RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-01658
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: YES
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
The household good (HHG) debt he incurred while his HHG were in
Storage-In-Transit (SIT) be cancelled.
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
The Joint Personal Property Shipping Office-Northeast (JPPSO-NE)
failed to take appropriate action on converting his HHG shipment
storage to his expense. JPPSO-NE claims the applicant did not
correspond with them prior to the time frame the government was
no longer responsible for paying for storage of the HHG.
The applicants complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade
of Major (O-4).
In June 2013, according the AF Form 899, Request and
Authorization for Permanent change of Station-Military, the
applicant had a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) to McGuire
AFB, New Jersey.
The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are
described in the memorandum prepared by the Air Force office of
primary responsibility (OPR), which is included at Exhibit C.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
PPA HQ/ECAF recommends granting the applicants request for
cancellation of the debt and that he be reimbursed for any funds
paid toward the debt. The applicant PCSd in June 2013 and had
his HHG placed in SIT with extensions for a period of 180 days,
ending on 22 Jan 14. After that date, the storage cost
converted to his expense. The Defense Transportation
Regulation, Part IV, paragraph 406.A.2 requires that prior to
expiration of SIT, members will be notified in writing by the
transportation office of the expiration of SIT and conversion of
their expense. JPPSO did not initiate appropriate action to
convert the storage to applicants expense until 28 Feb 14. On
15 Apr 14, the JPPSO-NE, Detachment 2 initiated a DD Form 139,
Pay Adjustment Authorization, against the applicant in the
amount of $1398.53 for reimbursement of storage costs between
the SIT expiration date (22 Jan 14) and the date the storage was
actually converted to applicants expense (28 Feb 14). JPPSO
failed to timely convert storage charges to the applicant
expense. Therefore, the applicants record should be corrected
to reflect that by competent authority, an extension of SIT for
the applicants HHG shipped under Bill of Lading CNNQ002646 was
granted through 28 Feb 14. Furthermore, recommend that since
the SIT was extended, the debt in the amount of $1398.53
reflected on DD Form 138 dated 15 Apr 14 be cancelled, the
applicant be reimbursed for any funds paid towards this debt.
A complete copy of the 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 4 Aug 14 for review and comment within 30 days
(Exhibit D). As of this date, no response has been received by
this office.
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. We took
notice of the applicant's complete submission in judging the
merits of the case and 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 been the victim of an error or injustice.
Therefore, we recommend the applicant's records be corrected as
indicated below.
4. The applicants case is adequately documented and it has not
been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel
will materially add to our understanding of the issues involved.
Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably
considered.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show that on 21
January 2014, competent authority granted the applicant an
extension of his Storage in Transit (SIT) authorization for the
applicants HHG shipped under Bill of Lading CNNQ0026246 through
28 February 2014. As a result, the debt in the amount of
$1398.53 reflected on the DD Form 139, Pay Adjustment
Authorization, dated 15 April 2014 be cancelled, and the
applicant be reimbursed for any funds paid towards said debt.
The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2014-01658 in Executive Session on 19 Mar 15, under
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
All members voted to correct the records as recommended. The
following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2014-01658 was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 16 Apr 14, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Memorandum, PPA HQ /ECAF, dated 17 Jul 14.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 4 Aug 14.
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