RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-03000

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her reenlistment eligibility (RE) code be  changed  so  that  she  may
reenlist in the Air Force.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She believes it to be in the interest of justice because of a  60-year
family history and 23-year personal history with  the  military.   She
has always had the Air Force as a part of her life and  has  continued
to try to be involved.  She is currently working at  Kirtland  AFB  in
New Mexico as a GS-4 with the Comptrollers Squadron.  In returning  to
work with the military, she  has  found  the  experience  to  be  more
positive than  she  realized  while  away.   She  has  always  been  a
dependent (child and currently  a  spouse),  active  duty  and  now  a
civilian.

With seven more years of self-growing  and  accomplishments  from  the
time of her discharge, she believes she would again be an asset to the
Air Force.  Her dedication  is  still  and  would  continue  to  be  a
positive attribute to the U.S. military.   If  reenlistment  would  be
granted, her goal would be to achieve a  position  as  a  commissioned
officer

In support of her appeal, she submitted a copy of her discharge and DD
Form 214.

Applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force as an airman basic  on
10 June 1993 for a term of 4 years. The  applicant  was  involuntarily
discharged for unsatisfactory performance with  service  characterized
as honorable and with a RE code of 2C on  22 August 1995 in the  grade
of airman first class.  She served 2 years, 2 months and  13  days  of
active service.

The commander notified the applicant on 31  July  1995  that  she  was
being discharge from the Air Force with  an  honorable  discharge  for
failure to progress in on-the-job training.  Specifically,  on  5  May
1995, she failed her initial career development course (CDC) exam.  At
the time, the applicant was serving on the honor guard.  When notified
of her initial failure, the unit terminated her honor guard detail and
brought her  back  to  her  duty  section.   For  the  next  30  days,
respondent’s only duty was  to  study  for  her  CDC  exam.   She  was
assigned a supervisor to help her and they studied together 5  days  a
week, 8 hours a day.  At the end of the 30 days,  applicant  took  her
second examination and failed again.  Applicant submitted a  statement
regarding the discharge, stating she was  not  given  enough  time  to
learn the new system.  However,  all  other  members  who  were  moved
because of the conversion  successfully  completed  their  CDCs.   The
section commander felt the applicant had been properly trained in  her
career field and after her initial failure, was given adequate time to
study and retest.  For this reason, he did not recommend probation and
rehabilitation.  The base legal office reviewed  the  separation  case
and found it legally sufficient to support the discharge.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPRS stated 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 discretion of  the  discharge  authority.
The applicant did not submit any new evidence or identify  any  errors
or injustices that occurred in the discharge processing.   The  member
has requested a change in his reenlistment code only.   HQ  AFPC/DPPAE
will address the member’s reenlistment code.

The AFPC/DPPRS evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPPAE stated that the Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) code  of  2C,
“Involuntarily separated with an honorable discharge; or  entry  level
separation without  characterization  of  service”  is  correct.   The
applicant was discharge in accordance with AFI 36-3208, Administrative
Separation of Airmen for unsatisfactory performance.

The AFPC/DPPAE evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Complete copies of the Air Force evaluations  were  forwarded  to  the
applicant on 14 February 2003 for review and comment within  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.    Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented  to  demonstrate
the existence  of  probable  error  or  injustice.   It  appears  that
responsible officials applied appropriate standards in  effecting  the
applicant’s separation, and we do not find  persuasive  evidence  that
pertinent regulations were violated or  that  the  applicant  was  not
afforded all the rights to which entitled at the  time  of  discharge.
We note that the reason for separation was that the  applicant  failed
his Career Development Course (CDC) test that would have  allowed  her
to obtain her required  skill  level.  However,  after  reviewing  the
applicant’s records, the  Board  believes  the  narrative  reason  for
separation and her current  RE  code  are  somewhat  harsh.   In  this
respect, it appears  that  the  applicant's  overall  performance  was
excellent; however she could not pass her course  development  course.
In addition, we note that since her discharge she is working with  the
Air Force and has gained experience during the past seven  years.   In
view of the above, the Board recommends her records  be  corrected  as
indicated below.  Whether or not she is successful in reenlisting will
depend on the needs of the service and our recommendation  in  no  way
guarantees that she will be allowed to return to the Air Force or  any
branch of service; this will simply  afford  her  the  opportunity  to
apply for a waiver to enlist in the armed services.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the  Department  of  the  Air  Force
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that on 22 August 1995 she
was  honorably  discharged  under  the  provisions  of  AFI   36-3208,
paragraph 1.2 (Secretarial Authority) with a separation  code  of  JFF
and a reenlistment eligibility (RE) code of 3K.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket  Number  02-03000
in Executive Session on 23 April 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36-
2603:



            Mr. Mr. Charles E. Bennett, Panel Chair
            Mr. William H. Anderson, Member
            Mr. James W. Russell, III, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 13 Sep 02, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPPRS, dated 4 Nov 02.
      Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPPAE, dated 3 Feb 03.
      Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 14 Feb 03.





                                   CHARLES E. BENNETT
                                   Panel Chair

AFBCMR 02-03000




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 APPLICANT, be corrected to show that  on  22  August
1995 she was honorably discharged under the provisions of AFI 36-3208,
paragraph 1.2 (Secretarial Authority) with a separation  code  of  JFF
and a reenlistment eligibility (RE) code of 3K.








      JOE G. LINEBERGER
      Director
      Air Force Review Boards Agency