RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-04281 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, should be amended to reflect the following: 1. Item 11 (Primary Specialty) Joint Specialty Officer (JSO) designation, level II. 2. Item 14 (Military Education): a. Advanced Systems Planning, Research, Development & Engineering Course, May 2002. b. Systems Planning, Research, Development & Engineering – Level 3, February 2003. c. Program Management Tools Course, May 2003. d. Intermediate Test & Evaluation Course, August 2005. e. Test & Evaluation – Level 2, February 2006. f. Program Management – Level 3, June 2006. g. Joint Information Operations Orientation Course, September 2006. h. Information Operations Fundamentals Course, July 2007. i. Intermediate Science & Technology Management, March 2010. j. Joint Interagency & Multinational Planner’s Course, June 2010. k. DoD International Affairs – Level 3, January 2011. l. Systems Planning, Research, Development & Engineering – Science & Technology Manager – Level 3, June 2011. m. Security Assistance Management, July 2011. ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He met all qualifications for a level 2 JSO, but due to UMD errors discovered after self-nomination deadlines were exceeded, he could not correct his record prior to his retirement. AFPC led him to believe that the missing decoration, badges, devices and various training and certifications were being added to his DD Form 214 prior to his retirement. In support of the applicant’s appeal, he submits a personal statement, documents extracted from his military personnel records and other associated documentation. The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ _ STATEMENT OF FACTS: On 31 January 2012, the applicant was relieved from active duty and retired on 1 February 2012 under the provisions of AFI 36- 3203 (Vol Retirement – Maximum Service or Time in Grade). He served 20 years and 19 days on active duty. The applicant has been advised that award of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster and the following badges: Senior Space, Senior Acquisition and Financial Management, Headquarters Air Force (HAF) Duty, Cyberspace Operator and USCYBERCOM duty have been verified and his records will be updated to reflect the correction. ________________________________________________________________ _ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPAPPO recommends denial. DPAPPO states IAW DoDI 1300.19, DoD Joint Officer Management Program, in order to be appointed a Level II Joint Qualified Officer the officer must accrue 18 joint qualification points or have been awarded full joint duty credit and successfully completed JPME I. Based on the Joint Officer History provided by the applicant, he only received four joint qualification points. Although he was assigned to a joint organization - he was never in a Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) position so never was awarded full joint tour credit. A further check of the Joint Officer Management Information System (JMIS) and Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) verify this fact. The applicant did attend JPME I, graduating from the Air Command and Staff College, non-resident program in 2002. Based on the fact that he did not accrue 18 points, nor was he awarded full joint tour credit, he was never eligible to receive a Level II JQO certification. The DPAPPO complete evaluation is at Exhibit C. AFPC/DPSID states no action is required. DPSID states award of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster is verified and the record has been corrected. The DPSID complete evaluation is at Exhibit D. AFPC/DPSIM recommends granting relief sought by the applicant to be awarded the following badges: “Senior Space, Senior Acquisition and Financial Management, Headquarters Air Force (HAF) duty, Cyberspace Operator and USCYBERCOM duty be added to his DD Form 214. The correction will be accomplished after Board action. The DPSIM complete evaluation is at Exhibit E. AFPC/DPSIT recommends denial of the applicant’s request to add Acquisition Professional Certification Levels to his DD Form 214. DPSIT states the applicant’s Acquisition Professional Certification Levels do not qualify as education completions for inclusion in Section 14 of his DD Form 214. Certifications represent the skill/proficiency and various requirements that were achieved to qualify for each specific certification which is awarded via submission of package. Some of the requirements met were training course completions that are included on the DD Form 214 instead of the actual certification level. The DPSIT complete evaluation is at Exhibit F. ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: On 15 October 2013, copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the applicant for review and response within 30 days (Exhibit G). As of this date, no response has been received by this office. ________________________________________________________________ _ 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 warranting a correction to the applicant’s primary specialty and his military education. After a thorough review of the evidence of record and the applicant’s submission, we agree with the opinions and recommendations of AFPC/DPAPPO and AFPC/DPSIT and adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice. We note that the applicant’s request regarding the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with One Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster and the following badges: Senior Space, Senior Acquisition and Financial Management, Headquarters Air Force (HAF) duty, Cyberspace Operator and USCYBERCOM duty, have been administratively corrected. Therefore, other than the administrative corrections to the applicant’s record cited above we find no basis to recommend granting any additional relief sought in this application. ________________________________________________________________ _ THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of an 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-2012-04281 in Executive Session on 14 November 2013, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2012-04281 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 1 September 2012, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant’s Available Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAPPO, dated 20 November 2012. Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPSID, dated 25 January 2013. Exhibit E. Letter, AFPC/DPSIM, dated 9 September 2013. Exhibit F. Letter, AFPC/DPSIT, dated 20 September 2013. Exhibit G. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 15 October 2013. 4 5