RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF				DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-02959

							COUNSEL: NONE

							HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal (AFCM) or Bronze Star Medal (BSM).

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Other members of his unit received the AFCM or BSM upon retirement.  He believes he did not receive an award due to his weight at retirement.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 1 Nov 84, the applicant retired from the Air Force as a technical sergeant.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP3SP recommended denying the application.  Documentation does not reflect the applicant was recommended for, or awarded, the AFCM or BSM.  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 25 Sep 17 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response. 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES:

1.  The application was not timely file.

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/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.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS:  

The applicant be informed that 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 AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2016-02959 in Executive Session on 10 Apr 18:

, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member

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

Exhibit A:  DD Form 149, w/atchs, 20 Jul 16.
Exhibit B:  Excerpts from Personnel Records.
Exhibit C:  Advisory, AFPC/DP3SP, 5 Jul 17.
Exhibit D:  Letter, AFBCMR, 25 Sep 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.