RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-03739 

 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 an administrative error. 

 

In support of the appeal, the applicant submits extracts from 
his military records. 

 

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 (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 PDMRA as a new category of administrative absence. 
PDMRA accrues to Reserve component members when their creditable 
mobilized service exceeds 12 months in a rolling 72-month window 
as follows: one day for each month of mobilized service between 
12 and 18 months, two days for each month of mobilized service 
between 18 and 24 months, and four days for each month of 
mobilized service in excess of 24 months. The rolling window 
must culminate with tour of mobilized service occurring on or 
after 1 January 2007 in order for PDMRA to accrue. 


 

According to the 1 October 2007 HQ USAF/A1P PDMRA implementation 
guidance, mobilizations starting no earlier than 7 October 2001 
are creditable in calculating the PDMRA entitlement. Creditable 
mobilizations are defined as those under Title 10, United States 
Code (USC), Sections 12301(A) (Full Mobilization), 12302 
(Partial Mobilization), or Section 12304 (Presidential Reserve 
Call-up). Additionally, voluntary (10 USC 12301(d)) deployed 
service to Afghanistan or Iraq since 7 October 2001 is also 
creditable for the purpose of PDMRA. 

 

On 26 October 2009, Air Force Instruction 36-3003, Military 
Leave Program, was revised to include PDMRA as a form of 
administrative absence. 

 

On 11 June 2010, NGB/A1 released amplifying information/guidance 
regarding the calculation and documentation of PDMRA usage/ 
entitlements. 

 

To date, approximately 61 members of the 130th Airlift Wing 
(AW), West Virginia ANG, have submitted AFBCMR appeals, 
contending they were not afforded the opportunity to utilize 
their PDMRA credit accrued since the program’s inception. 

 

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application, 
extracted from the applicant’s 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 18 days of 
PDMRA and states, in part, that if PDMRA would have been 
implemented prior to the applicant’s demobilization date, he 
would have earned 18 days of PDMRA. The member was mobilized 
for a significant amount of time between 2003 and 2005, and then 
again in 2009; however, the unit did not implement the PDMRA 
policy in order to award the applicant his earned days. 
According the to the Fiscal Year 2010 Fiscal Year National 
Defense Authorization Act, Section 604, the Secretary may 
provide any member either one day of administrative absence or 
payment of up to $200 for each day the individual would have 
qualified for a day of administrative absence on any day during 
the period beginning on 19 January 2007, and ending on the date 
of implementation prior to the member’s demobilization date The 
applicant would have earned 18 days of respite under the PDMRA. 

 

The member’s squadron and the unit Installation Personnel 
Readiness (IPR) were unfamiliar with the requirements of the 


PDMRA program when members of their wing were being demobilized 
in 2009. The calculations needed to capture creditable and 
applicable deployments for PDMRA are extremely complex and 
require extensive program knowledge for correct execution. Due 
to the lack of program knowledge by the squadron, many members 
of the wing were not informed of their earned PDMRA credit. 
Execution of PDMRA continues to be a challenge for all service 
components and the SecDef is currently looking into the program 
for further simplification. 

 

A complete copy of the NGB/A1PS evaluation, with attachments, is 
at Exhibit B. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 24 February 2011 for review and comment within 
30 days (Exhibit C). As of this date, no response has been 
received by this office. 

 

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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 wing’s failure to inform and 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 
18 days, and on 24 March 2009 was released from active duty. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2010-03739 in Executive Session on 5 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 8 Aug 10, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Letter, NGB/A1PR, dated 9 Dec 10, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 24 Feb 11. 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel Chair