RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2022-01577

XXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: XXXXXXXXX
	
	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

Her home of record (HOR) be changed from XXXXXX, Utah to XXXXX Georgia.

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

While temporarily visiting her father, she enlisted and was advised by the recruiter to “just put my father’s address” as her HOR as her mother was in the process of moving.  She is now separating and would like to move back home, but her HOR is not her actual home.  She needs it to reflect her actual home as she does not have the means to move back to Georgia without the military’s assistance.  Additionally, Georgia is her state of residency for tax purposes.

In support, she provides letters from both her mother and father attesting that when she enlisted she was only visiting her father and was, in fact, a resident of the state of Georgia.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an Air Force airman (E-2).

On 4 Sep 19, according to DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States, the applicant enlisted in the delayed entry/enlistment program and listed her HOR (section 3, Home of Record), as XXXXXXXX Utah.

On 14 Jan 20, according to DD Form 4, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force.

On 14 Jan 20, according to DD Form 1966, Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the United States, the applicant listed her HOR (section 4, Home of Record), as XXXXXXXX, Utah.

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 Air Force Personnel Center myPers website, state residency is the home for the purposes of taxes as a member moves throughout their military career.  While the state residence may be updated at any time by completing a DD Form 2058, State of Legal Residence Certificate, at the Military Personnel Flight (MPF), the HOR remains unchanged unless there is a break in service of at least one day.

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 enlisted in both the delayed entry program and the Regular Air Force, is listed as XXXXXXXXX, Utah.  The applicant did not provide compelling evidence that her HOR was recorded in error nor did the applicant have a break in service of more than one full day; therefore, a change to the applicant’s HOR is not warranted.  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.

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-2022-01577 in Executive Session on 9 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/atchs, dated 2 Jun 22.
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.