RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:	BC-2013-01953 
COUNSEL:	NONE
	HEARING DESIRED:	NO



APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The date of the order assigning him from Kunsan Air Base, Korea, 
to Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware (DE) be changed from
30 August 2012 to 20 July 2012 so he can receive reimbursement 
for moving his family and household goods (HHG) from Virginia 
(VA) to Delaware (DE).



APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He filed for a change of orders stating his family was in 
Chesapeake, VA, when he was making his permanent change of 
station (PCS) from Korea. He received an amendment updating his 
family’s address because he was miscounseled by the personnel at 
Charleston AFB, South Carolina (SC), and in order to receive 
reimbursement for moving his family from VA, the issuance date 
has to read a date before he physically moved his family.

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A.



STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force in 
the grade of staff sergeant (E-5).

Per Special Order AE-107419, dated 29 June 2011, the applicant 
was reassigned on a PCS from Charleston, SC, to a one-year 
unaccompanied tour at Kunsan Air Base, Korea, with a subsequent 
follow on assignment to Dover AFB, DE. An amended order (AE- 
112569) was issued on 13 July 2011, indicating the following: 
the family would move to Chesapeake, VA; member was authorized 
travel to a designated place (Chesapeake, VA) to assist in the 
moving of dependents; and HHG shipment transportation and/or 
assist dependents transportation authorized by the Joint Federal 
Travel Regulation (JFTR). Incident to the PCS, the applicant 
effected and received payment for the personally procured move 
(PPM) of HHG from Charleston, SC to Chesapeake, VA, to Dover AFB, 
DE. However, he was denied reimbursement for the PPM because it 
was accomplished prior to the issuance of the PCS order 
reassigning him from Kusan Air Base, Korea, to Dover AFB, DE.




Special Order AF-132346, dated 30 August 2012, reassigned the 
applicant from Korea to Dover AFB, DE. Amended Order AG-033513, 
dated 11 January 2013, changed the current location of dependents 
from Dover, DE, to Chesapeake, VA.

The remaining relevant facts, extracted from the applicant’s 
military service records, are contained in the Air Force 
evaluation at Exhibit C.



AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

PPA HQ/ECAF recommends approval. ECAF states that Joint Federal 
Travel Regulation (JFTR) Volume 1, Paragraph U5350-D, authorizes 
HHG and dependent transportation to a designated place in the 
Continental United States (CONUS) for members who are transferred 
by PCS to serve an Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) 
dependent restricted tour. Upon completion of the restricted 
OCONUS tour, shipment of HHG and dependents are authorized from 
the designated location to the subsequent duty station. Air 
Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2110, Attachment 5, Figure A.5.1, 
Follow-on Agreement, reflects a cost savings program for Air 
Force members when they are reassigned to a short tour OCONUS. 
Under the follow-on program, a member, who is assigned to a short 
tour OCONUS, receives knowledge of the subsequent assignment 
prior to going to the OCONUS assignment, if he/she agrees to 
either leave the dependents and HHG at the current duty location 
or move them directly to the follow-on location (saves government 
funds by not moving dependents and HHG to a designated location, 
then to the subsequent duty station upon completion of overseas 
tour). Movement of HHG and dependents to a location other than 
the follow-on location jeopardizes the member receiving the 
follow-on assignment.

ECAF indicates that based on the information in the case file, it 
appears the rules to qualify for the follow-on program were not 
properly explained to the applicant. He moved dependents and HHG 
to a designated location versus the follow-on location. 
Additionally, the order issuing authority issued amended order 
AE-112569, authorizing movement of dependents and member to the 
designated location of Chesapeake, VA, which also did not meet 
the intent of the program. Although the disapproval for 
reimbursement for PPM from VA to DE was based upon the property 
being moved prior to receipt of orders, they believe the 
applicant performed the move at that time because of erroneous 
counseling and information presented when applying for the 
follow-on program. Therefore, they believe the applicant should 
be reimbursed for the PPM of his HHG from Chesapeake, VA, to 
Dover, DE. Should the Board agree, they recommend changing the 
records to reflect that under competent authority, the date of 
issuance for Special order AF-132346, reassigning the applicant 
from Kunsan Air Base, Korea, to Dover AFB, DE, was dated 1 July




2012;	thereby,	authorizing	reimbursement	for	the	PPM	from 
Chesapeake, VA to Dover, DE.

The complete PPA HQ/ECAF evaluation is at Exhibit C.



APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant 
on 17 June 2013, for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit 
D). As of this date, this office has received no 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 an error or injustice warranting 
corrective action. We took notice of the applicant’s complete 
submission in judging the merits of the case and agree with 
PPA/ECAF’s determination that the applicant should be reimbursed 
for the personally procured move (PPM) of his HHG from 
Chesapeake, VA, to Dover, DE. In this respect, we agree the 
applicant may not have been provided appropriate counseling 
concerning the follow-on program. Therefore, we concur with the 
relief recommended by PPA/ECAF. Accordingly, we recommend the 
applicant’s record be corrected as 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 Special 
Order AF-132346, reassigning him from Kunsan Air Base, Korea to 
Dover, Delaware, was issued on 1 July 2012 rather than 30 August 
2012; thereby, authorizing reimbursement for his personally 
procured move from Chesapeake, Virginia, to Dover, Delaware.



The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2013-01953 in Executive Session on 6 February 2014, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:










All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The 
following documentary evidence for AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2013- 
01953 was considered:

Exhibit A.	DD Form 149, dated 19 Apr 13, w/atchs. 
Exhibit C.	Letter, PPA HQ/ECAF, dated 31 May 13. 
Exhibit D.	Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 17 Jun 13.