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AF | BCMR | CY2012 | BC-2012-03902
Original file (BC-2012-03902.txt) Auto-classification: Denied
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-03902 

 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

His uncharacterized discharge be changed to reflect honorable. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

He believes the record is unjust. His record reflects his 
service as honorable. His separation code is 2C which makes his 
discharge honorable. When he was removed from training for 
physical therapy, he did his job as expected and would work 
12 hour shifts if needed. 

 

He requests his service be characterized as honorable to have an 
opportunity to find a good job. Most employers will accept 
nothing less than an honorable discharge. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 6 July 2010. On 
2 December 2010, he was notified of his commander’s intent to 
discharge him from the Air Force after being diagnosed with low 
back pain, a condition that existed prior to his service. He 
acknowledged receipt of the notification, consulted counsel and 
waived his right to submit matters. 

 

The staff judge advocate found the discharge legally sufficient. 
On 10 December 2010, the separation authority approved the 
discharge and directed he be separated with an entry level 
separation for erroneous enlistment. His service was 
uncharacterized. 

 

 

 

 

 

 


AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPSOR recommends denial. AFI 36-3208, Administrative 
Separation of Airmen, notes airmen are subject to discharge for 
erroneous enlistment if the enlistment would not have occurred 
had the relevant facts been known by the Air Force; if the 
eligibility criteria of AFI 36-2002 had been followed; if the 
enlistment was not the result of fraudulent conduct on the part 
of the member and if the defect is unchanged in any material 
respect. The applicant should not have been allowed to join the 
Air Force because of his low back pain. Had the Air Force known 
of this condition at the time of his enlistment, he would not 
have been allowed entry into the military. 

 

Airmen are given entry level separations and their service 
uncharacterized when separation is initiated within the first 
180 days of continuous active service. The Department of 
Defense (DoD) determined it would be unfair to characterize the 
service of members who have less than 180 continuous days. 
Therefore, the uncharacterized service is correct and in 
accordance with DoD and Air Force instructions. 

 

Based on the documentation in the master personnel record, the 
discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive 
requirements of the discharge instruction and was within the 
discretion of the discharge authority. 

 

The complete DPSOR evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

_______________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 30 October 2012, for review and comment within 
30 days (Exhibit D). As of this date, this office has received 
no response. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

 

1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by 
existing law or regulations. 

 

2. The application was timely filed. 

 

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 are not persuaded by the evidence 
submitted in his appeal that a change in his discharge 
characterization is warranted. Therefore, we agree with the 
opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary 


responsibility, and adopt is rationale as the basis for our 
conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an 
error or injustice. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, 
we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this 
application. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

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. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2012-03902 in Executive Session on 4 April 2013 under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 Panel Chair 

 Member 

 Member 

 

The following documentary evidence was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 8 Aug 12, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSOR, dated 17 Oct 12. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 30 Oct 12. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair 



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