RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-00170
INDEX CODE: 107.00
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty, Item 12, Foreign Service, be corrected to reflect two
years, ten months, and seven days, rather than two years, seven
months, and six days.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
His three months and one day of foreign service in Saudi Arabia
are not reflected on his DD Form 214.
In support of his appeal, the applicant provides copies of his
DD Form 214 and documents related to the deployment in question,
which include his AF Form 77, Letter of Evaluation, Contingency
Exercise and Deployment (CED) order, and travel voucher summary.
The applicants complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicants military personnel records indicate he enlisted
in the Regular Air Force on 27 Oct 89 and was progressively
promoted to the grade of technical sergeant (E-6), effective and
with a date of rank of 1 Jun 02.
On 31 Oct 09, the applicant was relieved from active duty and
retired for length of service, effective 1 Nov 09. He was
credited with 20 years and 4 days of total active service.
Item 12(f) of the applicants DD Form 214 reflects he was
credited with two years, seven months and six days of foreign
service.
On 20 Apr 10, AFPC/DPAPP requested additional information from
the applicant regarding the matter under review. They indicated
they were able to verify and confirm boots on the ground at
Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the period 3 Dec 92 through
26 Feb 93 (2 months and 24 days); Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany
for the period 7 May 97 through 1 Sep 97 (3 months and 26 days);
Incirlik Air Base, Turkey for the period 8 Jun 96 through
1 Jun 98 (1 year, 11 months, and 25 days). In total, they were
able to verify 2 years, 6 months, and 15 days of foreign
service. While they were able to verify his service in Ramadi,
Iraq from Feb 08 through Oct 08, they were unable to credit him
with the requisite foreign service because the Joint Service
Commendation Medal he received during the deployment did not
indicate a specific inclusive period.
On 11 Aug 10, pursuant to the Boards request, the Defense
Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) verified the applicant
received hostile fire pay (HFP), imminent danger pay (IDP), and
combat zone tax exclusion (CZTE) for the period 4 Mar 08 through
9 Oct 08 (seven months and five days) for his service in Iraq.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial, indicating there is no evidence in
the record to confirm the applicants participation in the
contested deployment or that he is entitled to be credited with
the requisite foreign service.
A complete copy of the AFPC/DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to applicant on
11 Jun 10 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this
date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit D).
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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 to warrant
crediting the applicant with additional foreign service. After
careful review of the available records and the applicants
complete submission, we believe a preponderance of the evidence
supports he is entitled to such credit. While it appears the
applicant was appropriately credited with the contested
deployment, we believe he was not credited for his deployment to
Iraq in 2008. In this respect, we note the correspondence from
AFPC/DPAPP to the applicant indicating that they were able to
confirm 2 months and 24 days boots on the ground in Saudi
Arabia, but were unable to credit him for his deployment to Iraq
because the evidence of record did not specifically indicate the
dates he was deployed. However, pay records indicate the
applicant earned hostile fire pay (HFP), imminent danger pay
(IDP), and combat zone tax exclusion (CZTE) during said
deployment for the period 4 Mar 08 through 9 Oct 08.
Accordingly, we recommend the applicants records be corrected
to reflect he was credited with an additional seven months and
five days of foreign service for his deployment to Iraq.
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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 his
DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty, block 12f, Foreign Service, be corrected to reflect 3
years, 2 months, and 11 days, rather than 2 years, 7 months, and
6 days.
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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2010-00170 in Executive Session on 1 Sep 10, under the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:
Panel Chair
Member
Member
All members voted to correct the records as recommended. The
following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 6 Jan 10, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 4 Jun 10.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 11 Jun 10.
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