RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2017-00352

	COUNSEL:  NONE
	
	HEARING:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1.  His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty be corrected to reflect both his Air Force and Army active Reserve time.

2.   His corrected orders be forwarded to the Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS).  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His DD Form 214 is missing his active Reserve time from 29 Aug 78 to 29 Aug 79.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a retired Air Force master sergeant.  On 2 Sep 75, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army and was released from active duty on 28 Aug 78.  On 29 Aug 78, he transferred to the Army Reserve to complete his military service obligation and was discharged on 2 Dec 79 for the purpose of enlisting in the Regular Air Force.  

On 3 Dec 79, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force and was discharged on 31 Jul 00.  He was credited with 23 years, 7 months, and 25 days of active service and 1 year, 3 months and 4 days of inactive service.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2LT recommends denying the application.  During the applicant’s 1 year, 3 months, and 4 days in the Army Reserve, there is no record he accumulated any active duty days or inactive duty training.  The applicant’s inactive Reserve time is reflected in block 12e, Total Prior Inactive Service, on his 31 Jul 00 DD Form 214. The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 29 Nov 17 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.   After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion that the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2LT and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  The Board also notes the applicant did not file the application within three years after the alleged error or injustice was discovered, or should have been discovered, as required by Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552, and Air Force Instruction 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR).  Moreover, the applicant has offered no plausible reason for the delay in filing the application.  The Board finds the application untimely and concludes it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the application was not timely filed; it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay; and the application will only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

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-2017-00352 in Executive Session on 17 May 18:

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 9 Jan 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, dated 17 Nov 17.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 29 Nov 17.

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