RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-02318

XXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The home of record (HOR) on DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, for the period 24 May 16 through 23 May 20, and separation order, for her separation from the Regular Air Force, be changed from XXX, to XXX.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

Her HOR has always been XXX.  She is unable to send her household goods to her new home because her orders and DD Form 214 have the wrong information.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an Air Force Reserve staff sergeant (E-5).

On 10 Feb 16, the applicant signed DD Form 1966, Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the United States, certifying HOR in Item 4, as XXX. 

On 25 May 16, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force, and DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States, Item 3, reflects HOR as XXX.

AF Form 100, Request and Authorization for Separation, dated 25 Mar 20, Item 5, reflects HOR as XXX.

On 23 May 20, the applicant was discharged from the Regular Air Force, and DD Form 214, reflects HOR in Item 7.b. as XXX.  Prior to her separation from the Regular Air Force, the applicant did not have a break in service.

On 29 Sep 20, the applicant enlisted in the Air Force Reserve.

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

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 shown on the initial DD Form 4-1 is used as the HOR on the DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP2LT recommends denying the application.  Based on the documentation provided by the applicant and analysis of the facts, there is no evidence of an error or injustice.  The applicant’s DD Form 4 shows her HOR as XXX.  The JTR 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 JTR 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 their 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 2 Nov 20 for comment (Exhibit D), and the applicant replied on 25 Nov 20.  In her response, the applicant clarified that when she enlisted she was living in XXXX, with her former husband because she was stationed there.  However, she recently moved back to her HOR in XXX.  The applicant told her recruiter she intended to return to XXXX when her enlistment was completed.  She disagrees with AFPC’s comment that DD Form 1966 shows her HOR as XXX, and indicates that it actually reflects XXX.  The applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit E.

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 Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2LT and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  The applicant’s DD Form 4 at the time of her enlistment shows her HOR as XXX.  The JTR states that HOR is the place recorded as the individual’s home when enlisted.  Therefore, 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-2020-02318 in Executive Session on 7 Jan 21:

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All members voted against correcting the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 2 Sep 20.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, w/atchs, dated 18 Sep 20.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 2 Nov 20.
Exhibit E:	Applicant’s response, dated 25 Nov 20.

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.