RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2019-03054
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST
His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty be corrected to reflect the following:

a.	Block 13, Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized, to add the Air Force Space Badge. (Administratively corrected)
b.	Block 14, Military Education, to add:
(1)	Officer Training School (OTS)
(2)	Air War College (AWC) [Administratively corrected]
(3)	Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) [Administratively corrected]
(4)	Squadron Officer School (SOS) [Administratively corrected]
APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS
Due to an administrative oversight, information was omitted from his DD Form 214. The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
The applicant is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel (O-5).
On 31 January 1988, according to DD Form 214, the applicant was separated from active duty and was credited with 21 years, 10 months and 1 day of active service for the period 31 March 1966 to 31 January 1988. He was also credited with 2 months and 26 days of prior active service.

On 1 February 1988, according to Special Orders No. AC-016074, the applicant was retired and was credited with 22 years and 22 days of total active service.

On 18 June 2020, according to an AFPC/DP2STM-214 memorandum, the applicant’s records were administratively corrected to reflect award of the Space Operations Badge and completion of SOS, ACSC, and AWC.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION
AFPC/DP2SSR-214 recommends denying the applicant’s request to add his OTS completion on his DD Form 214. The applicant was enlisted when he attended OTS and therefore, he must request his enlisted record from the National Personnel Records Center.

The current DD Form 214 in the applicant’s record covers his period as an officer in the Air Force after his appointment/commission. It will not reflect attendance at OTS or any enlisted information prior to appointment/commission.
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 7 May 2020 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/DP2SSR-214 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, aside from the administrative corrections noted above, 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-2019-03054 in Executive Session on 1 July 2020:

, Panel Chair, AFBCMR 
, 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 5 June 2019.
Exhibit B: Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C: Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2SSR-214, dated 4 May 2020.
Exhibit D: Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 7 May 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.