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AF | BCMR | CY2012 | BC-2012-00955
Original file (BC-2012-00955.pdf) Auto-classification: Approved
 

 
                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 
 
DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-00955 
IN THE MATTER OF: 
 
COUNSEL:  NONE 
    
 
HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED 
   
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 
 
The  characterization  of  his  discharge  be  changed  from  general 
(under honorable conditions) to honorable.   
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 
 
He believes an injustice has occurred.  He was treated unfairly 
by  the  Air  Force.    While  assigned  to  an  overseas  location  he 
received an Article 15 for taking a vehicle as a prank on base.  
He drove the vehicle from the mess hall to the barracks.  He was 
restricted to the base for three months.  After about a month on 
restriction he and a friend went off base, to town, to meet some 
females.    While  returning  to  the  base  they  were  involved  in  a 
car accident.  The accident was reported to his superiors.  He 
was  punished  with  a  summary  court-martial,  reduced  in  rank  and 
further restricted to the base for the rest of his tour.  Giving 
him  a  general  (under  honorable  conditions)  characterization  of 
service at discharge was not fair.  He had a very good Air Force 
work  record.    He  was  a  young  man  and  had  a  couple  of 
“indiscretions.”    He  should  have  received  a  separation 
characterization  of  honorable.    Other  Airmen  who  got  into 
trouble were not treated as harshly as he was.  He served to the 
best of his ability.   
 
Since his release from the Air Force he has lived an honorable 
life.  He has been married to the same lady for 50 years and has 
raised four children whom are successful.  He has had only two 
traffic tickets for minor traffic offenses. 
 
In  support  of  his  request,  the  applicant  provides  copies  of 
military documents, an undated personal statement and supporting 
documents relating to his post service activities.  
 
The  applicant’s  complete  submission,  with  attachments  is  at 
Exhibit A.  
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
STATEMENT OF FACTS  

 

 
 
As indicated in a copy of his DD Form 214,  Armed  Forces  of  the 
United  States  Report  of  Transfer  or  Discharge,  the  applicant 
enlisted  in  the  Regular  Air  Force  on  13  September  1956.    On 
1 September  1960,  he  was  discharged  with  a  general  (under 
honorable  conditions)  characterization  of  service  and  was 
credited  with  3  years,  11  months  and  19  days  of  active  duty 
service.    The  applicant’s  grade  at  the  time  of  discharge  was 
Airman Basic (AB), E-1, with a date of rank of 27 April 1960. 
 
The National Personnel Record Center (NPRC) is unable to provide 
the  necessary  military  personnel  records  pertinent  to  the 
applicant’s  summary  court-martial  punishment  and  subsequent 
discharge  from  the  Air  Force.    On  12  July  1973,  the  NPRC 
suffered a fire and the records in question would have been in 
the  area  that  suffered  the  most  damage  and  may  have  been 
destroyed.   
 
Pursuant  to  the  Board’s  request,  the  Federal  Bureau  of 
Investigation  (FBI)  provided  a  copy  of  an  Investigative  Report 
which  is  at  Exhibit  C.    The  incident  in  the  report  occurred 
prior  to  the  applicant’s  release  from  active  duty.    With  the 
constraints on documentation there are no available documents to 
determine if the incident was inclusive of his discharge.   
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
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.  Sufficient  relevant  evidence  has  been  presented  to 
demonstrate  the  existence  of  an  error  or  an  injustice.    Even 
though  the  applicant  has  provided  no  evidence  to  show  that  his 
discharge  was  improper  or  not  in  compliance  with  appropriate 
directives, it is our opinion that relief is warranted, in this 
case,  on  the  basis  of  clemency.    It  appears  the  applicant  has 
led a stable and productive life and there is no evidence that 
he  has  had  any  subsequent  serious  involvement  of  a  derogatory 
nature since his separation from the Air Force, considering the 
fact  that  his  FBI  report  indicates  no  adverse  information  over 
the  past  50  years.    In  light  of  the  above,  we  believe  that  it 
would  be  an  injustice  for  the  applicant  to  continue  to  suffer 
the  adverse  effects  of  a  general  (under  honorable  conditions) 
discharge.    Accordingly,  we  recommend  his  records  be  corrected 
as indicated below.   
 

 

 
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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. 
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 
 
The  pertinent  military  records  of  the  Department  of  the  Air 
Force  relating  to  APPLICANT  be  corrected  to  show  that  on 
1 September 1960,  he  was  honorably  discharged  and  furnished  an 
Honorable Discharge certificate. 
 
________________________________________________________________ 
 
The  following  members  of  the  Board  considered  this  application 
BC-2012-00955 in Executive Session on 21 August 2012, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 
 
 
 
 
The following documentary evidence was considered: 
 
    DD Form 149, dated 02 March 2012, w/atchs. 
 
 
 
 
                                     
                                   Panel Chair 
 

  Panel Chair 
  Member 
  Member 

 

 
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