RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-00469

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His discharge Under Honorable Conditions be upgraded to an Honorable discharge.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was desperate to get out of the service due to the personal trauma that he experienced from exposure to Military Sexual Trauma (MST).  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a former senior airman who received several administrative actions for minor misconduct prior to his 15 Apr 83 discharge Under Honorable Conditions (General).  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit E.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFBCMR Psychiatric Advisor recommends granting the application, indicating that sufficient evidence exists to establish a nexus between the applicant’s psychological distress following a sexual assault and his misconduct.  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 23 Aug 18 for comment (Exhibit F), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.

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

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes that the applicant is the victim of an injustice.  While the Board finds no error in the original discharge process, the Board recommends relief based on the nexus between the applicant’s misconduct and psychological distress.  Therefore, the Board recommends the applicant’s records be corrected as indicated below.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show that his DD Form 214, dated 15 Apr 83, block 24, be corrected to reflect an Honorable discharge and block 28 corrected to reflect Secretarial Authority.

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-2017-00469 in Executive Session on 04 Oct 18:

, Panel Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 25 Jan 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Hagel Memo, w/atch, dated 25 May 17.
Exhibit D:	Clemency Discharge Bulletin, dated 12 Jul 17.
Exhibit E:	Advisory opinion, AFBCMR/Psychiatric Advisory, dated 26 Jul 18.
Exhibit F:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 23 Aug 18.

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