RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-02208 XXXXXXX COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 1. His Enlisted Performance Report (EPR), rendered for the period 2 Jun 2009 through 1 Jun 2010, be replaced. 2. The unsigned EPR rendered for the period 2 Jun 2007 through 1 Jun 2008 be replaced with a signed copy. (Administratively Corrected) ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: The EPR he received in 2010 does not properly reflect two awards he received in 2008. He was an award winner and that information was never included in his EPR. His award should be annotated on the EPR and his ratings should be adjusted accordingly. His 2008 EPR was not signed by all raters, therefore, does not reflect an accurate report/rating. In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of his EPRs rendered for the period 2 Jun 2009 through 1 Jun 2010 and 2 Jun 2007 through 1 Jun 2008 as well as memorandums for the Evaluation Reports Appeal Board (ERAB). The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The relevant facts pertaining to this application are described in the letter prepared by the Air Force office of primary responsibility at Exhibit C. _____________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPSID recommends denial of the applicant’s request to replace the Enlisted Performance Report (EPR), rendered for the period 2 Jun 2009 through 1 Jun 2010. DPSID states that the applicant did file an appeal through the ERAB under the provisions of AFI 36-2401, Correcting Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Reports; however, the ERAB was not convinced there was a material error in the content of the 1 Jun 2010 report and denied the applicant's request for relief. Moreover, an evaluation report is considered to represent the rating chain's best judgment at the time it is rendered. Once a report is accepted for file, only strong evidence to the contrary warrants correction or removal from an individual's record. The applicant has not provided any compelling evidence to show that the report is unjust or inaccurate as written. Although the awards not being reflected in his EPR may be a valid request, the awards were in fact from the 4th Quarter of 2008 and an annual award from 2008 and thereby should have been properly included in his 1 Jun 2009 close-out EPR, rather than the 1 Jun 2010 report. The 2010 report filed as a matter of record currently has two mark downs; therefore, it appears that the applicant desires to substitute this report to justify the marking change resulting in a "firewall 5" EPR. It also appears the applicant would rather not correct the proper report (2009) due to the fact that it is already a "firewall 5" EPR. Notwithstanding the above, DPSID urges the Board to recommend correcting the 2009 report to add the applicant’s award accomplishments as it is a more appropriate time frame. Regarding his request to replace his EPR rendered for the period 2 Jun 2007 through 1 Jun 2008, DPSID located a digitally signed copy of his EPR and it has been forwarded to the Automated Records Management System for inclusion. The complete DPSID evaluation is at Exhibit C. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION: On 6 Dec 2013, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days. As of this date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit D). ________________________________________________________________ ? 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 an injustice to warrant replacing the applicant’s EPR rendered for the period 2 Jun 2009 through 1 Jun 2010. We note that the Air Force Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) has adequately addressed his request and we are in agreement with their recommendation. Therefore, other than the administration correction noted by the OPR, we find no basis upon which to recommend favorable consideration of his request. 4. Notwithstanding the above, sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice to warrant partial relief. We note that the OPR recommends that the EPR rendered for the period 2 Jun 2008 through 1 Jun 2009 be corrected to add the applicant’s award accomplishments and we agree with their recommendation. Accordingly, we recommend the applicant's records be corrected to the extent indicated below. ________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to place a revised AF Form 910, Enlisted Performance Report (AB thru TSgt), rendered for the period 2 Jun 2008 through 1 Jun 2009, correcting only Section VI, Additional Rater’s Comments, Line 3 to read “Recognized leader; SQ NCO 4th qrtr 108 & 55th Electronic Combat Group 108 AFE NCO of the year...promote!” rather than “Recognized NCO; won 386 EOG 1st Sergeants "Diamond Sharp" Awd/"coined" by EOG/CC--promote ASAP!” ________________________________________________________________ ? The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 20 Feb 2014, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member All members voted to correct the record as recommended. The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-2013- 02208: Exhibit A. DD Forms 149, dated 26 Mar 2013, w/atchs and 16 May 2013, w/atch. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSID, dated 12 Nov 2013. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 6 Dec 2013. Panel Chair FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY – PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY – PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 4