RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-00255
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
1. His DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of
Transfer or Discharge be corrected to reflect his service in
Indochina (will be administratively corrected).
2. His DD Form 214 be changed to reflect his temporary duty (TDY)
in the Republic of Vietnam.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
The remarks section of his DD Form 214 is missing his service in
Indochina and his TDY to the Republic of Vietnam.
In support of his request, the applicant provides a copy of his
AF Form 7, Airman Military Record and AF Form 1712, Uniform
Military Personnel Record.
The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 4 April 1968, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force.
On 3 April 1972, he was discharged with an honorable discharge.
He served 4 years, zero (0) months and zero (0) days of total
active service.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial. DPAPP states there was no official
documentation found in the applicants records, nor did the
documentation provided substantiate Foreign Service time in the
Republic of Vietnam.
DPAPP verified and confirmed Foreign Service at Nakhon Phanom
RTAFB, Thailand, from 20 May 1969 to 25 May 1970. His DD Form
214 will be corrected.
The complete DPAPP evaluation, with attachment, 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 6 May 2011, for review and comment within 30 days
(Exhibit D). As of this date, this office has not received a
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 injustice. After a
thorough review of the available evidence and the applicants
complete submission, we find no evidence which would persuade us
that his records should be corrected to show service in Vietnam.
In this respect, we note that DPAPP advised the applicant by
letter that when his DD Form 214 was accomplished, it was a
requirement to annotate yes if a member was actually assigned
in Indochina, Vietnam or Korea, However, a yes was not
annotated for members that were TDY to these locations. DPAPP
has confirmed that the applicant was assigned in Thailand and
will administratively correct his records to reflect his service
in Thailand. However, DPAPP states there is no documentation to
reflect the applicant was assigned or TDY to Vietnam.
Therefore, 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 the applicant has not
been the victim of an error or injustice. Therefore, in the
absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no 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 Docket Number
BC-2011-00255 in Executive Session on 21 June 2011, under the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:
Panel Chair
Member
Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, undated, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicants Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. HQ AFPC/DPAPP, Letter, dated 22 April 2011,
w/atch.
Exhibit D. SAF/MRBR, Letter, 6 May 2011, w/atch.
Panel Chair
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