RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-00594

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected in Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized), to reflect the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for the period February 1997 to May 1999.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

The certificate and citation for award of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal was presented to her prior to retirement; however, it was not annotated in her military records.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

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

Her DD Form 214 reflects she served from 27 September 1978 to 30 April 1999.  She was credited with 20 years, 7 months and 4 days of active service.  She was also credited with 13 years of Foreign Service.  

The applicant provided the certificate and citation for award of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for the period February 1997 to May 1999.

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 or injustice.  The Board finds a preponderance of the evidence substantiates the applicant’s contentions.  In this respect, the Board notes the applicant has provided a copy of the certificate and citation reflecting she was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.  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 the APPLICANT be corrected to show that her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued on 30 April 1999, be amended to reflect the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.

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-2020-00594 in Executive Session on 6 October 2020:

Mr., Panel Chair, AFBCMR
Mr. , Panel Member
Mr., Panel Member

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 3 December 2019.

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.