RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-02975

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

Her Date of Rank (DOR) to the grade of staff sergeant (E-5) be changed.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, she received from the Navy with a separation date of 15 June 2009, reflect the incorrect DOR of E-4.  She was promoted to the rank of E-5 on 23 November 2008, while serving on active duty in the Navy.  When she enlisted in the Air National Guard (ANG), due to the error she had to enlist as an E-4.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a currently serving Air National Guard senior airman (E-4).

According to the applicant’s DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States, on 13 October 2017, she enlisted in the ANG in the pay grade of E-4 for a period of three years.

According to Special Order A3-005, dated 11 September 2019, the applicant was promoted to the grade of E-5 in the Air National Guard effective 11 September 2019. 

According to the applicant’s DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States, on 1 April 2020, she reenlisted in the ANG in the pay grade of E-5 for four years.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

NGB/A1PP recommends denying the application.  The applicant provided copies of her Leave and Earning Statements (LES) and promotion order from the Navy.  The LES for the periods 1-30 June 2009 and 1-31 July 2009 indicate her grade was E-5.  The promotion order submitted is dated 23 November 2008.  The leave and earning statements were outside of the date range of the DD Form 214 submitted.  The documents provided by the applicant are not the authorized source documents for date of rank calculations.  The documentation provided is not sufficient to support the applicant’s claim. The documentation does not prove evidence of an error or injustice

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 12 February 2021 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 Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of NGB/A1PP and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  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-2020-02975 in Executive Session on 11 March 2021:
 
Mr., Panel Chair, AFBCMR
Mr., Panel Member
Mr., Panel Member

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 30 June 2020.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, NGB/A1PP, dated 8 February 2021.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 12 February 2021.

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.