RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2020-00847

	COUNSEL:  NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED:  NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, for the period 25 May 2015 to 14 October 2015, be corrected to reflect:

a.  His Date of Separation as 4 February 2019 rather than 14 October 2015.

	b.  His pay grade as E-2 rather than E-3.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

His DD Form 214 should be corrected to accurately reflect his service.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a former Air National Guard (ANG) airman (E-2).

On 18 December 2013, the applicant entered the ANG in the pay grade of E-3. 

The applicant served on active duty from 25 May 2015 to 14 October 2015, 1 June 2016 to 30 September 2016 and 13 June 2017 to 30 November 2017.

The applicant’s Reserve Airman Grade History reflect his date of rank as an airman first class was 18 December 2013 and 27 August 2018 for airman.

On 4 February 2019, the applicant was honorably discharged from the ANG and as a member of the Reserve of the Air Force in the pay grade of E-2.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

ARPC/DPTS recommends denying the application.  There was no evidence found to support the request for a comprehensive DD Form 214.  A review of the applicant’s records revealed he had two other qualifying periods of service for the issuance of a DD Form 214.  A DD Form 214 has been accomplished for 1 June 2016 to 31 August 2016 and 13 June 17 to 30 November 2017.  

According to the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1336.01, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214/5 Series), members of the Air Force Reserve only receive a DD Form 214 when they complete a qualifying period of active duty.  Furthermore, members of the Air Reserve Component do not automatically receive a comprehensive DD Form 214 when they separate.

In regards to the portion of the applicant’s request to have his pay grade reflect E-2, the DD Form 214 will only reflect the pay grade held at the end of the qualifying active duty orders.  The applicant’s effective date of rank for E-2 was 27 August 2018.  The applicant at the time of separation held the rank of airman first class with an effective date of 18 December 2013.

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 20 July 2020 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was timely filed.

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 not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of ARPC/DPTS and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records beyond that rendered administratively.

RECOMMENDATION

The Board recommends informing the applicant the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, 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-2020-00847 in Executive Session on 16 September 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 6 February 2020.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, ARPC/DPTS, w/atchs, dated 20 May 20.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 20 July 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.