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AF | BCMR | CY2006 | BC--2006-01920
Original file (BC--2006-01920.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-01920
            INDEX CODE:  112.02
XXXXXXX     COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  25 DEC 06

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her enlistment contract be corrected to reflect  she  enlisted  as  an
airman first class (E-3) instead of an airman basic (E-1).

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

When she entered the Air Force, she had earned 167  quarter  hours  of
college credits and she should have entered the Air Force  as  an  E-3
instead of an E-1.  She states the recruiter did not ask  if  she  had
college credits.   She  believes  other  mistakes  were  made  by  the
recruiter and the Military Entrance Processing Stations  because  they
did not award her an enlistment bonus when she entered the Air Force.


In support of her request, applicant provided AFRES Form  96,  Request
and Authorization for Active Duty Training/Nonprior Service,  DD  Form
214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and  copies
of her College Transcript from Cincinnati Technical College,  and  the
University of Cincinnati.


The complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Data extracted from the personnel data system  and  her  DD  Form  214
reflects the applicant contracted her initial enlistment  in  the  Air
Force Reserves (AFR) on 15 Mar 79 in the grade of E-1.  She  has  been
progressively promoted to the grade of Senior Master Sergeant.

_________________________________________________________________




AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/RSO recommends the applicant’s request  be  denied.   RSO  states
applicant entered the AFR on 15 Mar 79 in the grade of an E-1.   AFRES
33-1, Recruiting and Enlistment Procedures for the United States  AFR,
dated 17 Apr 78 did not have a provision for  awarding  advanced  rank
based upon college credit or entry into a critical Air Force Specialty
Code.  Regardless of her educational level or the  number  of  college
credits at the time of her  enlistment,  she  was  not  authorized  to
enlist at a grade higher than E-1.

Headquarters AFRC records of bonus listings  only  go  back  to  1987;
however, there were no bonuses or advanced pay  grade  for  enlistment
into critical AFSC’s in 1979 either.  By applicants own admission, she
found  out  about  the  enlistment  bonus  while  attending  technical
training school in 1979.

RSO states that, based on the information they have reviewed, there is
no evidence to award the applicant a higher enlistment grade. There is
no evidence she was entitled to receive a bonus  or  an  advanced  pay
grade.

The RSO 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 4
Aug 05, for review and comment within 30 days.  As of  this  date,  no
response has been received by this office. (Exhibit D).

_________________________________________________________________

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
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 AFBCMR Docket Number BC-
2006-01920 in Executive  Session  on  13  September  2006,  under  the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:


                 Mr. Michael J. Maglio, Panel Chair
                 Mr. Garry G. Sauner, Member
                 Ms. Teri G. Spoutz, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 15 June 2006, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPRS, dated 30 June 2006.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 4 August 2006.




                                        MICHAEL J. MAGLIO
                                        Panel Chair



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