RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-02439

						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO  

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to reflect a total period of service from 30 April 1989 to 26 August 1996 instead of 15 September 1989 to 31 December 1992.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She is retiring from the Army and noticed the error while computing her length of service during a records review.  She would like her DD Form 214 to reflect her initial entry into the military until the date of her separation.  

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 30 April 1989, an Air Force Form 133, Oath of Office (Military Personnel), was initiated showing the applicant was commissioned in the Reserve of the Air Force.  

The applicant’s non-extended active duty (NON-EAD) commissioned service inclusive dates are 30 April 1989 to 14 September 1989.  

The applicant initially entered the Regular Air Force on 15 September 1989.  

On 18 September 1989, a DD Form 220, Active Duty Report, was initiated showing the applicant’s effective date of entry on active duty as 15 September 1989.  

On 3 September 1992, HQ ACC/DPA informed the applicant that she was considered and selected for separation by the fiscal year 1993 (FY93) Officer Reduction-in-Force (RIF) Board.  As a result of this selection, she was projected for involuntary release from active duty, effective 31 December 1992.  
On 31 December 1992, the applicant was furnished an honorable discharge, and was credited with 3 years, 3 months, and 16 days of active service.  

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the memorandums prepared by the Air Force offices of primary responsibility (OPR), which are attached at Exhibits C and D.  

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2LT defer to the appropriate office with regard to the determination of the applicant’s start date in Block 12a. (Date Entered AD This Period) of her DD Form 214.  

According to the applicant’s AF Form 133, Oath of Office (Military Personnel), she was commissioned on 30 April 1989 as a Reserve Line of the Air Force officer.  From that day through 14 September 1989, she was in an Inactive Ready Reserve (IRR) status pending entry on extended active duty.  She entered extended active duty on 15 September 1989.  

A complete copy of the AFPC/DP2LT evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPSOR recommends denial.  The applicant has failed to provide evidence indicating the calculation of her service dates were counter to governing directives or substantiated an injustice.  

As the DD Form 214 title dictates, it records the release or discharge from active duty.  The Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3202, Separation Documents, dictates the start date of a DD Form 214 as “date of entry on current tour of extended active duty”.  In this case, the applicant entered active duty on 15 September 1989 and prior to entering active duty, on 30 April 1989, the applicant entered into the United States Air Force Reserve (USAFR), where she served in an inactive capacity for a period of 4 months and 15 days.  This time is accurately recorded in block 12c of the DD Form 214, as total prior inactive service.

The applicant was released from active duty on 31 December 1992, as annotated in block 23, and transferred to the USAFR.  In accordance with AFI 36-3202, block 12b, will show the date when separation from active duty is effective.  The applicant’s DD Form 214, block 12b accurately reflects 31 December 1992.  Upon completion of obligated reserve service on 26 August 1996, the USAFR discharged the applicant and published an honorable discharge certificate.  The time from being released from active duty to the time discharged from the USAFR, does not qualify for a DD Form 214.  

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSOR evaluation is at Exhibit D.

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

She submitted a Statement of Service which details her active service date, total years’ service date (TYSD), and pay date with her original submission.  However, the board did not review all of the documents originally submitted for determination.  As such, she attached the documents again for review.  _

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, including her rebuttal response, in judging the merits of the case; however, the applicant has not provided evidence to indicate the calculation of her service dates were counter to governing directives.  Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of AFPC/DPSOR and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not been the victim of an error of injustice.  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 members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-02439 in Executive Session on 6 and 14 October 2016 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	Panel Chair
	Member
	Member

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-02439 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 11 June 2015, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DP2LT, dated 4 January 2016,  
                 w/atchs.  
	Exhibit D.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPSOR, dated 22 February 2016.
	Exhibit E.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 3 March 2016.  
	Exhibit F.  Letter, Applicant, dated 22 February 2016.

Pursuant to paragraph 1 or AFI 36-2603 (Title 32 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 865.1), it is certified that a quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in the above entitled matter.