RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:
		DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-05906
		COUNSEL:  NONE
		HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of 
the United States, be amended to include award of the 
Presidential Unit Citation.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The contested award is not annotated on his DD Form 214.

In support of the applicant’s appeal, he provides documents 
extracted from his military personnel records and other 
documentation.

The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant with 8 years, 8 months and 10 days on active duty 
and credited with 2 years, 11 months and 29 days of foreign 
and/or sea service was honorably discharged on 27 July 1979 in 
the grade of staff sergeant under the provisions of AFR 39-10.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSID recommends denial.  After a thorough review of the 
applicant’s official military personnel record they were unable 
to verify the applicant served with a unit that received award 
of the PUC.

They were able to determine that the Air Force Outstanding Unit 
Award should have been awarded during the applicant’s service 
from 18 November 1970 to 27 July 1979 and was not reflected in 
his records.  His record will be administratively corrected upon 
receipt of Board’s final action.

The DPSID complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 17 February 2013, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was 
forwarded to the applicant for review and 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.  The 
applicant’s contentions are duly noted; however, after reviewing 
the evidence of record, 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 the 
applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to substantiate 
his entitlement to the PUC.  Therefore, other than the 
administrative correction cited above, 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 the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice; the 
application was denied without a personal appearance; and 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-2012-05906 in Executive Session on 24 September 2013, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:


The following documentary evidence was considered:

  Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 14 December 2012, w/atchs.
  Exhibit B.  Applicant’s Available Master Personnel Records.
  Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSID, dated 11 February 2013.
  Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 17 February 2013.





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