ADDENDUM TO RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2018-02284-2

	COUNSEL:  NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED:  NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The Board reconsider his request to update his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, dated 30 Sep 91, to reflect:

Block 7a (Place of Entry into Active Duty) xxxx rather than xxxx. 
Block 7b (Home of Record at Time of Entry) xxxx rather than xxxx.
Block 12a (Date Entered AD This Period) 1971 Sep 21, (Administratively resolved).
Block 12d (Total Prior Active Service) 00 00 00, (Administratively resolved). 

RESUME OF THE CASE

The applicant is a retired Air Force master sergeant (E-7).

On 2 September 2019, the applicant requested reconsideration of his requests to correct Blocks 7a, 7b, 12a, and 12d on his DD Form 214 dated 30 September 1991.  He contended these items were incorrect when he retired from active duty.  The applicant further stated he will be returning to xxxx and required a DD Form 214 showing he enlisted while a resident of xxxx in order to qualify for the Property Tax Exemption.

On 21 September 1971, according to DD Form 398, Statement of Personal History, dated 24 January 1983, and DD Form 398, Personnel Security Questionnaire, dated 22 April 1985, provided by the applicant, he began his military service and his home of record was reflected as xxxx. 

On 30 September 1991, the applicant was issued a DD Form 214, which reflects his place of entry into active duty as xxxx and his home of record as xxxx.  The DD Form 214 further reflects he served on active duty from 22 March 1976 through 30 September 1991 with 15 years, 6 month, 8 days of active service this period and 4 years, 6 months, and 1 day of previous active service. 

On 14 March 2019, the Board considered and denied his request to correct blocks 7a and 7b on his DD Form 214 dated 30 September 1991, finding that the prior request was not timely submitted.  For an accounting of the applicant’s original request and the rationale of the earlier decision, see the AFBCMR Letter and Record of Proceedings, with Exhibits A thru E, at Exhibit F.

In support of his request for reconsideration, the applicant provides as new evidence, copies of his DD Forms 398.  

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit G.

On 3 February 2020, a DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, was issued correcting the applicant’s service dates to show he entered active duty on 22 September 1971 rather than 22 March 1976.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP2LT recommends denying the application.  The applicant entered active duty on 22 March 1976.  The authority governing the place of entry into active duty represented in the DD 214, Block 7a (previously Block 6) is contained in the Total Force Personnel Services Delivery Guide - DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, Section E.  The rule states “The place of acceptance in current enlistment, commission, or appointment of an active service member, or for an ARC member, when enlisted, commissioned, or appointed for immediate active duty (address on their AD orders).  The POE changes only if there is a break in service exceeding one full day, in which case it is the place of entry into the new period of service.”

Unfortunately, the applicant did not provide any documentation that shows his place of entry onto active duty was xxxx.  There was no DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document, or any other form in the applicant’s records that showed his place of entry onto active duty as xxxx.  Additionally, The Joint Travel Regulation, states (JTR) that “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.”  The JTR further 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 her home of record.

The complete advisory opinion, with attachments, is at Exhibit I.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION

The Board sent a copy of the advisory opinion to the applicant on 2 March 2020, for comment (Exhibit J), but has received no response.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant has presented sufficient evidence to demonstrate an error or injustice.  The Board notes that AFPC/DP2LT states the applicant entered active duty on 22 March 1976; however, this is incorrect.  It appears they made their recommendation before the Service Dates office reviewed the applicant’s Military Human Resource Record (MHRR) to validate his service.  The DD Form 214 in the applicant’s MHRR was for the period 22 March 1976 through 30 September 1991, but it indicates he was credited with 15 years, 6 month, 8 days of active service this period and 4 years, 6 months, and 1 day of previous active service.  The DD Form 214 for the previous period of active service from 22 September 1971 through 21 March 1976 was not located in his MHRR.  Nevertheless, following a review of the applicant’s MHRR, the Service Dates office determined he served on continuous active duty service from 22 September 1971 through 30 September 1991 for a period of 20 years and 9 days and corrected his DD Form 214 to indicate he entered active duty on 22 September 1971.  It appears the place of entry and home of record on the applicant’s DD Form 214 was incorrectly annotated based on the location he was residing when he reenlisted in 1976 rather than when he enlisted in 1971.  The applicant also provides copies of DD Forms 398, which validate xxxx was his home of record when he entered military service in 1971.  Based on the foregoing, the Board finds sufficient evidence that the applicant’s home of record is xxxx.  While there is no evidence his place of entry was in xxxx; the Board finds it more likely than not he entered military service in xxxx rather than xxxx.  Therefore, the Board recommends the applicant’s records be corrected as indicated below.

RECOMMENDATION

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, dated 30 September 1991, reflect:

	a. Block 7a (Place of Entry into Active Duty) xxxx rather than xxxx.

	b. Block 7b (Home Of Record at Time of Entry) xxxx rather than xxxx.

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-2018-02284-2 in Executive Session on 25 June 2020:

, Panel Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit F:	Record of Proceedings, w/ Exhibits A-E, dated 14 March 2019.
Exhibit G:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 2 September 2019.
Exhibit H:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit I:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, w/atchs, dated 4 February 2020. 
Exhibit J:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 2 March 2020.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings, as required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.