RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2004-03602
                       INDEX CODE:  100.00
                       COUNSEL:  NONE

                                                HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE: 5 MAR 06

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Report of Separation from the  Armed  Forces  of  the
United States  be  corrected  to  accurately  reflect  his  Air  Force
Specialty Code (AFSC) of 96150 as Senior (Sr) Air Policeman.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He  served  in  Chateauroux,  France  from  January  1951  as  an  Air
Police/Provost Sergeant and from January 1952 through December 1952 he
served as a Law Enforcement/Desk Sergeant.

He does not totally agree with the 23 November 2004,  letter  from  HQ
AFPC/DPPAC.

Applicant's complete submission is attached at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 12 October 1949, the applicant enlisted in the Regular  Air  Force
(RegAF) as a Private for a period of three years.

The applicant’s DD Form 214,  Item  5.  Qualifications,  reflects  his
Specialty  Number  or  Symbol  as  96150  and  his  Related   Civilian
Occupation and Dictionary of Occupational Titles  (D.O.T.)  Number  as
None.

The applicant was honorably discharged on  19  December  1952  in  the
grade of staff sergeant.

The applicant previously submitted a DD Form  149,  dated  11 November
2004, requesting his Air Police status  be  reflected  as  on-the-job-
training (OJT) and award of the Good Conduct  Medal  (GCM),  Air  Crew
Wings and the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (SAEMR).

On 9 December 2004, HQ AFPC/DPPAT informed  the  applicant  that  they
were unable to verify he completed any training  for  Air  Police  and
requested he provide documentation showing he was trained  as  an  Air
Police.

On 6 January 2005, HQ  AFPC/DPPAC  informed  the  applicant  that  the
purpose of the DD Form 214 is to provide  a  brief,  clear  record  of
active military service at the time of transfer,  release,  discharge,
or retirement.  They further informed the  applicant  the  occupations
listed in the D.O.T. were provided as a guide to help civilian  hiring
authorities  associate  the  kind  of  experience   military   service
provided.  However, at the time of his separation in 1952, the  D.O.T.
did  not  list  a  related  civilian  occupation  for  his  specialty.
Furthermore, his records indicated he was not awarded his 7-level  for
his AFSC prior to his separation.  Also, in 1952 the title of his AFSC
was Senior Air Policeman (96150) and the type duties performed by  his
specialty at that time more closely resembled security rather than law
enforcement.

On 13 January 2005, HQ AFPC/DPPRA  informed  the  applicant  that  his
entitlement to the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM), Armed Forces
Reserve Medal and Air Crew Member Badge had  been  verified  and  were
already annotated in  his  official  military  record.   They  further
informed him that his entitlement to the GCM and  Army  of  Occupation
Medal-Germany had been verified  and  his  military  record  would  be
administratively corrected to add the decorations.

On 31 August 2005, the applicant submitted a DD  Form  149  requesting
his DD Form 214 reflect his AFSC 96150 as Senior Air Policeman.

On 1 December 2005,  a  DD  Form  215,  Correction  to  DD  Form  214,
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty was issued adding
in item 27, the GCM, Army of Occupational Medal (Germany) and item  30
adding  Keesler  AFB,  Miss,  May  57  (54  Hours),  Radio  Operations
Supervisor.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPPAC states the purpose of the DD Form 214 is  to  provide  a
brief, clear  record  of  active  military  service  at  the  time  of
transfer, release, discharge or retirement of the  servicemember.   At
the time of the applicant’s  separation  in  1952,  there  was  not  a
related civilian occupation for his specialty  in  the  Dictionary  of
Occupational  Titles,  therefore,  none  was   listed.    Furthermore,
regardless of the applicant’s duties  and  responsibilities  while  in
that AFSC, the purpose of  the  DD  Form  214  was  not  to  record  a
separating servicemember’s duty title but solely  the  specialty  code
which represented his duties and responsibilities.  Therefore, they do
not support granting the specific relief requested by the applicant.

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

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the  applicant  on
21 October 2005, for  review  and  response.   As  of  this  date,  no
response has been received by this office.

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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 not timely filed;  however,  it  is  in  the
interest of justice to excuse the failure of timely file.

3.    Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate
the existence of an error or an injustice.   We  took  notice  of  the
applicant's complete submission in judging the  merits  of  the  case;
however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force
and adopt its rationale  as  the  basis  for  our  decision  that  the
applicant has failed to sustain his burden that he has suffered either
an  error  or  an  injustice.   Based  on  the  documentation  in  the
applicant's records, it  appears  his  DD  Form  214,  Certificate  of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty, Item 5 -  Specialty  Number  or
Symbol and Related Civilian Occupation and D.O.T. Number  is  correct.
The function of DD Form 214 is to provide a brief, clear record of the
servicemember’s active military service at the time of their transfer,
release, discharge or retirement.  The DD Form  214  was  designed  to
list the military specialty code which represented the servicemember’s
duties  and  responsibilities  while   on   active   duty,   not   the
servicemember’s  duty  title.   Furthermore,  at  the  time   of   the
applicant’s separation there was not a D.O.T. occupational title  that
correlated with his AFSC, therefore “None” was listed.  Therefore,  in
the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no  compelling  basis
to recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

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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.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-
2004-03602  in  Executive  Session  on  12  January  2006,  under  the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:

            Mr. Laurence M. Groner, Panel Chair
            Ms. LeLoy W. Cottrell, Member
            Ms. Cheryl V. Jacobson, Member


The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 31 Aug 05, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAC, dated 17 Oct 05.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 21 Oct 05.




                                  LAURENCE M. GRONER
                                  Panel Chair