RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-01682
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING REQUESTED: NO
APPLICANT’S REQUEST
The date of birth (DOB) on his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS
The DOB is incorrect on his DD Form 214.
The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
The applicant is a retired Air Force master sergeant (E-7).
The applicant served in the Air Force from 4 May 1979 to 30 November 2002, with a DOB recorded differently than the DOB on the applicant’s DD Form 214.

On 24 September 1998, the applicant 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 the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B.
APPLICABLE AUTHORITY/GUIDANCE
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, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with the 30 November 2002 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct DOB in Block 5.
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-2020-01682 in Executive Session on 28 January 2020:

, 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 10 March 2020.
Exhibit B: Documentary Evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.

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.