RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2020-00596

XXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL:  NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED:  NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

His DD Form 214, Armed Force of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to reflect:

1.  His duty stations, to include overseas assignments.

2.  Award of the Air Medal (Referred to AFPC Recognitions—no Board action required at this time).

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

This information was not added to his original DD Form 214.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

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

The applicant served in the Regular Air Force from 3 July 1963 to 22 June 1967.  He was credited with 3 years, 11 months and 20 days of active duty service, to include 1 year, 6 months and 20 days of Foreign 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/DP2SSR-214 recommends denying the applicant’s request to have his DD Form 214 updated to reflect his duty station and overseas assignments.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 was prepared correctly in accordance with regulations and procedures.  The DD Form 214 serves as a brief synopsis of military service.  It has been historical policy to refrain from listing assignments, duty stations, deployments, operation names or locations on a DD Form 214.  The applicant will need to use other appropriate source documentation already contained in his master of personnel record to reflect credit for any assignment duty stations/locations in the overseas area or in the CONUS.

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 5 November 2020 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was not timely filed.

2.  The applicant did not exhaust 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, the Board finds the application untimely and recommends against correcting the applicant’s records beyond that rendered administratively.

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-2020-00596 in Executive Session on 16 December 2020:

, 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 26 November 2019.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2SSR-214, dated 9 October 2020.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 5 November 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.