RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2019-00788

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
 	HEARING REQUESTED: NO 	

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

His DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be amended to include the Air Force Longevity Service Award. 

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

He served 4 years honorable years of service in the Air Force.   

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a former Air Force airman first class (E-4).

On 6 Sep 61, according to DD Form 4, Enlistment Record – Armed Forces of the United States, the applicant entered the Regular Air Force.

On 3 Sep 65, according to DD Form 214, the applicant received an honorable discharge from the Regular Air Force, and was credited with 3 years, 11 months, 28 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/DP3SP recommends denying the application.  Per AFMAN 36-2806, Awards and Memorialization Program, the Air Force Longevity Service Award was established on 25 Nov 57, and is authorized for active duty personnel based on an aggregate of 4 years of honorable active federal military service with any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces or Reserve components.  Reserve Component members are credited with the award for each 4 years of satisfactory military service creditable to a reservist for retirement.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 lists his total active duty service time as 3 years, 11 months, and 28 days; rendering him ineligible for award of the Air Force Longevity Service Award.  To grant relief would be contrary to the criteria established by AFMAN 36-2806.  

The complete advisory opinion is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION

The Board sent a copy of the advisory opinion to the applicant on 28 Oct 21 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was not timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP3SP and finds 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 of discovering the alleged error or injustice, as required by Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code, and Air Force Instruction 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR).  The Board does not find it in the interest of justice to waive the three-year filing requirement.  Therefore, the Board finds the application untimely and recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

RECOMMENDATION

The Board recommends informing the applicant the application was not timely filed; it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the delay; and the Board will reconsider the application only upon receipt of relevant evidence not already presented.

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-2019-00788 in Executive Session on 19 May 22:

Panel Chair 
Panel Member
Panel Member

All members voted against correcting the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 2 Oct 18.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory Opinion, AFPC/DP3SP, dated 5 Oct 21.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to Applicant, dated 28 Oct 21.

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.