RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-02948 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: YES ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His Re-entry (RE) code of “2C” (Approved Honorable Involuntary Separation or Entry Level Separation) be changed to allow him to re-enlist in the Air Force. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: The test was unfair. The test was changed but the Career Development Courses (CDCs) were not changed to match the test. The test taking techniques taught to him were ineffective because the test was changed In support of his request, the applicant provides a personal statement. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 11 December 2007. On 2 September 2009, his commander notified him that he was recommending him for discharge under the provisions of Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-32, Military Retirements and Separations and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3208 Administrative Separation of Airmen, paragraph 5.26.3. Specifically, the applicant failed to progress in military training required to be qualified for service with the Air Force or for performance of primary duty. On 2 September 2009, the applicant acknowledged receipt of the commander’s intent to discharge him and opted to consult counsel but waived his right to submit statements on his behalf. Subsequent to the file being found legally sufficient the discharge authority approved the recommendation and directed that the applicant be discharged with an honorable character of service. The applicant was discharged effective 18 September 2009 with an honorable discharge without probation and rehabilitation. He was credited with serving 1 year, 9 months, and 8 days of active duty. ______________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPSOS recommends denial. DPSOS states the applicant received counseling on several occasions and was afforded ample opportunity to overcome his deficiencies. They found no error or injustice in the processing of the discharge action. Based on the documentation on file in his 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. The applicant did not submit any evidence or identify any errors or injustices that occurred in the discharge processing. He provided no facts warranting a change to his RE code or narrative reason for separation. The complete AFPC/DPSOS evaluation is at Exhibit C. AFPC/DPSOA recommends denial. DPSOA states the applicant’s RE Code 2C is required per AFI 36-2606, Reenlistments in the USAF, chapter 3, based on his involuntary discharge with honorable character of service. The applicant states he wants back in the military and that his test was unfair, but does not provide any proof of an error or injustice in reference to his RE code. The complete AFPC/DPSOA evaluation is at Exhibit D. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the applicant on 9 December 2011 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this date, this office has not received a response. ________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2. The application was timely filed. 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 agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force offices of primary responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. 4. The applicant's case is adequately documented and it has not been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will materially add to our understanding of the issue(s) involved. Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered. ________________________________________________________________ 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-2011-02948 in Executive Session on 5 April 2012, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149 dated 24 July 2011, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSOS, dated 20 October 2011. Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPSOA, dated 1 December 2011. Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 9 December 2011.