RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:                        DOCKET  NUMBER:   BC-2005-
01896
                                             INDEX CODE:  100.00

                                             COUNSEL:  NONE

                                             HEARING DESIRED:  NO



MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  17 DECEMBER 2006


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) code be changed from  “2C”  to  a
“3” series to permit reentry into the military.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

It is unjust to be penalized a  two-year  waiting  period  to  join
another branch of the military for failing his end-of-course  (EOC)
exam.  Because of the great need for army personnel, he would  like
to join the army reserves.

In support of his  request,  the  applicant  submits  his  personal
statement, and a copy of his 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:

Applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 19 Mar  02,  in  the
grade of airman first class (E-3), for a period of four years.  His
highest grade held was senior airman.

Applicant’s Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) profile follows:

     PERIOD ENDING            OVERALL PROMOTION EVALUATION

      18 Nov 03                             4
      19 Nov 04                             3

On 2 Feb 05, the squadron commander notified the applicant that  he
was recommending he be discharged from the Air Force for failure to
progress in on-the-job-training (OJT).  The  commander  stated  the
following reasons for the proposed discharge:

     a.  On or about 29 Sep 04, member failed his EOC exam  with  a
score of 42 percent – minimum passing score was 65 percent.

     b.  On or about 29 Nov 04, member failed his EOC exam for  the
second time with a score of 43 percent – minimum passing score  was
65 percent.

Applicant received a Memorandum for Record on 3 Jun 04, for failure
to answer his telephone and being more than two hours late for  the
Medical Group telephone recall.

On 7 Feb  05,  applicant  acknowledged  receipt  of  the  discharge
notification and after consulting with legal  counsel  submitted  a
statement in his own behalf.  On 14 Feb 05, the discharge authority
approved  the  separation  and  directed  that  the  applicant   be
discharged  with  an  honorable  discharge  without  probation  and
rehabilitation.

On 17 Feb 05, applicant was honorably discharged in  the  grade  of
senior airman, under the provisions of AFI 36-3208,  by  reason  of
unsatisfactory performance,  and  was  issued  an  RE  code  of  2C
(involuntarily separated with an honorable discharge).  He served 2
years, 10 months, and 29 days of active military service.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPPRS recommends the application be denied, and states,  in
part, 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 his reenlistment eligibility code.

A complete copy of the Air Force evaluation is attached at  Exhibit
C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 8 Jul 05, a copy of the Air Force evaluation  was  forwarded  to
the applicant for review and comment within 30 days.   To  date,  a
reply has not been received by this office (Exhibit D).

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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  careful  consideration
of the available records, the RE code assigned at the time  of  the
applicant’s separation appears to be  technically  correct  and  in
accordance  with  the  governing  instruction.   Nevertheless,   we
believe that some relief is appropriate  in  this  case.   In  this
respect, we note  that,  except  for  the  applicant’s  failure  to
progress in his on-the-job training due to his two  failed  end-of-
course exams, his overall duty performance was good.  We also found
no evidence of any disciplinary problems.   In  view  of  this,  we
believe it would be an injustice for the applicant to  continue  to
suffer the adverse effects of the assigned  RE  code  and  that  he
should be  afforded  a  second  chance  to  serve.   Therefore,  we
recommend that his RE code be changed to 3K, which is a  code  that
can be waived for prior service enlistment consideration,  provided
applicant meets all other  requirements  for  enlistment  under  an
existing prior service program.

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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 at the time of his
discharge on  17  February  2005,  he  was  issued  a  Reenlistment
Eligibility (RE) Code of “3K.”

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket  Number
BC-2005-01896 in Executive Session on 11  August  2005,  under  the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Ms. Marilyn M. Thomas, Vice Chair
      Ms. Sue A. Lumpkins, Member
      Mr. Gregory A. Parker, Member

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

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 7 Jun 05, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPRS, dated 5 Jul 05.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 8 Jul 05.




                                   MARILYN M. THOMAS
                                   Vice Chair



AFBCMR BC-2005-01896




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 at the
time of his discharge on 17 February 2005, he was issued a
Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) Code of “3K.”





            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency