RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-04472
COUNSEL: NONE
XXXXXXX HEARING DESIRED: NO
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty, be corrected as follows:
Item 7a, Place of Entry into Active Duty, be changed from
Albuquerque, NM to Houston, TX;
Item 12a, Date Entered Active Duty This Period, be changed
from 1977 April 11 to 1969 May 05.
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He entered active duty in Houston, TX on 5 May 1969.
In support of his request the applicant provides copies of his
DD Forms 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty and AF Form 1613, Statement of Service.
The applicant believes that the Board should find it in the
interest of justice to consider his untimely application because
he only recently discovered the errors on his DD Form 214,
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, while
registering with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 5 May 1969.
He was retired on 31 May 1992 after serving 23 years and 27 days
of active duty.
The applicants initial DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment
Document Armed Forces of the United States, signed on 30 April
1969 reflects the following:
Item 6, Date of Entry, reflects 05/05/69.
Item 9, Name & Location of Activity Effecting Enlistment/
Reenlistment/Induction reflects AAFES Houston, TX LCMM 43.
Item 15, Accepted At, reflects AAFES, Houston, TX LCMM 43.
The applicant was issued three DD Forms 214 during his service.
They are dated as follows and do not reflect a break in service:
11 April 1977 - 31 May 1992
5 May 1973 - 10 May 1977
5 May 1969 - 4 May 1973
THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
DPSIPE recommends denial of changing the applicant place of
entry. The DD Form 4 is the source document for place of entry.
The place of entry is the location identified by the individual
upon entering the service, not a location where the individual
is later assigned or a location selected for convenience; a
correction must be fully justified. Domicile or legal residence
may change, but the place of entry will not. AFPC Enlisted
Accessions Branch confirmed that his initial place of entry onto
active duty was Clovis, New Mexico on 5 May 1969.
The complete DPSIPE evaluation is at Exhibit C.
AFPC/DPSIPV recommends denial of the applicants request to
change his Date Entered Active Duty This Period. He was
issued three DD Forms 214 during his service. A period of time
already captured on a previous DD Form 214 cannot be combined
with a later DD Form 214 as though they are only one period. It
is a combination of all three DD Forms 214 that reflects the
full service time. The applicants final DD Form 214, item 12c
Net Active Service this Period and 12d Total Prior Active
Service combined correctly reflects his total active duty
service of 23 years and 27 days.
The complete DPSIPV evaluation is at Exhibit D.
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 21 March 2014, copies of the Air Force evaluations were
forwarded to the applicant for review and comment within
30 days. As of this date, no response has been received by
this office (Exhibit E).
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 an error or injustice to warrant
changing the Date Entered Active Duty This Period. We took
notice of the applicants complete submission in judging the
merits of this 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. In
the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to
recommend granting the relief sought in this portion of his
application.
4. Notwithstanding the above, sufficient relevant evidence has
been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or
injustice to warrant partial relief. After a thorough review of
the evidence of record, we find the applicants DD Form 4, which
is the source document for place of entry, reflects that he
did in fact enter active duty on 5 May 1969 in Houston, TX.
Therefore, we find the evidence sufficient to change his place
of entry to reflect Houston, TX rather than Clovis, NM.
Accordingly, we recommend his records be corrected as indicated
below.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that his DD
Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,
Item 7a, Place of Entry into Active Duty, be amended to reflect
Houston, TX.
The following members of the Board considered this application
in Executive Session on 29 July 2014, under the provisions of
AFI 36-2603:
, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
?
All members voted to correct the record as recommended. The
following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-2013-
04472:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 16 September 2013, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicants Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letters, HQ AFPC/DPSIPE, dated 25 November 2013.
Exhibit D. Letters, HQ AFPC/DPSIPV, dated 4 February 2014
Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 21 March 2014.
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