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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PRIVACY ACT OF 1974

The National Personal Records Center (NPRC) was unable to produce the applicant's service records.

According to AFM 39-12, Paragraph 2-15, Conditions for Unfitness, subparagraph b, dated 1 Sep 66, indicates sexual perversion, including but not limited to (1) lewd and lascivious acts, (2) homosexual acts, (3) sodomy, (4) indecent exposure, (5) indecent acts with or assault upon a child, or (6) other indecent acts or offenses, are all bases for discharge.

According to the Air Force Legal Operations Agency, the applicant does not have a court-martial record.

On 20 Sept 11, the Under Secretary of Defense issued guidance pertaining to correction of military records requests resulting from the repeal of Title 10, Section 654, commonly known as DADT.  An excerpt from the aforementioned guidance is provided below:

"Effective September 20, 2011, Service DRBs(Discharge Review Boards)should normally grant requests to change the narrative reason for a discharge (the change should be to "Secretarial Authority" (Separation program Designator Code [SPD] code JFF), requests to re-characterize the discharge to honorable, and/or requests to change the reentry code to an immediately-eligible-to-renter category (the new RE code should be 1J) when both of the following conditions are met: (1) the original discharge was based solely upon DADT or a similar policy in place prior to enactment of DADT and (2) there were no aggravating factors in the record, such as misconduct.  Although each request must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, the award of an honorable or general discharge should normally be considered to indicate the absence of aggravating factors."

AFI 36-3202, Separation Documents, paragraph 2.2.3., dated 22 Nov 05, states the DD Form 214, "Provides separating members with brief, clear records of their active military service at the time they are transferred, released, discharged, or retired."

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are described in the memorandum prepared by the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR), which is included at Exhibit C.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
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Because of a lack of service records and the governing discharge regulation in effect during 1955 are no longer available, AFPC/DP2STM could not make a recommendation on this application.  They were unable to verify the specific basis for discharge because the applicant's master personnel record contains no information concerning the discharge.  The applicant provided a DD Form 214 which indicates she was discharged on 11 Mar 55 under the provision of Chapter 2, section B of AFM 39-12, Separation for

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