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AF | BCMR | CY1998 | 9800600
Original file (9800600.pdf) Auto-classification: Approved
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

I 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

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SEP 1 5  1998 

DOCKET NUMBER:  98-00600 
COUNSEL : 
HEARING DESIRED: Yes 

APPLICANT REOUESTS THAT: 

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty, Block 24, Character of Service, be corrected. 

APPLICANT CONTENDS' THAT: 

The reasons the applicant believes the records to be in error or 
unjust and the evidence submitted in support of the appeal is at 
Exhibit A. 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

The 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. 
Accordingly,  there  is  no  need  to  recite  these  facts  in  this 
Record of Proceedings. 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
The  Chief  Medical  Consultant, AFBCMR, reviewed  the  application 
and states that the stated narrative reason for the applicant's 
separation on DD Form 214 is IIPersonality Disorder,ll an incorrect 
application of that diagnosis under-  AFI 36-3208, paragraph 5.11.1 
which was the basis for her discharge (IIConditions that Interfere 
with Military Service, Mental Disordersii...Post-Traumatic Stress 
Disorder,  Acute,  with  Delayed  Onset)  as  no  other  codeable 
diagnosis is available in the current list of Separation Program 
Designators (SPDs).  Since she was not diagnosed as having such a 
personality disorder, it  is unfair to have this erroneous label 
applied. 
However,  the  uncharacterized  type  of  service  she 
received in being separated within 6  months of entry is proper. 
The  BCMR  Medical  Consultant  is  of  the  opinion  that  the 

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applicant's  request  for  a  change  in  characterization  of  her 
service  not  be  granted,  but  that  the  narrative  reason  for 
discharge  on  her  DD  Form  214  be  changed  to  ''Secretarial 
Authority, 'I  with a SPD  code of  "JFF. I' 
A  complete  copy  of  the  Air  Force  evaluation  is  attached  at 
Exhibit C. 
The  Separations  Branch,  Directorate  of  Personnel  Program 
Management, AFPC/DPPRS, reviewed the application and states that 
they concur with  the AFBCMR  Medical  Consultant's recommendation 
that  applicant's  narrative  reason  for  separation  should  be 
changed to  "Secretarial Authority"  with  a SPD of  'lJFF1' and her 
reentry code be changed to a3K.11 Applicant's characterization of 
service  should  remain  the  same  since  she did  not  complete  1 8 0  
days continuous active service. 

A  complete  copy  of  the  Air  Force  evaluation  is  attached  at 
Exhibit D . 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
Complete  copies of  the Air  Force evaluations were  forwarded to 
the applicant on 22 June 1998, for review and response.  As  of 
this date, no response has been received by this office. 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 

1. 
law or regulations. 
2 .   The application was timely filed. 
3.  Sufficient  relevant  evidence  has  been  presented  to 
demonstrate the  existence of  probable  error or  injustice.  The 
Board  notes that  the BCMR Medical  Consultant and  the Air  Force 
recommends changing the narrative reason for separation on the DD 
Form 214 to  ''Secretarial Authority,Il the SPD  code to  "JFF,ll and 
Theref ore ,  we 
the  reenlistment  eligibility  code  to  "3.. 
recommend  the  applicant's records  be  corrected  to  the  extent 
indicated  below.  In regards  to  the  applicant's request  f o r   a 
change  in  the  characterization of  her  service, the  Board  notes 
that  applicant  served  3  months  and  28  days  of  total  active 
military  service. 
We  also  note  that  airmen  are  given  an 
uncharacterized service  characterization when  separation action 
is  initiated  against  them  in  the  first  180 days  of  continuous 

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active  service.  Therefore, we  do  not  recommend  changing  the 
characterization of her service.  In view of the foregoing, the 
Board  recommends applicant's  records be  corrected to the extent 
indicated below. 

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force 
relating to APPLICANT, be  corrected to show that on 19 February 
1998,  she was  discharged  under  the  provisions  of  AFI  36-3208, 
Secretarial Authority, and issued a reenlistment eligibility code 
of "3K"  and a Separation Program Designator of "JFF." 

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The following members of the Board considered this application in 
Executive Session on 10 September 1998,  under the provisions of 
AFI 36-2603: 

Mr. David C. Van Gasbeck, Panel Chairman 
Dr. Gerald B. Kauvar, Member 
Ms. Rita J. Maldonado, Member 
Ms. Gloria J. Williams, Examiner  (without vote) 

All  members voted  to correct the  records, 
following documentary evidence was considered: 

as recommended. 

The 

Exhibit A. 
Exhibit B. 
Exhibit C. 
Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPRS, dated 9 June 1998. 
Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 22 June 1998 

DD Form 149, dated 20 February 1997, w/atchs. 
Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 
Letter, BCMR Medical Consultant, 
dated 18 May 1998. 

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c. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

WASHINGTON, DC 

SEP 15 1998 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

AF’BCMR 98-00600 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF 

Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air Force Board for Correction 

of Military Records and under the authority of Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A 
Stat 116), it is directed that: 

records of the Department of the Air Force r 
corrected to show that on 19 February 1998, 
36-3208, Secretarial Authority, and issued a 

code of “3K” and a Separation Program Designator of “JFF.” 

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Air Force Review Boards Agency 



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