RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-04616

                    		COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His official Home of Record (HOR) be changed from Colorado to Florida.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His HOR should be Florida.  At the time of his enlistment, he was a resident of Fort Myers, Florida where he attended grade school, graduated high school and attended college.  Between semesters in college he visited Denver and decided to enlist in the Air Force.  He inquired with the recruiter if he needed to use where he was actually from as his HOR but they insisted he used his enlistment location.  He states that has not been back to Denver since his enlistment of 21 Jul 09.  

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 21 Jul 09, the applicant initially entered the Regular Air Force.

According to his DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States, his HOR is Denver, CO.

On 20 Jan 16, the applicant was released from active duty, transferred to the Air Force Reserve, received an honorable character of service, and was credited with 6 years and 6 months 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/DP3DA recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice.  

After reviewing the member’s military record (SF86) he hasn’t lived in FL since Jun 2003.  He graduated high school and moved to CT from 2003-2009 and finally to CO in Jan 2009.  

The DD Form 4, Enlistment/ Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States, is the source document for HOR and Place of Entry (POE).  The Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), Volume 1, Appendix A1, Part 1, states, “The place recorded as the home of the individual when reinstated, reappointed, or reenlisted remains the same as that recorded when commissioned, appointed, enlisted or inducted, or ordered into the tour of active duty, unless there is a break in service of more than one full day.  Only if a break in service exceeds one full day may the member change the HOR.”  Therefore, the HOR is the location identified by the individual upon entering service and not a location the individual is later assigned or a location selected for convenience.  Any correction must be fully justified.  Domicile or legal residence may change, but the HOR will not.

Member did not provide relevant proof indicating his HOR as FL at the time of enlistment.  The proof he does provide is his HS diploma from Jan 2003.

His home of record on his date of enlistment accurately reflects CO as he had lived there for 7 months.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DP3DA 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 8 Jun 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 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 AFPC/DP3DA and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not provided relevant evidence warranting a change in his HOR to Florida. Therefore, 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.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-04616 in Executive Session on 2 March 2017 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

     Panel Chair
    	Member
	Member

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-04616 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 27 Oct 15, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Excerpts from Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DP3DA, dated 10 May 16.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 8 Jun 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.