RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-04933 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to reflect 12 years rather than 8 years of foreign service. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: His DD Form 214 reflects he served 8 years of foreign service, when he actually served over 12 years of foreign service. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant initially enlisted the Regular Air Force on 20 Sep 82. The applicant’s enlisted performance reports (EPRs) reflect: He was stationed in Germany from 17 Aug 85 through 14 Dec 88. He was stationed at Hill AFB from 15 Dec 89 through 30 Aug 91, with deployments to Italy and the Middle East. He was stationed in Germany from 31 Aug 92 through 27 Apr 98. He was stationed in Italy from 28 Apr 98 through 15 Feb 00 and 28 Sep 00 through 31 Mar 02. On 30 Jun 03, the applicant was released from active duty and retired 1 Jul 03. He was credited with 20 years, 9 months, and 11 days of active service. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial noting the applicant’s master military personnel record and documentation provided reflect numerous foreign service duties and temporary duty assignments (TDYs), however, they are unable to verify the exact locations or length of the TDYs. A complete copy of the AFPC/DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit C. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 1 Jun 15, for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit D). As of this date, no response has been received by this office. THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2. The application was not timely filed. While the applicant claims a date of discovery of less than three years ago, in our view, the reasonable date of discovery of the alleged error or injustice was more than three years ago, however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file. 3. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice to warrant partial relief. The applicant contends his DD Form 214 does not accurately reflect his foreign service time. We note DPAPP recommends denial stating that although the applicant’s records reflect numerous foreign service and TDYs, they were unable to verify the exact locations or length of time for the TDYs. While the applicant has not provided conclusive evidence of the exact length of time for his TDYs, we believe his enlisted performance reports which reflect his foreign service assignments are sufficient to support providing a portion of the requested relief he seeks. Therefore, we recommend his records be corrected as indicated below. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show that his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with his 30 June 2003, release from active duty, be amended in Section 12, Record of Service, Item f, Foreign Service, to reflect 10 years, 2 months and 3 days of foreign service. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-04933 in Executive Session on 12 Aug 15, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member All members voted to correct the records as recommended. The following documentary evidence pertaining AFBCMR Docket Number BC- 2014-04933 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 24 Nov 14, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Memorandum, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 2 Apr 15. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 1 Jun 15. 3 4