DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-00555 
COUNSEL:  NONE  
HEARING DESIRED: NO 

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 
 
IN THE MATTER OF: 
 
    
 
   
 
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 
 
1.  Her  Re-entry  (RE)  code  of  “2K,”  Commander  Initiated 
Involuntary Separation Action, be changed.   
 
2.  Her  Separation  Code  “JHJ,”  Unsatisfactory  Performance,  be 
changed. 
 
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 
 
The separation code on her DD Form 214; Certificate of Discharge 
or Release from Active Duty, is making it impossible to receive 
Veterans  Administration  (VA)  benefits  and  her  reentry  code  is 
unfair.  She received an honorable discharge because she barely 
failed  her  Career  Development  Course  (CDC).  She  scored  64%  on 
the  test  and  was  given  the  option  to  separate.    She  opted  to 
separate, without a fight, because she was told she would still 
receive her GI Bill benefit.  She found out later that since she 
did not serve at least two years, she actually forfeited the GI 
Bill benefit.   
 
She is trying to buy her first home and was hoping to apply for 
a VA loan but is unable to apply since she is not recognized as 
a veteran even though she served her country. 
 
The applicant did not provide any supporting documents. 
 
The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.  
 
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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 
 
Based  on  the  available  records,  the  applicant  enlisted  in  the 
Regular  Air  Force  on  4 June 1997.    She  was  discharged  on 
5 February  1999  with  an  honorable  characterization  of  service 
and  credited  with  1  year,  8  months,  and  1  day  of  active  duty 
service.   
 
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
AFPC/DPSOS  recommends  denial.    DPSOS  states  there  is 
insufficient  evidence  contained  within  the  applicant’s  military 
record  to  confirm  the  circumstances  and  facts  surrounding  the 
applicant’s  discharge.    Absent  the  documentation,  there  is  a 
presumption  of  regularity  in  which  the  applicant  was  afforded 
due process and the discharge was consistent with procedural and 
substantive requirements of the discharge regulation.   
 
The  applicant  did  not  provide  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 administrative correction of the RE Code. 
DPSOA states the applicant received an erroneous RE Code on her 
DD  Form  214.    When  the  discharge  authority  approved  the 
applicant’s  involuntary  discharge  with  honorable  character  of 
service,  her  RE  Code  should  have  been  changed  to  “2C” 
Involuntarily  Separated  with  an  Honorable  Discharge  or  Entry 
Level  Separation  Without  Characterization  of  Service,  as 
required by AFI 36-2606,  Reenlistments  in  the  United  States  Air 
Force  chapter  3,  based  on  her  involuntary  separation  with 
honorable character of service.  It is clear the RE code should 
be  2C,  however,  they  do  not  know  if  this  will  allow  the 
applicant  to  receive  her  desired  outcome  of  being  able  to 
receive a VA loan.  
 
The applicant’s RE Code is driven by her involuntary separation 
with  honorable  character  of  service.    AFPC/DPSOY  will  provide 
the  applicant  a  corrected  copy  of  her  DD  Form  214  with  an  RE 
Code of 2C, unless otherwise directed by the Board.   
 
The complete AFPC/DPSOA evaluation is at Exhibit D.  
 
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
Copies  of  the  Air  Force  evaluations  were  forwarded  to  the 
applicant on 8 June 2012 for review and comment within 30 days 
(Exhibit E).  To 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.   

 

 
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3.  Sufficient  relevant  evidence  has  been  presented  to 
demonstrate  the  existence  of  error  or  injustice  warranting  a 
measure  of  relief.    We  note  AFPC/DPSOS  states  there  is 
insufficient  evidence  contained  within  the  applicant’s  military 
record  to  confirm  the  circumstances  and  facts  surrounding  her 
discharge and recommends denial.  We note the applicant desires 
to  apply  for  a  VA  Loan  but  lacks  the  required  24  months  of 
continuous  active  duty  service.    We  believe  that  since  the 
applicant’s performance of duties were satisfactory and she only 
failed  the  CDC  test  by  one  point  some  form  of  relief  is  in 
order.    Therefore,  we  elect  to  change  the  narrative  reason  to 
reflect “Secretarial Authority” with the correlating SPD code of 
“KFF” and her RE code to “3K” (Secretarial Authority).  RE-3K is 
a  code  that  can  be  waived  for  prior  service  enlistment 
consideration and possible continued service provided member is 
otherwise  qualified.    Whether  or  not  she  is  successful  will 
depend on the needs of the service.  Therefore, we recommend her 
records be corrected as 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(s) 
involved.  Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably 
considered. 
 
 
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 
 
The  pertinent  military  records  of  the  Department  of  the  Air 
Force  relating  to  APPLICANT  be  corrected  to  show  that  at  the 
time  of  her  honorable  discharge  on  5  February  1999,  she  was 
issued  a  Separation  Code  of  “KFF”  with  Narrative  Reason  for 
Separation to reflect “Secretarial Authority” and a Reentry (RE) 
Code of "3K". 
 
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The  following  members  of  the  Board  considered  this  application 
BC-2012-00555  in  Executive  Session  on  31  July  2012,  under  the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 
 
 
 
The following documentary evidence was considered: 
 
    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149 dated 13 February 2012. 
    Exhibit B.  Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. 
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSOS, dated 24 April 2012. 
    Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPSOA, dated 21 May 2012. 
    Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 8 June 2012.  
 
 

   

 

 

 
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