
      Ms. Patricia R. Collins, Member

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

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 29 Sep 05, w/atch.
    Exhibit B.  Letter, HQ ARPC/DPP, dated 20 Oct 05.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 28 Oct 05.




                                   MICHAEL J. MAGLIO
                                   Panel Chair



                         DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
                                WASHINGTON DC

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AFBCMR BC-2005-03045




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 she was
credited with an additional 18 non-paid IDT points for
retention/retirement year 22 February 2004 through 21 February 2005,
resulting in 50 total points; and, that the period 22 February 2004
through 21 February 2005, is a year of satisfactory Federal service.





     JOE G. LINEBERGER

     Director

     Air Force Review Boards Agency