RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-04337 

COUNSEL: NO 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

Item 30 (Remarks), on his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United 
States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to reflect 
his service in Vietnam. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

He served 89 days of temporary duty (TDY) in Vietnam with the 
314th Tactical Airlift Wing and 314th Field Maintenance Squadron 
around the first or second quarter of 1970. 

 

The applicant does not provide any evidence in support of his 
appeal. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant is a former member of the Regular Air Force who 
served on active duty from 10 July 1968 to 7 July 1972. He 
served as an Aircraft Propeller Repairman and was progressively 
promoted to the grade of sergeant (E-4) with a date of rank of 
1 July 1970. He was honorably discharged effective 7 July 1972 
after serving 3 years, 11 months, and 28 days on active duty with 
1 year, 3 months, and 1 day of Foreign Service. His Air Force 
Form 7, Airman Military Record, indicates he served in Taiwan 
from 12 June 1969 to 12 September 1970. 

 

The remaining relevant facts, extracted from the applicant’s 
military service records, are contained in the evaluation by the 
Air Force office of primary responsibility at Exhibit C. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. DPAPP states that after a thorough 
review of the applicant’s military service records, they found no 


evidence to substantiate the applicant served any Foreign Service 
in Vietnam. 

 

The complete DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

AFPC/DPPRY recommends denial. DPPRY states there is no evidence 
that the applicant had a permanent change of station (PCS) to 
Vietnam in his military records. In addition, his records do not 
reflect he was TDY to Vietnam on any occasion while he was 
permanently assigned in Taiwan. 

 

The complete DPPRY evaluation is at Exhibit D. 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the 
applicant on 10 February 2012, for review and comment within 
30 days (Exhibit E). As of this date, this office has received 
no response. 

 

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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 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 has not been the victim of an error or injustice. If 
the applicant is able to provide any source documents, (i.e., 
travel vouchers, evaluation reports, letters of evaluation, 
decorations, witness statements, sworn affidavit, etc.) to verify 
this information, the Board would reconsider his request. 
However, in the absence of such evidence , we find no basis to 
recommend granting the relief sought in this application. 

 

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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. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2011-04337 in Executive Session on 30 May 2012, under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 



 

The following documentary evidence was considered in connection 
with AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2011-04337: 

 

Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 17 Oct 11. 

Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 6 Jan 12. 

Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPPRY, dated 26 Jan 12. 

Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 10 Feb 12.