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AF | BCMR | CY2010 | BC-2010-00701
Original file (BC-2010-00701.txt) Auto-classification: Denied
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-00701 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

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

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

He became involved with a female in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) 
who used him through a false pregnancy to get married. They 
became financially indebted and he later found out she lied. She 
was discharged and they got divorced. 

 

He has been married to his present wife for 49 years and has 
three grown children and he prefers they not know about this. 

 

He desires to be eligible for certain veteran’s benefits and 
discounts through private organizations that come with an 
honorable discharge, i.e., property and car insurance. 

 

The applicant's complete submission is at Exhibit A. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

Available records reflect the applicant entered the Regular Air 
Force on 27 Aug 56 and was honorably discharged on 11 Sep 58. 
He reenlisted on 12 Sep 58 and was discharged on 12 Jun 59 with 
a general (under honorable conditions) discharge for unfitness. 

 

Pursuant to the Board’s request, the Federal Bureau of 
Investigations (FBI) states they were unable to identify an 
arrest record on the basis of the information furnished. A 
request for post-service information was forwarded to the 
applicant on 10 Sep 10 for a response within 30 days 
(Exhibit C). As of this date, this office has not received a 
response. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 


 

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. We find no 
impropriety in the characterization of the applicant's 
discharge. It appears that responsible officials applied 
appropriate standards in effecting the separation, and we are 
not persuaded by the evidence submitted that pertinent 
regulations were violated or that applicant was not afforded all 
the rights to which entitled at the time of discharge. Further, 
based on the evidence of record, we cannot conclude clemency is 
warranted. The applicant failed to provide the requested 
information outlined in the Board’s Information Bulletin 
demonstrating his activities and accomplishments since 
discharge. Should the applicant provide statements from 
community leaders and acquaintances attesting to his good 
character and reputation and other evidence of successful post-
service rehabilitation, this Board would possibly be willing to 
reconsider his appeal. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to 
the contrary, we find no basis to recommend approval based on 
the current evidence of record. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

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 Docket Number 
BC-2010-00701 in Executive Session on 26 October 2010, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

 , Member 

 , Member 

 


 

The following documentary evidence was considered for Docket 
Number BC-2010-00701: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 19 Feb 10. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFBCMR, dated 10 Sep 10, w/atch. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair 

 

 



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