ADDENDUM TO RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-03555-2

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  	HEARING REQUESTED: YES

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The Board reconsider her request for the following:

1.	She be awarded the Senior Flight Nurse Badge.

2.	Her flying records and aeronautical orders show at least 500 hours.

3.	Her records be amended to show she served in Operation Desert Shield/Storm.  

RESUME OF THE CASE

The applicant is a retired Air National Guard (ANG) colonel.  

On 29 Sep 15, she was discharged from the ANG and transferred to the Reserve Retired List.  She was credited with 30 years and 8 days of service for pay.  

On 27 Oct 15, the Board denied the applicant’s requests.  The Board adopted the opinion of NGB/A1PP that the applicant provided insufficient evidence to warrant granting relief.  The Board did not find any evidence to show she deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm and noted her records did not contain her flying history to substantiate qualification for award of the Senior Flight Nurse Badge.  The applicant was advised to submit her flying records for reconsideration of her request for aeronautical orders (AO) and award of the Senior Flight Nurse Badge. For an accounting of the applicant’s original request and the rationale of the earlier decision, see the AFBCMR Letter and Record of Proceedings at Exhibit E.  

On 11 Aug 19, the applicant submitted a rebuttal response and requested reconsideration of her requests.  She was informed by a general officer when being considered for promotion to the grade of brigadier general her records did not reflect any flying time.  She provides flying records, which show she had a total of 508.5 hours.  The Board was correct that from 22 Sep 91 through 1992 she stayed home because she was pregnant.  However, she clearly served.  

She provides Air Force Commendation Medal (AFCM) for inclusive period 24 Jan 91 to 1 Apr 91 for outstanding achievement while assigned to her home station unit and AO.  

She provides AF Form 1887, Request and Authorization for Aeronautical Orders, dated 17 Mar 96, showing she was awarded the Basic Flight Nurse Badge having completed flight nurse course.  She also provides flying history report printout dated 14 May 97, which shows her grand total flying hours as 508.5. The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit G.

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY

AFI 36-402, Aviation and Parachutist Service, Aeronautical Ratings and Aviation Badges, Table 7.1., the Senior Flight Nurse Badge is awarded upon completion of 7 years of aviation service and at least 350 total hours logged as a flight nurse or 36 paid months of operational flying duty.  

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant has presented evidence sufficient to demonstrate an error or injustice regarding part, but not all, of her request.  In particular, the applicant has provided her flying history report, which is sufficient to justify changing the original findings and recommendation of the Board on the applicant’s request for award of the Senior Nurse Flight Badge, effective 14 May 97, and aeronautical orders to show she accumulated more than 500 flying hours.  With respect to her request that her records be corrected to show she served in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm, the Board finds insufficient evidence to warrant granting the requested relief.  However, the Board would be willing to reconsider her request should she provide additional evidence in support of her Operation Desert Shield/Storm service.  Therefore, the Board recommends the applicant’s records be corrected as indicated below.

The applicant has not shown a personal appearance, with or without counsel, would materially add to the Board’s understanding of the issues involved.

RECOMMENDATION

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show:

a.	She received Aeronautical Orders on 14 May 97 to show she completed 508.5 flying hours 
and was awarded the Senior Flight Nurse Badge.  

b.	Her NGB 22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, issued on 29 Sep 15, be amended 
to show she was awarded the Senior Flight Nurse Badge.    

CERTIFICATION

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2014-03555-2 in Executive Session on 28 Jul 20:

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All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit E:	Record of Proceedings, w/ Exhibits A-D, dated 30 Oct 15.  
Exhibit F:	Rebuttal response, dated 11 Aug 19.  
Exhibit G:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings, as required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.