RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-02138

  	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Home of Record (HOR) be changed from Raymond, Mississippi (MS) to Cibolo, Texas (TX).

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, effective 10 Dec 07, lists his HOR as Raymond, MS, which is where his parents lived.  He only listed his HOR as Raymond, MS, as a contact because he was an only child.  His official HOR at the time of entry was TX.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 12 Jan 02, the applicant entered the Regular Air Force in the grade of captain.

According to the applicant’s DD Form 214, his HOR was listed as “Raymond MS.”  He served on active duty in the Regular Air Force for 5 years, 10 months, and 29 days.  He has over 16 years of total service (active and inactive).

According to the Texas State Driver License, issued on 16 Jan 14, provided by the applicant, his residence was listed as Cibolo, TX.

According to the applicant’s DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States, with date of enlistment 28 Aug 00 and executed on the same date, “Raymond, MS” was annotated as his HOR.

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 denial indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice.  The Joint Travel Regulation, Appendix A, defines Home of Record (HOR), as “The place recorded as the individual’s home when commissioned, appointed, enlisted, inducted, or ordered into a tour of active duty.”

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 2 Aug 18 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-2017-02138 in Executive Session on 26 Sep 18:

, Chair 
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 28 Apr 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, dated 25 Apr 18.
Exhibit D:	E-mail Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 2 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 pertaining to Docket Number BC-2017-02138.