RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2004-03378
            INDEX CODE:  110.00,107.00
            COUNSEL:  NONE
            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  5 MAR 2007

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1. His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge  from  Active  Duty,
be amended as follows:

        a. Section 1, Name – be corrected to  reflect  the  name  XXXX  vice
XXXX.

        b. Section 11, Primary Specialty – be  corrected  to  reflect  1A331
vice 1A351.

        c. Section 13, Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and  Campaign
Ribbons awarded or authorized –  to  include  the  Enlisted  Aircrew  Member
Badge.

        d. Section 14, Military Education – to include the Enlisted  Aircrew
Undergraduate Course, 4 weeks, July 2001, Airborne Communications  Specialty
Apprentice Course, 12 Weeks, October 2001, Combat Survival Training  Course,
3 Weeks, November 2001,  Water Survival Training Course,  1  Week,  November
2001, Career Development  Course,  Part  A,  6  Months,  June  2002,  Career
Development Course, Part B, 8 Months, March 2003, and the Community  College
of the Air Force Associates Degree  in  Communications  Systems  Technology,
June 2003,

        e. Section 18, Remarks – to include Top Secret Clearance.

        f. Section 26, Separation Code be corrected to  reflect  “KFF”  vice
“JFX.”

        g. Section 27, Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) code be changed.

        h. Section 28, Narrative  Reason  for  Separation  be  changed  from
Personality Disorder to Secretarial Authority.

2.  His DD Form 2697, Report of Medical  Assessment,  dated  18  June  2003,
Section II, be changed to correct the inconsistencies in Items 20 and 21.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was a model airman and solid  performer  until  the  incident  of  mixing
prescribed medications, alcohol and cutting himself in May 2003,  which  led
to his administrative discharge from the Air  Force.   After  reviewing  the
evidence of record the Board will see  the  errors  and  injustice  that  he
suffered because of the implementation of the so  called  “Rapid  Discharge”
program, the injustice of  improperly  labeling  his  narrative  reason  for
separation as personality disorder and issuing  an  RE  code  of  2C.   Many
administrative  errors  and  omissions  occurred  which  could   have   been
prevented if the discharge authorities had the required time to  investigate
his case.

In support of his request,  applicant  provided  a  personal  statement  and
documentation extracted from his military personnel and medical records.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 1 May 2001 the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force in  the  grade
of airman for a period of four years.

On 17 Jun 03, applicant was notified by  his  commander  of  his  intent  to
recommend that he be discharged from the Air Force under the  provisions  of
AFPD 36-32 and AFI 36-3208,  paragraph  5.11.9,  Conditions  that  Interfere
with Military Service.  The specific reason  for  this  action  was  he  was
diagnosed with an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed  mood
and personality disorder not otherwise specified under  the  Diagnostic  and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.  He was advised  of  his  rights  in
this matter and acknowledged receipt of the notification on that same  date.
 The applicant consulted counsel and elected not  to  submit  statements  on
his own behalf.  In a legal  review  of  the  case  file,  the  staff  judge
advocate found the case  legally  sufficient  and  recommended  that  he  be
discharged.  The discharge authority concurred with the recommendations  and
directed  that  he  be  discharged  with  an  honorable  discharge,  without
probation and rehabilitation.  Applicant was discharged on 20  Jun  03.   He
served 2 years, 1 month and 19 days on active duty.

He was assigned an RE code of  2C  which  denotes  "Involuntarily  separated
with  an  honorable   discharge;   or   entry   level   separation   without
characterization of service."

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/XOOT states he met the requirement for permanent award of the  Enlisted
Aircrew Member Badge prior to his separation  from  service  and  recommends
his DD Form be corrected accordingly.

The complete XOOT evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPPAC states a review of his records substantiates is claim  that  item
11 does not accurately reflect the AFSC skill level in  which  he  performed
while on active duty  and  recommends  his  DD  Form  214  be  corrected  to
reflect: 1A351, Airborne Communications and Electronics Systems  Journeyman,
2 years.

The complete DPPAC evaluation is at Exhibit D.

AFPC/DPPAT states review  of  the  applicant’s  CCAF  record  indicates  the
applicant still required award of the 5-skill level and 7.6  semester  hours
in program electives.  Even with the award of his 5-skill level, he has  not
completed the required number of hours for degree completion.

The complete DPPAT evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit E.

The BCMR Medical  Consultant  recommends  denial.   The  Medical  Consultant
states  adjustment  disorder  is  characterized  by   marked   psychological
distress  in  response  to  identifiable   stressors   that   overcome   the
individual's ability to cope and is frequently associated  with  significant
impairment in social and occupational  functioning.   Personality  disorders
are enduring patterns  of  maladjustment  in  the  individual's  personality
structure  which  are  not  medically  disqualifying  but  may  render   the
individual unsuitable for further military service  and  may  be  cause  for
administrative discharge.  By  definition,  a  personality  disorder  is  an
enduring pattern of thinking, inner experience, feeling, and  behaving  that
is pervasive and inflexible, is relatively stable over time,  deviates  from
the individual's cultural  norms,  and  causes  distress  of  impairment  in
social and occupational functioning.  Personality disorders  are  frequently
exacerbated  by  stress  and  may  not  cause  significant  problems  or  be
recognized until stressful circumstances result in occupational  and  social
problems.  The fact that he did well during his first two years  of  service
and the fact that he is doing well at this  time  does  not  contradict  the
diagnosis since symptoms wax and wane according  to  situation  and  stress.
The fact that he is doing well at home confirms the diagnosis of  adjustment
disorder, however his history of personal problems resulting in  significant
impairment  of  functioning  combined  with  the  results  of  psychological
evaluation indicate that he is at risk for recurrent problems under  similar
circumstances of personal and military occupational stress.

A review of his medical records show his knee and neck conditions  were  not
unfitting for continued military service.  The fact that he was  symptomatic
at the time of his compensation and pension examination does  not  establish
that the conditions were  unfitting  and  required  processing  through  the
disability evaluation system.  After December 2002  there  were  no  further
complaints of knee pain and neck pain  until  he  reinjured  his  neck  just
prior to  discharge.   At  the  time  of  the  separation  examination,  the
examination of the neck  was  normal  and  there  was  no  indication  of  a
condition that would interfere with his duties or which required  a  Medical
Evaluation Board.

The complete Medical Consultant evaluation is at Exhibit F.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATIONS:

The applicant responded that he  feels  the  rapid  discharge  program  when
first implemented led to many administrative errors and omissions  as  shown
on his DD Form  214.   Statements  in  some  of  his  medical  records  were
conflicting and confusing.  He  willfully  took  prescription  drugs,  drank
alcohol and cut himself.  His self destructive  actions  caused  him  to  be
administratively discharged from the Air Force.  The  drugs  did  not  cause
his separation.  He does not want  to  be  processed  through  the  Physical
Evaluation system nor be medically retired, nor does he want to reenlist  in
the service.  He respectfully requests that  although  the  Board  may  find
appropriate regulations were  followed  and  he  was  separated  accordingly
because of his performance and efforts prior to  discharge,  clemency  would
be fair, equitable and appropriate in his case  and  his  request  would  be
granted.

His complete response, with attachments is at Exhibit H.

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ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPRSP states an examination of his records verifies completion of  the
PTT NG, Physiological Training Course in October 2001 and recommends his  DD
Form 214 be updated accordingly.

DPPRSP recommends denial of the portion of his request regarding his  Career
Development Course and security clearance.

The DPPRSP evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit I.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The  applicant  reviewed  the  evaluation  and  states  he  appreciates  the
positive recommendations to change his name and add PTT NG to  his  DD  Form
214.  He understands the reasons other items cannot be changed.  He  request
his application be processed as soon as possible and he waives  any  further
due process.

The applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit K

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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 an error or injustice warranting some corrective  action.   The
applicant requests numerous corrections be made to his  DD  Form  214.   The
Air Force  has  concurred  with  the  portions  of  his  requests  regarding
correction to his name, primary specialty, and  decorations.   The  Military
Personnel Data System has been  updated  to  reflect  his  correct  military
education data and these corrections have been made  to  his  DD  Form  214.
Therefore, we recommend his records  be  further  corrected  to  the  extent
indicated below.

4.  Notwithstanding the above, we find  insufficient  relevant  evidence  of
error or injustice warranting favorable consideration  of his  requests  for
change in his separation and RE codes, narrative reason for separation,  and
for corrections to  his  18 Jun  03,  Report  of  Medical  Assessment.   His
contentions are duly noted and we took notice of  his  complete  submission;
however, it is our opinion that  given  the  circumstances  surrounding  his
separation from the Air Force,  the  narrative  reason  for  separation,  RE
code, and separation code assigned are proper and  in  compliance  with  the
appropriate directives.  The applicant has not provided any  evidence  which
would  lead  us  to  believe  otherwise.   We  are  not  persuaded  by   his
contentions that his 18 Jun 03, Report of Medical  Assessment  is  in  error
and therefore, do not  believe  the  requested  corrections  are  warranted.
With regard to the  CCAF  degree,  it  appears  he  has  not  completed  the
requirements for award of the CCAF  degree.   Additionally,  since  security
clearance information and CDC courses are not reflected on the DD Form  214,
we do not believe favorable action  on  those  requests  are  not  warranted
either.

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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 the  DD  Form  214,  Certificate  of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be amended as follows:

a.  Section 1, Name, be corrected to reflect XXXX, rather than XXXX.

b.  Section 11, Primary Specialty, be corrected  to  reflect  1A351,  rather
than 1A331.

c.  Section  13,  Decorations,  Medals,  Badges,  Citations,  and   Campaign
Ribbons Awarded or Authorized, be amended to include  the  Enlisted  Aircrew
Member Badge.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number  BC-2004-
03378 in Executive Session on 8 August 2006, under the provisions of AFI 36-
2603:

                 Ms. Charlene M. Bradley, Panel Chair
                 Mr. John E. Pettit, Member
                 Mr. James A. Wolffe, Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 24 Oct 04, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AF/XOOT, dated 6 Jan 05, w/atch.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAC, dated 31 Jan 05.
   Exhibit E.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAT, dated 22 Feb 05, w/atchs.
   Exhibit F.  Letter, BCMR Medical Consultant, dated 28 Nov 05.
   Exhibit G.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 29 Nov 05.
   Exhibit H.  Letter, Applicant, dated 27 Dec 05, w/atchs.
   Exhibit I.  Letter, AFPC/DPPRSP, dated 15 May 06, w/atchs.
   Exhibit J.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 19 May 06.
   Exhibit K.  Letter, Applicant, dated 24 May 06.




                 CHARLENE M. BRADLEY
                 Panel Chair





AFBCMR BC-2004-03378





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 XXXX, be corrected to show that the DD Form 214, Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be amended as follows:

            a.  Section 1, Name, be corrected to reflect XXXX, rather than
XXXX.

            b.  Section 11, Primary Specialty, be corrected to reflect
1A351, rather than 1A331.

            c.  Section 13, Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and
Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized, be amended to include the Enlisted
Aircrew Member Badge.





            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency