RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-01272
		INDEX NUMBER:  112.01

		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED: NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her Home of Record (HOR) be changed from XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX, to XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her current HOR does not reflect her true and actual HOR.  She was misinformed during her enlistment and was wrongly directed to use her XXXXXXX address as her HOR.  She was told that she could not use a foreign address even if it was her true and actual HOR.

In support of her appeal, the applicant submits copies of her high school and college records, as evidence of her HOR prior to enlistment, as well as separation documents pertaining to her brother, father, and her husband.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant contracted her initial enlistment in the Regular Air Force on 26 Feb 93.  DD Form 4/1, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document, reflects XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX, as her HOR.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPPAE recommends the applicant’s request be denied.  After a review of the applicant’s records, they found no documenation to subtantiate changing the applicant’s HOR, nor did the applicant provide any evidence.  HOR must be the actual home of the member upon entering service, and not a different place selected for the member’s convenience.

A complete copy of the evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 30 Jan 04, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant for review and comment with 30 days.  To date, a reply has not been received (Exhibit D).

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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 not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  In this respect, the majority of the Board notes that at the time of the applicant’s enlistment in the Air Force Reserve, Delayed Enlistment Program, she listed XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX as her HOR.  It appears the address listed on her enlistment documents was a temporary address where she was residing awaiting her enlistment in the Air Force, rather than her official home address.  In view of this, the majority of the Board believes any doubt should be resolved in the applicant’s favor.  Accordingly, the majority of the Board recommends that the applicant’s records be corrected as indicated below.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that her home of record (HOR) is XXX XXXX XX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, rather than XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2003-01272 in Executive Session on 20 April 2004, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

By majority vote, the Board voted to correct the records, as recommended.  XXXXXXXX voted to deny the application in its entirety, but elected not to submit a minority report.  The following documentary evidence was considered:

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 2 Apr 03, w/atchs
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAE, dated 23 Jan 04
     Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 30 Jan 04, w/atchs

                                   

AFBCMR BC-2003-01272

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF

	Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records and under the authority of Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A Stat 116), it is directed that:

	The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX, XXX-XX-XXXX, be corrected to show that her home of record (HOR) is XXX XXXX XX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, rather than XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX.