RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2017-03023

	COUNSEL:  

	HEARING:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His general (under honorable conditions) discharge be upgraded to honorable.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was offered a discharge in December 1953 and was not informed it would be characterized as a general discharge.  The applicant also states he would have received an honorable discharge if he had stayed in until 27 Jun 54.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a former Air Force airman basic.  The applicant’s military personnel records were destroyed in the fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in 1973.  Therefore, the facts surrounding his separation cannot be verified.  According to the limited records available, the applicant initially entered the Regular Air Force on 28 Jun 50, and was discharged on 16 Dec 53, with a general (under honorable conditions) discharge.

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 notes the applicant’s military personnel records appear to have been destroyed in the 1973 fire at the NPRC.  Based on the presumption of regularity in the conduct of government affairs and without evidence to the contrary, we must assume the applicant was afforded all rights to which entitled, that appropriate regulations were followed, or appropriate standards were applied.  Although the applicant states that he has been a productive member of society, he has not provided any information of post-service activities and accomplishments for us to conclude that his discharge should be upgraded based on clemency.  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-2017-03023 in Executive Session on 28 Jun 18:

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 24 Jun 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including excerpts from official records.

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