RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-01947
            INDEX CODE: 128.14
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  6 Dec 07

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He receive full payment for his permanent change of station  (PCS)  Do
It  Yourself  (DITY)  move   (3,680   pounds)   and   all   applicable
entitlements.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

When leaving Pope AFB, NC, he was  authorized  a  full  DITY  move  to
Eielson AFB, AK.  His total  weight  moved  was  3,680  pounds.   Upon
arrival at Eielson AFB, he was told he would be paid for 10% of a full
allowable DITY move, or only 700  pounds,  because  he  was  a  single
senior airman and would be living in the dorms.

In support of his request, applicant provided DITY forms, PCS  orders,
a weight ticket, gas/hotel bills, a receipt  for  the  purchase  of  a
trailer and spare tires, and other related documents. The  applicant’s
complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Per paragraph U5310-B, Joint Federal  Travel  Regulation  (JFTR),  the
maximum authorized HHG weight allowance for members in the grade of E-
4, without dependents, is  7,000  pounds  within  the  continental  US
(CONUS).  In accordance with Attachment 3, Air Force Supplement to the
JFTR, the maximum unaccompanied baggage weight  allowance  for  single
and unaccompanied members assigned to duty stations outside the  CONUS
(including AK and HI) are limited to 500 pounds if shipped by  air  or
700 pounds if the member elects to ship by surface.

Per Special Order AB-156, dated 21 Nov 05,  the  applicant,  a  senior
airman, was ordered to an unaccompanied PCS move from Pope AFB, NC, to
Eielson AFB, AK, with a report no later than (RNLT) date of 14 Jan 06,
and was authorized 13 days of travel if by privately owned  conveyance
(POV).  He made a personally procured move (PPM)  of  household  goods
(HHG) in conjunction with his PCS.

DD Form 2278, Application for  DITY  Move  and  Counseling  Checklist,
dated 9 Dec 05, indicates the  applicant  advised  the  transportation
office at Pope AFB he had an estimated weight of 500 pounds to ship to
Eielson AFB, AK.  The estimated gross incentive for  transporting  the
500 pounds himself would be $1,204.13, which was based on 95% of  what
it would cost the Government to transport 500 pounds  between  NC  and
AK.  On 13 Dec 05, the applicant signed the DD Form 2278 indicating he
was informed of the normal  500  pound  weight  limit  for  single  or
unaccompanied members assigned to  AK.  The  Pope  AFB  transportation
office provided a counseling checklist the applicant  also  signed  on
8 Dec 05, indicating when he inquired about his weight entitlement  to
AK, he was informed he was only authorized  the  single  unaccompanied
weight allowance.

The applicant’s weight tickets (Exhibit A) show a tare weight  (weight
of the transport vehicle before loading) of 5,200 pounds and  a  gross
weight (weight of the vehicle after it is loaded) of 8,880 pounds. The
difference is the net weight, 3,680 pounds, the amount for which he is
requesting reimbursement.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

JPPSO-SAT/ECAF recommends denial.  As an E-4, without dependents,  the
prescribed weight allowance for the applicant’s grade was 7000  pounds
within CONUS.  As a single unaccompanied  member  outside  CONUS,  the
applicant was authorized to ship 500 pounds of  unaccompanied  baggage
to AK by air or 700 pounds by surface.  The remaining weight could  be
placed in nontemporary storage or shipped  to  a  designated  location
within CONUS, as the member elected.  Since  transportation  personnel
are without authority to authorize a member to ship more  weight  than
what is authorized by regulations, it is doubtful  they  would  advise
the applicant he could transport the  excess  weight  himself  and  be
reimbursed for doing so.  The  applicant  was  advised  his  estimated
incentive for transporting his property himself  would  be  $1,204.13.
This estimate was based on the applicant transporting 500 pounds.

The  complete  JPPSO-SAT/ECAF  evaluation,  with  attachments,  is  at
Exhibit B.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A complete copy of the Air  Force  evaluation  was  forwarded  to  the
applicant on 4 Aug 06 for review and comment within 30  days  (Exhibit
C).  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  to  warrant  increasing  the
applicant’s weight allowance.  As a single  and  unaccompanied  member
being assigned to a duty station outside of CONUS, the  applicant  was
authorized 500 pounds if shipped by air or 700 pounds if  by  surface.
We noted the DD Form 2278 indicated an estimated weight of 500  pounds
and that the applicant’s DITY incentive would be 95% of what it  would
have cost the Government to transport 500 pounds to his  new  PCS,  or
$1,204.13.  We also noted the  form  reflected  a  maximum  authorized
weight for his grade of 7,000 pounds, which would have been  the  case
had the applicant’s PCS been within CONUS.  We cannot  determine  with
certainty if the applicant was miscounseled as he  alleges.   However,
we found the DD Form 2278 somewhat misleading  in  that  it  reflected
both the 500 and 7,000  pounds  without  specifying,  with  sufficient
clarity in our opinion, the maximum authorized weight of 7,000  pounds
applied only if the applicant’s PCS was within CONUS. We are persuaded
the applicant may have become confused as to how much  weight  he  was
authorized to move.   Therefore,  to  offset  any  possibility  of  an
injustice, we recommend the applicant be granted, as an  exception  to
policy, a total weight authorization of 3,680 pounds.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the  Department  of  the  Air  Force
relating to the  APPLICANT  be  corrected  to  show  that,  under  the
provisions of Attachment 2, Table A2.2, Air Force  Supplement  to  the
Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), and paragraph  U5315-2,  JFTR,
competent authority approved an exception to the administrative weight
allowance by amending Special Order AB-156, dated 21 November 2005, to
authorize 3,180 pounds of household goods,  in  addition  to  the  500
pounds  of  unaccompanied  baggage  allowance,  for  a  total   weight
authorization of 3,680 pounds.

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The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session  on  31  October  and  9  November  2006  under  the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                 Ms. Martha J. Evans, Panel Chair
                 Ms. Jan Mulligan, Member
                 Mr. Wallace F. Beard, Jr., Member

All members  voted  to  correct  the  records,  as  recommended.   The
following documentary evidence relating to AFBCMR  Docket  Number  BC-
2006-01947 was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 7 Jun 06, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Letter, JPPSO-SAT/ECAF, dated 26 Jul 06, w/atchs.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 4 Aug 0.





                                   MARTHA J. EVANS
                                   Panel Chair


AFBCMR BC-2006-01947




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, under the
provisions of Attachment 2, Table A2.2, Air Force Supplement to the
Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), and paragraph U5315-2, JFTR,
competent authority approved an exception to the administrative weight
allowance by amending Special Order AB-156, dated 21 November 2005, to
authorize 3,180 pounds of household goods, in addition to the 500
pounds of unaccompanied baggage allowance, for a total weight
authorization of 3,680 pounds.





   JOE G. LINEBERGER

   Director

   Air Force Review Boards Agency