RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-02097 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: YES 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

Her reentry (RE) code of 2C which denotes “Involuntarily 
separated with an honorable discharge; or entry level separation 
without characterization of service” and separation program 
designator (SPD) codes be changed so that she can serve again in 
the military. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

She was never an “Unsatisfactory Performer.” She was unable to 
pass several tests at technical training school, and without the 
option to retrain into another career field, she was discharged. 

 

She wrote her Congressman and was then offered an opportunity to 
reclassify into another career field. However, after four months 
of waiting for orders, she was sent home. 

 

In support of her request, the applicant provides copies of her 
DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty, documents relating to her Congressional Inquiry, and 
various discharge documents. 

 

The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

On 28 Jun 10, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force for 
a period of six years. 

 

On 23 Mar 11, the applicant was notified by her squadron 
commander that he was recommending her discharge from the Air 
Force for not making satisfactory progress in the Aerospace 
Medical Service Apprentice (Phase 1) course. Specifically, she 
failed the National Registry Emergency Medical Technician written 
exam four times. As a result of multiple failures, she was 
disenrolled from technical training school on 14 Dec 10. Prior 
to disenrollment, she was washed back, received 30.5 hours of 
additional instruction and counseling, and attended classes at 
the Wing Learning and Development Center. 

 


On 23 Mar 11, after receiving the notification of discharge, the 
applicant refused to sign the notification. She initialed that 
she received copies of the documents to be forwarded to the 
separation authority in support of the recommendation for her 
discharge, and waived her right to consult with legal counsel, 
and submitted a statement in her own behalf. 

 

The base legal office found the case legally sufficient to 
support the separation, and on 5 Apr 11, the discharge authority 
approved the discharge. 

 

On 8 Apr 11, the applicant was honorably discharged, by reason of 
unsatisfactory performance, and was issued an RE code of 2C. She 
served on active duty for a period of 9 months and 11 days. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPSOS recommends denial. DPSOS states they found no errors 
or injustices in the processing of her discharge, nor did the 
applicant submit any such evidence. DPSOS states, based on the 
documentation on file in the master personnel records, the 
discharge to include the narrative reason for separation was 
consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of 
the discharge instruction and was appropriately administered and 
within the discretion of the discharge authority. 

 

The complete DPSOS evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

AFPC/DPSOA recommends denial. DPSOA states the applicant does 
not provide any evidence of an error or injustice in reference to 
her RE code. The RE code “2C” is the correct code based on her 
involuntary discharge with an honorable characterization of 
service. 

 

The complete DPSOA evaluation is at Exhibit D. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

On 16 Sep 11, copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded 
to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days. To date, 
a response has not been received (Exhibit E). 

 

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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 error or injustice. After careful 
consideration of the available records, the RE code assigned at 
the time of the applicant’s separation appears to be technically 
correct and in accordance with the governing instruction. 
Nevertheless, we believe some relief is appropriate in this case. 
While the applicant may have had problems progressing in the 
required technical training course, we find no evidence of 
misconduct, and based on her aptitude scores, believe she could 
be successful serving in another specialty. Although we found no 
error in this case, we believe it is in the interest of equity 
and justice to change her RE and SPD codes to provide the 
applicant the opportunity to seek reentry into military service. 
Therefore, we recommend her RE and SPD codes be changed to 3K and 
KFF, respectively. While we believe she should be given another 
opportunity to serve in the military, this recommendation in no 
way guarantees that she will be accepted into any branch of 
service, rather that she will be given the opportunity to apply 
based on her own merit and the needs of the service. In view of 
the above, we recommend her records be corrected to the extent 
indicated below. 

 

4. The applicant's case is adequately documented and it has not 
been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel 
will materially add to our understanding of the issue involved. 
Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered. 

 

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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 on 8 April 2011 
she was separated under the provisions of AFI 36-3208, paragraph 
1.2 (Secretarial Authority) with a reenlistment eligibility (RE) 
code of 3K and a separation designator code (SPD) of KFF. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2011-02097 in Executive Session on 26 Jan 12, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

 , Member 

 , Member 

 

 

 

 

 

All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The 
following documentary evidence pertaining to BC-2011-02097 was 
considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 12 May 11, w/atchs. 


 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSOS, dated 1 Aug 11. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPSOA, dated 1 Sep 11. 

 Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 16 Sep 11. 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair