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AF | BCMR | CY2012 | BC-2012-01298
Original file (BC-2012-01298.pdf) Auto-classification: Approved
 

DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-01298 
  
COUNSEL:  NONE 
HEARING DESIRED: NO 

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 
 
IN THE MATTER OF: 
   
 
   
 
   
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 
 
Fifty-one  (51)  days  of  leave  lost  during  fiscal  year  (FY)  2011 
be restored to his current leave balance.   
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 
 
He was in the middle of a permanent change of station (PCS) en 
route  from  Travis  Air  Force  Base  (AFB)  CA,  to  Royal  Air  Force 
Station (RAF) Lakenheath when his 3-month old son was diagnosed 
with a rare genetic disorder.  His PCS orders were cancelled on 
7  July  2011  after  the  diagnosis.    From  7  July  2011,  through 
26 August  2011,  he  was  without  orders  and  not  assigned  to  any 
duty station.  On 26 August he received orders to Hanscom AFB, 
Massachusetts,  under  the  Exceptional  Family  Member  Program 
(EFMP).    Once  he  arrived  at  Hanscom  AFB,  he  was  charged  leave 
from the date of his departure from Travis AFB on 26 June 2011.   
 
In  support  of  his  request,  the  applicant  provides  a  copy  of  a 
signed letter from his Travis AFB squadron commander. 
 
The  applicant’s  complete  submission,  with  attachment,  is  at 
Exhibit A.   
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
STATEMENT OF FACTS: 
 
The  applicant  is  currently  serving  in  the  Regular  Air  Force  in 
the grade of major, O-4.   
 
By  letter  dated  18  April  2012,  HQ  AFPC/DPSIM  requested  the 
applicant  provide  additional  supporting  documentation  to 
substantiate  his  claim;  specifically,  medical  documentation 
reflecting  all  appointments  pertaining  to  his  claim.    The 
applicant responded by providing Tricare billing statements with 
dates of office visits as well as procedures associated with his 
son’s medical appointments.   
 
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
AFPC/DPSIM recommends approval.  DPSIM states the applicant out-
processed  Travis  AFB,  CA  on  24  June  2011.    He  traveled  to 
Houston,  TX  for  10  days  of  leave  prior  to  departing  for  RAF 
Lakenheath.    On  6  July  2011,  the  applicant  and  his  family 
traveled  to  Charlotte,  NC  where  his  3-month  old  son  had  three 
seizures and was admitted to a local hospital.  On 12 July 2011, 
the applicant’s orders to RAF Lakenheath were cancelled and his 
son was enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program.  The 
applicant  requested  a  new  assignment  and  received  orders  to 
Hanscom  AFB,  MA  on  26  August  2011.    During  this  time  the 
applicant was forced to use 51 days of leave. 
 
AFI  36-3003,  Military  Leave  Program,  paragraph  10.9,  states  in 
part, members not eligible for special leave accrual (SLA), for 
the  following  reasons:    normal  PCS  moves  and  TDYs,  base 
closures,  hospitalizations,  aeromedical  evacuations,  quarters, 
and  convalescent  leaves,  details  and  special  working  groups, 
training  exercises,  attending  schools  or  courses,  and  research 
requirements,  pending  separations  and  retirements,  workload 
after  return  from  deployment  and  members  did  not  take  leave 
before  1  Oct.,  post-deployment  recovery  time,  and  post 
deployment/mobilization  respite  absence  (PDMRA),  can  request 
recovery  of  days  lost  by  submitting  a  DD  Form  149,  Application 
for  Correction  of  Military  Records  under  the  Provision  of  Title 
10, U.S.C. Section 1552. If the Board restores leave to current 
leave account, members must use these days before the end of the 
current FY. 
 
The complete AFPC/DPSIM evaluation is at Exhibit B. 
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
A  copy  of  the  Air  Force  evaluation  was  forwarded  to  the 
applicant on 26 July 2012 for review and comment within 30 days 
(Exhibit C).  To date, this office has not received a response.   
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
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  to  warrant 

 

 
 
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relief.    We  took  notice  of  the  applicant's  complete  submission 
in judging the merits of the case and we agree with the opinion 
and  recommendation  of  the  Air  Force  office  of  primary 
responsibility that correction of the applicant’s leave account 
is  warranted.    Accordingly,  we  recommend  that  his  records  be 
corrected to the extent indicated below.   
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 
 
The  pertinent  military  records  of  the  Department  of  the  Air 
Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that fifty-one 
(51)  days  of  leave  were  restored  to  his  account  commencing 
2 October 2012.   
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
The  following  members  of  the  Board  considered  this  application 
BC-2012-01298 in Executive Session on 6 December 2012, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 
 
 
 
 
The following documentary evidence was considered: 
 
    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 30 March 2012, w/atch. 
    Exhibit B.  Letter, AFPC/DPSIM, dated 19 June 2012. 
    Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 26 July 2012. 
 
 
 
 
                                     
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