RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-00178

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
 	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to add conflicts “Operation Enduring Freedom,” “Operation Iraqi Freedom” and “Operation New Dawn.”

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

He believes his DD Form 214 is in error because he served in the Air Force from 12 Feb 08 to 11 Sep 12.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an honorably discharged Air Force senior airman. 

The applicant served from 12 Feb 08 to 11 Sep 12 for a total of 4 years and 7 months, to include 11 months and 23 days of Foreign Service.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP2SSR-214 recommends denying the application.  The DD Form 214 was prepared correctly in accordance with regulations and procedures.  It has historically been the Air Force policy since the 1990s to refrain from including operations or deployments onto DD Forms 214. Reference guidance for the applicant’s DD Form 214 is AFI 36-3202, Separation Documents, dated 22 Nov 2005, which table 4 provides authorized entries on the form.  This table does not provide an authorized entry to list assignments, deployments, operation names or locations on a DD Form 214.  Further, Air Force members have ample documentation at their disposal in the form of CED orders, travel vouchers, or award citations as proof of deployments.

The complete advisory opinion is at Exhibit B.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION

The Board sent a copy of the advisory opinion to the applicant on 5 May 20 for comment (Exhibit C), 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 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).  While the applicant asserts a date of discovery within the three-year limit, the Board does not find the assertion supported by a preponderance of the evidence.  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-2020-00178 in Executive Session on 29 Sep 20:

, 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 12 Nov 19.
Exhibit B:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2SSR-214, dated 20 Feb 20.
Exhibit C:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 5 May 20.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings pertaining to Docket Number BC-2020-00178, as required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.