RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-01850
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
He be paid for his airfare during his Permanent Change of
Station (PCS) to Incirlik AB, Turkey.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He should be paid for his personally procured airfare from
McGuire AFB to Incirlik AB, Turkey in July 2011.
He initially had reservations arranged by the Traffic Management
Office (TMO) on US Air flying with the second leg of the flight
connecting in France (FRA) on Turkish Air to Adana, Turkey
(ADA). However, upon calling TMO to confirm his reservations
and ticketing, TMO would not issue the ticket because the second
leg (FRA-ADA), was on a non US carrier. At this point, he was
two days from his scheduled PCS with a Report No Later Than
(RNLTD) ten days later, and his family was already booked
commercially and ticketed for the same flight. He attempted to
self-procure his tickets with US Air on the same flight as his
family, but the flight was fully booked. Therefore, he self
procured a parallel flight on Lufthansa, connecting with his
family on Turkish Air for the final leg.
The applicants complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant was reassigned on an unaccompanied assignment from
McGuire AFB, NJ to Incirlik AB, Turkey pursuant to PCS Order AE-
077905, dated 28 Apr 11.
According to Paragraph 8 on the reverse side of the PCS Order,
the applicant was directed to utilize government procured
transportation.
The applicant originally contacted the TMO and Commercial Travel
Office (CTO) to make travel reservations for his PCS move.
In accordance with the Joint Force Travel Regulation Vol. 1,
paragraph U5108, Transoceanic Travel, when directed (as opposed
to being authorized) by Govt/Govt-procured transportation, and
the member performs transoceanic travel at personal expense, no
reimbursement is authorized for the transoceanic travel.
Additionally, paragraph U3220-b, specifically prohibits
reimbursement when PCSing and the travel mode is directed for
transoceanic travel.
The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are
contained in the letter prepared by the appropriate office of
primary responsibility, which is attached at Exhibit C.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AF/A4LE recommends denial, indicating the applicant did not
obtain prior approval to self-procure travel during his PCS
travel. While the applicants desire to recoup the cost he
incurred by self-procuring his plane tickets, the constraints of
the governing directives are based upon Law and the member did
not obtain prior approval to personally procure his tickets.
Additionally, he has provided no evidence supporting his
decision to violate the US Fly America Act by purchasing tickets
on a foreign flag carrier, nor has he provided any evidence to
support his assertion that TMO was unwilling to provide the
required transportation.
A complete copy of the AF/A4LE evaluation is at Exhibit c.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the
applicant on 11 Jan 13, for review and comment within 30 days.
As of this date, no response has been received by this office
(Exhibit D).
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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. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. We took
notice of the applicants complete submission in judging the
merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and
recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility
(OPR) and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion
the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.
Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find
no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this
application.
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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; the
application was denied without a personal appearance; and the
application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of
newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this
application.
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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2012-01850 in Executive Session on 20 Feb 13, under
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
Panel Chair
Member
Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 5 Jun 12, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicants Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, AF/A4LE, dated 21 Dec 12.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 11 Jan 13.
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