RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-04155

	COUNSEL: NONE	

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His discharge reason of failure to complete basic military training (BMT) on his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be changed.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was not allowed to complete BMT due to his hearing loss.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a former airman first class.

His DD Form 214 shows he was honorably released from active duty on 4 Apr 87 with a narrative reason for separation of “Termination of initial active duty training.”

His NGB Form 22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, shows he was discharged from the ANG on 31 May 87 for failure to complete BMT.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

NGB/A1PP recommends denial.  The applicant did not finish BMT and even if it was a result of forces outside his control (such as a medical issue); it was still a failure to complete BMT.  Additionally, because the applicant submitted his request over 30 years after his separation, NGB/A1PP has no record copies regarding his separation.     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 23 Jan 18 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 NGB/A1PP 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).  While the applicant asserts a date of discovery less than three years before the Board’s receipt of the application, the Board does not find the assertion reasonable.  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-2016-04155 in Executive Session on 8 May 18:

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following in Docket Number BC-2016-04155:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Forms 149, w/atchs, dated 9 Oct 16 and 24 Jan 17.  
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, NGB/A1PP, dated 18 Dec 17.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 23 Jan 18. 

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