RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-05100 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His general (under honorable conditions) discharge be upgraded to honorable. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He along with his physician, therapist, and the staff at veterans affairs (VA) agree that his discharge is an honorable discharge, although it states general discharge under honorable conduct. As a young man his service to his country did not mean much to him. Now as an older veteran, he realizes that his service to his country and God means everything. He would like his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, to state that he did his part for this great country. The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant initially entered the Regular Air Force on 15 November 1984. On 11 February 1987, the applicant’s commander notified him that he was recommending his discharge from the Air Force for a pattern of misconduct. On 24 February 1987, a legal review was conducted and the staff judge advocate recommended the applicant be discharged with a general discharge and no offer for probation and rehabilitation (P&R). On 4 March 1987, an additional legal review was conducted due to the applicant’s receipt of two additional non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) for failure to go. However, the recommended characterization of service remained to be a general discharge and no offer for P&R. On 30 March 1987, the applicant was furnished a general (under honorable conditions) discharge, and was credited with 2 years, 4 months, and 16 days of active service. On 24 January 2010, the applicant initiated a DD Form 293, Application for the Review of Discharge or Dismissal From the Armed Forces of the United States, requesting his general (under honorable conditions) discharge characterization be changed to honorable. On 2 April 2010, the Air Force Discharge Review Board (AFDRB) considered the applicant’s request to upgrade his discharge to honorable and concluded the applicant’s discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of the discharge authority and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process. On 25 January 2015, a request for post-service information 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 C). FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE BOARD: After careful consideration of applicant’s request and the available evidence of record, we find the application untimely. Applicant did not file within three years after the alleged error or injustice was discovered as required by Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552 and Air Force Instruction 36-2603. Applicant has not shown a plausible reason for the delay in filing, and we are not persuaded that the record raises issues of error or injustice which require resolution on the merits. Thus, we cannot conclude it would be in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant’s failure to file in a timely manner. THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The application was not timely filed and it would not be in the interest of justice to waive the untimeliness. It is the decision of the Board, therefore, to reject the application as untimely. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-05100 in Executive Session on 22 July 2015 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: Panel Chair Member Member The following documentary evidence pertaining AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-05100 was considered: Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 10 December 2014. Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 25 January 2015, w/atch. 1 2