RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-00795
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His dependent sons travel order be corrected to reflect
Student Dependent Travel Order instead of In-Place-
Consecutive-Overseas-Tour (IPCOT).
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
The Travel Management Office (TMO) erroneously processed his
sons travel orders to Okinawa, Japan as an IPCOT travel order
when it should have been a student dependent travel order. The
finance office has deemed it to be an error.
The applicants 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 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col, O-5).
According to an AF Form 899, Request and Authorization for
Permanent Change of Station Military, dated 19 May 11, the
applicant was projected for reassignment to Kadena Air Base,
Japan with a report no later than date of 10 Jul 11. His
dependent son was listed on the order as authorized to travel.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
PPA/ECAF recommends approval. Based on documentation in the
case file, it appears the applicants son did not travel to his
Permanent Duty Station (PDS) due to being enrolled in school.
When the applicant applied to have his son travel to the PDS
under student dependent travel authorization, the dependent
travel order associated with the IPCOT entitlement was used to
procure the transportation. However, the Joint Forces Travel
Regulation (JFTR) states that COT orders cannot be used for
transportation of student travel. Therefore, a student
dependent travel order should have been issued.
On 11 Jul 13, the applicant was issued dependent travel orders
for travel and transportation of his dependents from Lorena,
Texas to Kadena AB, Japan, during the months of Jul and Aug
13 in conjunction with an IPCOT at Kadena AB, Japan.
In Sep 13, TMO at Kadena AB, Japan, initiated a travel request
for the applicants son to travel from Dallas, TX on 15 Dec
13 to Okinawa, Japan, returning to Dallas, TX on 5 Jan 14. Upon
completion of the travel, the applicant was advised that the
IPCOT orders used for the Dec/Jan travel only authorized travel
between the months of Jul and Aug, therefore a new or amended
orders were required to allow payment for his sons travel
during the Dec/Jan time period.
JFTR, Volume 1, paragraph U5208 states that dependent travel and
transportation is authorized at government expense from a
designated place to the current PDS, if the dependents are
command sponsored prior to travel to the current PDS. Paragraph
U7010-D.6 further states that COT leave must not be used as
student dependent travel. Paragraph U7305-E/F advises that a
member permanently stationed Overseas Continental United States
(OCONUS), who is authorized to have a dependent reside at/in the
PDS, and whose dependent attends school in the U.S. to obtain a
formal education that is accredited by a State, region or
nationally recognized accrediting agency/association recognized
by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) is authorized
transportation of the dependent between school and place of
residence. Paragraph U7305-E2 further states that a dependent
student who is separated from school in the U.S. and who has not
previously traveled at government expense to the members OCONUS
PDS, retains the authorization for dependent travel and
transportation to the members PDS.
The complete 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 18 Aug 14 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this
date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit D).
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. After a thorough review
of this application, we agree with the recommendation of the Air
Force office of primary responsibility and adopt the rationale
expressed as the basis for our decision that the applicant has
been the victim of either an error or an injustice. Accordingly,
we recommend his records be corrected as set forth below.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force
relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to reflect that by
competent authority, a student dependent travel order, dated
30 Sep 13, was issued for his son with the appropriate funding for
travel from his school in Waxahachie, Texas to Okinawa, Japan and
return, during the months of December 2013 and January 2014.
The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number
BC-2014-00795 in Executive Session on 14 Jan 15, 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 Feb 14, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Available Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, PPA/ECAF, dated 8 Aug 14.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 18 Aug 14.
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