RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-01053

XXXX X. XXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
		HEARING REQUESTED: NO	

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

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

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

She moved from XXXX to XXXX in Aug 17 and enlisted in Jan 18.  She thought her HOR was updated during technical training, but found during her recent change of station that it was never updated.  She was not properly informed when signing her enlistment documents regarding the difference between current address and HOR.  Had she known, she would have used the XXXX address as her stay in XXXX was temporary while she waited to enlist. 

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

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

On 24 May 17, according to DD Form 1966, Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the United States, the applicant certified her HOR was XXXX.

On 30 Jan 18, according to DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force.  The applicant’s HOR is identified as XXXX and place of enlistment as XXXX.  

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

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.

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 the victim of an error or injustice.  The applicant contends that she was not properly informed regarding the difference between current address and HOR which prevented her from making an informed decision.  The Board finds the applicant has provided sufficient evidence to substantiate her contentions.  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 at the time of her enlistment in the Air Force on 30 Jan 18, her home of record was XXXX rather than XXXX.

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-2021-01053 in Executive Session on 29 Jun 21:

, Panel Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

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

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 3 Feb 21.
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.