RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF: 	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-01856

			COUNSEL:  NONE

			HEARING DESIRED:  NO 


APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her Uncharacterized entry level separation be changed to reflect 
a Honorable discharge.


APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She was discharged for failure to complete medical and physical 
procurement standards.  She does not dispute these facts.  

She was advised by a Navy veteran that she could request her 
characterization of discharge be changed after six months.  

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


STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant initially entered the Regular Air Force on 28 Oct 
93.

On 2 Dec 93, the applicant met a medical evaluation board and 
found she did not meet the minimum medical standards to join the 
Air Force.

On 7 Dec 93, the applicant received notification of her 
commander’s intent to discharge her under the provisions of 39-
10, Separation Upon Expiration of Term of Service, for 
Convenience of Government, Minority, Dependency and Hardship, 
Chapter 5, Section C, paragraph 5-14 as an Entry Level 
Separation for erroneous enlistment. She acknowledged 
understanding that her discharge would be characterized as an 
Entry Level Separation and that she would not be entitled to any 
disability, retirement or severance pay.


On 8 Dec 92, the discharge authority approved discharge as an 
Entry Level Separation.

On 9 Dec 92, the applicant was furnished an Uncharacterized 
entry level separation, and was credited with 1 month, and 12 
days of active service.   

A request for post service information was forwarded to the 
applicant on 18 May 14 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 application was not filed within three years after the 
alleged error or injustice was discovered, or could have been 
discovered, as required by Section 1552, Title 10, United States 
Code (10 USC 1552), and Air Force Instruction 36-2603.  Although 
the applicant asserts a date of discovery which would, if 
correct, make the application timely, the essential facts which 
gave rise to the application were known to applicant long before 
the asserted date of discovery.  Knowledge of those facts 
constituted the date of discovery and the beginning of the 
three-year period for filing.  Thus, the application is 
untimely.

2.  Paragraph b of 10 USC 1552 permits us, in our discretion, to 
excuse untimely filing in the interest of justice.  We have 
carefully reviewed applicant's submission and the entire record, 
and we do not find a sufficient basis to excuse the untimely 
filing of this application.  The applicant has not shown a 
plausible reason for delay in filing, and we are not persuaded 
that the record raises issues of error or injustice that require 
resolution on the merits at this time.  Accordingly, we conclude 
that it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the 
untimely filing of the application.


THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The application was not timely filed and it would not be in the 
interest of justice to waive the untimeliness.  It is the 
decision of the Board, therefore, to reject the application as 
untimely.


The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2014-01856 in Executive Session on 16 Dec 14 under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	, Panel Chair
	, Member
	, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 28 Apr 14, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Information Bulletin - Clemency