DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-01115 
COUNSEL:  NONE 
HEARING DESIRED: NO 

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 
 
IN THE MATTER OF: 
 
   
 
   
 
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 
 
His retirement order be corrected to include a permanent change 
of  station  (PCS)  without  a  change  of  assignment  in  order  to 
utilize  his  one  move  entitlement  for  a  temporary  move  to 
Washington state, then, to his home in South Carolina.  
 
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 
 
The  entitlement  counseling  he  received  was  incorrect.    Upon 
retiring  from  active  duty,  he  had  informed  everyone  he  was 
moving  temporarily  to  Washington  State  and  then  moving  to  his 
home in South Carolina.   
 
In  support  of  his  request,  the  applicant  submits  copies  of  a 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) notice of one move 
entitlement,  his  retirement  order  and  amendment,  email 
correspondence, an 8 March 2012, memorandum from the Director of 
the  Joint  Personnel  Property  Shipping  Office  (JPPSO),  and 
receipts pertaining to his Household Goods shipment (HHGs).   
 
The  applicant’s  complete  submission,  with  attachments,  is  at 
Exhibit A.  
 
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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 
 
According  to  documents  extracted  from  the  applicant’s  military 
personnel records (MPR), the applicant is a former commissioned 
officer 
from 
21 November 1990 through 31 July 2011, and was honorably retired 
in the grade of Lieutenant Colonel, and credited with 20 years, 
8 months, and 10 days of active duty service.   
 
By letter, dated 11 April 2012, AFPC/DPSOR advised the applicant 
that according to the Joint Federal Travel Regulations, Volume 1 
(JFTR,  Vol  1),  which  states:  “A  member  on  active  duty  is 
authorized  travel  and  transportation  allowances  to  a  home 
selected  by  the  member  from  the  last  permanent  duty  station 
(PDS) when the member is: retired with pay for any reason…,” the 

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applicant  was  authorized  one  move  to  his  HOS.    Based  on  his 
retirement  application  dated  6 April 2011,  wherein,  he  selected 
a  location  in  the  state  of  Washington  as  his  HOS,  he  has  used 
his entitlement for travel and shipment of household goods as a 
result of travel to his HOS on 30 January 2012.   
 
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
AFPC/DPSOR  recommends  denial.    DPSOR  states  based  on  the 
documentation  on  file  in  the  applicant’s  master  personnel 
records; the retirement order was consistent with the procedural 
and  substantive  requirements  of  the  Joint  Federal  Travel 
Regulations, Volume 1.   
 
The complete AFPC/DPSOR evaluation is at Exhibit C.  
 
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
In his response the applicant reiterates his contention that he 
was mis-counseled regarding his entitlements at the time of his 
retirement processing.  In support of this statement he includes 
a  copy  of  the  Director  of  the  Joint  Personal  Property  Shipping 
Office’s memorandum dated 8 March 2012.  In this memorandum the 
director confirms the applicant’s assertion that the entitlement 
counseling  he  received  was  incorrect  because  of  the  absence  of 
the DD Form 1797,  Personal  Property  Counseling  Checklist and AF 
Form  2473,  Home  of  Selection  Travel  and  Transportation 
Entitlements, which were required documents and should have been 
provided  at  the  time  of  the  counseling.    The  applicant  also 
states  he  did  not  receive  the  proper  entitlement  options  as  he 
made  clear  his  intentions  to  temporarily  move  to  Washington 
State  for  six  months  then  move  to  his  home  in  South  Carolina 
where he has been since early February 2012.  Additionally, the 
applicant  expresses  his  disappointment  in  the  22  June  2012, 
AFPC/DPSOR  letter  which,  he  states,  totally  failed  to  address 
the main problem of his being mis-counseled or the fact that the 
Director  of  JPPSO  has  confirmed  and  so  stated  in  his  personal 
memorandum.   
 
The  applicant’s  complete  response,  with  attachment,  is  at 
attachment D.   
 
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ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
PPA/ECAF  recommends  approval.    ECAF  states  that  according  to  a 
memorandum dated 8 March 2012, from the Joint Personal Property 
Shipping  Office,  Joint  Base  Hickam-Pearl  Harbor,  Hawaii,  the 

 

 
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applicant  has  been  provided  the  benefit  of  the  doubt  regarding 
the  entitlement  counseling  received  as  being  incorrect  due  to 
the  absence  of  the  AF  Form  2473,  Home  of  Selection  Travel  and 
Transportation Entitlements, and DD Form 1797, Personal Property 
Counseling Checklist, in the shipment file.  Based on the above, 
there  was  a  potential  error  in  counseling  resulting  in  an 
injustice  against  the  applicant  regarding  his  travel  and 
transportation  entitlements  upon  retirement  from  an  overseas 
PDS.  They concur with the applicant’s request for authorization 
of  travel  and  transportation  allowances  to  Washington,  then  to 
his HOS in South Carolina.   
 
The complete PPA/ECAF evaluation is at Exhibit E 
 
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
A  copy  of  the  additional  Air  Force  evaluation  (Exhibit  F)  was 
forwarded to the applicant on 9 July 2012 for review and comment 
within  30 days.    To  date,  this  office  has  not  received  a 
response.   
 
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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 an injustice warranting 
corrective  action.    We  took  notice  of  the  applicant’s  complete 
submission, to include his comments provided in rebuttal to the 
Air  Force  evaluation,  in  judging  the  merits  of  the  case  and 
agree with PPA/ECAF’s determination that the applicant should be 
reimbursed  for  his  out-of-pocket  expenses  related  to  his 
personally  procured  move  (PPM).    In  this  respect,  we  agree  the 
applicant  may  not  have  been  provided  appropriate  counseling 
concerning  his  travel  and  transportation  entitlements  upon 
retirement  from  an  overseas  permanent  duty  station.    We 
considered  the  applicant’s  request  to  correct  his  retirement 
orders  to  include  a  permanent  change  of  station  (PCS)  without 
permanent  change  of  assignment  (PCA),  however;  we  believe  the 
relief  recommended  by  PPA/ECAF  is  the  more  appropriate  remedy.  
Accordingly, we recommend his 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 competent 
authority approved: 
 
 
a.  The retirement processing station for the applicant was 
Cashmere Washington, and the applicant was authorized travel and 
transportation entitlement from Hawaii to his home of selection 
(HOS) in accordance with Joint Federal Travel Regulations Volume 
1, paragraph U5345-G.3.   
 
b. The  applicant’s  incentive  payment  in  the  amount  of 
 
$5, 445.34 for effecting a 10,360 pound personally procured move 
(PPM) from Cashmere Washington to Sumter, South Carolina.  
 
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The  following  members  of  the  Board  considered  this  application 
BC-2012-01115 in Executive Session on 16 October 2012, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 
 
 Panel Chair 
 Member 
 Member 

 
 

 
 

 
 
The following documentary evidence was considered: 
 
    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 12 March 2012, w/atchs. 
    Exhibit B.  The Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. 
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSOR, dated 22 June 2012. 
    Exhibit D.  Letter, Applicant, dated 5 July 2012. 
    Exhibit E.  Letter, PPA/ECAF, dated 6 July 2012. 
    Exhibit F.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 9 July 2012. 
 
 
 
 
  
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