RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-03279 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His Date of Rank (DOR) to the rank of Airman First Class (A1C, E-3) be changed to 28 February 2013. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: His enlistment documents reflect his enlistment pay grade as E- 2, not E-1. Therefore his DOR to the rank of A1C should be 28 February 2013. In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of his DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States and DD Form 1966, Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the United States. The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: On 30 August 2011, via DD Form 4, the applicant agreed that he would enlist in the Air Force Reserve for six years, in the pay grade of E-1. On 8 November 2011, the applicant’s DD Form 4 and DD Form 1966 were corrected to reflect he entered the Air Force in the pay grade of E-2. The applicant acknowledged “I understand that I am enlisting in the grade of E-2 with Stripes for Education.” On 3 September 2012, the applicant began Initial Active Duty Training (IADT). AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFRC/A1K recommends approval. Based on the corrected enlistment documents, on 3 September 2012, the applicant should have entered IADT in the rank of Airman (Amn, E-2), with the Time-in- Grade (TIG) effective as of that date. Upon completion of Basic Military Training and six months TIG in the rank of Amn, accompanied by a recommendation by the promotion authority, the applicant would have been eligible for promotion the rank of A1C on 3 March 2013. Therefore, based on the corrected DD Form 4, his request meets the basic requirement for correction of his promotion history. The complete A1K evaluation is at Exhibit C. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION: On 17 October 2013, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days. As of this date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit D). THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2. The application was timely filed. 3. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice to warrant partial relief. While the applicant requests that his DOR to the rank of A1C be changed to 28 February 2013, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility that his DOR and Promotion Effective Date (PED) should be changed to 3 March 2013. Accordingly, we recommend his records be corrected as set forth below. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that: a. Any references to the pay grade of E-1 be deleted from his promotion history. b. He was promoted to the reserve grade of Amn with a DOR and a Promotion Effective Date (PED) of 3 September 2012. c. He was promoted to the reserve grade of A1C, with a DOR and a PED of 3 March 2013. ? The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 26 June 2014, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member All members voted to correct the record as recommended. The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-2013-03279: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 9 July 2013, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Letters, AFRC/A1K, dated 17 October 2013. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 31 October 2013. 1 2