RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2020-00586

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL:  NONE

 	HEARING REQUESTED:  NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The date of birth (DOB) on his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

His military and TRICARE Prime records reflect the incorrect DOB and is causing problems with Medicare claims.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

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

The applicant served in the Air Force from 5 Jun 74 to 31 Jul 96, with a DOB recorded differently than the DOB on his birth certificate.

On XXXXX, according to documentation provided by the applicant, the Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics registered a Certificate of Birth recording the applicant’s DOB, which is different than the DOB recorded on his DD Form 214.

On 31 Jul 96, the applicant was furnished an honorable discharge, was credited with 22 years, 1 month, and 26 days of active service, and retired effective 1 Aug 96.

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

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY

AFI 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, Table A7.5 (Correction to Date of Birth), Note 3, provides as follows: Do not correct records of former members unless evidence proves the date of birth used while serving with the Air Force was erroneously recorded.  Required proof is an unaltered original document from the jurisdiction of the applicant’s birth, showing the applicant’s name and date of birth.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was not timely filed, but it is in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.

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 the victim of an error.  The Board finds the applicant’s the date of birth used while serving with the Air Force was erroneously recorded.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s records as indicated below.

RECOMMENDATION

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that the DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with the 31 Jul 96 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 5 (Date of Birth).

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-2020-00586 in Executive Session on 19 Nov 20:

, Panel Chair 
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 24 Nov 19.
Exhibit B:	Documentary Evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.

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.