RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-00422

	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The dates on his Joint Service Achievement Medal be corrected to correspond with the period reflected on his AF Form 77, Letter of Evaluation.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The citation period on his Joint Service Achievement Medal Citation should indicate 11 May 2010 to 30 September 2010; however, the dates on the template used to create his citation were not changed.  Therefore, it incorrectly shows the award period 15 June 2010 to 14 July 2010.  The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant served in the Regular Air Force from 1 June 1994 to 31 October 2014, and retired in the grade of lieutenant colonel (O-5) effective 1 November 2014.  AF Form 77 for the period 11 May 2010 through 30 September 2010 indicates the applicant was deployed to Germany.  According to Permanent Orders 253-002, dated 10 September 2010, the applicant was awarded the Joint Service Medal for the period 15 June 2010 to 14 July 2010.

For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP3SP recommends denying the application.  The original award authority may have intended the inclusive dates to only cover a one-month period during his deployment to Germany.  There is insufficient evidence that the original award authority intended the inclusive dates to be different from the dates currently annotated on his Joint Service Achievement Medal.  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 3 January 2018 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was 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/DP3SP and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, 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-2017-00422 in Executive Session on 17 May 2018:

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 25 January 2017.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP3SP, dated 18 December 2017.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 3 January 2018.

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