RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-02101

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING REQUESTED: NO
	
APPLICANT’S REQUEST

The date of birth (DOB) on his DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Active Duty, be corrected.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

He would like for his DD Form 214 to reflect the correct DOB.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an honorably discharged airman basic (E-1).

The applicant served in the Air Force from 2 May 75 to 15 Jun 76, with a DOB recorded differently than the DOB on his DD Form 214.  

According to the certified birth certificate provided by the applicant, the DOB is different from the DOB on the applicant’s 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 A7.5 (Correction to Date of Birth), Note 3, provides as follows: Do not correct records of former members unless evidence proves the date of birth used while serving with the Air Force was erroneously recorded.  

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.  The Board finds the applicant’s date of birth used on DD Form 214 was 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 15 Jun 76 discharge, be changed to reflect 29 Oct 56 in Block 5.

CERTIFICATION

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2021-02101 in Executive Session on 17 Feb 22:

, 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 11 May 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.