RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-02980

						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, reflect award of the following:

1.  Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal – Administratively Corrected.

2.  The Air Force Longevity Service Award (AFLSA).

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He has been awarded the contested awards and would like the awards reflected on his DD Form 214.

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant initially entered the Regular Air Force on 9 September 2008.

On 9 October 2011 the applicant was discharged and was credited with 3 years, 1 month and 1 day 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/DP2SP recommends denial of the AFLSA - indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice.

The AFLSA is awarded to active duty personnel based on an aggregate of four years of honorable active federal military service with any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or Reserve components.  Reserve Component personnel are credited with the award for each four years of satisfactory military service which are creditable to a reservist for retirement.  Eligible categories include: all members of the Air Force on active duty, members of the Reserve components not on active duty assigned to training category A, B, D, or H, members who are a cadet or midshipman in one of the service academies provided the member graduates, members of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.  Eligibility for this award was expanded effective 1 July 1976 to include members of the Reserve components.  Members in training assigned on or after that date in training categories A, B, D, and H are eligible for retroactive awards based on satisfactory years of service completed by their retirement or retention year closeout.  Retroactive awards are not made for other categories.

They were unable to verify award of the AFLSA.  The applicant’s dates of service from 9 September 2008 to 9 October 2011, for a total of three years, one month and one day, do not meet the four year time limit for award of the AFLSA.

After a thorough review of the applicant’s official military personnel record, they were able to verify award of the Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal.  Upon final board decision, administrative correction of the applicant’s official military personnel record will be completed by AFPC/DP2STM.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DP2SP 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 11 January 2016 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 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 in judging the merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force OPR and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  The applicant’s dates of service do not meet the four year time limit for award of the AFLSA.  Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the requested relief.  Therefore, other than the administrative correction cited above, we find no basis to recommend granting any additional 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-2015-02980 in Executive Session on 9 June 2016 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-02980 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 13 July 2015, w/atch.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DP2SP not dated.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 11 January 2016.