RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-01117 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 1. His social security number be corrected on his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (administratively corrected). 2. His general (under honorable conditions) discharge be upgraded to honorable. 3. His DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect his completion of the Army Quartermaster Rigger School. _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 1. He owns a security company and employs veterans. When a client asks for his DD Form 214, it embarrasses him that he has to provide three sheets of paper to explain what happened so it does not look fake or counterfeit. 2. He would like the Military Education section of his DD Form 214 corrected to show he completed the Army Quartermaster Rigger School. 3. His discharge should be upgraded because he is being crucified without substantial reason for a miscommunication or assumption that could not be proven. In support of his request, the applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214, DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214 Certificate or Release or Discharge from Active Duty, a personal statement and a letter from the National Personnel Records Center. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. _________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: On 27 April 1989, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force. On 18 April 1994, the commander notified the applicant that he was being discharged from the Air Force under the provisions of AFR 39-10, Administrative Separation of Airmen, for a pattern of misconduct; conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. The specific reasons for this action were: 1) He received two Letters of Counseling for failure to go and to report; 2) He received four Letters of Reprimand and an Unfavorable Information File was established for failure to pay his AFFES Deferred Payment Plan in a timely manner, failure to go, dereliction in the performance of his duties, and operating a motor vehicle with expired liability insurance, impeding the flow of traffic and leaving his vehicle unattended while it was running. The applicant acknowledged receipt of the notification of discharge, received advice from a military defense attorney and submitted written statements. The Staff Judge Advocate found the case legally sufficient to support the separation and recommended the applicant’s request for discharge be approved. On 12 May 1994, the applicant was discharged with a general (under honorable conditions) discharge after completing a period of 5 years and 16 days total active service. On 18 November 1996, the Air Force Discharge Review Board denied the applicant request for upgrade and concluded that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and within the discretion of the discharge authority and the applicant was provided full administrative due process. AFPC/DPSIT states the Army Quartermaster Rigger School is a sister service course that is not authorized on the DD Form 214 because it is not listed in the Education and Training Course Announcement. Pursuant to the Board’s request, the FBI indicated that on the basis on the data furnished, they were unable to locate an arrest record. _________________________________________________________________ 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. We took notice of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, we find no evidence of an error or injustice that occurred in the discharge processing or characterization of his service. Based on the available evidence of record, it appears the discharge and the characterization of the member’s service were consistent with the substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and within the commander’s discretionary authority. The applicant has provided no evidence, which would lead us to believe the characterization of his service was contrary to the provisions of the governing regulation, unduly harsh, or disproportionate to the facts in his case. We have considered the applicant’s overall quality of service, the events which precipitated the discharge, and we do we do not believe clemency is warranted. In regards to the applicant’s request to add the Army Quartermaster Rigger School to his records, we note that courses not listed in the Education and Training Course Announcement are not authorized on the DD Form 214. As such, with the exception of the administrative correction noted above, no further corrective action is warranted. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. _________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of a 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 AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2010-01117 in Executive Session on 7 October 2010, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2010-01117 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 18 May 10, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.