RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-01434

	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, dated 31 October 1980 be amended as follows:  Correct item12a (Date Entered AD This Period) to indicate 28 October 1957 rather than 27 August 1962.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His final DD Form 214 is incorrect.  He has documentation indicating his date of entry should be 28 October 1957.  He retired effective 1 November 1980 and was credited with 22 years, 8 months, and 29 days of active service.  The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 28 October 1957, and he was issued DD Forms 214 for the following periods of service:

28 October 1957 - 22 May 1962
27 August 1962  - 26 August 1966
27 August 1966  - 26 August 1970
27 August 1970  - 30 May 1974
31 May 1974      - 30 May 1978
	27 August 1962  - 31 October 1980

The applicant was retired from active duty effective 1 November 1980.  He was credited with 22 years, 8 months, and 29 days of active 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 applicant’s request to change the date of entry on his final DD Form 214 to 28 October 1957.  However, the date of entry on this DD Form 214 should be 31 May 1978, rather than 27 August 1962.  His records will be administratively corrected after the Board’s final decision.  The complete advisory, with attachments, 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 8 January 2018, 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).  While the applicant asserts a date of discovery less than three years before the Board’s receipt of the application, the Board does not find the assertion reasonable.  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-2017-01434 in Executive Session on 14 June 2018:

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 20 March 2017.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, w/atchs, dated 20 December 2017.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 8 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.