RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-02027

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: YES

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to reflect the following training courses:

a.	Basic Military Training (Administratively corrected, no Board action required.)

b.	Medical Service Fundamentals (Administratively corrected, no Board action required.)

c.	OJT Trainer/Supervisor (Administratively corrected, no Board action required.)

d.	Medical Service Technician (Administratively corrected, no Board action required.)

e.	OJT Trainer Orientation (Administratively corrected, no Board action required.)

f.	OJT Work Center/Section Supervisor (Administratively corrected, no Board action required.)

g.	ISD Applied in the Work Center (Administratively corrected, no Board action required.)

h.	AMA/NREMT EMT Registry

i.	Air Force Specialty Internship (INT) 5000, 7000, and 9000

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

These courses were omitted from her DD Form 214 and are annotated on her Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) transcript.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a retired Air Force senior master sergeant (E-8).

Issued 31 Dec 93, the applicant’s DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, reflects she was honorably discharged after serving 20 years, 7 months and 1 day of active duty.  Block 14, military education shows her Professional Military Education (PME) courses and the First Sergeant’s Correspondence Course but no courses from her Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC), 4N090, Medical Services Superintendent.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP2LWD recommends denying the applicant’s request to have the AMA/NREMT EMT Registry and Air Force Specialty Internship added to her DD Form 214.  This office is not able to match the courses to a Personnel Data System (PDS) code in their database.  This office is responsible for the review/research of all training documentation presented and if the course is unmatched to a course code from their database or the Education & Training Course Announcements (ETCA) website, they are unauthorized to have the courses added to the applicant’s official training records.

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 5 Mar 21 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was not timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2LWD and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions in regards to adding the AMA/NREMT EMT Registry and Air Force Specialty Internship to her DD Form 214.  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).  As such, the Board does not find it in the interest of justice to waive the three-year filing requirement.  Therefore, the Board finds the application untimely and no basis to recommend granting any relief beyond that rendered administratively.   

4.  The applicant has not shown a personal appearance, with or without counsel, would materially add to the Board’s understanding of the issues involved.

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-2020-02027 in Executive Session on 15 Jun 21:

, 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 14 Apr 20.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LWD w/ atchs, dated 3 Mar 21.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 5 Mar 21.

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.