RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2018-01741

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to reflect his Home of Record (HOR) as Spokane, Washington rather than Fayetteville, North Carolina.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

When he joined the Air Force, he was in North Carolina due to his spouse being active duty, stationed at Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, NC.  He had requested a change to his records several years ago, however only the finance side of his records were corrected.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Per DD form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States, dated 19  Mar 08 block #3, reflects Home of Record as Fayetteville, NC.

Per DD Form 4, dated 01 Oct 13 block #3, reflects Home of Record as Fayetteville, NC.

On 30 Jun 18, per DD Form 214,the applicant was furnished an honorable discharge and credited with 9 years, 11 months and 2 days of active service reflecting in block 7b, HOR as Fayetteville, NC.

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 provided by the applicant and analysis of the facts, there is no evidence of an error or injustice.  The applicant’s DD Form 4 and his DD Form 1966 (Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the United States), show his HOR as Fayetteville, NC.  Per the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), “the place recorded as the individual’s home when reinstated, reappointed, or reenlisted remains the same as that recorded when commissioned, appointed, enlisted or inducted or ordered into the tour of active duty unless there is a break in service of more than one full day.  Only if a break in service exceeds one full day may the member change the HOR.”  Additionally, the JTR states “Travel and transportation allowances are based on the officially corrected recording in those instances when, through a bona fide error, the place originally named at time of current entry into the Service was not in fact the actual home.  Any such correction must be fully justified and the home, as corrected, must be the member’s actual home upon entering the Service, and not a different place selected for the member’s convenience.”  The applicant does not have a break in service and there does not seem to be a “bona fide error; therefore the applicant cannot change his HOR.  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 19 Jul 18 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was 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/DP2LT 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-2018-01741 in Executive Session on 22 Aug 18:

, Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 03 May 18.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, w/atchs, dated 13 Jun 18.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 19 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.