RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

 AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-02724 

 

 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

1. His Re-entry (RE) code of “2C” (“Involuntarily Separated with 
an Honorable Character of Service; or Entry Level Separation 
without Characterization of Service.” be changed to “3K” “Reserved for Use by AFPC or AFBCMR” so he can reenter the 
military. 

 

2. The incorrect defects and diagnosis used as the basis for the 
narrative reason for his separation be erased from his records. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

He has no documented history of alcohol abuse, suicide attempts, 
or sleepwalking. He said that he had these defects to get out 
of Basic Military Training. He wanted to get back home to be 
with his fiancée. He originally requested to voluntarily 
separate from the Air Force for the reason that his fiancée, 
currently his wife, threatened to leave him but his request was 
denied. He had heard through a good source that saying certain 
things was an instant way home. He said he was suicidal, had a 
history of sleepwalking and on at least 8 occasions had used 
ecstasy. He did not know that following the recommendations of 
the good source would prevent him from his lifetime goal of 
serving his country and revoke his opportunity to reenlist at a 
later date. His future desire is to have the opportunity to 
reenlist into the Armed Forces and join the Iowa Army National 
Guard 

 

In support of his request, the applicant provides a personal 
statement dated 9 February 2011, copies of medical consultations 
and exams, letters of support from supervisors and employers and 
other associated related documents. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission w/atchs is at Exhibit A. 

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 


 

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 
25 January 2005. On 08 February 2005, the applicant was 
notified of his commander’s intent to discharge him for 
defective enlistment: fraudulent entry into military service. 
Specifically, the applicant had a history of experimenting with 
ecstasy that was not documented on his AF Form 2030, USAF Drug 
and Alcohol Abuse Certificate when he enlisted. Had the Air 
Force known, it would have rendered him ineligible to enlist in 
the Air Force. 

 

On 8 February 2005, the applicant acknowledged his commander’s 
intent to discharge him. He also acknowledged his right to 
consult counsel and submit statements on his behalf: he waived 
his rights to consult counsel and to submit statements on his 
behalf. 

 

Subsequent to the file being found legally sufficient the 
discharge authority approved the recommendation and directed 
that the applicant be discharged. On 10 February 2005 the 
applicant was separated with an entry level separation. His 
service was “uncharacterized” and his narrative reason for 
separation was listed as “Fraudulent Entry into Military 
Service.” 

 

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application 
extracted from the applicant’s military personnel records are 
contained in the letters prepared by the appropriate offices of 
the Air Force (Exhibits C and D). Accordingly, there is no need 
to recite these facts in this Record of Proceedings. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPSOS recommends denial. DPSOS states the documentation on 
file in the applicant’s master personnel record supports the 
basis for discharge. The discharge was consistent with the 
procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge 
instruction and was within the discretion of the discharge 
authority. The applicant did not submit any evidence or 
identify any errors or injustices that occurred in the discharge 
processing. 

 

The complete AFPC/DPSOS evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

AFPC/DPSOA recommends denial. DPSOA states the 2C RE code is 
correct and driven by the applicant’s entry level separation 
with uncharacterized service. RE code 2C applies to all entry 
level separations without characterization of service regardless 
of whether the discharge is voluntary or involuntary. The 
applicant does not provide any evidence of an error or an 
injustice in reference to his RE code. 

 


The complete AFPC/DPSOA evaluation is at Exhibit D. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

The applicant requests consideration be given that this event 
took place over six years and ten months ago when he was 20 
years old. Currently he is married, has a son, is an officer in 
the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and is a college graduate. He 
believes this should show credibility to his current character. 
He is not asking for the character of service to be changed. He 
is asking that his reenlistment code be changed from 2C to 3K. 

 

Although he indicated that he used ecstasy eight times to 
further his chances of being discharged, he only did so on one 
occasion during High School. 

 

He lied that he was suicidal, used ecstasy on eight occasions, 
and abused alcohol. He wanted to remove himself from Basic 
Military Training as quickly as possible. He admits that what 
he did was incorrect and not honest but considered it an 
emergency at the time and made an attempt to remove himself the 
proper way before resorting to this option. 

 

The applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit F. 

 

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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 that would 
warrant a change to his RE code. We agree with the opinions and 
recommendations of the Air Force offices of primary 
responsibility that the RE code which was assigned at the time 
of his separation accurately reflects the circumstances of his 
separation; evidence has not been provided that would lead us to 
believe otherwise. 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 this application 
BC-2011-02724 in Executive Session on 15 March 2012, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

, Member 

 , Member 

 

The following documentary evidence was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149 dated 30 June 2011, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSOS, dated 20 September 2011. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPSOA, dated 28 November 2011. 

 Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 9 December 2011. 

 Exhibit F. Letter, Applicant, dated 13 December 2011. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair