RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-00315
XXXXXXX COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
1. His record be corrected to reflect two overseas tours of
active duty covering the periods of 20 Sep 1988 to 12 Feb
1990 and 15 Oct 1990 to 14 Mar 1991.
2. He be entitled to the Air Force Overseas Ribbon (AFOR).
3. He be entitled to the Air Force Achievement Medal (AFAM).
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He completed two overseas tours in support of the Persian Gulf
War (Kuwait). His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or
Discharge from Active Duty, does not reflect his AFOR and his
AFAM. He requests the aforementioned changes be made so he can
submit a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) claim
In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of a
DVA letter, DD Form 256AF, Honorable Discharge Certificate;
Reserve Order CA-009530, DD Form 214 and AFAM citation.
His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The AFOR (Long and Short) is awarded to Air Force active duty,
Reserve and Guard personnel credited with completion of a long
or short Air Force overseas tour. Personnel credited with both
long and short tours may wear both AFORs.
The applicants DD Form 214, Item 12f, Foreign Service, reflects
00 years, 00 months, and 00 days.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
ARPC/DPTS recommends denial of the applicants requests that his
record be corrected to reflect two overseas tours of active duty
covering the periods of 20 Sep 1988 to 12 Feb 1990 and 15 Oct
1990 to 14 Mar 1991 and that he be entitled to the AFOR. DPTS
states that he enlisted in the Air Force Reserve on 17 Aug
1988 with an 8-year military service obligation, and on 20 Sep
1988 he entered active duty. The applicant was released from
active duty on 12 Feb 1990, under the Early Separation Program -
Strength Reduction. On 13 Feb 1990, he was transferred into the
Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and on 14 Dec 1994, he was
discharged from the IRR. There is no documentation in his
records to reflect any overseas time was completed. Moreover,
on 20 Mar 2013, the applicant was invited to provide supporting
documentation to verify his overseas time. He has provided no
supporting documents. Notwithstanding the above, DPTS was able
to verify his entitlement to the AFAM and recommends approval.
The complete DPTS evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 21 Jun 2013, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded
to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days.
To date, a response has not been received (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 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 error or injustice with regard to
the applicants request to add two overseas tours and
entitlement to the AFOR. While the applicant contends he
completed two overseas tours in support of the Persian Gulf War,
he has not provided any evidence to support this contention. As
such, we find that he has failed to sustain his burden of
substantiating the existence of an error or an injustice in his
records. Therefore, in view of the above and in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to favorably consider
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 correcting the applicants records to
reflect entitlement to the AFAM. In this respect, we note the
Air Force Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) was able to
confirm that the AFAM should be added to his DD Form 214.
Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the
OPR and adopt the rationale expressed as the basis for our
decision that the applicant has been the victim of either an
error or an injustice. Accordingly, we recommend his records be
corrected as indicated below.
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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that that he
was awarded the AFAM.
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The following members of the Board considered this application
in Executive Session on 15 Oct 2013, under the provisions of AFI
36-2603:
, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
All members voted to correct the records as recommended. The
following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-2013-
00315:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 13 Jan 2013, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, HQ ARPC/DPTS, dated 2 Apr 2013, w/atchs.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 21 Jun 2013.
Panel Chair
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