RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-00143

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

Her home of record (HOR) be changed from XXX to XXX.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

She and her family lived in XXX at the time of her commissioning.   However, her family currently lives in XXX.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an Air Force second lieutenant (O-1).

On 16 July 2014, according to DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States, the applicant enlisted in the Air Force.  The applicant’s HOR is identified as XXX.  On this same date, according to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, the applicant was honorably discharged from active duty.  Her HOR is listed at XXX.  The narrative reason for separation reflects Enrollment in Service Academy.

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

APPLICABLE AUTHORITY/GUIDANCE

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 on the application for appointment (AF Form 24, Application for Appointment as Reserve of the Air Force or USAF without Component) is used as the HOR on the DD Form 214 for active duty officers.  As a secondary source, the HOR listed on the EAD order for the starting period of service recorded on the DD Form 214, block 12a, Date Entered Active Duty this Period, may be used.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP2LT recommends denying the application.  According to the Joint Travel Regulation “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

Based on the documentation provided by the applicant and analysis of the facts, there is no evidence of an error or injustice for the applicant’s HOR. 

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 29 March 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 a careful review of the applicant's contentions and the available evidence of record, the Board is not convinced the applicant has provided sufficient evidence to conclude that she is the victim of an error or injustice.  The HOR when the applicant entered EAD on 16 July 2014, is listed as XXX, and the applicant did not provide proof that her HOR was recorded in error.  In addition, the applicant did not have a break in service of more than one full day; therefore, a change to the applicant’s HOR is not authorized.  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.
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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-2021-00143 in Executive Session on 6 October 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, dated 31 December 2020.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, w/atch, dated 10 March 2021.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 29 March 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.