RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-03195 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be amended in item 11 (Primary Specialty) to reflect 2855 - Acquisition Aeronautical Engineer 7 years 3 months and 2724 - Acquisition Program Manager 1 year 6 months rather than H02855 – Acquisition Aeronautical Engineer 8 years. ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: Although he served in a program manager position his duty Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) remained 2855, Aeronautical Engineer. From April 1991 until his separation in September 1992, he solely acted as the program manager for a classified program. In support of the applicant’s appeal, he provides a personal statement and copies of documents extracted from his military personnel records. The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ _ STATEMENT OF FACTS: After serving 8 years, 3 months and 20 days on active duty the applicant was honorably discharged and transferred to the Air Force Reserve on 29 September 1992 - under the provisions of AFR 36-12 (Voluntarily Released/Transfer to another Service Component for Early Release). The applicant’s DD Form 214 reflects his Primary Specialty as H02855 – Acquisition Aeronautical Engineer 8 years. The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted from the applicant’s military records, are contained in the letter prepared by the appropriate office of the Air Force at Exhibit B. ________________________________________________________________ _ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPALA recommends denial. DPALA states records clearly show that the 2724 Acquisition Program Manager AFSC was not authorized for award in that he was not assigned against a 2724 Program Manager position. His AFSC has always been 2855 Aeronautical Engineer as shown in all documents provided. The applicant has failed to provide documentation clearly showing he was assigned to a 2724 Program Manager position and awarded the 2724 AFSC either as a primary, secondary or third AFSC. He states he performed duties as a Program Manager; however, this was during the time he was assigned to a 2855 Aeronautical Engineer position. The DPALA complete evaluation is at Exhibit C. ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: The applicant states his Officer Performance Report dated June 1991 – more than 15 months prior to his separation - the duty title is Special Activities Project Manager. The job description contains “Directs a highly classified, technically complex program…” and “Directs 23 member management and technical team in support of a $10 million development program.” Personnel records from that time period from the program office, AFSC/YJ, were in such disarray that the personnel chief was fired because the director had a highly inaccurate count of civil service and military members assigned to the office. There was an initiative to change his primary AFSC to program manager; however, that initiative was not pursued as he had made the determination to separate from the service. Because of the nature of the program he managed, there is not a readily available paper trail. He also provides statements from two branch chiefs during the time period in question. The applicant’s response, with attachments, is at Exhibit E. ________________________________________________________________ _ 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 injustice. The applicant’s contentions and the supporting statements from the members of his rating chain during the contested time period are duly noted; however, after a thorough review of the documentation provided in support of his appeal we find no evidence of an error in this case and we are not persuaded by his contentions that he has been the victim of an injustice. There is no documentation in the applicant’s military personnel records or documentation provided by the applicant which show he was awarded the 2724 AFSC either as a primary, secondary or third AFSC. We do not find the applicant’s assertions and the documentation presented in support of his appeal sufficiently persuasive to override the rationale provided by the Air Force office of primary responsibility. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. ________________________________________________________________ _ THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice; the application was denied without a personal appearance; and the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application. ________________________________________________________________ _ The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2013-03195 in Executive Session on 1 April 2014, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2013-03195 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Forms 149, dated 1 July 2013 and 1 August 2013, w/atchs. Exhibit B. DD Form 214, Company Grade Officer Performance Reports, Education/Training Report, and Officer Effectiveness Reports. Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPALA, dated 16 October 2013. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 10 January 2014. Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, dated 4 February 2014, w/atchs.