RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:			DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2015-02929
		
  						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 4, Enlistment Record – Armed Forces of the United States, 8 Dec 64, block 33 (Prior ROTC or Cadet Training), be corrected to reflect four years and four months.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His DD Form 4 is in error and does not include his first and second year at Detachment 380 (Michigan State University Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps [AFROTC]) for school years 1960-1961.  He transferred to AFROTC Detachment 505 (New Mexico State University) on 1 Jun 62 until discharge on 21 Feb 67.

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

According to the Michigan State University, MI, official record provided by the applicant, he initially entered Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at Detachment 380 on 20 Sep 60.  

On 31 Jan 63, according to the DD Form 785, Record of Disenrollment from Officer Candidate-type Training, dated 24 Jan 67, the applicant entered the AFROTC program at New Mexico State University and was scheduled for commission on 25 Jan 67.  

On 8 Dec 64, according to the DD Form 4, he applicant enlisted for six years with the Air Force Reserve with assignment to Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 505, New Mexico State University, NM, and was credited with three years prior AFROTC training. 

On 21 Feb 67, the applicant was discharged for the convenience of the government for not meeting his degree requirements.  

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFRC/A1K recommends granting the applicant’s request, indicating there is evidence of an error or injustice.  Based on the supporting documentation that the applicant was enrolled in what appears to be AFROTC training from the Fall of 1960 to the Spring of 1962, A1K recommends approval.  Should the Board elect to grant the applicant’s request, the Board should direct the applicant’s DD Form 4, dated 8 Dec 64, Item 33, be corrected to reflect 4 years and 4 months of prior AFROTC training.
A complete copy of the AFRC/A1K 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 31 Oct 16 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; 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.  While the applicant has not provided conclusive evidence that his DD Form is in error, it is our opinion the transcripts provided by the applicant from the Fall of 1960 to the Spring of 1962 are sufficient to grant the requested relief.  Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR) and adopt the rationale expressed as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has been the victim of an error or injustice.  Accordingly, we recommend the applicant's 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 4, Enlistment Record – Armed Forces of the United States, dated 8 December, 1964, block 33, be corrected to reflect four years and four months.

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-02929 in Executive Session on 8 Dec 16 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	, Panel Chair
	, Member
	, Member

All members voted to correct the records as recommended.  The following documentary evidence was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 27 Jun 15, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFRC/A1K, dated 28 Jun16.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 31 Oct 16.

Pursuant to paragraph 1 of 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.