RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBERS:  00-02049
            INDEX CODE 131.05 131.09
                           111.02 111.05
            COUNSEL:  None

            HEARING DESIRED:  No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The narrative reason  and  separation  program  designator  (SPD)  and
reenlistment eligibility (RE) codes on his DD Form 214 be  changed  to
“normal honorable separation codes.”

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His performance on active duty  was  excellent,  as  attested  by  his
evaluations.  However, he began having marital problems and was  under
a great deal of stress.  He was  never  hospitalized  or  put  into  a
treatment program to overcome any  of  the  situations  he  was  going
through.  His circumstances could have been resolved in a short matter
of time.  He has since gotten a waiver to join the Kansas Air National
Guard (KANG).

A psychiatrist provides a supporting statement indicating  he  treated
the applicant for a brief depressive episode between  Nov  97-Jan  98.
Further,  the  applicant’s  depression  improved  while  he  was   off
medications once he distanced himself from his ex-wife and he  appears
to have fully recovered from his depression.

His complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant entered active duty on 17 May 93 and, after 4  years,  8
months and 14 days, was involuntarily  but  honorably  discharged  for
“Adjustment Disorder” on 30 Jan 98. He was issued an SPD code of “JFX”
and an RE code of “2C.”  He has since obtained a  waiver  for  the  RE
code and enlisted in the grade of staff sergeant in the KANG on 5  Oct
99 for a period of 6 years.

The applicant’s active duty military records are no longer  available.
The only active duty medical records pertinent to this appeal are  the
three medical entries provided at Exhibit B.   Therefore,  other  than
what the applicant provides at Exhibit A, no  further  information  is
available regarding his active  duty  career,  medical  condition  and
involuntary discharge.

The remaining  relevant  facts  pertaining  to  this  application  are
contained in  the  official  documents  provided  in  the  applicant’s
submission (Exhibit A) and in the letters prepared by the  appropriate
offices of the Air Force (Exhibits C, D and E).  Accordingly, there is
no need to recite these facts in this Record of Proceedings.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The AFBCMR Medical Consultant reviewed the  appeal  and  provided  his
rationale for recommending denial.

A complete copy of the evaluation is at Exhibit C.

The Military Personnel  Management  Specialist,  HQ  AFPC/DPPRS,  also
reviewed  the  case,  concurred  with  the  Medical   Consultant   and
recommended denial.

A complete copy of the evaluation is at Exhibit D.

The Special Programs & AFBCMR Manager, HQ  AFPC/DPPAES,  advised  that
the applicant’s RE code is correct.

A complete copy of the evaluation is at Exhibit E.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant asserts he was having marital  problems  that  continued
well after divorce and led to situational stress and  depression.   He
feared that seeking medical attention for his growing  problems  would
adversely affect his military career.  Therefore,  he  tried  to  deal
with it himself.  He wants his record corrected so that  it  will  not
affect his future.  He provides a letter from his local union.

The applicant’s senator also provided a supporting statement.

A complete copy of applicant’s response, with attachment, as  well  as
the senator’s statement, are at Exhibit G.

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.    The applicant has exhausted all remedies  provided  by  existing
law or regulations.

2.    The applicant was timely filed.

3.    Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate
the existence of probable error or injustice.  After a thorough review
of the evidence of record  and  applicant’s  submission,  we  are  not
persuaded that the narrative reason  for  discharge  or  the  RE  code
should be changed. Applicant’s contentions are duly noted, as were the
supporting statements he submitted; however,  we  do  not  find  these
assertions, in and by themselves, sufficiently persuasive to  override
the rationale  provided  by  the  Air  Force.  The  available  records
indicate the applicant was voluntarily evaluated by Mental Health  and
received  mental  health  counseling,  yet  his  adjustment   disorder
interfered with duty performance and his distress  was  in  excess  of
what would be  expected  given  the  nature  of  his  stressors.   The
documentation  he  provides  does  not  disprove  the  basis  for  his
discharge.  We therefore agree with the  recommendations  of  the  Air
Force and adopt the rationale expressed as the basis for our  decision
that the applicant has failed to sustain his burden of having suffered
either an error or an injustice and that the requested  relief  should
be denied.

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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 5 March 2001 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                 Ms. Kathy L. Boockholdt, Panel Chair
                 Mrs. Margaret A. Zook, Member
                 Mr. Daniel F. Wenker, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 25 Jul 00, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFBCMR Medical Consultant,
                       dated 25 Aug 00.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPRS, dated 25 Sep 00
   Exhibit E.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPAES, dated 29 Sep 00.
   Exhibit F.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 20 Oct 00.
   Exhibit G.  Letters, Applicant, dated 12 Nov 00,
                       & Senator Brownback, dated 31 Oct 00.




                                   KATHY L. BOOCKHOLDT
                                   Panel Chair