RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-02476 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, dated 24 Aug 09 be corrected as follows: a.  Block 12f, Foreign Service, reflect 2 years, 7 months and 19 days. b.  Block 13, Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized, reflect Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: For some reason his foreign service credit was dropped from his record when his new DD Form 214 was published in 1990. He tried to get his personnel office to fix the oversight; however, it was never corrected. Since 1990, he has deployed four times and only his last deployment to Iraq was credited. After further review of this DD Form 214s, he noticed that his MSM, 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster is missing. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: On 23 Nov 73, the applicant entered the Regular Air Force. On 5 Feb 81, the applicant was furnished an Honorable discharge, and was credited with 7 years, 2 months, and 11 days of active service, which included and 1 year, 2 months and 3 days of foreign service. On 29 Dec 08, the applicant was activated from a Reserve Component. On 24 Aug 09, the applicant was furnished an Honorable discharge. He transferred back to the Air Force Reserve and was credited with 7 months and 26 days of active service, which included 6 months and 10 days of foreign service. On 22 Mar 13, the applicant was awarded the MSM, 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster. On 1 Jul 13, the applicant was relieved from his current assignment and placed on the Reserve Retired List. 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: ARPC/DPTS recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice. After a review of the applicant’s personnel record, and the source documents provided to support his request, it is not recommended to change the applicant’s DD Form 214 as requested. AFI 36-3202, Separation Documents, states the DD Form 214 provides separating members with brief, clear records of their active military service at the time they are transferred, released, discharged, or retired. The end date of the member’s DD Form 214 in question is 24 Aug 09 and the foreign service annotated on the DD Form 214 is correct. Pursuant to the regulations, the foreign service annotated on any particular DD Form 214 does not reflect all foreign service for the member’s entire career. Rather, each DD Form 214 is required to reflect only the foreign service that was credited during the time frame covered by that DD Form 214. Further, it is not possible to add the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters to the DD Form 214. The applicant received the MSM with 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster effective March 2013, after the August 2009 date of the DD Form 214 in question. For ANG and Reserve members, AFI 36-3202 requires that medals authorized after the effective date of a particular DD Form 214 are to be added to any subsequent DD Form 214. A complete copy of the AFPC/DPTS evaluation is at Exhibit C. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 31 Jul 15 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 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 error or injustice. We took notice of the applicant’s complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR) and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not been the victim of an error of injustice. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the requested relief. THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; the application was denied without a personal appearance; and the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application. The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-02476 in Executive Session on 1 Mar 16, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 7 Jun 15, w/atchs. Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C.  Memorandum, ARPC/DPTS, dated 24 Jun 15. Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 31 Jul 15.