RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.


IN THE MATTER OF: 				DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-01778

XXXXXXXXXX					COUNSEL:  NONE

							HEARING DESIRED:  NO 



APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

A DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty, be generated for his deployment to Iraq.


APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was informed that a DD Form 214 for the aforesaid deployment 
does not exist and needs to be generated.

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


STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving in the Air National Guard 
(ANG) in the grade of lieutenant colonel.

AFI 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records, 
paragraph 4.7.3, requires that if an applicant has not exhausted 
all available effective administrative remedies, the application 
will be denied by the Board on that basis.

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are 
contained in the memorandum prepared by the Air Force office of 
primary responsibility (OPR), which is attached at Exhibit C. 


AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

NGB/A1 recommends denial indicating that the applicant has not 
exhausted all reasonable administrative remedies prior to 
submitting an application to the Board.  In accordance with AFI 
36-3202, Separation Documents, DD Forms 214 for ANG personnel 
are generated by the member’s servicing Military Personnel 
Section (MPS).

A complete copy of the NGB/A1 evaluation is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 28 January 2016, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was 
forwarded to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days 
(Exhibit D).  As of this date, no response has been received by 
this office.


THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was timely filed.

2.  The applicant has not exhausted all remedies provided by 
existing law or regulations.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  In this 
respect, we note this 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 that the applicant’s MPS 
is an available avenue of administrative relief the applicant 
has not first pursued.  In view of this, we find his request is 
not ready for adjudication at this level, as a subordinate level 
of appeal is available that has not first been pursued.  
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 Board; and the application will only be 
reconsidered upon exhausting all subordinate avenues of 
administrative relief.


The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2015-01778 in Executive Session on 18 February 2016, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      , Panel Chair
      , , Member
      , Member

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2015-01778 was considered:

      Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 18 April 2014, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C.  Memorandum, NG/A1, dated 14 January 2016.
      Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 28 January 2016.