RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-03680 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: YES 

 

 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

1. She be awarded service credit for her work experience and for 
earning her nursing license. 

 

2. Her Date of Rank (DOR) be changed to coincide with the date 
she received her nursing license. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

Her DOR was established from her commissioning date rather than 
her work experience and licensing date of 20 Mar 05. She states 
that when she was commissioned in the Air Force, her DOR was 
established as her commission date rather than the date she 
received her nursing licensure. Per the governing instructions, 
service credit should have been given based on her work and 
licensure as a nurse. 

 

In support of her request, the applicant provides copies of her 
nursing license documentation. 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant is currently serving in the Air National Guard in 
the grade of second lieutenant (0-1). 

 

Additional relevant facts pertaining to this application, 
extracted from the applicant’s military records, are contained in 
the letters prepared by the appropriate offices of the Air Force. 
Accordingly, there is no need to recite these facts in this 
Record of Proceedings. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 


 

NGB/A1POP recommends denial. A1POP states the applicant earned 
her Associate of Science Degree in Nursing in 2009. The 
governing instruction states that service credit is awarded for 
full time special professional experience in the specialty in 
which appointed when the experience is accrued after obtaining 
the qualifying degree or license. Therefore, despite of whether 
the applicant had the qualifying license prior to obtaining her 
degree, she is not entitled to constructive service credit for 
her work experience that was accomplished prior to obtaining her 
degree. In addition, she did not have at least six months full 
time work experience after obtaining her degree; therefore, A1POP 
was not able to award her constructive service credit for any of 
her work experience. The applicant’s service dates are correct 
as reflected IAW the governing Air Force and Air National Guard 
policy. 

 

The NGB/A1POP complete evaluation is at Exhibit B. 

 

NGB/A1PS recommends denial. A1PS concurs with the A1POP Subject 
Matter Expert advisory. 

 

The NGB/A1PS complete evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

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ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

NGB/A1POP recommends approval. A1POP provided an additional 
evaluation at the Board’s request. A1POP states that their 
interpretation of the governing instructions was incorrect. 
Therefore, based on the new information provided by the Air Force 
Personnel Center (AFPC), A1POP recommends approving the 
applicant’s request for constructive service credit based on when 
she started working full time after obtaining her licnese which 
was 3 Oct 05. However, A1POP notes the AFI stipulates that she 
is entitled to a half year for each year of experience up to a 
max of six years. In this case, the applicant is entitled to 
1 year, 9 months, and 28 days of credit that she should have 
received on her DOR and Total Years Service Date (TYSD). A1POP 
also recommends correcting the applicant’s DOR to second 
lieutenant to 1 Aug 07; however, had this date been awarded to 
her upon her appointment, she would have been promoted to the 
grade of first lieutenant on the CY09B First Lieutenant Select 
List and given a promotion DOR of 1 Aug 09, with an effective 
date of 9 Feb 10 (the date of public release). 

 

The NGB/A1POP complete evaluation is at Exhibit E. 

 

 

 

 

 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 


 

A copy of the Air Force evaluation forwarded to the applicant on 
12 Nov 10 27 Apr 11 for review and comment within 30 days. As of 
this date, this office has received no response (see Exhbits D & 
F). 

 

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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 warranting 
corrective action. We note the revised comments provided by 
NGB/A1POP indicating they misinterpreted the Air Force 
Instructions. Therefore, after careful review of the evidence of 
record and the applicant’s complete submission, including her 
nursing license, we believe she is entitled to constructive 
service credit from the time she began working full time, and her 
date of rank to second lieutenant and first lieutenant should be 
corrected accordingly. We took note of the applicant’s 
contention that her constructive service date should be the date 
she received her nursing license; however, we agree with the NGB 
recommendation of correcting her constructive service date to 
coincide with the date she actually began working full time in 
that speciality. Therefore, we 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: 

 

 a. She was credited with 1 year, 9 months, and 
28 days of constructive service for working full time after she 
obtained her nursing license on 3 October 2005. 

 

 b. Her Date of Rank (DOR) to second lieutenant be 
corrected to reflect 1 August 2007, rather than 29 May 2009. 

 

 c. She was promoted to the grade of first lieuentant, 
Air National Guard, with a Date of Rank (DOR) of 1 August 2009, 
with a Promotion Effective Date (PED) of 9 February 2010 . 

 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2010-03680 in Executive Session on 19 Apr 11 and 27 Apr 
11, 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 29 Sep 10, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Letter, NGB/A1POP, not dated. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, NGB/A1PS, dated 27 Oct 10. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 12 Nov 10. 

 Exhibit E. Letter, NGB/A1POP, dated 26 Apr 11. 

 Exhibit F. Letter, AFBCMR, dated 27 Apr 11. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair