RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:				DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-03053

							COUNSEL: None 

							HEARING DESIRED: No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her home of record (HOR) be changed from XXXXX CA, to XXXXX MO.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She was unaware that her home of record was anything different than what she initially requested, and have only recently found that out while out-processing from the Air Force.  She requested her home of record to be XXXXX MO upon enlistment.  That is where her mother lived.  She had lived in Missouri for almost five years, had gone to high school there and is a current taxpayer.  

At the time of her enlistment, she went to visit her cousin, who was in the Marine Corps, for a few months and had decided to join the military herself.  He lived on Camp Pendleton in one of the family housing units.  So, naturally she entered Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) directly from San Diego.  She was unaware that they had put her temporary address down as her home of record.  Her cousin was honorably discharge soon after she went into military.  

In support of the appeal, the applicant submits a personal letter, copies of DD Form 214 and high school Diploma.

Applicant's complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant contracted her enlistment in the Regular Air Force on 29 May 1998 at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in XXXXXX CA.  Enlistment records showed her HOR as XXXXX CA since this was the location from which she enlisted. 

HOR is defined as the place recorded as the home of the individual at the time they enlisted, were commissioned, or initially ordered to active duty.  It is recorded in the military personnel record to determine transportation entitlements upon separation.  The HOR can be changed only if there has been a break in service of one full day (inactive reserve time is not counted as a break in service) or a bona fide error was made in recording the information given by the member.

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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 error or injustice warranting favorable consideration of the applicant’s request.  After reviewing the evidence of record, the majority of the Board is of the opinion that sufficient evidence does exist to support a finding that the applicant may not have been adequately advised by her recruiter regarding her Home of Record.  Based on the fact that the applicant continued to list XXXXXX, NM as her place of residence, 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 at the time of his entry on active duty was XXXXX, MO, rather than XXXXX, CA.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC-2003-03053 in Executive Session on 9 December 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

By a majority vote, the Board voted to correct the records as indicated.  Mr. XXXXX  , voted to deny the application, but does not wish to submit a Minority Report. The following documentary evidence was considered:

    		Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 3 Sep 03.
    		Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.

                                   

AFBCMR BC-2003-03053

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 the APPLICANT, be corrected to show that her home of record at the time of her entry on active duty was XXXXXX, MO, rather than XXXXXX, CA.