RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-05010

						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to reflect her Home of Record (HOR) is Wills Point, Texas, not Dallas (Paulding), Georgia. 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She went through Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Georgia, but soon after her family moved back to Texas where she was originally from.  When she separates from the Air Force, she wants to go back home to her family in Texas.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant initially entered the Regular Air Force on 1 Jul 13. On this date she signed her DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States, listing her HOR as Dallas (Paulding County), Georgia.  

On 7 Oct 15, the applicant changed her last name recording it in her official service records, under the authority of a marriage/divorce certificate.  

On 4 Jan 16, the applicant was furnished an honorable discharge, and was credited with two years, four months, and six days 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 Enlistment Accessions, recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice.  The Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), Volume I, 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.”  The HOR is the location identified by the individual upon entering the service, not a location where the individual is later assigned, nor a location selected for convenience or affiliation.  Domicile or legal residence may change, but the HOR will not.  They confirmed that the DD FM 4, dated 01 July 2013, and all other enlistment documents indicate Georgia as the HOR.  They found no error in enlistment processing and find no justification to change the HOR.  

A complete copy of the AFPC Enlisted Accessions 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 3 May 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 the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR) and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not been the victim of an error of injustice.  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.

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-05010 in Executive Session on 20 Oct 16 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-05010 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 19 Nov 15.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC Enlisted Accessions,
  dated 9 Mar 16.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 3 May 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.