RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-00701 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His general (under honorable conditions) discharge be upgraded to honorable. _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He became involved with a female in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) who used him through a false pregnancy to get married. They became financially indebted and he later found out she lied. She was discharged and they got divorced. He has been married to his present wife for 49 years and has three grown children and he prefers they not know about this. He desires to be eligible for certain veteran’s benefits and discounts through private organizations that come with an honorable discharge, i.e., property and car insurance. The applicant's complete submission is at Exhibit A. _________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: Available records reflect the applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 27 Aug 56 and was honorably discharged on 11 Sep 58. He reenlisted on 12 Sep 58 and was discharged on 12 Jun 59 with a general (under honorable conditions) discharge for unfitness. Pursuant to the Board’s request, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) states they were unable to identify an arrest record on the basis of the information furnished. A request for post-service information was forwarded to the applicant on 10 Sep 10 for a response within 30 days (Exhibit C). As of this date, this office has not received a response. _________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2. The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file. 3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice. We find no impropriety in the characterization of the applicant's discharge. It appears that responsible officials applied appropriate standards in effecting the separation, and we are not persuaded by the evidence submitted that pertinent regulations were violated or that applicant was not afforded all the rights to which entitled at the time of discharge. Further, based on the evidence of record, we cannot conclude clemency is warranted. The applicant failed to provide the requested information outlined in the Board’s Information Bulletin demonstrating his activities and accomplishments since discharge. Should the applicant provide statements from community leaders and acquaintances attesting to his good character and reputation and other evidence of successful post- service rehabilitation, this Board would possibly be willing to reconsider his appeal. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend approval based on the current evidence of record. _________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that the application was denied without a personal appearance; and that the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application. _________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC-2010-00701 in Executive Session on 26 October 2010, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: The following documentary evidence was considered for Docket Number BC-2010-00701: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 19 Feb 10. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Letter, AFBCMR, dated 10 Sep 10, w/atch.