RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2020-03075

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	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The social security number (SSN) on his DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Active Duty, be corrected.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

The last two digits of his SSN are transposed on his DD Form 214.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a former Air Force airman basic (E-1).  

The applicant served in the Air Force from 7 Nov 73 to 27 Jun 74, with a SSN recorded as reflected on his DD Form 214.  

He provides a certified copy of his social security card showing the last two digits are transposed.

The applicant’s military human resources record (MHRR) includes a DD Form 4, Enlistment Contract - Armed Forces of the Untied States, dated 7 Nov 73 and Standard Form 88, Report of Medical Examination, dated 15 Oct 73 which show his SSN as reflected on his DD Form 214.  

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

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY/GUIDANCE

AFI 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, Table A7.1 (Correcting SSN in Records), provides as follows:  Do not correct records of former Airmen unless evidence proves the SSN used while serving with the Air Force was incorrect or erroneously recorded.  Required proof is an unaltered original document from the Social Security Administration (SSA), showing the applicant’s name, the old or erroneous SSN, and the new or correct SSN.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was not timely filed, but it is in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.

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 the victim of an error.  The Board finds the applicant’s SSN used while serving with the Air Force was incorrect or erroneously recorded.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s records as indicated below.
RECOMMENDATION

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that the DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with the 27 Jun 74 discharge, be changed to reflect the correct SSN in Block 3.

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-2020-03075 in Executive Session on 28 Jan 21:

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All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 14 Sep 20.
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, as required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.