RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-03986

  					COUNSEL:  NONE

					HEARING DESIRED:  NO 



APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her Home of Record (HOR) be changed from California to Ohio on 
her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty.


APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She was an “out-of-state” student in college in California and 
was recruited immediately after graduation.  At the time, the 
recruiter told her to put down any address of friends she had in 
California.  The recruiter put her on a one-month delay, so on 
14 Jul 99, she went to basic training.    

She moved back to Ohio in 2004 and applied for State of Ohio 
veteran’s benefits but discovered the HOR error, so she is 
trying to fix it in order to access those benefits.  She 
provides copies of her academic transcript from Alliant 
International University in California showing her HOR as 
Middletown, OH and DD Form 214 showing nearest relative’s 
address as Middletown, OH.

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


STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 14 Jul 99, the applicant entered the Regular Air Force.

According to DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed 
Forces of the United States, dated 23 Jun 99, her HOR is listed 
as XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX, Fremont, CA XXXXXXXXXX. 

According to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge 
from Active Duty, associated with her 13 Jul 03 release from 
active duty, her HOR at time of entry is listed as XXXXXXXXXXXX
 Fremont, CA 94536.

On 13 Jul 03, the applicant was released from active duty with 
an honorable character of service after completion of her 
required active service and transferred to the Air Force 
Reserves.  She was credited with 4 years of active service.       


AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSIPE recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of 
an error or an injustice. The DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment 
Document Armed Forces of the United States, is the source 
document for HOR and Place of Entry (POE).  The Joint Federal 
Travel Regulation (JFTR), volume 1, Appendix A1, part 1, states, 
“The place recorded as the home of the individual when 
reinstated, reappointed, or reenlisted remains the same as that 
recorded when commission, appointed, enlisted or inducted, or 
ordered into the tour of active duty, unless there is a break in 
service of more than one full day.  Only if a break in service 
exceeds one full day; may the member change the HOR.”  The HOR 
is the location identified by the individual upon entering the 
service, not a location where the individual is later assigned 
or a location selected for convenience; a correction must be 
fully justified.  Domicile or legal residence may change, but 
the HOR will not.  AFPC Enlisted Accessions Branch was able to 
confirm that the member initialed the DD Form 4 listing XXXXX 
XXXXXXXXX, XXXX, Fremont, CA XXXXX as her HOR.    

The complete DPSIPE evaluation is at Exhibit C.


APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant submitted a response stating when she was in 
contact with her recruiter she was a full-time out-of-state 
student at Alliant International University in California.  She 
was only one month away from graduating with a BA in Sociology, 
so the recruiter delayed her entry by one month. She submitted 
proof that she was not living at the address listed on her DD 
Form 214; that she was an out-of-state student as listed on her 
official transcript.  Had she been living at the California 
address, it would have been listed on her transcript.  However, 
she had never rented or lived at the California address listed 
as her HOR.  As someone who was born and raised in Ohio and only 
went to school in California, she would like the address changed 
to XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXX, Middletown, OH 45044.   


THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by 
existing law or regulations.

2.  The application was timely filed.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice.  We took 
notice of the applicant’s complete submission, to include her 
rebuttal of the Air Force advisory, 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 the applicant has not 
been the victim of an error of injustice.  While we acknowledge 
the applicant’s request to change her home of record, we do not 
believe she has demonstrated evidence of an injustice, as 
compared to others in her similar situation.  Therefore, in the 
absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to 
recommend granting the requested relief. 


THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of material 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.


The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2014-03986 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 23 Sep 14, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPSIPE, dated 18 Nov 14.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, Applicant, dated 14 Jan 15.