RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-04443
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty, be amended to reflect his grade as Staff Sergeant (SSgt,
E-5) instead of Senior Airman (SrA, E-4).
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He was pending dual action consideration prior to being retired.
When he completed his DD Form 214 worksheet he was serving in
the grade of SrA. However, it was adjusted to the grade of SSgt
for retirement.
The applicants complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 12 November 2002, the applicant entered the Regular Air
Force.
His DD Form 214 reflects he served on active duty through
28 August 2012 in the grade of SrA.
Per Special Order ACD-02213 dated 3 May 2012, the applicant
retired effective 29 August 2012 in the grade of SSgt (highest
grade held on active duty) with a compensable physical
disability rating of 40 percent.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPFD recommends denial of the request. The preponderance
of the evidence reflects no error or injustice occurred during
the disability process.
The applicant was demoted to the grade of SrA in November 2009.
On 3 February 2012, his disability and administrative separation
files were forwarded to the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel
Council (SAFPC) for finalization and grade determination. On
30 March 2012, SAFPC found the applicant unfit for continued
service for reasons of physical disability and directed he be
permanently retired with a compensable disability rating of
40 percent. In their memorandum, SAFPC stated they had not
received adequate information to make a grade determination in
conjunction with the medical retirement and requested an
appropriate package be provided. On 12 April 2012, SAFPC
determined the applicant had served satisfactorily in the higher
grade of SSgt entitling him to disability retirement pay in the
higher grade of SSgt within the meaning of 10 U.S.C. § 1212.
Special Order ACD-02212 dated 3 May 2012 was subsequently issued
stating the applicants rank at the time of release from active
duty as SrA but retiring him in the grade of SSgt. The order
[sic] is correct in that it states the rank the applicant was
wearing at the time of retirement.
A complete copy of the DPFD evaluation is at Exhibit C.
SAF/MRBP recommends disapproval of the applicants request to
change his retirement order [sic] to reflect the grade of SSgt.
The order [sic] is correct as the rank the member was wearing at
the time of retirement was that of SrA.
A complete copy of the SAF/MRBP evaluation is at Exhibit D.
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
He is not requesting to change the rank on his retirement orders
but to correct his DD Form 214, Block 4a. Grade, Rate or Rank,
to reflect SSgt.
The applicants complete response is at Exhibit F.
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 an error or injustice. We note the
applicant requests his DD Form 214 be amended to reflect the
grade of SSgt; however, we find no evidence of an error or
injustice. Although SAFPC determined the applicant had served
satisfactorily in the higher grade of SSgt entitling him to
disability retirement pay in the higher grade of SSgt, at the
time of release from active duty he was serving in the grade of
SrA. As such, his DD Form 214 reflects the correct grade of
SrA. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we
find no basis to recommend granting the requested relief.
THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not
demonstrate the existence of material 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-2014-04443 in Executive Session on 10 June 2015 under
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 28 October 2014, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Memorandum, AFPC/DPFD, dated 16 December 2014.
Exhibit D. Memorandum, SAF/MRBP, undated.
Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 3 March 2015.
Exhibit F. Letter, Applicant, dated 23 March 2015.
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