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AF | BCMR | CY2005 | BC-2005-01334
Original file (BC-2005-01334.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2005-01334
            INDEX CODE:  112.07
      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  COUNSEL:  NONE

      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  22 OCT 2006

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her enlistment contract be corrected to reflect  an  enlistment  grade
higher than airman basic (E-1).

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She has earned 46 college credits, but currently serves as  an  airman
basic.


In  support  of  her  request,  applicant   provided   copies   of   a
Comprehensive Transcript  from  Lakeshore  Technical  College,  and  a
University of Wisconsin College Unofficial Academic Transcript.


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

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant enlisted in the Air Force Reserve on 24 October 2004 for
a term of 4 years.  She currently serves in the grade of airman basic.

________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/RSS recommends the applicant’s request  be  denied.   RSS  states
documentation obtained from the recruiting office does not indicate an
acknowledgement of the applicant having any previous  college  history
prior to her processing with the recruiter.  The record indicated “NA”
for these particular blocks.  The transcripts the applicant  submitted
indicate she had taken classes during the time frame of  1998  through
2000.

RSS believes had the recruiter queried the applicant  correctly,  this
information would have been revealed during the interview.  This could
have been an injustice  on  the  applicant’s  behalf,  but,  from  the
transcripts she submitted, there is  no  evidence  that  she  met  the
qualifications to be awarded a higher enlistment grade.  The Lakeshore
Technical Center transcripts has the applicant  earning  six  semester
hours during her attendance from the fall of 1988 through  the  spring
of 1999.  The University of Wisconsin  Colleges  transcripts  indicate
she earned a total of ten semester  hours  during  fall  1999  through
spring 2000.

RSS states with both transcripts there is a cumulative of  16 semester
hours awarded.  In order for the applicant to  have  qualified  for  a
higher enlistment grade, she required a minimum of 20 semester hours.

RSS states based on the  information  they  have  reviewed;  there  is
insufficient evidence to  award  the  applicant  a  higher  enlistment
grade.  While there is an indication that the recruiter did not  probe
this area of questioning in a thorough manner,  there  is  not  enough
documentation to award the higher grade.  If additional  documentation
can be obtained to further justify her request, she may resubmit again
for review.  All transcripts included in the future must  be  official
transcripts and not unofficial.

The RSS evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit C.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the  applicant  on
13 May 2005, for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this  date,
no response has been received by this office.

_________________________________________________________________

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 error or injustice.  After a thorough review  of  the
applicant’s submission, we are not persuaded that the relief requested
should be granted.  We took  notice  of  the  complete  submission  in
judging the merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and
recommendation of the Air Force office of primary  responsibility  and
adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion  that  the  member
has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  Therefore, we  find
no compelling basis to warrant favorable consideration of  the  relief
sought in this application.

_________________________________________________________________

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 Docket  Number  BC-2005-
01334 in Executive Session on 29 June 2005, under  the  provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

                 Mr. Gregory H. Petkoff, Panel Chair
                 Ms. Jan Mulligan, Member
                 Ms. Patricia A. Robey, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 6 Apr 05, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C. Letter, AFRC/RSS, dated 11 May 05, w/atch.
      Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 13 May 05.




      GREGORY H. PETKOFF
      Panel Chair

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