RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

 AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-04242 

 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

His under honorable conditions discharge be upgraded to 
honorable. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

He served his country honorably other than the one incident that 
impacted his character of service. He has lived for the past 
50 years as an upstanding citizen. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 28 January 
1957. The commander was informed that the applicant was 
involved with civil authorities for personal misconduct 
involving the theft of government property. There were no 
military charges filed against him. On 17 January 1961, the 
commander directed that he be discharged from the Air Force upon 
his normal expiration of term of service with a general 
discharge. The commander stated due to the near proximity of 
the time of personal misconduct and his expiration of term of 
service date, the applicant had not demonstrated a sufficient 
degree of rehabilitation to warrant an honorable discharge. On 
27 January 1961, the applicant was discharged upon his 
expiration of term of service with an under honorable conditions 
discharge. 

 

On 27 March 2013, a request for post-service information was 
forwarded to the applicant for response within 30 days 
(Exhibit C). As of this date, no response has been received by 
this office. 

 

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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 find no evidence of an error or injustice 
that occurred during the discharge process. The applicant has 
provided no evidence, which would lead us to believe the 
characterization of the service was contrary to the provisions 
of the governing regulation, or unduly harsh. Additionally, in 
the absence of any evidence concerning his post-service 
activities, we do not find it would be in the interest of 
justice to upgrade the discharge on the basis of clemency. 
Therefore, in view of the above and in the absence of evidence 
to the contrary, we find no basis upon which to recommend 
granting the relief sought. 

 

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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-2012-04242 in Executive Session on 7 May 2013, under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 Vice Chair 

 Member 

 Member 

 

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2012-04242 was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 4 Sep 12. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBC, dated 27 Mar 13.