RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2005-00717


      XXXXXXX    COUNSEL:  NONE

      XXXXXXX    HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED


MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  3 SEP 06


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His narrative reason for his separation be changed from  voluntary  to
hardship.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

In late November 1991, it became imminently clear that he would not be
able to remain on  active  duty  due  to  financial  reasons;  plainly
stated, he had more in monthly expenses than he was receiving  in  pay
as an airman.  He would be able to rectify the situation by  returning
to the workforce as a civilian. As a result of this, he was instructed
to apply for a discharge, voluntary and hardship, which  he  did.  The
day he was to find out the  status  of  his  hardship  discharge,  the
voluntary separation - honorable was  approved;  unlikely  timing  but
that is how it happened.  He would like to state that had he known  he
would be ineligible for a Veteran’s loan as a result of accepting  the
voluntary and not the hardship he would have definitely waited for the
hardship to go through.  He joined the Air Force  in  full  faith  and
support of his government to serve in a time of conflict. He asks  now
that his government returns the favor and grants his request.

In support of his appeal he provided a personal letter and a  copy  of
DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty.

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 on 2 October 1991  for
a period of four years.

On 1 October 1992, applicant voluntarily  submitted  an  AF  Form  31,
Airman's Request for Early Separation/Separation Based  on  Change  in
Service  Obligation  requesting  to  be  separated  from  active  duty
effective 5 December 1992.  The application was  submitted  under  the
provisions of  AFR  39-10,  para  3-15  (miscellaneous  reasons).  The
applicant’s reason for submitting the application for  separation  was
“I wish to separate so that I may attend college on a full-time  basis
so that I may attain my B.A. in Business Management and Economics.”

On 5 December 1992, the applicant was separated  from  the  Air  Force
under the provisions of AFR 39-10, Administrative Separation of Airmen
(voluntary - miscellaneous reasons), with an RE  code  of  3A  and  an
honorable discharge. The applicant had a total of 1 year, 2 months and
5 days of total active military service.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPRS  recommended  denial  and   stated   that   there   is   no
documentation on file  in  the  master  personnel  records  indicating
applicant ever applied for separation for hardship reasons.

Based on the documentation on file in the  master  personnel  records,
the discharge was  consistent  with  the  procedural  and  substantive
requirements of the discharge regulation. The discharge was within the
discretion of the discharge authority.

Applicant did not submit  any  evidence  or  identify  any  errors  or
injustices that occurred in the discharge processing. He  provided  no
facts warranting a change to the narrative reason for separation.

AFPC/DPPRS 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
18 March 2005 for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this date,
there has been no response 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 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  do  not  find  his
uncorroborated  assertions,  in  and   by   themselves,   sufficiently
persuasive to override the rationale provided by the  Air  Force.   In
this respect, we note that the applicant requested an early separation
from the Air Force to attend college.  Therefore, we  agree  with  the
opinions and  recommendation  of  the  Air  Force  office  of  primary
responsibility 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 injustice. Applicant has not provided  any
documentation pertaining to his  alleged  hardship  that  occurred  on
active duty. Therefore, in the absence of persuasive evidence  to  the
contrary, we find no compelling basis to recommend granting the relief
sought in this application.

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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.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-
2005-00717 in Executive Session on 4 May 2005, under the provisions of
AFI 36-2603:

                 Mr. John B. Hennessey, Panel Chair
                 Mr. Joseph D. Yount, Member
                 Mr. Albert C. Ellett, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 22 Feb 05, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPRS, dated 15 Mar 05.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 18 Mar 05.



                                   JOHN B. HENNESSEY
                                   Panel Chair