RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-01986 COUNSEL:	NONE
HEARING DESIRED:	NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, item 7A “place of entry onto active duty” be corrected from Eglin AFB FL to Goodfellow AFB TX.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
His DD Form 214 lists the incorrect information in block 7A, place of entry onto active duty, and his DD Form 214 upon his retirement lists the wrong place of entry. The applicant believes his reenlistment at Eglin AFB FL was put into the DD Form 214; instead, it should read his last place of enlistment, which was Goodfellow AFB TX. The applicant believes that the place of entered active duty should be the place of last reenlistment.

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 28 May 74, according to DD Form 4, Enlistment Contract – Armed Forces of the United Sates, the applicant entered the Regular Air Force in Baltimore MD.

On 31 May 94, the applicant was furnished an honorable discharge and retired effective 1 Jun 94 and was credited with 20 years, and 3 days of active service.

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the memorandum prepared by the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR), which is attached at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSIPE recommends denial, indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice. If the applicant is requesting his DD Form 214 to be updated to reflect the correct Place of Enlistment onto Active Duty, it should be updated as Baltimore, MD. The DD Form 4 Place of Enlistment/Reenlistment will change based on the location of the reenlistment. Place of Enlistment onto Active Duty on the DD Form 214 is the location of enlistment on initial enlistment and would only change if there was a break in service more than one day. The applicant initially enlisted on 28 May 74 and served continuously until
31 May 94 (his retirement date), there is no break in service and therefore there is no compelling documentation to change item 7 on the DD Form 214.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSIPE 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 16 Nov 15 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit D). As of this date, no response has been received by this office.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE BOARD:
1.	The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations.

2.	The applicant 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 and the application is therefore untimely.

3.	Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. After a careful review of the applicant's contentions, documentation submitted in support of the request, and the available evidence of record, we are not convinced the applicant has provided sufficient evidence for us to conclude that he/she is the victim of an error or injustice. We also note the applicant did not file the application within three years after the alleged error or injustice was discovered, or should have been discovered, as required by Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552 and Air Force Instruction 36-2603. Therefore, because we do not find it would be in the interest of justice to recommend granting relief, and the applicant has offered no plausible reason for the delay in filing the application, we cannot conclude it would be in the interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely
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file the application. Accordingly, we find the application untimely.

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-2015-01986 in Executive Session on 9 Feb 16 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A.	DD Form 149, dated 11 May 15, w/atchs. Exhibit B.	Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C.	Memorandum, AFPC/DPSIPE, dated 13 Nov 15. Exhibit D.	Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 16 Nov 15.