RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-01018

	COUNSEL: 
	HEARING: NOT INDICATED

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to add the following: 

a.	Vietnam Service 
b.	Vietnam Service Medal
c.	Vietnam Campaign Medal

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She served in Vietnam from September - November 1970 and was awarded medals during that period.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant served in the Regular Air Force from 1967 to 1971 and was credited with 11 months and 16 days of Foreign Service.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisories at Exhibits C and D.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPAPP recommends denying Foreign Service for Vietnam. There is no evidence in the applicant’s record of Vietnam Service.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DP3SP recommends denying the applicant’s request for the Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal because she does not meet the criteria for the aforementioned awards.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit D.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 16 November 2017 for comment (Exhibit E), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion that the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DPAPP and AFPC/DP3SP and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions. The Board also notes the applicant did not file the application within three years after the alleged error or injustice was discovered, or should have been discovered, as required by Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552, and Air Force Instruction 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR).  Moreover, the applicant has offered no plausible reason for the delay in filing the application.  The Board finds the application untimely and concludes it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

4.  The applicant’s case is adequately documented and it has not been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will materially add to the Board’s understanding of the issues involved.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the application was not timely filed; it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay; and the application will only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

The application was adjudicated without a personal appearance.

CERTIFICATION:

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2016-01018 in Executive Session on 1 May 2018:

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, dated 10 March 2016.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 24 June 2016.
Exhibit D¨ Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP3SP, dated 31 October 2016
Exhibit E:	Notification of Advisory, AFBCMR to applicant, dated 17 November 2016.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.