RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2007-01628
            INDEX CODE:  112.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her reenlistment eligibility (RE) code of 3E “second-term or  career  airman
who refused to  get  retainability  for  retraining”  be  removed  from  her
record.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She desires to serve her country beyond her current enlistment.   She  would
like to be allowed to reenlist in the Air Force and retrain.   She  believes
she unjustly received an RE code of 3E.

In support of her request, the applicant provided a personal  statement  and
character references.

Her complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air  Force  in  the  grade  of
technical sergeant having assumed that grade effective and with  a  date  of
rank of 1 October 2005.

On 12 January 2007, the applicant acknowledged that she  had  been  notified
and counseled that she  must  retrain  under  FY06  Noncommissioned  Officer
Retraining Program (NCORP) and that she  understood  that  if  she  did  not
complete the requirements and submit a completed package for retraining  NLT
28 February 2007, Air Force Personnel Center  (AFPC)  would  update  her  RE
code to “3E.”

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPAE recommends denial.  DPPAE states The  NCORP  is  a  multi-purpose
two-phase program designed to rebalance the enlisted force  by  moving  NCOs
from career fields with overages to  those  skills  experiencing  shortages.
On  26  July  2006,  AFPC  announced  implementation  of  the  program   and
identified over 3,000  NCOs,  by  order  of  vulnerability,  susceptible  to
retraining.  Phase I of the  program  ran  from  26  July  2006  through  18
September 2006 and Phase II was implemented from 3 January 2007  through  31
May 2007.  All vulnerable NCOs identified as  vulnerable  in  Phase  I  were
given until 15 January 2007 to submit an  initial  request,  followed  by  a
suspense of 28 February 2007 to submit a completed application.

On 11 January 2007, the applicant’s command chief contacted  the  Goodfellow
PME  School  and  requested  their  assistance  in  ensuring  the  applicant
completed the necessary retraining  paperwork.   On  12  January  2007,  the
commandant, allowed her to  depart  early  to  return  to  home  station  to
accomplish the retraining requirements.  She arrived at her home station  on
12 January 2007,  acknowledged  the  FY07  Phase  II  NCORP  Memorandum  and
submitted an initial retraining application on 12  January  2007.   The  Air
Force Contact  Center  (AFCC)  informed  her  of  her  eligibility  for  the
requested AFSC.  There was no further  communication  between  her  and  the
AFCC, except for automated reminders.

The applicant failed to complete her retraining application under  Phase  II
of the program.  The  applicant  was  fully  aware  of  the  NCORP  and  her
requirement as  demonstrated  by  the  initial  application.   Although  she
states she was unable  to  access  her  email  and  states  she  was  having
difficulties accessing  virtual  MPF  (vMPF)  there  is  no  record  of  any
telephonic contact to the AFCC.

More importantly, she completed PME 15 February 2007  and  voluntarily  took
leave when there was a requirement  to  complete  a  retraining  application
before 28 February 2007.  She contends she had to  take  leave  because  she
had almost 30 days of lose/use leave  and  that  there  was  no  other  time
available in the near future due to wing  deployments.   It  must  be  noted
that she had over seven months remaining in the Fiscal Year (FY) to use  the
approximate 30 days she had accrued.  She failed  to  submit  the  completed
application, although aware of it.  She clearly states in her memorandum  to
the Board that her Commander Support Staff (CSS) told  her  to  “expect  two
more emails concerning the retraining package…”  She  did  not  contact  her
CSS for assistance or call the AFCC  when  she  was  aware  of  the  pending
emails.  The applicant has failed to prove an  error  or  injustice  exists.
This program is not new to the Air Force  and  is  used  to  re-balance  the
enlisted force.  There is  no  alternative  solution  or  course  of  action
available; she failed to comply with NCORP requirements and,  as  such,  the
RE code of 3E is correct.

The DPPAE complete evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant reviewed the evaluation and states her case  is  not  an  isolated
incident.  This program has greatly affected  many  good  airmen.   She  has
given 13 years of  dedicated  service  and  does  not  feel  she  should  be
crucified for missing a suspense date because she was doing her job  to  the
best of her ability.  She further states she has attached a memorandum  that
gives detailed information as to the events that occurred during  her  NCORP
process.  Manning shortage, high operations  tempo,  communication  security
and breakdown, and  transitional  errors  from  hardcopy  paperwork  to  the
paperless approach are just some of the points she would like the  Board  to
consider.

Applicant’s complete response, with attachments, 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 an  error  or  injustice.   After  a  thorough  review  of  the
evidence of record it  appears  that  through  no  fault  of  her  own,  the
applicant  did  not  complete  the  necessary  actions  required   for   her
retraining application, resulting in her RE code change.  In support of  her
request she provided credible evidence showing she went out of  her  way  to
complete her retraining application.  It appears she was not  aware  of  the
additional requirements not having access to her email  account  while  TDY.
A statement provided by her  commander  indicates  that  the  unit  was  not
provided a courtesy copy of  email  communiqué  as  required  by  the  NCORP
guidance and they were unaware of the additional requirements as  well.   In
view of the above, it is  our  opinion  that  the  applicant  made  what  we
believe to be reasonable effort to complete the  actions  required  of  her,
but  due  to  circumstances  beyond  her  control,  was  unable  to  do  so.
Accordingly, we believe it would be an  injustice  for  her  to  suffer  the
consequences thereof, and recommend her records 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  on  28  February   2007,   her
reenlistment eligibility (RE) code was 1M.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number  BC-2007-
01628 in Executive Session on 6 November 2007, under the provisions  of  AFI
36-2603:


      Mr. Michael K. Gallogly, Panel Chair
      Ms. Teri G. Spoutz, Member
      Mr. Gregory A. Parker, Member

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

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 16 May 2007, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAE, dated 20 June 2007, w/atchs.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 10 August 2007.
    Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, dated 31 August 2007, w/atchs.





                                   MICHAEL K. GALLOGLY
                                   Panel Chair




AFBCMR BC-2007-01628




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 XXX, be corrected to show that on 28 February 2007, her
reenlistment eligibility (RE) code was 1M.





      JOE G. LINEBERGER
      Director
      Air Force Review Boards Agency