RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2016-03533

	COUNSEL:  NONE
	
	HEARING:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His discharge Under Other than Honorable Conditions be upgraded.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The discharge is inequitable based on today’s standards.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a former Air Force Airman First Class.  

On 19 Sep 69, the applicant’s duty status was changed to Absent Without Leave (AWOL) at Reese Air Force Base (AFB), Texas (TX).

On 24 Sep 19, the applicant’s duty status was changed to Civil Confinement, Wayne County Jail, Detroit, Michigan (MI), for failure to pay numerous traffic tickets.

On 25 Sep 69, the applicant’s duty status changed to Own Custody, Detroit, MI.  Applicant was instructed to report to Selfridge AFB Security Police for next flight to Reese AFB, TX.

On 25 Sep 69, the applicant’s status changed to AWOL, Reese AFB, TX.

On 30 Sep 69, the applicant’s status changed to Present for Duty, Reese AFB, TX.

On 27 Oct 69, the applicant’s status changed to AWOL, Reese AFB, TX.

On 5 Nov 69, the applicant’s status changed to Confinement, Selfridge AFB, MI.

On 11 Nov 69, the applicant’s status changed to Present for Duty, Reese AFB, TX.

On 4 Jan 70, the applicant’s status changed to AWOL, Reese AFB, TX.

On 13 Jan 70, the applicant’s status changed to Present for Duty, Reese AFB, TX.

On 5 May 70, the applicant’s status changed to AWOL, Travis AFB, CA.

On 4 Jun 70, the applicant’s status changed to Deserter, APO San Francisco, CA 96227.

On 9 Aug 70, the applicant’s status changed to Military Control, Selfridge AFB, MI.  The applicant was apprehended by Royal Oak Township Police Department, involuntarily returned to military control, and placed in confinement at Selfridge AFB, MI.

20 Aug 70, the applicant’s status changed to Confinement, Reese AFB, TX.  The applicant was escorted from Selfridge AFB, MI to Reese AFB, TX, and placed in pre-trial confinement.

On 31 Aug 70, the applicant was returned to Duty status, Reese AFB, TX.

On 18 Sep 70, the applicant received an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions discharge, Authority AFM39-12, Section F, Chapter 2, with 151 days time lost. 

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

On 13 Dec 16, a request for post-service information was forwarded to the applicant for comment (Exhibit C).  As of this date, no response has been received by this office.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.

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 injustice.  It appears the discharge was not unduly harsh or disproportionate to the offenses committed.  In the interest of justice, the Board considered upgrading the discharge based on clemency; however, given the evidence presented, the Board finds no basis to do so.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, 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-2016-03533 in Executive Session on 5 Jun 18:

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, dated 24 Aug 16.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Clemency Letter, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 13 Dec 16.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9, Docket Number BC-2016-03533.