RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2018-01672

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued 31 Aug 14, be corrected to reflect the following:

	a. Block 7a. Place of Entry into Active Duty (PLEAD) be changed to an address in San Marcos, TX.  (Administratively corrected).

	b. Block 7b. Home of Record (HOR) be changed to an address in San Marcos, TX.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

As his order shows, he did not enter the service at Falcon AFB.  He was commissioned at the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 840, located at Southwest Texas State University.  They used his HOR at that time as the place he entered active duty.  He has not held a Minnesota driver’s license, nor lived, nor intended to reside in Minnesota since 1993.  This place should be as his HOR on his retirement DD Form 214.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a retired Air Force Lt Col (0-5), with time in both the Regular and Reserve forces.  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 denying the application.  Based on the documentation maintained in the applicant’s personnel record, the HOR recorded on his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued 31 Aug 14, is correct.  There is no evidence of an error or injustice.

The Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), Appendix A, defines HOR, as “The place recorded as the individual’s home when commissioned, appointed, enlisted, inducted, or ordered into a tour of active duty.’’

The JFTR, Appendix A, defines PLEAD as follows: “In the case of an RC member who is not enlisted, commissioned, or appointed for immediate active duty, the place to which an order to active duty is addressed.”  Therefore, the applicant’s PLEAD is incorrect, and DP2LT will provide a DD Form 214 Action Order to have it corrected.

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 12 Sep 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, 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/DP2LT and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  The Board notes that the applicant’s records will be administratively corrected as described in the Air Force evaluation above.  Therefore, beyond the administrative correction, 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-2018-01672 in Executive Session on 7 Nov 18:

, Vice Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2018-01672:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 26 Apr 18.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, dated 17 May 18.
Exhibit D:	Letter, AFBCMR to applicant, dated 12 Sep 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.