AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-02099
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
IN THE MATTER OF:
______________________________________________________________
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
Her character of service be changed to honorable.
________________________________________________________________
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
She received no disciplinary action while she was in the Air
Force and was a good airman. She was discharged from the Air
Force because she failed training and the Air Force would not
reclassify her. She wanted to stay in the Air Force and finds
it unfair that her GI Bill Benefits are being withheld.
In support of her request the applicant provides a copy of her
DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty.
Her complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 14 Sep 2010, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force.
On 11 Mar 2011, she was notified by her commander that he was
recommending she be discharged from the Air Force under the
provisions of AFI 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airman.
The reasons for this action were she failed to make satisfactory
progress in a required training program. Specifically, she
failed block IV, unit 5, test A, with a score of 78 percent and
failed block V, unit 4, test A with a score of 83 percent. The
minimum passing score was 85 percent. As a result of these
multiple failures, she was disenrolled from the Basic Airborne
Operations Specialist Course on 22 Feb 2011.
On 11 Mar 2011, the applicant acknowledged receipt of the
Discharge Notification and waived her rights to consult with
legal counsel and submit statements in her own behalf.
On 11 Mar 2011, the Staff Judge Advocate found the discharge
action legally sufficient.
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On 21 Mar 2011, the applicant received an entry-level separation
with uncharacterized service after serving 6 months and 8 days
(188 days) of active service.
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THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSOS recommends denial. DPSOS states in accordance with
AFI 36-3208, airmen are in entry-level status during the first
180 days of continuous active military service or the first
180 days of continuous active military service after a break of
more than 92 days of active service. Entry-level separations
are determined when the commander initiates the separation
action. Her commander initiated separation action on 11 Mar
2010, which gave her 178 days active duty at the time her
separation action was initiated.
The Department of Defense (DoD) determined that if a member
served less than 180 days continuous active service, it would be
unfair to the member and the service to characterize their
limited service. Therefore, the uncharacterized service on her
DD Form 214 is correct and in accordance with DoD and Air Force
instructions.
Based on the documentation on file in her master personnel
records, the discharge, to include the service characterization
was appropriately administered and within the discretion of the
discharge authority. The applicant did not provide any evidence
of an error or injustice in the processing of her discharge
warranting a change to her character of service, separation code
or narrative reason for separation.
The complete DPSOS evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 25 Jun 2012, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded
to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days. As of
this date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit
D).
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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.
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3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice. We took notice
of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of
the case; however, 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
been the victim of an error or injustice. Therefore, in the
absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no 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 Docket Number BC-
2012-02099 in Executive Session on 20 Dec 2012, under the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:
The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-
2012-02099:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 16 May 2012, w/atch.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSOS, dated 8 Jun 2012.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 25 Jun 2012.
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