RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF				DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-04057

XXXXXXXXX					COUNSEL: NONE

							HEARING: NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her home of record (HOR) be changed from Suffolk, England to Texas.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She was a Texas resident at the time of her enlistment, but living in England with her husband, and her recruiter used England.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a former Air Force senior airman.  The applicant had no break in service.  

DD Form 4/1, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States, Item 3, Home of Record, reflects Suffolk, England.

According to AFI 36-3202, Separation Documents, Table 4, How to Prepare DD Form 214, Rule 9, Item 7b, Home of Record at Time of Entry, “For Regular AF airmen, the home of record shown on the latest DD Form 4-1.”

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2LT recommends denying the application.  According to the Joint Travel Regulation, Appendix A, HOR is defined as “The place recorded as the individual’s home when commissioned, appointed, enlisted, inducted, or ordered into a tour of active duty” and “Only if a break in service exceeds one full day may the member change the HOR.”  Based on review of the applicant’s records there is no evidence of an error or injustice.  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 13 Jul 18 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response. 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES:

1.  The application was not timely file.

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).  Moreover the applicant has offered no plausible reason for the delay in filing the application.  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:  

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-2017-04057 in Executive Session on 9 Oct 18:

, Panel Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

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

Exhibit A:  Application, DD Form 149, dated 21 Aug 18.
Exhibit B:  Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:  Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, dated 10 Jul 18.
Exhibit D:  Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 13 Jul 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 regarding AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2017-04057.