RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-02804

	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be amended to include the completion of the Engine Thrust School.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was a Crew Chief on C-141 aircraft at Norton AFB, CA.  During 1981 he graduated from the Engine Thrust School at Norton AFB with a passing score of 93.  This school was offered to select personnel who worked Quality Control and Flight Line duties.  The course was very intense and he was proud of his completion.  He has some health issues and wants to correct his service legacy.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant entered active duty in the Regular Air Force on 11 Aug 77. 

In Jan 78, he was credited with completion of the Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Jet Over Two Engine course.

In Oct 78, he was credited with completion of the Aircraft Maintenance Technician course.

On 10 Aug 81, he was released from active with an honorable character of service and was credited with 4 years of active service.  

For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC Air Force Training office recommends denying the application.  The official military record is absent evidence to support the applicant’s claim that he completed the Engine Thrust School.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 14 Aug 17 for comment (Exhibit D), 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 the AFPC Air Force Training office and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  The official military personnel record does not contain evidence of the applicant completing or attending the Engine Thrust School, and the applicant has not provided evidence to substantiate his claim or request for a records correction.  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.

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.

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-2016-02804 in Executive Session on 1 May 18:

, Panel Chair 
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 11 Jul 16.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC AF Training, dated 7 Dec 16.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 14 Aug 17.

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