RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-01713
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
He be charged for non-temporary storage (NTS) of household goods
(HHG) from 1 January 2013 through 5 August 2013, rather than
1 January 2013 through 23 September 2013.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He submitted a request for release of his HHG from NTS on
25 July 2013. He contacted the Joint Personal Property Shipping
Office-San Antonio (JPPSO) on 29 July 2013 and was informed that
no action had been taken due to error on the form DD Form 1299,
Application for Shipment and/or Storage of Personal Property.
He submitted a revised DD Form 1299 on 29 July 2013 and received
confirmation of receipt. He contacted the JPPSO multiple times
to check the status of his application. He was given multiple
excuses until 5 September 2013, when his application was
completed and his shipment was released for delivery.
The applicants complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant retired from the Regular Air Force effective
1 January 2012 in the grade of colonel.
The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are
described in the letters prepared by the Air Force office of
primary responsibility (OPR) which is included at Exhibit C.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
PPA HQ/ECAF recommends approval. Documentation in the case file
indicates the applicant submitted an application for release
and shipment of the property from NTS on 25 July 2013, and
again on 29 July 2013 after corrections. An e-mail from the
Personal Property Processing Office (PPPO) advised that the
request slipped through the cracks and that they did not submit
a request for release and shipment until 5 September 2013.
Based on the above, we concur with the applicant's request to
reduce his storage debt by one month. The PPPO committed an
error by not processing the request in a timely manner,
resulting in the applicant being unjustly charged for an
additional month's storage.
Additionally, a review of the case file indicates the
calculations for the storage cost from 1 January 2013 through
15 September 2013 were incorrect. The correct calculation
should have reflected: 27,290 pounds times $1.25 per hundred
pounds equals $224.00 per month times 8.5 months (1 January
2013 - 15 September 2013) equals $1,904.00 excess cost (DD Form
1131 incorrectly reflected the debt as $1,892.00). If the
storage period is reduced by 1 month to 7.5 months, the excess
cost calculation would reflect: 27,920 pounds times $1.25 per
hundred pounds equals $224.00 per month times 7.5 months
equals $1,680.00 excess cost.
Should the board agree, the record should be changed to reflect
the applicant's property was released from storage in
transit on 5 August 2013, and the debt for NTS after the one
year time limit was $1,680.00. If the $1,892.00 has already
been collected from the applicant, the applicant should be
reimbursed for the difference of $212.00.
The complete ECAF evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit B.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the
applicant on 30 September 2014, for review and comment within
30 days (Exhibit C). As of this date, this office has received
no response.
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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. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. After a
careful review of the evidence of record, to include the
applicants complete submission and the PPA HQ/ECAF
recommendation to correct the record, we believe that relief is
warranted. We agree with the opinion and recommendation of the
Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt its
rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the PPPOs failure
to timely act on the applicants request for release of his
storage caused him to be charged for an additional month of
storage fees. As such, we find sufficient basis to conclude that
he has been the victim of an injustice and therefore, recommend
the applicants record be corrected as indicated below.
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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that by
competent authority, his shipment was released from Storage In
Transit on 5 August 2013, and the debt for Non-Temporary Storage
after the one year time limit was $1,680.00.
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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2014-01713 in Executive Session on 5 February 2015,
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The
following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 21 Apr 14, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Letter, PPA HQ/ECAF, dated 4 Aug 14.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, 30 Sep 14.
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