RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-01770

XXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

Her home of record (HOR) be changed from XXXXX to XXXXX.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

She was a resident of XXXXX while working with her recruiter.  She attended college in XXXXX, but that time did not overlap with her time in XXXXX.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an Air Force Reserve major (O-4).

On 24 January 2005, according to AF Form 24, Application for Appointment as Reserve of the Air Force or USAF without Component, the applicant signed a form that identifies her HOR, as XXXXX.

On 4 February 2005, according to Special Order AH-0383, dated 3 February 2005, the applicant was ordered to extended active duty (EAD).  Her HOR is listed as XXXXX

On 13 December 2019, the applicant was released from active duty and issued a DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, for the period 4 February 2005 to 13 December 2019.   Her HOR is identified as XXXXX.

On 14 December 2019, per Reserve Order PC-00190, dated 17 December 2019, the applicant was appointed as a Reserve of the Air Force.

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

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY

The Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Appendix A, defines the HOR as the place recorded as the individual’s home when appointed, commissioned, enlisted, inducted, or ordered into a tour of active duty.  The JTR further states that a member may only change the HOR if a break in service exceeds one full day.  Additionally, in instances of a bona fide error where the place originally named at the time of current entry into the service was not in fact the actual home, the correction must be fully justified and the home, as corrected, must be the member’s actual home upon entering the service, and not a different place selected for the member’s convenience.

According to the DD Form 214 Personnel Services Delivery Guide, the HOR on the application for appointment (AF Form 24, Application for Appointment as Reserve of the Air Force or USAF without Component) is used as the HOR on the DD Form 214 for active duty officers.  As a secondary source, the HOR listed on the EAD order for the starting period of service recorded on the DD Form 214, block 12a (Date Entered Active Duty this Period), may be used.

Extracts from the Applicable Authority can be found at Exhibit B.

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 a careful review of the applicant's contentions and the available evidence of record, the Board is not convinced the applicant has provided sufficient evidence to conclude that she is the victim of an error or injustice.  The applicant’s HOR when she entered EAD on 4 February 2005, is listed as XXXXX, and she did not provide proof that her HOR was recorded in error.  In addition, the applicant did not have a break in service of more than one full day; therefore, a change to her HOR is not authorized.  In view of the foregoing, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

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-2020-01770 in Executive Session on 1 July 2020:

, Chair, AFBCMR
, 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 11 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 regarding AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2020-01770, as required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.