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AF | BCMR | CY2006 | BC-2003-03990A
Original file (BC-2003-03990A.DOC) Auto-classification: Denied

ADDENDUM TO
                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:            DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-03990
                 INDEX CODE:  110.00
                 COUNSEL:  NONE

                 HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE: 17 Sep 07
___________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His bad conduct  discharge  be  upgraded  to  a  general  (under  honorable
conditions) discharge.

___________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant was tried before a general court-martial on 19 December 2001.   He
pled guilty to three specifications of assault on two  airmen  in  violation
of Article 28 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).  He  was  also
charged  with  one  specification  of   insubordinate   conduct   toward   a
noncommissioned officer in violation of Article 91, of which  he  was  found
not guilty.  A third charge of willfully disobeying a superior  commissioned
officer in violation of Article 90 was withdrawn after arraignment.  He  was
sentenced to a bad conduct discharge and  confinement  for  142  days.   His
sentence was approved  on  25 February  2002  by  the  convening  authority,
except for the bad conduct discharge.  On  26  September  2003,  the  United
States Air Force  Court  of  Criminal  Appeals  approved  the  findings  and
sentence as correct in law  and  fact,  and  no  error  prejudicial  to  the
substantial rights of the applicant  occurred.   On  15  October  2003,  the
convening authority approved his bad conduct discharge.

On 12 Apr 04, the Board considered and denied a similar appeal submitted  by
the applicant.  For an account of the facts  and  circumstances  surrounding
his appeal and the Board's  decision,  see  the  Record  of  Proceedings  at
Exhibit E.   On 18 Jan 05, the  Air  Force  Personnel  Center  reissued  the
applicant a DD Form 214, Certificate of Release  or  Discharge  from  Active
Duty,  with  administrative  corrections.   Amongst  the  corrections,   the
Narrative Reason for Separation which  erroneously  reflected  "Bad  Conduct
Discharge," was corrected of reflect "Court Martial."

Applicant  has  submitted  numerous  requests  for  reconsideration  of  his
application.   Because  his  requests  did  not  meet   the   criteria   for
reconsideration,  they  were  denied.   In  his  most  recent   submissions,
applicant states that  because  he  did  not  complete  his  first  term  of
enlistment and due to the administrative corrections on his DD Form 214,  he
cannot  collect  unemployment  benefits.   His  complete  submissions,  with
attachments, are at Exhibit F.

___________________________________________________________________

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

After a thorough review of  the  evidence  of  record  and  the  applicant's
submissions, we find no evidence of an  error  in  this  case  and  are  not
persuaded by his contentions that he has been the victim  of  an  injustice.
The applicant was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge as the  result  of  a
court-martial and it appears his corrected DD Form 214  accurately  reflects
the reason for his discharge and the characterization of  his  service.   We
find no  evidence  that  the  actions  taken  against  him  were  erroneous,
improper, or contrary to the  provisions  of  the  governing  regulation  in
effect at the time, or that the actions taken  against  him  were  based  on
anything other than his own misconduct.  Because of the  serious  nature  of
the offenses committed in the short period of time in which  he  served,  we
do not believe that  the  characterization  of  his  discharge  warrants  an
upgrade on the basis of clemency.  Therefore, in the absence of evidence  to
the  contrary,  we  find  no  basis  upon  which  to   recommend   favorable
consideration of his request.

_________________________________________________________________

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-2003-
03990 in Executive Session on 13 Jun 06, under the  provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

      Mr. Thomas S. Markiewicz, Chair
      Ms. Leslie E. Abbott, Member
      Ms. Renee M. Collier, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit E.  Record of Proceedings, dated 14 Apr 04, W/Exhibits.
    Exhibit F.  Requests for Reconsideration, w/atchs.




                                   THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
                                   Chair

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