RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-04724

	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her entry-level separation be changed to an honorable discharge.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, she is honorably discharged because she has service-connected disabilities.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 12 April 2000.

On 14 June 2000, the applicant was notified of her commander’s intent to recommend that she be discharged from the Air Force under the provisions of AFPD 36-32, Military Retirements and Separations and AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen, paragraph 5.11 (Conditions That Interfere with Military Service, Mental Disorders) with an entry-level separation.  The specific reason for this action was that the applicant had a mental health evaluation and was diagnosed with Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood.

On 14 June 2000, the applicant acknowledged receipt of the discharge notification and waived her right to consult with counsel and to submit statements in her behalf.

The assistant staff judge advocate found the discharge legally sufficient and recommended the applicant receive an entry-level separation.

On 16 June 2000, the discharge authority approved the recommendation.

On 20 June 2000, the applicant received an entry-level separation, with uncharacterized service.  Her narrative reason for separation is “Personality Disorder” and she was credited with 2 months and 9 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/DP2STM recommends denying the application.  In accordance with AFI 36-3208, airmen are given entry-level separation with uncharacterized service when separation is initiated in the first 180 days of continuous active service.  The Department of Defense determined if a member served less than 180 days of continuous active service, it would be unfair to the member and the service to characterize their limited service.  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 26 March 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, the Board concludes that the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2STM and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  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-2017-04724 in Executive Session on 19 July 2018:

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, dated 24 October 2017.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2STM, dated 19 March 2018.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 26 March 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.