RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-00419 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty be corrected to reflect his Foreign Service time in Kirkuk, Iraq. _________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: His DD Form 214, Block 13, Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized reflects the Iraqi Campaign Medal with service star s which cannot be obtained without having served overseas. Block 18, Remarks, states he was mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for 180 days in Kirkuk, Iraq.. In support of his request, the applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214, Contingency, Exercise, Deployment (CED) Orders and amendments. The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. _________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: Date extracted from the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) indicates the applicant is currently serving with the Air Force Reserves in the grade of staff sergeant (E-5), having assumed that grade effective and with a date of rank (DOR) of 1 Nov 08. He was mobilized from 22 Nov 08 to 31 Aug 09 in support of Operation ENDURING FEEEDOM. _________________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: ARPC/DPTSCS recommends denial. DPTSCS states there was no source documentation available to support the applicant’s claim. In addition, the applicant was contacted by phone (left voice message) requesting he provide orders and final travel vouchers The complete DPTSCS 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 Apr 11, 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 timely filed. 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 Kirkuk, Iraq. Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice. Should the applicant provide sufficient evidence in the form of travel vouchers, evaluation reports, letters of evaluations, or other military documentation to substantiate his service in Iraq, we would be willing to reconsider his request. 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-2011-00419 in Executive Session on 23 Aug 11, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: Panel Chair Member Member The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 16 Jan 11, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Record Exhibit C. HQ ARPC/DPTSCS, Letter, dated 21 Apr 11, w/atch. Exhibit D. SAF/MRBR, Letter, 29 Apr 11. Panel Chair