RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:				DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2016-01844

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							HEARING DESIRED:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The Home of Record (HOR) indicated on his Extended Active Duty (EAD) orders be changed from Orono, Maine to Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He temporarily lived in Maine as an out of state student attending graduate school.  During this period, his permanent residence and HOR was Rhode Island.  However, the Portland, Maine Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) annotated the incorrect address when completing his EAD orders.

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force in the grade of first lieutenant (0-2).

AF Form 56, Application & Evaluation for Training Leading to a Commission in the United States Air Force, item 3 (Home Address [Home of Record]) indicates Rhode Island.

DD Form 1966, Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the United States, item 4 (Home of Record Address) indicates Rhode Island.

DoD MEPS Orders 3273005, dated 23 September 2013, shows Maine as the applicant’s HOR.

DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States, dated 30 September 2013, indicates Rhode Island as the applicant’s HOR and Maine and the Place of Enlistment.

DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active duty, item 7b (Home of Record at Time of Entry [City and state, or complete address if known]) indicates Pawtucket, RI.

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are described in the memoranda prepared by the Air Force offices of primary responsibility (OPR), which are included at Exhibits C and D.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFRS/RSO recommends granting the applicant’s request, indicating there is evidence of an error or injustice.  The applicant’s HOR was not correctly entered at the time of his entry into the Air Force.

A complete copy of the AFRS/RSO evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DP2LT recommends granting the applicant’s request, indicating there is evidence of an error or injustice.  The Portland, Maine MEPS added the incorrect HOR when completing the applicant’s EAD order.  The mistake carried forward to his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, when he was discharged after completion of Officer Training School.  As a result, his current HOR in the Military Personnel Data System also reflects an incorrect HOR address.

Military Accessions, with the assistance of the Air Force Recruiting Service has attempted to amend the applicant’s original EAD orders to reflect the address as shown on his DD Form 1966 and AF Form 56.  However, MEPCOM [Military Entrance Processing Command] has not provided an amendment to correct the HOR address.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DP2LT evaluation is at Exhibit D.

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluation were forwarded to the applicant on 14 September 2017, for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit E).  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.  Sufficient 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 and agree with the opinions and recommendations of the Air Force OPRs and adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has been the victim of an error or injustice.  Therefore, 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:

a.  His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, dated 10 December 2013 be corrected in Item 7b, Home of Record, to reflect an address in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 

b.  The Military Personnel Data System be corrected to reflect his Home of Record as an address in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

c.  A copy of the directive be attached to the Department of Defense Military Entrance Processing Station Orders: 3273005, dated 23 September 2013, and filed in the Automated Records Management System.

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2016-01844 in Executive Session on 14 November 2017, 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 2 May 2016, e/atchs.
Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFRS/RSO, dated 24 January 2017.
Exhibit D.  Memorandum, AFPC/DP2LT, dated 12 July 2017, 
  w/atch.
Exhibit E.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 14 September 2017.

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.