RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-00988

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The date of birth (DOB) on his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

The DOB annotated on his DD Form 214 is not correct. 

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an honorably discharged airman third class.
The applicant served in the Air Force from 31 May 56 to 26 May 59, with a DOB recorded differently than the DOB recorded on his certified birth certificate.

On 18 Sep 74, the applicant was issued a certified birth certificate, which indicates a different DOB from the DOB on his DD Form 214.

On 20 Jan 20, the applicant was issued a letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) that indicates a different DOB from the DOB on the applicant’s DD Form 214.  The DOB recorded with the SSA is the same as the DOB shown on his certified birth certificate.
 
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 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, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, issued in conjunction with the 26 May 59 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 6.

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-2020-00988 in Executive Session on 3 Dec 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 21 Jan 20.
Exhibit B: Documentary Evidence, Extract, AFI 36-2608, dated 26 Oct 15.

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.