RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-04091

						COUNSEL:  NONE

HEARING DESIRED:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be amended to reflect the following:

	a. Item 6 (Reserve Obligation Termination Date) – 20230818 rather than 20230106.

	b. Item 8b (Station Where Separated) – Beale AFB CA, rather than JBSA Randolph TX.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Due to lack of knowledge, she made errors when filling out her DD Form 214.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant initially entered the Regular Air Force on 18 August 2015.

On 18 August 2017, the applicant was honorably released from active duty in the grade of airman first class and transferred to the Air Force Reserve.  She was credited with 2 years and 1 day of active service.

For more information, see the memorandum prepared by the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR), at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2SSM recommends denial, indicating the data on the applicant’s DD Form 214 is accurately reflected in accordance with governing directives.  The applicant failed to provide evidence the DD Form 214 was published in error.

The governing Instruction directs the “Station Where Separated” reflect the location where separation documents were prepared.  The applicant’s separation documents were prepared at JBSA Randolph TX, by the Air Force Personnel Center’s Total Force Service Center.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 thus correctly reflects JBSA Randolph TX.  Moreover, the DD Form 214 is designed by the Department of Defense (D0D) for consistent application of use between respective military branches of service.  The purpose of the DD Form 214 is to provide military services with an authoritative source of personnel information for administrative purposes, and for making enlistment or reenlistment eligibility determinations.  The “Station Where Separated” is administrative and does not extend benefits or entitlements.

AFI 36-3202, table 4, rule 7, addresses block 6 “Reserve Obligation Termination Date” by stating “Expiration date of Military Service Obligation (MSO) or enlistment (Expiration term of Service – ETS) in a Reserve of the AF component.”  DoDI 1304.25, Enclosure 3, paragraph 4, states, “Service members in a Delayed Entry Program (DEP) incur an MSO.  The period served in such status counts toward fulfillment of the MSO.”  The applicant’s initial enlistment form reflects a date of enlistment of 7 January 2015.  Block 8a of this form also reflects this to be in the Reserve via Delayed Entry Program.  The active duty enlistment on 18 August 2015 resulting in a period of inactive service between DEP and active duty of 7 months and 11 days as shown in block 12e of the DD Form 214.  This period along with active service time results in fulfillment of the 8 year MSO as of “20230106,” as stated in block 6 of the DD Form 214.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DP2STM evaluation is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 29 December 2017 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit D).  As of this date, no response has been received by this office.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations.

2.  The application was timely filed.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice.  We took notice of the applicant’s complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force OPR and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  Therefore, we find no basis to recommend granting the requested relief.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; the application was denied without a personal appearance; and the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of relevant evidence not considered with this application.

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2017-04091 in Executive Session on 15 February 2018 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records:

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2017-04091 was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 1 September 2017, w/atch.
    Exhibit B.  Excerpts from Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DP2STM, dated 12 December 2017.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBC, dated 29 December 2017,
 w/atch.

Pursuant to paragraph 1 of AFI 36-2603 (Title 32 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 865.1), it is certified that a quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2017-04091.