RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-03205

XXXX X. XXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
		HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

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

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

He entered active duty from XX.  His record reflects a XX HOR address from when he was in college.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a currently serving Air Force captain (O-3).

On 11 Feb 12, according to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, the applicant was released from active duty training and transferred to the Army National Guard.  His HOR is listed at XX. 

On 29 Aug 19, according to AF Form 24, Application for Appointment as Reserve of the Air Force or USAF without Component, the applicant acknowledged his HOR was XX.

On 9 Oct 19, according to Special Order XXXX, dated 4 Oct 19, the applicant was ordered to extended active duty (EAD).  His HOR is listed as XX.

On 17 Jan 20, according to AF Form 1613, Statement of Service, the applicant did not have a break in service.

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 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/DP2NA recommends denying the application.  Justification does not warrant the applicant’s HOR to be amended to reflect XX.  The applicant recorded his HOR as XX when he commissioned and did not have a break in service of more than one full day; therefore, his HOR remains as XX.

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 10 Nov 21 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/DP2NA and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  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-2021-03205 in Executive Session on 20 Jan 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 17 Aug 21.
Exhibit B:	Documentary Evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory, AFPC/DP2NA, w/atchs, dated 8 Nov 21.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to Applicant, dated 10 Nov 21.

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.