RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2006-03350
INDEX CODE: 110.02
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His under honorable conditions (general) discharge be upgraded to an
honorable discharge.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He was told he could apply for his discharge to be upgraded after six
months. He notes it has been 15 years and he would like to get it
upgraded to honorable if possible. He realizes he embarrassed the Air
Force in the past when he made some mistakes not paying his bills and
such, but he has made tremendous changes in his life. He was young
back then and married with a daughter. He was never given the
opportunity to get himself together and felt he simply gave in and
asked for a discharge. In retrospect, had he went to the appropriate
people for assistance, he may have made it through the ordeal. He
feels he was in fact a good airman and a good jet engine tech – he
never had any problems doing his job. He asks what he can do to get
his discharge upgraded.
In support of his appeal, the applicant has provided a copy of page 2
of the DD Form 293.
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 16 December 1987. He
was progressively promoted to the grade of Airman First Class before
being demoted on 18 December 1990 to the grade of airman. From 1
September 1990 through 20 December 1990, he wrote several bad checks
and failed to pay just debts from several creditors. These actions
resulted in several Letters of Reprimand (LOR’s), an Article 15,
creation of an Unfavorable Information File (UIF), and vacation of a
suspended sentence leading to his eventual demotion. He was not
recommended for reenlistment and his commander recommended he be
separated from the Air Force for Misconduct, Dishonorable Failure to
Pay Just Debts with service characterization of honorable or general.
He acknowledged receipt of the discharge recommendation on 19 Jul
1991. He consulted with military counsel and presented statements on
his behalf. His supervisor and his education manager both wrote
letters of support recommending he be discharged honorably. The base
commander however, recommended he be discharged with a general
discharge and while he considered Probation and Rehabilitation (P&R),
he chose not to offer it to the applicant. He was discharged with a
general discharge effective 6 August 1991 after having served 3 years,
7 months, and 21 days.
Pursuant to the Board's request, the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Washington, D.C., provided an investigative report that is attached at
Exhibit D.
A copy of the FBI report was forwarded to the applicant on 24 January
2007 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this date, this
office has received no response.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPPRS recommends denial. 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
and 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 under honorable conditions (general) discharge.
DPPRS’s complete evaluation is 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 8
December 2006 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this date,
this office has received no response.
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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 to 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
office of primary responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis
for our conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an
error or injustice. He failed to provide any evidence or identify an
error or injustice that occurred during the process of his discharge.
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-
2006-03350 in Executive Session on 1 March 2007, under the provisions
of AFI 36-2603:
Mr. Laurence M. Groner, Panel Chair
Mr. Alan A. Blomgren, Member
Ms. Kathleen B. O’Sullivan, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 6 Nov 06, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, HQ AFOC/DPPRS, dated 20 Nov 06.
Exhibit D. FBI Report, dated 4 Dec 06.
Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 8 Dec 06.
LAURENCE M. GRONER
Panel Chair
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