RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2021-03657

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL:  NONE
	
	HEARING REQUESTED:  NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

Correct her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, to remove “ANG, State of Alaska” from Block 9. Command to Which Transferred.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

The DD Form 214 states she transferred to the Air National Guard (ANG) when she did not. She did not transfer to any ANG or Reserve unit.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an honorably discharged Air Force technical sergeant (E-6).

On 8 June 21, according to AF IMT 1288, Application for Ready Reserve Assignment, the applicant’s request for transfer to the Alaska ANG, under the PALACE FRONT program, was approved, and the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) projection completed.

On 14 Jul 21, the applicant was furnished an honorable discharge, with Narrative Reason for Separation:  Pregnancy or Childbirth, and credited with 7 years active service.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP2SSR recommends denying the application.  There is no error or injustice with the DD Form 214; it is correct as indicated.  The applicant submitted a signed AF Form 1288 indicating her intent to enter the Alaska ANG upon separation from the Regular Air Force.  The AF Form 1288 was also signed by her In-Service Recruiter.  There is a computerized entry in the Case Management System which indicates the applicant was supposed to access with the ANG, but failed to report.  The fact that the applicant failed to report to her ANG unit for in-processing does not make the DD Form 214 incorrect at the time of separation.

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 21 Jun 22 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 AFPC/DP2SSR and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  The applicant applied, and was approved, for transfer to the Alaska ANG, which was projected in MilPDS; as such, the DD Form 214 was correct at the time of separation.  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-2021-03657 in Executive Session on 18 Aug 22:

, 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/atch, dated 30 Sep 21.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory Opinion, AFPC/DP2SSR, w/atch, dated 12 May 22.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to Applicant, dated 21 Jun 22.

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.