RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2009-00450 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

Her DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect the award of the Air 
Force Commendation Medal (AFCM), the Air Force Outstanding Unit 
Award (AFOUA), the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM), the 
Humanitarian Service Medal (HSM), the Honor Guard, and the Master 
Maintenance Badges. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

Her awards and medals were not reflected on her DD Form 214. 

 

In support of her application, the applicant provides a personal 
statement, a copy of her AFCM certificate, citation and special 
orders, a copy of her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty, and a copy of DD Form 1351-2, Travel 
Voucher or Subvoucher. 

 

Applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is attached at 
Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 6 April 1981 
and was progressively promoted to the grade of staff sergeant. 
She was honorably discharged on 12 November 1991 after serving 10 
years, 7 months and 7 days of total active service. 

 

On 1 April 2009, AFPC/DPSIDR and DPPRY verified and 
administratively corrected the applicant's records to reflect 
entitlement to the AFCM, AFOUA, HSM and the Senior Maintenance 
Badge. Unfortunately, to qualify for the SWASM, the applicant 
must have served in an area of eligibility for a period of 30 
consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days in one of three campaigns: 
Defense of Saudi Arabia (August 2, 1990 - January 16, 1991), 
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (January 17, 1991 - April 11, 
1991), or Southwest Asia Cease Fire (April 12, 1991 - November 
30, 1995). 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 


HQ AFPC/DPSIDR recommends denial on the applicant's request for 
the SWASM and states the applicant only served a seven-day 
temporary duty assignment to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey that does 
not make her eligible for the award. 

 

The complete AFPC/DPSIDR evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

AFPC/DPSIMC recommends denial of the applicant's request for the 
USAF Base Honor Guard Badge and states there is no documentation 
on file that she served on the base honor guard. With respect to 
Master Maintenance Badge, the applicant must be a master sergeant 
or above with five years in the specialty from the award of the 
seven skill level. 

 

The complete AFPC/DPSIMC evaluation is attached at Exhibit D. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the 
applicant on 17 July 2009, for review and response. As of this 
date, no response has been received by this office. 

 

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

 

1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 
law or regulations. 

 

2. The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file. 

 

3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of an error or an injustice. The Board 
notes the applicant’s records will be administratively corrected 
to reflect her entitlement for the AFCM, the AFOUA, the HSM and 
the Senior Maintenance Badge. We took notice of the applicant's 
complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, 
there is no proof contained therein that applicant qualified for 
either the SWASM, or the USAF Honor Guard nor the Master 
Maintenance Badges. In order for her to receive the SWASM, she 
must have served for a period of 30 consecutive or 60 
nonconsecutive days in an area of eligibility. As such, her 7-day 
TDY to Incirlik AB does not qualify her for the medal. In order 
for her to qualify for the Master Maintenance Badge, she must 
have served in the grade of master sergeant, and have served five 
years in the seven level specialty. As such, her current grade of 
staff sergeant only entitles her to the award of the Senior 
Maintenance Badge. In respect to the USAF Honor Guard Badge, the 
applicant provided insufficient evidence that she served on the 
Base Honor Guard. Therefore, we agree with the opinions and 


recommendations of the Air Force offices of primary 
responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis for the 
conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an error 
or injustice. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the 
contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief 
sought in this application. 

 

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: 

 

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that 
the application was denied without a personal appearance; and 
that the application will only be reconsidered upon the 
submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered 
with this application. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2009-00450 in Executive Session on 18 August 2009, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

 , Member 

 , Member 

 

The following documentary evidence pertaining to Docket Number 
BC-2009-00450 was considered: 

 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 9 Feb 09, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSIDR, dated 23 Mar 09. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPSIMC, undated 

 Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 17 Jul 09. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair