RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-00289 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

1. His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
Active Duty be corrected to reflect his service in the Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia, supporting Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT 
STORM. 

 

2. He be awarded any medals authorized for his service while 
deployed in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT 
STORM. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

His DD Form 214 does not reflect all his duty stations, 
assignments, and medals. 

 

In support of his request, the applicant provides a copy of his 
DD Form 214, temporary duty (TDY) order, and his AF Form 910, Enlisted Performance Report (AB thru TSGT). 

 

The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

On 10 June 1986, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force. 
On 9 May 1991, he was discharged with an honorable discharge. 

 

He served 4 years and 11 months of total active service. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial of his request to correct his DD 
Form 214 to reflect his service in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
Based on the limited documentation, DPAPP confirms the applicant 
deployed in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT 
STORM. However, they could not confirm the exact location and 


amount of time the applicant actually served, despite his claims 
to have been there for over one year. 

 

The complete DPAPP evaluation is at Exhibit B. 

 

AFPC/DPSIDR recommends denial of his request to be awarded any 
medals for his service during Operations DESERT SHIELD and 
DESERT STORM. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) 
confirmed the applicant’s Foreign Service from 10 June 1989 to 
21 March 1990 and 1 September 1990 to 3 July 1991, even though 
the location is unknown. 

 

The complete DPSIDR evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the 
applicant on 15 April 2011, for review and comment within 30 days 
(Exhibit D). 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. After a 
thorough review of the available evidence and the applicant’s 
complete submission, we find no evidence which would lead us to 
believe his DD Form 214 should be corrected to reflect his 
service in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, we agree with the opinions 
and recommendations of the Air Force offices of primary 
responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis for our 
conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an 
error or injustice. Regarding his request to be awarded any 
medals authorized for his service during Operations DESERT 
SHIELD and DESERT STORM, since we found no error with respect to 
his service in Saudi Arabia there exist no basis upon which to 
authorize any medals for his service in both Operation DESERT 
SHIELD and DESERT STORM. The applicant also contends that his 
DD Form 214 is in error because it does not reflect all of his 
duty stations. However, we note the DD Form 214 only captures 
the “Station Where Separated” as such we find no errors with his 
DD Form 214. In view of the above and absent persuasive evidence 


to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the 
relief sought in this application. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

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-2011-00289 in Executive Session on 24 May 2011, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

 , Member 

 , Member 

 

The following documentary evidence was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 24 January 2011, w/atchs. 

Exhibit B. HQ AFPC/DPAPP, Letter, dated 4 March 2011. 

 Exhibit C. HQ AFPC/DPSIDR, Letter, dated 30 March 2011. 

 Exhibit D. SAF/MRBR, Letter, 15 April 2011. 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair