RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-00831

XXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE	 

  	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected as follows:

1.	Her net active service reflect 4 years.

2.	Her military education include completion of weather observer, weather specialist and weather 
technician courses (Will be administratively corrected).

3.  She be awarded a medal for Operation DESERT STORM (Referred to AFPC recognitions for possible administrative correction.  Will not be considered by the board at this time).  

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

Due to human error, her DD Form 214 was not completed properly.  Her total service should be 4 years, from 19 Feb 92 to 13 Feb 96.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a former Air Force airman first class (E-3).

The applicant’s military human resources record (MHRR) does not include a DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document-Armed Forces of the United States; however, her commander’s recommendation for discharge letter dated 1 Feb 96, and the discharge legal review letter dated 2 Feb 96, show the applicant enlisted on 20 Feb 92 for a period of 6 years.

The applicant’s  DD Form 214, Block 12, Record of Service, shows she entered active duty on 20 Feb 92 and was honorably discharged on 13 Feb 96, with a narrative reason for separation of “Parenthood or custody of minor children.”  She was credited with 3 years, 11 months and 14 days of active duty service.  

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

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY

AFI 36-3202, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214/215 Series).  The DD Form 214 and DD Form 215 provide an accurate and complete summation of active duty service at the time of transfer, release, discharge, or change of component or status while on active duty.  The DD Form 214 Personnel Services Delivery (PSD) Guide counts 30 days as one month of service.  

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 for award of an Operation DESERT STORM medal.  

3.  After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice.  The applicant has provided no evidence she served 4 years of active duty service.  Further, the applicant states her dates of service are 19 Feb 92 to 13 Feb 96, which is short of 4 years.  The applicant’s request for award of an Operation DESERT STORM medal was forwarded to AFPC Recognitions for possible administrative correction.  The request will be referred back to the BCMR should they be unable to administratively correct her records as requested.  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).  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, aside from the administrative correction of her DD Form 214 for completion of technical training courses, 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-2020-00831 in Executive Session on 3 Dec 20:

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All members voted against correcting the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 27 Jun 19.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:  DD Form 214/215 Action Order, dated 21 Sep 20.

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.