RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-04051 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be updated to reflect his Temporary Duty (TDY) assignments to Vietnam and Thailand. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He was sent TDY to a Vietnam Army Base about 65 kilometers from Tan Son Nhut Air Base for approximately 22 days sometime in November through December 1964. He was a member of a Radio Relay Team of the 1st Mobile Communications Group out of Clark Air Base (AB), Philippines. They setup a Mark 98 radio site and another team came in to run it. He did not have written orders for this assignment. In February 1965 he was sent to Udorn, Thailand, to work at a Mark 98 site. Approximately four months later in June, he drove a pick-up truck down to Karot to work at one of their Mark 98 sites. About six weeks later he was sent to Bangkok to help unload and check out Mark 98 radio equipment. He was there about 2 weeks. In all, he was TDY for over 180 days by the time he returned to Clark AB Philippines. He was returned stateside to work in the radio relay section of the 3rd Mobile Communications Group at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) Oklahoma In support of his request the applicant submits 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 20 December 1962. On 19 December 1966 he was released from active duty with an honorable characterization of service and was credited with serving 4 years of active duty service which included 1 year, 1 month and 27 days of Foreign and/or Sea Service. The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not reflect service in Vietnam or Thailand. Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1336.1, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214/5 Series) dated 20 August 2009, which establishes and implements policy for the preparation and distribution of the DD Form 214, does not include a provision for update of TDY assignments/locations on the DD Form 214. In accordance with AFI 36-2110, Assignments, dated 22 September 2009, paragraph 3.4.4.3, states; use a combination of the following documents to verify completed TDY assignments: travel vouchers, PCS orders, decoration citations, enlisted/officer performance reports and records review Report on Individual Personnel (RIP). ________________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: HQ AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial of the applicant’s request to reflect TDY service in Vietnam. A review of his Master Personnel Records (MPR) failed to provide documents that substantiate any foreign service in Vietnam. They were able to verify and confirm his foreign service at Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines, from 2 June 1964 to 28 August 1965. They were also able to verify one day (14 April 1965) in Udorn Air Base, Thailand from one of the applicant’s enlisted performance reports (EPR) in his Master Personnel Record (MPR). The complete HQ AFPC/DPAPP 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 2 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 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 warranting corrective action regarding the applicant's request to update his DD Form 214 to reflect his TDY service in Vietnam. 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 the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice. Therefore, we find no basis to favorably consider this application. The Board notes the Air Force office of primary responsibility confirms the applicant was TDY to Thailand as indicated in his 3 September 1964 through 23 August 1965 enlisted performance report (EPR). However, in accordance with governing instructions, updates of TDY assignments/locations on the DD Form 214 are not authorized. The EPR serves as the source document of the applicant’s TDY to Thailand during the month of April 1964. 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-2011-04051 in Executive Session on 30 May 2012, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, undated, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 15 November 2011. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 2 December 2011.