RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-01214

	COUNSEL: NAME

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1. His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to reflect accurate service dates.

2.  His separation code and corresponding narrative reason for separation be changed. 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His DD Form 214 does not reflect his delayed entry time and his military duties were completed on 25 October 2004, not 13 October 2004.  In addition, he was separated under the Force Shaping Program, not for performance or conduct.  The applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 27 July 2004.

According to AF Form 31, Airman’s Request for Early Separation - Separation Based on Change in Service Obligation, the applicant’s request for an early separation due to the Force Shaping Program II was approved by competent authority on 13 October 2014.

On 13 October 2004, the applicant received an entry-level separation with uncharacterized service.  His separation code and corresponding narrative reason for separation is JGA (Entry Level Performance or Conduct).  He is credited 5 months of inactive service and 2 months and 17 days of active service.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2LT recommends denying the applicant’s request to correct his service dates.  The applicant enlisted in the Air Force Reserve delayed entry/enlistment program on 27 February 2004, and was discharged on 26 July 2004, with an immediate enlistment in the Regular Air Force on 27 July 2004.   He spent 5 months in the delayed entry/enlistment program, which is considered inactive service and is correctly annotated on his DD Form 214, block 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service).   According to AF Form 100, Request and Authorization for Separation, the applicant was discharged on 13 October 2004, which is also correctly annotated on his DD Form 214.  The complete advisory, with attachments, is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DP2STM recommends changing the applicant’s separation code and corresponding narrative reason for separation. The applicant requested separation from the Air Force under the Limited Active Duty Service Commitment (LADSC) Waiver Program.  This program allows Air Force members to retire or separate prior to completing required service commitments.  Personnel who separate under this program will do so under the provisions of AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen, paragraph 3.15. (Miscellaneous Reasons).  The applicant was separated under the LADSC Waiver Program; therefore, his separation code and corresponding narrative reason for separation should be KND (Miscellaneous/General Reasons).  The complete advisory is at Exhibit D.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent copies of the Air Force evaluations to the applicant on 6 December 2017 for comment (Exhibit E), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not timely filed, but 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 reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant has presented evidence sufficient to demonstrate an error or injustice regarding part, but not all, of his request.  In particular, the applicant was approved for discharge under the LADSC Waiver Program, which is sufficient to justify changing his separation code and corresponding narrative reason for separation.  However, for the remainder of the applicant’s request, the evidence presented did not demonstrate an error or injustice, and the Board therefore finds no basis to recommend granting that portion of the applicant’s request.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s records 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 on 13 October 2004, he was discharged with a separation code and corresponding narrative reason for separation of  KND (Miscellaneous/General Reasons).

However, regarding the remainder of the applicant’s request, the Board recommends the applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice and the application could 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-2017-01214 in Executive Session on 17 May 2018:

, Panel Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 21 February 2017.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory Opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, dated 10 October 2017.
Exhibit D:	Advisory Opinion, AFPC/DP2STM, dated 18 October 2017.
Exhibit E:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 6 December 2017.

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