RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-03882 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be amended to reflect time served in Puerto Rico. ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He was discharged approximately four months after serving in Puerto Rico. The applicant provides no additional documentation in support of his appeal. The applicant's complete submission is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ _ STATEMENT OF FACTS: After serving 2 years, 6 months and 13 days on active duty the applicant was discharged on 30 December 1983 under honorable conditions under the provisions of AFR 39-10 (Misconduct – Drug Abuse) and credited with no foreign or sea service. The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted from the applicant’s military records, are contained in the letter prepared by the appropriate office of the Air Force at Exhibit B. ________________________________________________________________ _ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. DPAPP states a review of the applicant’s master personnel records and documentation submitted failed to provide any documents that substantiate foreign service time in Puerto Rico. The DPAPP complete evaluation is at Exhibit C. ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: The applicant states he served with the 23rd Component Repair Squadron as a machinist and in October 1983 he travelled to Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station in Puerto Rico. He worked 12 hour missions that supported the Marines. The applicant’s response is at Exhibit E. ________________________________________________________________ _ 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. The applicant’s contentions are duly noted; however, after reviewing the evidence of record, 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 the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to substantiate time served in Puerto Rico. Therefore, in the absence of 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 the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice; the application was denied without a personal appearance; and 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 AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2013-03882 in Executive Session on 1 April 2014, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 14 August 2013. Exhibit B. DD Form 214, Airman Performance Reports. Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 8 October 2013. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 10 January 2014. Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, dated 31 January 2014. 2 3 4