RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-02713

						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Under Other Than Honorable Conditions (UOTHC) discharge be upgraded to honorable.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His record is in error due to impropriety, inequity and injustice.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.  

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant initially entered the Regular Air Force on 11 August 1965.  

The applicant’s Master Personnel Record does not contain a discharge case file.  

Based on Special Order A-1845, dated 17 September 1968, the applicant was discharged effective 19 September 1968, and furnished an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions (UOTHC) discharge.  He was credited with three years, one month, and nine days of active service.   

On 9 July 2015, a request for post-service information was forwarded to applicant for comment within 30 days (Exhibit C). In response, the applicant submitted documentation which indicates that according to the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a search of the fingerprints provided by the applicant revealed prior arrest data at the FBI, effective 22 October 2015.  In addition he submitted training and achievement certificates, and letters of recognition and support (Exhibit D).

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

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

2.  The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.  

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice.  A review of the applicant’s master personnel records did not contain any record of his discharge case file.  Therefore, the facts surrounding his separation and character of service could not be verified.  However, based on the presumption of regularity in the conduct of governmental affairs, we must assume the applicant’s discharge and service characterization were proper and in compliance with the directive under which it was effected.  Other than his own assertions, the applicant has presented no evidence to indicate otherwise.  In the interest of justice, we considered upgrading the discharge based on clemency; however, in the absence of any evidence of a successful post-service transition, we are not inclined to recommend granting relief upon this basis.  Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend the relief sought in this application.  

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-2015-02713 in Executive Session on 10 March 2016 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	Panel Chair
	Member
	Member

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-02713 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 24 June 2015.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 9 July 2015, w/atch.
	Exhibit D.   Applicant’s Response, undated.