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AF | BCMR | CY2002 | 0200929
Original file (0200929.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

            INDEX CODE 106.00
IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBERS:  02-00929

            COUNSEL:  None

            HEARING DESIRED:  No

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His 1983 under-other-than-honorable (UOTHC) discharge be  upgraded  to
honorable.

_________________________________________________________________

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.

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

During the period in question, the applicant was a percussionist  with
the 745th Air Force Band at Barksdale AFB  LA.   His  two  performance
reports reflected overall ratings  of  7  and  6.  The  applicant  was
discharged on  17  Jun  83  in  the  grade  of  airman  with  a  UOTHC
characterization for Misconduct-Drug Abuse. He had 1 year,  11  months
and 10 days of active service.

The remaining  relevant  facts  pertaining  to  this  application  are
contained in the applicant's military records (Exhibit B) and  in  the
letter prepared by the appropriate office of the  Air  Force  (Exhibit
C).

_________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPPRS provided their rationale for recommending denial.

A complete copy of the evaluation is at Exhibit C.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A complete copy was forwarded to the applicant on 12 Apr 02 for review
and comment within 30 days. The letter was returned and resent  on  17
May 02 to the new address indicated on the envelope.  However,  as  of
this date, this office has received no response.

_________________________________________________________________

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 error or injustice.  After a thorough review  of  the
evidence of record and applicant’s submission, we  are  not  persuaded
that his UOTHC discharge should be upgraded to honorable.  Applicant’s
contentions  are  duly  noted;  however,  we   do   not   find   these
uncorroborated  assertions,  in  and   by   themselves,   sufficiently
persuasive to override the rationale provided by  the  Air  Force.  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. In view of the above and  absent  persuasive
evidence to the contrary, we find no  compelling  basis  to  recommend
granting the relief sought.

_________________________________________________________________

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The  applicant  be  notified  that  the  evidence  presented  did  not
demonstrate the existence of 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.

_________________________________________________________________

The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 22 August 2002 under the provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

                 Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
                 Mr. Laurence M. Groner, Member
                 Mr. George Franklin, Member

The following documentary evidence relating to AFBCMR Docket Number 02-
00929 was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 14 Feb 02.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPRS, dated 4 Apr 02.
   Exhibit D.  Letters, SAF/MRBR, dated 12 Apr and 17 May 02.




                                   RICHARD A. PETERSON
                                   Panel Chair

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