RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-04252
	
		COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST. She be assigned a reenlistment (RE) code and her grade be corrected to reflect  E-3 on her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTION. She can prove she was an airman first class, E-3, and she is trying to reenlist.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS.  The applicant was discharged from the Regular Air Force on 19 Dec 04 in the grade of airman basic, E-1, after completion of initial active duty training and transferred to the Air Force Reserve where she was discharged on 28 May 10 in the grade of airman first class.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION.  ARPC/DPTS recommends denying the application.  The applicant was issued a DD Form 214 after completion of her initial active duty training, 7 Sep 04 through 19 Dec 04, and was promoted to the grades of airman and airman first class after the period of the DD Form 214.  Per AFI 36-3202, Table 5, Block 27, RE code of N/A is accurate as she was not being separated from service, but released.  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 3 Oct 17 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response. 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES:

1.  The application was 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.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of ARPC/DPTS and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS:  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 AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2016-04252 in Executive Session on 28 Mar 18:

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

Exhibit A: Applicant’s application, DD Form 149, dated 18 Oct 16.
Exhibit B: Documentary evidence, including excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C: Advisory opinion, ARPC/DPTS, dated 20 Apr 17, w/atch.
Exhibit D: Notification of Advisory, AFBCMR to applicant, dated 3 Oct 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.