RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-02507
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) be adjusted to his
original submission date of October 2012.
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He never received an email stating that because he did not sign
the Statement of Understanding (SOU) and that he could reapply
because of High Year Tenure (HYT). He was told twice that he
could not transfer his benefits. He believes that his family
should not be penalized.
The applicants complete submission is at Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant is currently on active duty in the grade of staff
sergeant.
The applicants Total Active Federal Military Service Date is
29 December 1999.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSIT recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of
an error or an injustice. The applicant applied for TEB on
3 October 2012. The application was rejected on 18 October
2012 because he did not sign the required TEB Statement of
Understanding (SOU). The applicant subsequently applied on
14 January 2014 and was approved to his High Year of Tenure
(HYT) date.
No supporting documentation is provided to support the alleged
injustice. When he applied for TEB, he would have signed in
through the vMPF. A banner was present which asked members to
validate their email address, to include an option to provide a
personal email (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) to ensure they received the
necessary communications. Additionally, even if the email
communication from the TFSC was not received, the message from
the service component presented to him during the TEB
application process was clear; completion of the TEB SOU was
required, and if the applicant did not receive the
communications from the TFSC within 72 hours, he needed to
contact them as soon as possible.
A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSIT evaluation is at Exhibit B.
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the
applicant on 18 August 2014 for review and comment within
30 days (Exhibit C). 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. 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 of injustice.
Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find
no basis to recommend granting the requested relief.
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.
The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2014-02507 in Executive Session on 23 March 2015 under
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
The following documentary evidence pertaining AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2014-02507 was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 17 June 2014.
Exhibit B. Memorandum, AFPC/DPSIT, dated 17 June 2014.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 18 August 2014.
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