RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2004-00428
            INDEX CODE:  112.01

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED: NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her home of record (HOR) be changed to S--- C---, CA.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She enlisted in Tennessee even  though  she  was  only  staying  there
temporarily.  When she filled out her enlistment  paperwork,  she  was
under the impression the HOR required was one that would allow the Air
Force to contact  her  at  that  time.   She  was  not  aware  of  the
implications of the HOR entry at the time and did not realize  it  was
an error until she began her final out-processing.  Had she known that
HOR was meant to be her place of permanent residence, she  would  have
entered her California address.  She contacted the Traffic  Management
Office (TMO)  that  paid  to  move  her  household  goods  (HHG)  from
California and was told that they no longer had  those  records.   She
was also told that her HHG should not have been moved from  California
since the HOR on her permanent change of  station  (PCS)  orders  read
Tennessee.  On looking back, she cannot remember anyone asking for her
orders so she believes the TMO responsible for  moving  her  HHG  from
California probably just took her word that California  was  her  HOR.
She has included documentation that shows she swore in at the Oakland,
California Military Entrance Processing Station  (MEPS),  her  vehicle
was registered in California and the only reason she has a  California
driver’s license is because her home is California.

Upon separation, she plans on moving to her  home  in  California  and
would like for this discrepancy to be corrected for the obvious reason
of the cost of shipping her household goods.  She may also  experience
residency problems as a result of her records containing Tennessee  as
her HOR and not California.

In support of her appeal, the applicant has provided select copies  of
her enlistment documentation including her DD  Form  4,  Release  from
Delayed Entry Program and Acceptance on Active Duty, her DD Form 1966,
Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the United States, her
birth certificate, drivers license, college transcripts, W-2 Wage  and
Tax Statements, a Department of Motor Vehicles application for  title,
and personal statement.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

At the time of her entry into the Delayed  Enlistment  Program  (DEP),
the applicant listed her HOR on her enlistment  documentation  as  745
Pleasant Valley Road, Jonesborough, TN 37659 and the  Current  Address
block as the same.  She was discharged from the DEP and entered active
duty on 12 April 2000 from the Military  Entrance  Processing  Station
(MEPS) in Oakland, CA.  She served for four years  and  was  honorably
discharged on 11 April 2004.

During the course of her outprocessing, she found  that  her  HOR  was
incorrect and needed to be changed to California.  She was informed by
AFPC/DPPAE on 25 February 2004 that her  HOR  could  only  be  changed
under specific circumstances and only with certain types of  evidence.
She responded on 11 March 2004 with a personal  statement  asking  for
information on what other evidence she could provide.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPPAE recommends denial.  DPPAE states the HOR is  defined  as
the place recorded as the  home  of  the  individual  when  they  were
commissioned, enlisted, or initially ordered to active duty.   HOR  is
recorded in the military personnel record  for  the  sole  purpose  of
determining transportation entitlements upon separation, or  those  of
dependents in the event of a member’s death while on active duty.  HOR
does not dictate the  location  where  the  member  must  reside  upon
separation.  While legal addresses may change from time to time during
a member’s career, HOR remains constant.  There is no documentation to
substantiate changing the applicant’s HOR.

DPPAE’s complete evaluation 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 on 2
April 2004 for review and comment  within  30  days.   To  date,  this
office has received no response.

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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 error or injustice.   After  reviewing  the  evidence  of
record, the Board is of the  opinion  that  sufficient  evidence  does
exist to support a finding  that  the  applicant  may  not  have  been
adequately advised  regarding  her  Home  of  Record  when  she  first
enlisted.  Based on the fact that the applicant has provided copies of
her birth certificate, driver’s license, college transcript,  and  tax
documents, all from California, the Board recommends  the  applicant’s
records be corrected as indicated below.

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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 her home of record  at
the time of her entry on  active  duty  was  Santa  Cruz,  California,
rather than Jonesborough, Tennessee.

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The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 25 May 2004, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Robert S. Boyd, Panel Chair
      Mr. James E. Short, Member
      Mr. Albert C. Ellett, Member

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

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 4 Feb 2004, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAE, dated 24 Mar 04.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 2 Apr 04.




                                   ROBERT S. BOYD
                                   Panel Chair



                         DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
                                WASHINGTON DC




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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 her home of
record at the time of her entry on active duty was S--- C---,
California, rather than Jonesborough, Tennesssee.







     JOE G. LINEBERGER

     Director

     Air Force Review Boards Agency