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AF | BCMR | CY2014 | BC 2014 01530
Original file (BC 2014 01530.txt) Auto-classification: Denied


RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:                DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2014-01530
		COUNSEL:  NONE
		HEARING DESIRED:  YES


APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty, item 11, Primary Specialty, reflect 3E831 - Explosive 
Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Helper, 1 year and 2 months and 2F031 - 
Fuels Apprentice, 2 years and 1 month.


APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He served in the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) 3E831 for 1 
year and 2 months while awaiting his top secret security 
clearance.  He worked at Eglin AFB’s EOD shop for over 1 year 
and his orders to Seymour-Johnson AFB were placed on hold until 
the final procedures of his clearance were complete.  He waited 
a year before being reassigned to another AFSC.  During that 
year he took part in the everyday operations of the EOD shop and 
his AFSC was 3E831.

The applicant's complete submission is at Exhibit A.


STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 12 February 
2002.

On 1 June 2005, the applicant was honorably discharged in the 
grade of senior airman under the provisions of AFI 36-
3208 (Miscellaneous – General Reasons).  He served 3 years, 
3 months and 20 days on active duty.

The applicant’s DD Form 214 with a separation date of 1 June 
2005, item 11, Primary Specialty, reflect 2F051, Fuels 
Journeyman, 3 years and 3 months.







AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSIC recommends denial.  DPSIC states the applicant was 
eliminated from the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) 
apprentice course (initial skills training (IST)) and therefore 
was never awarded or performed duty in AFSC 3E831.  This is 
evidenced by the AF Form 899, Request and Authorization for 
Permanent Change of Station - Military, dated 27 May 2003 in his 
Automated Records Management System (ARMS) record.  DPSIC have 
no date of elimination from the 3E831 course, but this document 
does contain the class start date of 24 June 2003 for his 
retraining AFSC of 2F031, Fuels Apprentice.

Absent a date of elimination from the EOD course and class start 
date for any prior EOD training course, they are unable to 
determine if the applicant performed duty in AFSC 3E811, EOD 
Helper, as a student for 12 months or more, as required by 
Section 11 of the DD Form 214.  Following course elimination, 
IST eliminees may not be discharged (commander's discretion), 
but eligible for retraining and qualifying for specific AFSCs, 
are considered if and when quotas were available.  Airmen have 
waited anywhere from less than 30 days to 12 months or more to 
be selected for and enter training in a future IST class.

The complete DPSIC evaluation is at Exhibit B.


APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 3 October 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 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.  The 
applicant’s contentions are duly noted; 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 that the applicant has not been the victim of an 
error or injustice.  Therefore, we find no basis to recommend 
granting the relief sought in this application.

4.  The applicant’s case is adequately documented and it has not 
been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel 
will materially add to our understanding of the issues involved.  
Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably 
considered.


THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice; the 
application was denied without a personal appearance; and 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-2014-01530 in Executive Session on 5 February 2015, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:


The following documentary evidence was considered:

  Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 2 April 2014, w/atchs.
  Exhibit B.  Letter, AFPC/DPSIC, dated 12 May 2014.
  Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 3 October 2014.








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