RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-04398

XXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

 	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1.  The separation date on her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be changed to indicate 7 March 1987, for a net active service period of 4 months and 6 days. 

2.  The grade on her DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect sergeant (E-4).

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She does not have an accurate record of her active duty service.  The applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

According to DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Force of the United States, the applicant enlisted in the Air Force Reserve on 13 August 1986.

According to the applicant’s DD Form 214, she served a period of active duty from 1 December 1986 to 6 March 1987.  Her narrative reason for separation is “Completion of Initial Active Duty Training.”  She was credited with 3 months and 6 days of active service.

According to AF Forms 526, ANG/USAFR Point Credit Summary, for the period 1987-1991, the applicant was credited with one period of active duty service for the period 1 December 1986 to 6 March 1987, which corresponds with her DD Form 214.

Reserve Order CA-02140 dated 13 August 1994, indicates the applicant was discharged from the Air Force Reserve in the grade of sergeant (E-4), effective 12 August 1994.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/DPTS recommends denying the application.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 was prepared in accordance with DODI 1336.01, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214/5 Series) and AFI 36-3202, Separation Documents.  Her AF Form 526 indicates she served on continuous active duty from 1 December 1986 to 6 March 1987, which calculates to a net active service period of 3 months and 6 days and is correctly annotated on her DD Form 214.  Additionally the applicant’s grade during this period was airman basic (E-1), which is also correctly annotated on the DD Form 214.  The complete advisory, with attachments, 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 October 2017 for comment (Exhibit D), and the applicant replied on 19 November 2017.  In her response, she indicates that the AF Forms 526 she provides with her response should assist in verifying her active duty time and pay grade.  The applicant’s complete response, with attachments, is at Exhibit E.

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 ARPC/DPTS 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-2016-04398 in Executive Session on 3 May 2018:

	, 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 1 November 2016.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, ARPC/DPTS, w/atchs, dated 15 August 2017.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, AFBCMR to applicant, dated 23 October 2017.
Exhibit E:	Applicant’s response, w/atchs, dated 19 November 2017.

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