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AF | BCMR | CY2012 | BC-2012-05025
Original file (BC-2012-05025.txt) Auto-classification: Denied


RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-05025
		COUNSEL:  NONE
		HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her narrative reason for separation “Convenience of the 
Government – Failure to satisfactorily participate in training 
of the unit” be changed.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

During the contested time frame she was not mentally able to 
focus to ensure she would be successful.  Being an incest 
survivor - which she recently acknowledged and with help from a 
therapist she is able to understand the poor choices that she 
made for her life.  She is in need of medical benefits; however, 
because of her discharge she does not qualify for VA benefits.

In support of the applicant’s appeal, she provides a personal 
statement, letters of support, NGB Form 22, Report of Separation 
and Record of Service, and DD Form 214, Report of Separation 
from Active Duty.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 28 February 1974 the applicant enlisted in the Oklahoma Air 
National Guard.

A letter from the Director of Base Medical Services, dated 
27 January 1976 indicates that it was requested the applicant be 
discharged prior to her expiration term of service (ETS) date of 
28 February 1977 for reason of unsatisfactory participation and 
failure to attend unit training assemblies.  The applicant had 
12 unexcused absences during the calendar year 1975.  She had 
been notified numerous times of her unsatisfactory attendance 
which she disregarded.  She also failed to complete mandatory 
90650 Career Development Course (CDC) within the prescribed time 
frame of 12 months.  Proceedings for activation were curtailed 
for reason that she would be a burden for the active forces 
which would reflect unfavorably on the Oklahoma Air National 
Guard.

On 8 March 1976, the applicant was honorably discharged from the 
Air National Guard of Oklahoma under the provisions of ANGR 39-
10 – Convenience of the Government (Failure to satisfactorily 
participate in training of the unit).  She served 2 years and 
11 days total service for pay purposes.

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FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE BOARD:

1.  The application was not filed within three years after the 
alleged error or injustice was discovered, or could have been 
discovered, as required by Section 1552, Title 10, United States 
Code (10 USC 1552), and Air Force Instruction 36-2603.  Although 
the applicant asserts a date of discovery which would, if 
correct, make the application timely, the essential facts which 
gave rise to the application were known to applicant long before 
the asserted date of discovery.  Knowledge of those facts 
constituted the date of discovery and the beginning of the 
three-year period for filing.  Thus the application is untimely.  
We do not find the arguments presented support that the 
applicant did not know that her discharge from the Air National 
Guard was for failure to satisfactorily participate in unit 
training.  The applicant has not provided sufficient evidence of 
efforts on her part to address her discharge at the time it was 
rendered.

2.  Paragraph b of 10 USC 1552 permits us, in our discretion, to 
excuse untimely filing in the interest of justice.  We have 
carefully reviewed applicant's submission and the entire record, 
and we do not find a sufficient basis to excuse the untimely 
filing of this application.  The applicant has not shown a 
plausible reason for delay in filing, and we are not persuaded 
that the record raises issues of error or injustice that require 
resolution on the merits at this time.  Accordingly, we conclude 
that it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the 
untimely filing of the application.

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DECISION OF THE BOARD:

The application was not timely filed and it would not be in the 
interest of justice to waive the untimeliness.  It is the 
decision of the Board, therefore, to reject the application as 
untimely.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2012-05025 in Executive Session on 13 August 2013, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:


The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2012-05025 was considered:

  Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 23 October 2012, w/atchs.
  Exhibit B.  Applicant’s Master Personnel Records.





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