RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2014-00433
		COUNSEL:  NONE
		HEARING DESIRED:  NO


APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His place of birth be corrected to reflect Marrero, Louisiana. 


APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was not born in Marrero, Mississippi as reflected in his 
personnel records.  

In support of his requests, the applicant provides a copy of his 
birth certificate.  

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at 
Exhibit A.


STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade of 
senior airman.  


AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSIRP recommends denial.  According to AFI 36-2608, Military 
Personnel Records, table A7.6, Correction of Place of Birth, if a 
member is an officer or airman on extended active duty, the 
Military Personnel Section (MPS) Customer Service, reviews and 
verifies appropriate documents and updates the Military Personnel 
Data System (MilPDS) which generates an Air Force Form 281, 
Notification of Change in Service Member’s Official Record, which 
AFPC files in the members master personnel record. 

In addition, table A7.4, Evidence Required to Correct Date and 
Place of Birth, if the request is to correct date and or place of 
birth for United States (U.S.) citizen born in the U.S. or one of 
its possessions, then the member must furnish the MPS Customer 
Service, the original or certified copy of the birth certificate 
on file with the office of vital statistics of the state or U.S. 
possession in which the member was born. 

The applicant needs to follow the proper administrative process 
and take the appropriate documentation as required in AFI 36-2608 
to the servicing MPS for proper processing of his request.  

The complete DPSIRP evaluation is at Exhibit B.


APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant 
on 24 Mar 14, for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit C).  
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 timely filed.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of an injustice.  In this respect, we 
note the Board is the highest administrative level of appeal 
within the Air Force.  As such, an applicant must first exhaust 
all available avenues of administrative relief provided by 
existing law or regulations prior to seeking relief before this 
Board, as required by the governing Air Force Instruction.  The 
Air Force office of primary responsibility has reviewed this 
application and indicated there is an available avenue of 
administrative relief the applicant has not first pursued.  In 
view of this, we find this application is not ripe for 
adjudication at this level, as there exists a subordinate level of 
appeal that has not first been depleted.  Therefore, in view of 
the above, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief 
sought in this application.   


THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that he has not exhausted all available 
avenues of administrative relief prior to submitting his 
application to the BCMR; and the application will only be 
reconsidered upon exhausting all subordinate avenues of 
administrative relief.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number 
BC-2013-00433 in Executive Session on 20 Nov 14, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603:
	Panel Chair
	Member
	Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 24 Jan 14, w/atch.
	Exhibit B.  Letter, AFPC/DPSIRP, dated 5 Mar 14.
	Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 24 Mar 14.




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