RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-05840
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty, item 11, Primary Specialty, reflect M46A3, Medical Service
Specialty, Nursing Administrator, 8 years; M46S3, Medical
Service Specialty, Operating Room Nurse, 17 years; and 46N3,
Clinical Nurse, 3 years.
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
Her primary specialty on her DD Form 214 is incorrect.
The applicant's complete submission is at Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 31 October 2013, the applicant was relieved from active duty
and retired on 1 November 2013, in the grade of lieutenant
colonel under the provisions of AFI 36-3203 (Vol Retirement:
Sufficient Service for Retirement). She served 28 years and
18 days of active service.
The applicants DD Form 214 with a separation date of 31 October
2013, item 11, Primary Specialty, reflect M46A3, Medical Service
Specialty, Nursing Administrator, 1 year; M46S3, Medical Service
Specialty, Operating Room Nurse, 25 years; and 46N3, Clinical
Nurse, 2 years.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSIC recommends partial relief. DPSIC states the
applicants DD Form 214, item 11, should read 46S3, Operating
Room Nurse, 19 years and 2 months; 46N3, Clinical Nurse, 5 years
and 11 months and 46A3 Nursing Administration, 2 years and
10 months.
AFI 36-2101, Classifying Military Personnel (Officer and
Enlisted), paragraph 3.1 provides Air Force policy on duty AFSC
determination: Designating a Duty AFSC (DAFSC). A DAFSC,
including prefixes, suffixes, and skill levels, must match the
authorized unit manpower document (UMD) position. An officers
DAFSC must match an awarded AFSC, either entry, qualified, or
staff, except for the officers qualification level. Finally,
the Air Force Officer Classification Directory provides Air
Force policy regarding use of the M prefix, Medical Service
Specialist:
Prefix M identifies officers certified by an appropriate
American Specialty Board or other board acceptable to the Air
Force Surgeon General. See AFI 41-104, Professional Board and
National Certification Examinations, for a list of approved
boards and certification procedures for award of prefix M. Do
not use prefix on manning documents. Do not affix to the Duty
AFSC of officers. [Emphasis added] Award and affix to the
awarded AFSC (primary, second, or third) in which the officer
has received certification. [Emphasis added] Delete this prefix
upon award of prefix H. In the medical career area, use only
with qualified (4XX3X) awarded AFSCs.
The applicants duty history (captures duty AFSC, start date for
that duty entry and the individuals duty title (not specialty
title) from the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) covering
her career.
Only complete years and months of service are used to determine
the periods of service. Note: The M prefix was not authorized
for inclusion in the authorized AFSC on manning documents or for
the medical officers DAFSC. This exclusion then extends to
applicants duty history and the DD Form 214, block 11.
The complete AFPC/DPSIC evaluation, with attachments, is at
Exhibit B.
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 15 September 2014, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was
forwarded to the applicant for review and response within
30 days (Exhibit C). 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 timely filed.
3. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice warranting
partial relief. We took note of the applicants complete
submission in judging the merits of the case and agree with
AFPC/DPSIC recommendation and adopt their rationale as the basis
for our conclusion that the applicant has been the victim of an
error or injustice. As such, we recommend her records be
corrected to the extent 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 the DD
Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,
issued in conjunction with her 31 October 2013 separation, be
amended in Item 11, Primary Specialty, to include 46S3,
Operating Room Nurse, 19 years and 2 months; 46N3, Clinical
Nurse, 5 years and 11 months and 46A3 Nursing Administration, 2
years and 10 months.
The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2013-05840 in Executive Session on 6 November 2014,
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The
following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 11 December 2013.
Exhibit B. Letter, AFPC/DPSIC, dated 14 February 2014,
w/atchs.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 15 September 2014.
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