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AF | BCMR | CY2012 | BC-2012-01436
Original file (BC-2012-01436.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

 

 
DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-01436 
COUNSEL:  NONE 
HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

IN THE MATTER OF: 
   
   
 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 
 
He be awarded the following awards: 
 
   1.  Afghanistan Campaign Medal. 
 
   2.  The  Global  War  on  Terrorism  Service  Medal  (GWOT-S) -
 administratively corrected. 
 
   3.  The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOT-E) –
 administratively corrected. 
 
   4.  The Korean Defense Service Medal (KDSM) – administratively 
corrected. 
 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 
 
He  served  in  support  of  Operation  Enduring  Freedom  (OEF)  from 
October  2001  to  April  2002  and  he  served  in  Korea  from  June 
1998 until June 1999.  His Veteran’s benefits and Department of 
Defense (DoD) employment eligibility benefits are impacted by the 
medals he received. 
 
In  support  of  the  applicant’s  appeal,  he  provides  documents 
extracted from his military personnel records. 
 
The  applicant's  complete  submission,  with  attachments,  is  at 
Exhibit A. 
 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
STATEMENT OF FACTS: 
 
The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 12 September 
1978. 
 
On 31 March 2004, the applicant was relieved from active duty and 
retired on 1 April 2004 under the provisions of AFI 36-3203.  He 
served  25 years  and  6 months,  and  19  days  on  active  duty  with 
6 years, 1 months and 21 days of foreign and/or sea service. 
 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
 

 
AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
AFPC/DPSID  recommends  denial  for  award  of  the  Afghanistan 
Campaign  Medal.    DPSID  states  after  a  thorough  review  of  the 
applicant’s  official  military  personnel  record  and  provided 
documentation, they verified award of the GWOT-S, GWOT-E, KDSM, 
and the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border 
(AFESR  w/GB).    The  applicant’s  record  will  be  updated 
accordingly. 
 
The  Afghanistan  Campaign  Medal  is  awarded  to  a  service  member 
that  was  assigned  or  attached  to  a  unit  in  Operation  ENDURING 
FREEDOM  for  30 consecutive  or  60  non-consecutive  days  in 
Afghanistan. 
 
No  documentation  exists  in  the  applicant’s  record  verifying 
service  in  Afghanistan;  therefore,  the  applicant  does  not  meet 
the  eligibility  criteria  and  is  not  eligible  for  award  of  the 
Afghanistan Campaign Medal. 
 
The DPSID complete evaluation is at Exhibit C. 
 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
 
On  28  August  2012,  a  copy  of  the  Air  Force  evaluation  was 
forwarded  to  the  applicant  for  review  and  response  within 
30 days.  As of this date, no response has been received by this 
office.  
 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
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 error or injustice.  The applicant’s 
contentions are duly noted; however, after reviewing the evidence 
of  record,  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 
provided  sufficient  evidence to substantiate his entitlement to 
the  Afghanistan  Campaign  Medal.    Therefore,  other  than  the 
administrative corrections made to his records, we find no basis 
to  recommend  granting  the  remaining  relief  sought  in  this 
application. 
 

 

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_________________________________________________________________ 
 
THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: 
 
The  applicant  be  notified  the  evidence  presented  did  not 
demonstrate  the  existence  of  an  error  or  injustice;  the 
application  was  denied  without  a  personal  appearance;  and  the 
application  will  only  be  reconsidered  upon  the  submission  of 
newly  discovered  relevant  evidence  not  considered  with  this 
application. 
 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
The  following  members  of  the  Board  considered  AFBCMR  Docket 
Number  BC-2012-01436  in  Executive  Session  on  25  October  2012, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 
 
 
The  following  documentary  evidence  pertaining  to  AFBCMR  Docket 
Number BC-2012-01436 was considered: 
 
  Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 21 February 2012, w/atchs. 
  Exhibit B.  Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. 
  Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSID, not dated. 
  Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 28 August 2012. 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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