RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-04767

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NOT INDICATED

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to add Foreign Service for the following locations:
a.	Vietnam
b.	Thailand (Administratively corrected)

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His foreign service information could be lacking, due to his security clearance.  The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant served in the Regular Air Force from 16 October 1968 to 10 May 1972.

In a letter dated 22 June 2018, AFPC/DP3AM (Assignment Policy) informed the applicant they were able to verify his foreign service in the Republic of the Philippines from 28 December 1970 to 28 March 1972, which is already reflected on the applicant’s DD Form 214.  They were also able to verify he had foreign service in Thailand from 14 August 1971 to 2 September 1971.  His DD Form 214 will be corrected to add the additional 20 days of foreign service.  They were also able to verify the applicant’s foreign service in Taiwan; however they could not determine the amount of time in this location.  Since specific locations are not annotated on the DD Form 214, the applicant was informed to use their letter as proof of boots on ground for the Republic of the Philippines, Thailand and Taiwan.  However, they were unable to verify any foreign service in the Republic of Vietnam.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP3AM recommends denying the application.  They are unable to verify Foreign Service in the Republic of Vietnam.  The applicant’s official military record did not contain any documentation to substantiate Foreign Service time in the Republic of Vietnam.  The complete advisories are at Exhibits C and D.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 19 July 2018 for comment (Exhibit E), 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/DP3AM 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, other than the administrative correction to his records, 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-2017-04767 in Executive Session on 30 August 2018:

, 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, w/atchs, dated 27 October 2017.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP3AM, dated 22 May 2018.
Exhibit D:	Letter, AFPC/DP3AM, dated 22 June 2018
Exhibit E:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 19 July 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.