RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-00188
            INDEX CODE:  112.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) code be changed.

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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  are  at
Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted from  the
applicant's military records, are contained in the letters prepared by
the appropriate offices of the Air Force (Exhibit C & D).

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPRS recommended denial.   They  indicated  that  the  commander
notified the applicant on 23 August 2001 that he was being  discharged
from the Air Force with an entry-level separation because he failed to
make  satisfactory  progress   in   a   required   training   program.
Specifically, he was eliminated from  the  Security  Forces  technical
training course  for  academic  deficiency  after  failing  the  first
written test, twice with scores of 60% and 52% - minimum  passing  was
70%.   Prior  to  disenrollment,  he  was  counseled  concerning   his
performance and received individual assistance with negative results.







Based upon the documentation in the file, they believe  the  discharge
was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the
discharge regulation.  Additionally,  the  discharge  was  within  the
sound discretion of the discharge authority.

Airmen  are  given  entry-level   separation/uncharacterized   service
characterization when separation is initiated in the first 180 days of
continuous active service.  The Department of Defense determined if  a
member served less than 180 days continuous active service,  it  would
be unfair to the member and the service to characterize their  limited
service.  Therefore,  his  uncharacterized  character  of  service  is
correct and in accordance with Department of  Defense  and  Air  Force
instructions.  An entry-level/uncharacterized separation should not be
viewed as negative and should not be  confused  with  other  types  of
separation.

The evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPPAE indicated that the applicant separated  28  November  2000,
after serving 3 months and 20 days active service.  The RE code of 2C,
“Involuntarily separated with an honorable discharge; or  entry  level
separation without characterization of service” is correct.

The evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 14 June 2002,  copies  of  the  evaluation  was  forwarded  to  the
applicant for review and response within thirty (30) days.  As of this
date, no response has been received by this office.

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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 timely filed.

3.    Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate
the existence of an error or an injustice warranting a change  in  the
applicant’s RE code.  We  took  notice  of  the  applicant's  complete
submission in judging the merits of the case; however, we  agree  with
the opinions and recommendations of the  Air  Force  and  adopt  their
rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant  has  not
been the victim of an error or injustice.   The  Board  believes  that
responsible officials applied appropriate standards in  effecting  the
separation, and the Board  does  not  find  persuasive  evidence  that
pertinent regulations were violated or that applicant was not afforded
all the rights to which entitled at the time of discharge.  Therefore,
in the absence of evidence to the  contrary,  we  find  no  compelling
basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

4.    Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented  to  demonstrate
the existence of an error or an injustice warranting a change  in  the
narrative reason for  separation.   After  reviewing  the  applicant’s
submission and the evidence of record,  we  are  persuaded  that  some
relief is warranted.  We note that the discharge action taken  against
the applicant was  in  accordance  with  the  applicable  instruction.
However, after reviewing the applicant’s request and the  evidence  of
record, we find the narrative reason for his entry  level  separation;
i.e., entry level performance and conduct, to be overly harsh.  In our
deliberations of this case, it appeared to us that the word  “conduct”
could be misconstrued  to  infer  that  his  separation  for  academic
deficiency was also due to misconduct.  While the applicant  may  have
had problems progressing in the required technical  training  courses,
we have seen no  evidence  of  misconduct.   Therefore,  in  order  to
correct  an  injustice  of  improperly  labeling  the  applicant,  his
narrative reason for separation  should  be  corrected  to  accurately
reflect  the  circumstances  of  his  separation.   In  view  of   the
foregoing, we  recommend  the  applicant’s  records  be  corrected  by
deleting the  words  “and  conduct”  from  his  narrative  reason  for
separation.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the  Department  of  the  Air  Force
relating to  APPLICANT,  be  corrected  by  deleting  the  words  “and
conduct” from Block 28 (Narrative Reason for  Separation)  on  his  DD
Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued
on 4 September 2001.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number 02-
00188 in Executive Session on 24 July 2002, under  the  provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

                 Mr. Roscoe Hinton, Jr., Panel Chair
                 Mr. John E. B. Smith, Member
                 Mr. James W. Russell III, Member

All members  voted  to  correct  the  records,  as  recommended.   The
following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 16 January 2002.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPRS, dated 12 March 2002.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAE, dated 8 June 2002.
   Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 14 June 2002.




                       ROSCOE HINTON, JR.
                       Panel Chair




AFBCMR 02-00188





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:

      The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force
relating to, be corrected by deleting the words “and conduct” from Block 28
(Narrative Reason for Separation) on his DD Form 214, Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued on 4 September 2001.





            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency