RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2020-00784

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL:  NONE

(AKA) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	HEARING REQUESTED:  NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The date of birth (DOB) on her DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Active Duty, be corrected.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

The birthday on her DD Form 214 is wrong by one day.  She just received the DD Form 214 in Nov 19 and noticed this error.  She tried for some months to correct it, but recently received proper advice from online or telephone services.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

According to documentation provided by the applicant, she is an honorably discharged Air Force airman first class (E-3).

According to documentation provided by the applicant, on 19 Mar 91, she was issued a certified birth certificate, which indicates a different DOB from the DOB on the applicant’s DD Form 214. 

For more information, see an excerpt of the applicable authority 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, Report of Separation from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with the 29 July 1977 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct date of birth in Block 4.

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-2020-00784 in Executive Session on 22 Oct 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 Jan 20.
Exhibit B:	Documentary Evidence.

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.