RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-04350 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

1. Her Home of Record (HOR) be changed from New Jersey to 
Texas. 

 

2. Her Place of Enlistment be changed from Pennsylvania to 
Texas. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

She has always maintained Texas as her HOR. The fact that it is 
not listed on her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty, is preventing education 
opportunities for her family. 

 

She entered the military in Dallas, Texas and flew to San 
Antonio, Texas for Basic Military Training School. 

 

In support of her request the applicant provides a personal 
statement and copies of her DD Form 214 and Birth Certificate. 

 

Her complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant contracted her initial enlistment in the Regular 
Air Force on 3 Feb 1984. DD Form 4/1, Enlistment/Reenlistment 
Document, reflects Wrightstown, New Jersey as her HOR and 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as her Place of Enlistment. 

 

Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR) Volume I, Appendix A, 
states in part that a Home of Record (HOR) is the place recorded 
as the individual’s home when commissioned, appointed, enlisted, 
inducted, or ordered into a tour of active duty. Any 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. In 
accordance with AFI 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, 
Table A2.1, Item 5, a member's initial DD Form 4 is the source 
document for HOR and Place of Enlistment. 

 


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THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

HQ DPSIPE recommends denial. DPSIPE states the member's initial 
DD Form 4 reflects Wrightstown, New Jersey as the city/state in 
which she lived prior to entering the Air Force and has been 
consistently listed throughout her military records as her HOR. 
In addition, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Military Entrance 
Processing Station is reflected as the applicant’s Place of 
Enlistment. 

 

The complete DPSIPE evaluations, with attachment, are at Exhibit 
C. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

She asserts she has been a Texas resident for most of her life 
and has never paid New Jersey taxes. The economy has hit her 
hard and she is trying to put four children through college. 
This change in her record would help her family. 

 

Her complete response is at Exhibit E. 

 

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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 error or injustice. We took notice 
of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of 
the case; however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation 
of the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR) and 
adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the 
applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice. 
While the applicant’s comments in response to the Air Force 
evaluation is duly noted, we do not find her assertions 
sufficiently persuasive to override the rationale provided by 
the Air Force OPR. 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 this application 
in Executive Session on 7 Nov 2012, under the provisions of AFI 
36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

 , Member 

 , Member 

 

The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-
2011-04350: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 19 Oct 2011, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letters, HQ AFPC/DPSIPE, dated 5 Mar 2012, w/atch 

 and 13 Mar 2012. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 20 Mar 2012. 

 Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, undated. 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair