RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-02159

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

		HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

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

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

This request is made due to the hardship this has caused him regarding his recent permanent change of station.  He was temporarily in the state of XXXX due to his wife’s participation in a college internship for a few months before his move to XXXXX.  This has restricted him and his family from having household goods shipped in a timely manner.  Now he has to pay for household items out of his own funding.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a currently serving Air Force airman first class (E-3). 

On 13 June 2019, according to DD Form 1966, Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the United States, the applicant certified his HOR was XXXXX.

On 13 November 2019, according to DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force.  The applicant’s HOR is identified as XXXXX.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP2LT recommends denying the application.  The Joint Travel Regulation states that the place recorded as the individual’s home when reinstated, reappointed, or reenlisted remains the same as that recorded when commissioned, appointed, enlisted or inducted or ordered into the tour of active duty unless there is a break in service of more than one full day.  Only if a break in service exceeds one full day may the member change the HOR.  Additionally, the Joint Travel Regulation states,  travel and transportation allowances are based on the officially corrected recording in those instances when, through a bona fide error, the place originally named at time of current entry into the service was not in fact the actual home.  Any such 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.  The applicant does not have a break in service and there does not seem to be a “bona fide error.”  Therefore, the applicant cannot change his home of record.

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 27 August 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 applicant’s HOR when he enlisted on 13 November 2019, is listed as XXXXX and the applicant did not provide proof that their HOR was recorded in error.  In addition, the applicant did not have a break in service of more than one full day.  Therefore, the Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2LT and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  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-2020-02159 in Executive Session on 28 January 2021:

, 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 4 August 2020.
Exhibit B:	Documentary Evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT dated 21 August 2020.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 27 August 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.