RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:	BC-2008-01310 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL:	NONE
HEARING DESIRED:	NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His	DD	Form	214	Armed	Forces	of	the	United	States	Report	of Transfer or Discharge be corrected as follows:

1.	Reflect his Vietnam Service. ADMINISTRATIVELY CORRECTED
2.	To	reflect	award	of	the	Vietnam	Service	Medal	(VSM).
ADMINISTRATIVELY CORRECTED
3.	To	reflect	award	the	Republic	of	Vietnam	Campaign	Medal (RVCM).

4.	To	reflect	award	of	the	Air	Force	Good	Conduct	Medal (AFGCM). ADMINISTRATIVELY CORRECTED

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
His Vietnam service and three awards are not reflected on his DD Form 214. He lost the DD Form 215 he was previously issued.

In support of his request, the applicant provides a personal statement, copies of his AF Form 626, Request and Authorization for Temporary Duty – Military, DD Form 214, and documents extracted from his military personnel records.

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant is a former member of the Regular Air Force who served from 14 October 1967 to 13 October 1971. He was trained and served as an Aircraft Engine Mechanic and was progressively promoted to the rank of Sergeant (Sgt) with a pay grade of (E-4) effective 1 October 1970.

The applicant was discharged with an honorable character of service and credited with serving 6 years, and 25 days of active

duty which includes 1 year, 1 month and 26 days of Foreign and/or Sea Service.

The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not reflect award of the VSM or RVCM.

By letter dated 1 May 2008, AFPC/DPAPP advised that the applicant’s master personnel records contained documents confirming his TDY service in Vietnam and confirmed boots on the ground in Vietnam.

The RVNCM criteria: The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who:
1) Served for six months in South Vietnam during the period
1 Mar 61 to 28 Mar 73; 2) Served outside the geographical limits of South Vietnam and contributed direct combat support to the RVN Armed Forces for an aggregate of six months. Only members of the Armed Forces of the United States who meet the criteria established for the AFEM (Vietnam) or Vietnam Service Medal (VSM) during the period of service required are considered to have contributed direct combat support to the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces.

The  applicant  previously  submitted  the  DD  Form  149  dated
3 April 2008, requesting entitlement to the AFGCM, the VSM, and the RVCM. On 29 May 2008, HQ AFPC/DPSIDR advised the applicant they were able to verify his entitlement to the VSM and his entitlement to the AFGCM was already annotated on his DD Form 214, dated 31 October 1971. They also advised the applicant in the same correspondence that he did not meet the eligibility criteria for the RVCM and his case was administratively resolved without forwarding it to the AFBCMR. The appropriate office generated a DD Form 215, reflecting the applicant’s entitlement to the VSM.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSIDRA recommends denial for entitlement to the RVCM. DPSIDRA  states,  according  to  the  DPAPP  memorandum  dated
1 May 2008, they were able to verify the applicant served three months in Vietnam. The applicant did not serve for an aggregate of six months; therefore, he is ineligible for entitlement to the RVCM.

The complete DPSIDRA 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 23 December 2011 for review and comment within 30 days. 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 not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.	Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice with regard to the applicant’s request for award of the RVCM. We took notice of the applicant's 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 and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion that relief beyond that already granted administratively is not warranted. Therefore, we find no basis to favorably consider the remainder of this application.

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that the application was denied without a personal appearance; and that 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 this application BC-2008-01310 in Executive Session on 26 April 2012, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

Exhibit A.	DD Form 149, dated 3 April 2008, w/atchs. Exhibit B.	Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C.	Letter, AFPC/DPSIDRA, dated 17 November 2011. Exhibit D.	Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 23 December 2011.

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

CASE TRANSMITTAL / COORDINATION RECORD

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NO:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	BC-2008-01310

TMCD:  06 July 2012

ROUTE IN TURN	INITIALS	DATE

1.	CHIEF EXAMINER (Coord/Signature)

2.	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Coordination)

3.	EXAMINER FOR DISPATCH

4.	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX PANEL CHAIR
(Signature on Proceedings)

5.	EXAMINER

6.	AFBCMR (Processing)