RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-00592 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His DD Form 214, Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States, be corrected as follows: a. Block 27, Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized, reflect the award the Air Force Overseas Ribbon (AFOR) - Long and Short Tour. b. Block 46, Non-Service Education (Years Successfully completed), reflect his High School General Education Diploma (GED) and College courses. c. Reflect Foreign Service in Africa. (Administratively Corrected) APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He was exposed to DDT while serving in Africa. His request for confirmation directly supports his current compensation request pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). He would also like to be awarded the medals he earned while serving overseas. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: On 8 Jan 53, the applicant entered the Regular Air Force. On 9 Oct 56, the applicant was furnished an Honorable discharge, and was credited with three years, nine months, and one day of active service. He was also credited with one year and seven days of Foreign Service. The applicant’s DD Form 214 reflects Non-Service Education credit of 8 years of grammar, 3 years of high school and no college. It also reflects the award of the following Air Force Medals and/or Ribbons: - National Defense Service Medal - Good Conduct Medal On 21 Dec 15, AFPC/DPAPP, completed a thorough review of the applicant’s official military personnel record and documents provided and confirmed through a “Boots-on-Ground” letter that the applicant served time in Africa from 23 Jul 54 to 5 Jul 55 for a total of 11 months and 13 days. Since this amount is already reflected on is DD Form 214, no further correction is required. The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the memoranda prepared by the Air Force offices of primary responsibility (OPR), which are attached at Exhibits C and D. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPSID recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice to award the AFOR. The AFOR was authorized to be awarded to Air Force and Air Force Reserve members credited with completion of an overseas tour on or after 1 Sep 80. Only individuals serving on active duty as of 6 Jan 86 are eligible to have the AFOR applied retroactively for completion of an overseas tour. A thorough review of the applicant’s records reflects he served from 8 Jan 53 through 9 Oct 56. These dates are prior to the authorization date for the award of the AFOR; therefore, he does not meet the eligibility criteria for either Long or Short Tour ribbons. A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSID evaluation is at Exhibit C. AFPC/DPSOR recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice to correct the education information on the applicant’s DD Form 214. They also note the application is not timely. The applicant did not provide and evidence to substantiate his requested action. The governing directive for the 1 Jul 52 version of the DD Form 214 authorizes the inclusion of “Service Schools or Colleges, college training courses and/or post-grad courses successful completed” if paid for and to the benefit of the Service. Non-service education was recorded in “years successfully completed.” At the time of the applicant’s discharge, the DD Form 214 reflects 3-years of high school and 0-years of college. A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSOR evaluation is at Exhibit D. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: In response to the Air Force Evaluations, the applicant provided copies of two USAFI Form A-1, Military Test Report, which appear to provide the results of a high school level and college level GED Test. A complete copy of the applicant’s submission is at Exhibit F. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE BOARD: After careful consideration of applicant’s request and the available evidence of record, we find the application untimely. Applicant did not file within three years after the alleged error or injustice was discovered as required by Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552 and Air Force Instruction 36-2603. Applicant has not shown a plausible reason for the delay in filing, and we are not persuaded that the record raises issues of error or injustice which require resolution on the merits. Thus, we cannot conclude it would be in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant’s failure to file in a timely manner. 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-2015-00592 in Executive Session on 8 Mar 16 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-00592 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 6 Feb 15, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Memorandum, AFPC/DPSID, dated 23 Sep 15. Exhibit D. Memorandum, AFPC/DPSOR, dated 2 Feb 16. Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 4 Feb 16. Exhibit F. Letter, Applicant, undated.