RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-03178 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: Her character of discharge be changed from “uncharacterized’ to “general” on her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: Having an uncharacterized discharge means that she could not adapt to the military lifestyle. She was discharged for having asthma not because she could not adapt. She is going to school and her local veteran’s affairs office embarrassed her by telling her she has a dishonorable discharge because it states uncharacterized. In support of her request, the applicant submits a copy of her DD Form 214. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 14 December 2004. On 9 June 2005 the commander notified her that he was recommending her for an Erroneous Enlistment discharge under the provisions of Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-32, Military Retirements and Separations and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3208 Administrative Separation of Airmen, paragraph 5.14. Specifically, the applicant did not meet the medical requirements to enlist. The applicant acknowledged receipt of the commander’s intent to discharge her and waived her rights to consult counsel and submit statements on her behalf. Subsequent to the file being found legally sufficient the discharge authority approved the recommendation and directed the applicant be discharged with an entry-level separation. The applicant was discharged effective 21 June 2005 with an uncharacterized entry level separation and was credited with 6 months and 8 days of active duty service. ________________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPSOS recommends denial. DPSOS states the documentation on file in the master personnel record support the basis for discharge and the applicant’s entry level service characterization. The discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge instruction and was within the discretion of the discharge authority. The applicant did not submit any evidence or identify any errors or injustices that occurred in the discharge processing. The complete AFPC/DPSOS 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 10 November 2011 for review and comment within 30 days. 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 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 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 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. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. 4. The applicant's case is adequately documented and it has not been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will materially add to our understanding of the issue(s) involved. Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered. ________________________________________________________________ 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 this application BC-2011-03178 in Executive Session on 27 March 2012, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 4 August 2011, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Letter, AETC/DPSOS, dated 28 October 2011. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 10 November 2011.