Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records

Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR) — DD Form 149

Highest Level of Review

AFBCMR = Highest Level

The Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records is the HIGHEST level of administrative review for correcting military records.

Who May Apply

AFBCMR Applicants

In most cases, applicants are members or former members of the USAF.

Third-Party Standing

In some situations, the following may request correction of another person's military records when that person is incapable of acting on his or her own behalf, is missing, or is deceased:

A family member
Heir
Legal representative (such as a guardian or executor) of the member or former member with a proper interest

Records the Board Can Correct

AFBCMR Records Scope

With a few exceptions, most records generated by the USAF may be corrected by the board.

Records Examples

Records addressed for change include, but are not limited to:

Enlisted performance reports
Fitness test results
Debts incurred
Discharges and reenlistment/reentry eligibility codes
Survivor benefit plans
Accumulated leave days
Article 15 actions
Reinstatement into the USAF

Correction Methods

Records may be:

Changed
Voided
Created as necessary

…to correct an error or to remove an injustice.

Monetary Recomputation

Applicable monetary benefits are recomputed based on the records changed.

Recommending Body

AFBCMR Recommending Body

The board is a recommending body and will vote to:

Grant
Partially grant, OR
Deny the requested relief

Favorable Relief Process

SecAF Final Decision

If the board recommends favorable relief, the case is forwarded to the Secretary of the Air Force or their designee for final decision.

Final and Binding

Unless procured by fraud, their decision is final and binding on all USAF officials and government agencies.

Personal Appearance NOT a Right

Personal Appearance NOT Statutory

Personal appearance to present an application to the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records is NOT a statutory right and is granted solely at the discretion of the board.

Discretion Predicate

Appearance Predicate

Predicated on finding the applicant's presence, with or without counsel, will materially add to the board's understanding of the issue(s) involved.

Reference

AFBCMR Reference

DAFI 36-2603, *Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR)*.

Exhaust Other Remedies First

Exhaust Other Remedies

Applicants must exhaust other reasonably available administrative avenues of relief prior to applying to the AFBCMR.

Failure to Exhaust

If other administrative remedies have not been properly exhausted before applying, the application DD Form 149, *Application for Correction of Military Record Under the Provisions of Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552*, will be returned without action.