RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-03710
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
He be entitled to Post Deployment Mobilization Respite Absence
(PDMRA).
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He was denied an opportunity to take leave under the PDMRA due to
administrative error.
In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of his
DD Forms 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty, and a temporary duty (TDY) history.
The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant is a member of the West Virginia Air National Guard
(WV ANG).
On 19 January 2007, the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) released a
memorandum, Utilization of the Total Force, directing the service
secretaries to establish a new program to compensate individuals
who are required to mobilize or deploy beyond the established
rotational policy goals.
On 18 April 2007, the Under Secretary of Defense released a
memorandum, Programs to Support Utilization of the Total Force,
establishing a new category of administrative absence entitled
PDMRA.
On 26 October 2009, AFI 36-3003, Military Leave Program,
reflected the addition of PDMRA.
On 11 June 2010, NGB/A1 released additional information/guidance
concerning calculation and documenting of PDMRA usage.
To date, approximately 61 members of the 130th Airlift Wing, WV
ANG have submitted AFBCMR appeals, contending they were not
afforded the opportunity to utilize their PDMRA credit during
their 2009 deployment.
The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application,
extracted from the applicants military records, are contained in
the letters prepared by the appropriate office 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/A1PR recommends the applicant be compensated for five days of
PDMRA and states, in part, that if PDMRA would have been
implemented prior to the applicants demobilization date, he
would have earned five days of PDMRA. During the 2009
mobilization, the applicant earned five days of PDMRA for
17 months of creditable mobilizations/deployments within the
previous 72-month window. However, the unit did not implement
the PDMRA policy in order to award the applicant his earned days.
The members squadron and the unit Installation Personnel
Readiness were not familiar enough with the PDMRA program to
implement when members of the wing were being demobilized in
2009. The calculations needed to capture creditable and
applicable deployments for PDMRA is extremely complex requiring
extensive program knowledge for correct implementation. Numerous
members of the wing were not informed of their earned PDMRA
credit due to the lack of program knowledge by the squadron.
Execution of PDMRA continues to be a challenge for all service
components and the SecDef is currently looking into the program
for further simplification.
The complete NGB/A1PR evaluations, with attachments, are at
Exhibit B.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 1 Mar 11, copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded
to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days. To date,
a response has not been received (Exhibit C).
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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. We took notice
of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of
the case and agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air
National Guard office of primary responsibility and adopt its
rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has been
the victim of an error or injustice. We agree that it is unjust
that through no fault of his own, the applicant was not provided
an opportunity to utilize the provisions of the PDMRA, due to the
wings failure to properly implement the program. In view of
this, and noting the applicant was otherwise eligible, we
recommend his 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 he was not
released from active duty on 6 March 2009, but on that date he
was placed in an administrative absence status for a period of
five (5) days, and on 11 March 2009 was released from active
duty.
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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2010-03710 in Executive Session on 3 May 2011, 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 20 Jul 10, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Letters, NGB/A1PR, dated 9 Dec 10, w/atchs,
and 3 Feb 11.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 1 Mar 11.
Panel Chair
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