RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2008-02690 INDEX CODE:	110.02
COUNSEL:	NONE HEARING DESIRED:	NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His reenlistment eligibility (RE) code be changed to allow him reentry into the military.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He has seen two doctors who have cleared him of having a Personality Disorder. He desires to make a career in the U.S. Army.

Weeks before his departure for basic training, he received some bad news that played a big factor in the events leading to his discharge. He learned his only brother was being deployed to Baghdad and he would not be able to see him for two years. This was very hard on him because his brother is his best friend. His grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer and given less than a year to live. He went to basic training with these emotional factors.

During basic training he was sent to the hospital for headaches and dehydration. While at the hospital, it was noticed that his head and heart were not in the right place and he was referred to Behavioral Analysis.  He met with a counselor and talked for ten
(10) minutes and was told he was depressed and had a Personality Disorder and that it would be best for both parties that he be separated from the service.

He did not want to be separated but was placed in a squadron with other airmen pending discharge. He felt like he was in jail and there was nothing to do besides sit in a 20 by 20 room with
49 other airmen and listen to yourself think for the mandatory
16 hours he was awake. He did everything asked of him without complaining. He had no choice in being discharged because he had ‘‘crazy’’ stamped on him.

The week after being discharged he met with an Air Force recommended counselor from the end of July to the end of October. The doctor cleared his name by stating he did not have nor had he ever had a personality disorder.

He has been steadily employed and completed a semester of community college. He sees the military as his only means of getting out of the western mass and not being a daily farmer for the rest of his life, plus he wants to serve his country.

He has never been in trouble with the law or had any history of mental illnesses.

In support of his request, the applicant provided a character letter, letters from his doctors with medical documentation.

The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 2 Jul 07 and served for a period of 16 days.

On 13 Jul 07, the applicant was notified of pending discharge action. Specifically,  the commander cited the applicant’s diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood as the basis for discharge. The applicant waived his right to consult counsel or submit statements in his own behalf.

The staff judge advocate found the case legally sufficient.  On
13 Jul 07, the discharge authority directed his discharge. The applicant was discharged on 17 Jul 07 with an uncharacterized entry-level separation and with a narrative reason of Personality Disorder with the corresponding separation code of JFX.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSOA recommends denial regarding the applicant’s RE code at this time, but defers to any further evaluation by appropriate military medical authorities. DPSOA states they would, however, support a more favorable narrative reason, which would support the applicant’s overall desire to enlist in the U.S. Army.

The complete AFPC/DPSOA evaluation is at Exhibit C.
AFPC/DPSOO states that based on the documentation on file in the master personnel records the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of the discharge authority. However, unless otherwise directed by the Board, DPSOO recommends the applicant’s narrative reason for discharge be changed to Adjustment Disorder with the corresponding separation code of JFY rather than JFX.

The complete AFPC/DPSOO evaluation is at Exhibit D.

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
He desires to enlist in the U.S. Army and states it is not for the enlistment bonus and he would be willing to put it in writing, as it is the right thing to do.

It pains him to see his generation not caring about the war or its veterans. He has never been in trouble with the law and he wants to make the U.S. Army a career. He plans to enlist for the maximum enlistment as a Combat Engineer.

Since his discharge, he has been seen and cleared by a psychotherapist. He does not have a mental disorder.

The applicant's complete response is at Exhibit F.

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. We agree with the opinions and recommendations of the Air Force offices of primary responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant’s narrative reason for discharge should be corrected to reflect ‘‘Adjustment Disorder’’ with the corresponding separation code of ‘‘JFY.’’ We are not persuaded the applicant’s RE code should be changed. His current RE code can be waived if the services desire to enlist him. Whether or not he is successful will depend on the needs of the service. Therefore, we recommend his records be corrected to the extent indicated below.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show on 17 July 2007, he was discharged with a narrative reason of Adjustment Disorder and a separation code of JFY rather than Personality Disorder and JFX, respectively.

The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC- 2008-02690 in Executive Session on 17 December 2008, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

Panel Chair 
Member
Member
All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The following documentary evidence was considered:

Exhibit A.	DD Form 149, dated 16 Jul 08, w/atchs. Exhibit B.	Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C.	Memorandum, AFPC/DPSOA, dated 31 Jul 08. Exhibit D.	Memorandum, AFPC/DPSOS, dated 29 Sep 08. Exhibit E.	Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 7 Nov 08.
Exhibit F.	Applicant’s Rebuttal, dated 11 Nov 08.