RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:	BC-2008-01612 INDEX CODE:	135.02

COUNSEL:	NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His records be corrected to show an additional DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, reflecting the period of active duty from 2 July 1986 to 27 April 1987.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
A DD Form 214 was never issued for the period of active duty listed above.

In support of his appeal, the applicant has provided a personal statement and copies of multiple National Guard Bureau (NGB) Forms 22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, a discharge order, a Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) transcript, a certificate of training, a point credit history, and copies of several DD Forms 214.

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:
Applicant began his military career on 23 June 1981 and was progressively promoted to the grade of airman first class. He left the Regular Air Force on 28 September 1984 and joined the Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG) on 29 September 1984. He has since served with the New York ANG (NYANG) and the New Jersey ANG (NJANG). On 17 October 1989, he joined the Colorado Air National Guard (COANG). He resigned from the COANG after serving for 2 years, 10 months, and 15 days and was honorably discharged on 31 August 1992. The applicant has served a total of 10 years.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
This application was sent to the Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC) on 29 April 2008 for an advisory opinion. To date, the ARPC has failed to provide one.

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. The applicant has provided evidence in the form of a technical training school course completion certificate and his Point Credit Accounting System (PCARS) report, that both appear to verify that he served on active duty from 2 July 1986 through his course completion date of 16 January 1987 – 199 days. We considered the applicant’s request that his active duty credit be extended to
27 March 1987, but he has not provided evidence to verify he was on active duty at any time beyond 16 January 1987. Ther ef or e,   we r ecommend  t hat   t he  r ecor ds  be  cor r ect ed  as  i ndi cat ed  bel ow.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that on 16 January 1987, he was issued a DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, documenting his active duty service for the period of 2 July 1986 through 16 January 1987.

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2008-01612 in Executive Session on 11 June 2009, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

Panel Chair 
Member 
Member

All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The following documentary evidence with regard to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2008-01612 was considered:

Exhibit:	DD Form 149, dated 26 March 2008, w/atchs.