RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-05295
		 

		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED: NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

A special order be accomplished and the order number be placed 
on her certificate for award of the Air Force Achievement Medal 
(AFAM) for the period of 15 November 1992 to 11 June 1996.  

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She lost the orders pertaining to her AFAM.  There is no record 
of this decoration in the automated records management system 
(ARMS).  

In support of her request, the applicant submitted copies of 
signed AF Form 2274, AFAM Award Certificates dated 
23 April 1996, a copy of the AF Form 2274, First Oak Leaf 
Cluster (1OLC) to the AFAM Award Certificate dated 
6 December 2011, and documents extracted from the military 
personnel database system (MilPDS).  

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A. 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 12 June 1992.  
She was progressively promoted to the grade of Senior Airman, 
(E-4) and was honorably discharged on 11 June 1996.  She 
accepted an Air Force commission on 9 July 2004.  

The applicant’s 11 June 1996, DD Form 214, Certificate of 
Release or Discharge from Active Duty does not reflect award of 
an AFAM.  

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

1.  AFPC/DPSID recommends denial.  DPSID states that the 
applicant has not exhausted all administrative avenues to obtain 
the Special Order authorizing award of the Air Force Achievement 
Medal.  

2.  The applicant provided her original Air Force Achievement 
Medal certification/citation signed by the Commander, 59th 
Medical Operations Group, for meritorious service from 
15 November 1992 to 11 June 1996.  The applicant should seek 
administrative relief from the original approval authority, the 
59th Medical Operations Group, for the Special Order before 
appealing to the Air Force Board for Correction of Military 
Record (AFBCMR).  If the applicant feels an injustice still 
exists after the original approval authority has rendered a 
final decision, she may then appeal to the AFBCMR for relief.

The complete AFPC/DPSID evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 4 November 2011 for review and comment within 30 
days (Exhibit D).  To date, a response has not been received.  

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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.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate 
the existence of error or injustice warranting corrective action.  
The applicant has provided a copy of the Air Force Achievement 
Medal (AFAM) Award Certificate as evidence she was awarded the 
AFAM for meritorious service during the period 15 November 1992 to 
11 June 1996.  Although a special order could not be located, 
given the evidence that the original certificate appears to be 
authentic with no alterations, the Board found this document 
sufficient to resolve this matter in favor of the applicant.  As 
such, we recommend the applicant’s records be corrected as 
indicated below.  

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force 
relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that:

	a.  A special order be accomplished to reflect she was awarded 
the Air Force Achievement Medal on 23 April 1996.  

	b.  Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
Active Duty, issued in conjunction with her 11 June 1996, release 
from active duty, be amended in Item 13, Decorations, Medals, 
Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized, to 
include the Air Force Achievement Medal.  

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The following members of the Board considered this application 
in Executive Session on 15 October 2013, under the provisions of 
AFI 36-2603:

			, Panel Chair
      			, Member
			, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR 
Docket Number BC-2012-05295:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 17 December 2012, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSID, dated 25 March 2013.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 14 April 2013.




                                   
                                   Panel Chair