RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: 00-01084
INDEX CODE: 112.07
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: YES
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
He be reinstated into the Air Force Reserve retroactively to October 1989.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
Following his reenlistment for a 6-year period on 15 October 1983, he was
involuntarily and, he believes, wrongfully separated in October 1989 from
active reserve status under the Air Force Weight Management Program.
In support of the application, the applicant provides two personal
statements, a letter sent to his congresswoman, copies of his discharge and
medical records and other documents relative to the issue under review.
A complete copy of the submission is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 26 May 64 the applicant was honorably released from active duty and
transferred to the Air Force Reserve for completion of his Military Service
Obligation (MSO). He was honorably discharged from the Air Force Reserve
on 26 May 66. The applicant enlisted in the Air Force Reserve on 9 Jun 73
for an initial period of 4 years and remained a member of the Air Force
Reserve until he was assigned to the Nonaffiliated Reserve Section (NARS)
on 23 May 89. He was honorably discharge from the Air Force Reserve on 14
Oct 89 and was credited with 15 years of satisfactory Federal service.
The relevant facts, extracted from the available record, 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.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
The Chief Military Personnel Division, AFRC/DPM, states the applicant was
entered into the Weight Management Program in December 1986 at which time
his maximum allowable weight (MAW) was 184 pounds and his current weight
was 209 pounds. He received a Letter of Reprimand (LOR) on 11 Apr 87 for
failure to lose the appropriate weight and was given a body fat measurement
evaluation that indicated that his MAW should remain at 184 pounds. He
received another LOR on 27 Dec 88 for failure to comply with weight
standards at which time he weighed 202 pounds. He was subsequently
honorably discharged on 14 Oct 89.
DPM indicates that the applicant was clearly above his maximum allowable
weight for a period of 24 months and at the time of his last weigh in on 27
Dec 88 he was still 18 pounds above his MAW. Therefore, DPM recommends
that the request be disapproved.
A complete copy of the advisory 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 for
review and response. As of this date, this office has received no response
(Exhibit D).
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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 probable error or injustice. After reviewing all the evidence
presented, and in particular the weight management records indicating the
applicant failed to lose the appropriate weight to meet his maximum
allowable weight for continued service, we are not persuaded that the
applicant has been the victim of an error or injustice. Therefore, we
agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of
primary responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis for our
conclusion. Accordingly, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we
find no compelling 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 probable 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 9 January 2001, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
Mr. Joseph G. Diamond, Panel Chair
Mr. Roscoe Hinton, Jr., Member
Ms. Clarence D. Long, III, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 4 Nov 200 w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, AFRC/DPM, dated 12 Jun 00.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 4 Aug 00.
JOSEPH G. DIAMOND
Panel Chair
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