RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:		DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-02168

 				COUNSEL:  NONE

				HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty, be corrected to reflect the following:  

	Block 11, Primary Specialty, be changed to reflect he served 
as a Military Training Leader for four years and as 3A051 for 
four years.	

	Block 18, Remarks, be changed to show that he served two 
honorable enlistments.

	Block 19b, Nearest Relative, be changed to reflect his 
closest relative in Buffalo, New York.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His DD Form 214 does not reflect the above listed blocks 
correctly.

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a former member of the Air Force who served 
from 9 August 2005 through 1 May 2014.

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are 
described in the letters prepared by the Air Force offices of 
primary responsibility (OPRs) which are included at Exhibits 
C and D.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSIC recommends denial of changing the applicant’s Air 
Force Specialty Code (AFSC) in block 11 of the applicant’s 
DD Form 214; however, DPSIC recommends amending the cumulative 
service to six years and six months.  

The applicant requests to change his DD 214, block 11, from 
3A1Xl to 3AOX1; however, AFSC 3AOX1 was deleted as an active 
AFSC effective 31 October 1999, with most airmen, including 
applicant, and positions converting to AFSC 3DOX1 beginning 
1 November 1999.  AFSC 3DOX1 was deleted as an active AFSC 
effective 30 April 2014, with most airmen, including applicant, 
and positions converting to AFSC 3A1Xl beginning 1 May 2014; 
coincident with applicant's date of separation.  Therefore, 
the AFSC captured on his DD 214, block 11, 3A051, is correct.  
The cumulative full years and months of service in AFSC 3A051 
are six years, six months; block 11 currently reflects six 
years, eight months.  The identified service for SDI 8B100 is 
correct.

The applicant also questions the years and months of service 
associated AFSCs in block 11 of his DD Form 214 and the 
inconsistency with his total service listed in Block 12.   
Instructions for block 11 are:  PRIMARY SPECIALTY, list number, 
title and years and months in specialty and list additional 
specialty numbers and titles involving periods of one or more 
years.  

His duty history from the Military Personnel Data System 
indicates he performed duty in AFSCs 3A051/3D051 from 
12 January 2006 through 24 June 2012 and in 8Bl00 from 25 June 
2012 through 1 May 2014.  As AFSC 3Al51 was the most current in 
the history of 3A051 to 3D051 on the date of his separation, it 
is the AFSC captured in block 11 along with the AFSC title.  
Time spent in Basic Military Training does not count in block 
11, nor do less than full months of service in identified 
specialties.  Accordingly, the specific years and months will 
not match the years/months/days of total service reflected in 
block 12. Further, the DD Form 214, block 11 reflects AFSC/SDI 
titles, not individual duty titles. 

His assertion that he was removed from 8B100 (Military 
Training Leader) duties could not be validated with his duty 
history, Enlisted Performance Reports from Automated Record 
Management System or by his Case Management System history.

The complete DPSIC evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPSOR recommends denial of changing blocks 18 and 19b.  
AFI 36-3202, Separation Documents, table 4, rule 41 states to 
list comment for the initial term of service and make a remark 
“member (has)(has not) completed first full term of service.  
The applicant completed his first full term and his DD Form 214 
correctly reflects that statement.

The information in Block 19a/b is provided by members prior to 
the date of separation from service.  The sole purpose of the 
address listed in block 19 is for the delivery of the DD Form 
214.  The address in block 19b is only used when the first 
attempt to deliver the document to the veteran’s address in 19a 
fails.  With the applicant already in receipt of his DD Form 
214, block 19b has no further use, is administrative and has no 
impact on veteran benefits or entitlements.  Changes are not 
made to block 19b upon veteran’s receipt of the DD Form 214.  

The complete DPSOR evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the 
applicant on 12 November 2014, for review and comment within 
30 days (Exhibit E).  As of this date, this office has received 
no response.

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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 timely filed.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  After a 
thorough review of the applicant’s submission in judging the 
merits of the case, we are not persuaded that a change in the 
record is warranted.  Therefore, we agree with the opinion and 
recommendation of Air Force offices of primary responsibility and 
adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the 
applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  
Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no 
basis to disturb the existing record.  We note AFPC/DPSIC’s 
recommendation to change block 11 of the applicant’s DD Form 214 
to reflect the cumulative full years and months of service in 
AFSC 3A051 to reflect six years and six months, vice six years 
and eight months.  The Board has a statutory mandate to correct 
any military record when it considers it necessary to correct an 
error or to remove an injustice; however, it does not correct a 
record that would result as a detriment to the applicant.  As 
such, no Board action will be taken in this regard.  

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that 
the application was denied without a personal appearance; and 
that the application will only be reconsidered upon the 
submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered 
with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2014-02168 in Executive Session on 12 March 2015, 
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 19 May 14, w/atchs. 
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Record Excerpts.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSIC, dated 17 Jul 14.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPSOR, dated 28 Aug 14. 
   Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 12 Nov 14.