ADDENDUM TO 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

DOCKET NUMBER:  97-01735 

COUNSEL:  None 

HEARING DESIRED:  Yes 

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APPLICANT REOUESTS THAT: 

(By amendment to his original application) The requirement that he 
complete 18 months of mandatory On-The-Job Training  (OJT) be waived 
and he be permitted to obtain the Career Development Courses  (CDCs) 
which he must  complete in order to be  awarded a  7-skill level in 
his Air Force Specialty Code  (AFSC). 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

As  a  result  of  the  earlier  consideration of  his  application, on 
10 September 1997, it was directed that the effective date and date 
of  rank  for  his  promotion  to  the  grade  of  staff  sergeant  be 
backdated  from  1 May  1997  to  16  February  1996.  Based  on  this 
correction to the records, his supervisors began to prepare him for 
award of his v-skill level, which is a requirement for promotion to 
technical sergeant. 
He  was  awarded  the  Information  Management  AFSC  due  to  his  past 
military  experience.  He did  not  have  to  attend  formal  training. 
Six months into his CDC training, he was told there was no longer a 
test  for award of  the 5-skill level and  that  he would be  awarded 
that  skill  level  on  an OJT  basis.  He  assumed  that  his  7-level 
training had begun at that time, as did his supervisors, and that, 
when  the  correction  to  his  promotion  dates  was  approved,  the 
mandatory 18 months of OJT training would be backdated also.  After 
being notified that his request for changes to his promotion dates 
had been approved, he reported to the training office.  Both he and 
his superiors were told that the 18-month requirement would not be 
waived. 
He  is  asking  the  Board  to  again  evaluate  the  facts  and 
circumstances of his case, and, his qualifications.  He believes he 
has done all of the required training. 
In support of his amended request, the applicant provided a copy of 
his Classification/On-the-Job Training Actions, dated  29 September 
1997 (see Exhibit A). 

RESUME OF THE CASE: 
On 29 May 1997, the applicant requested that his effective date and 
date  of  rank  for  promotion  to  the  grade  of  staff  sergeant  be 
changed.  The Board  considered the application and concurred with 
the recommendation of ANG/MPPU that the applicant's  request should 
be favorably considered (Exhibit B). 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 
The  applicant  is  a  member  of  the  Air  National  Guard  who  is 
currently  serving on a  statutory tour  of  active  duty.  His most 
recent enlistment was in the Air National Guard on 16 January 1996 
in the grade of senior airman  (E-4) for a period  6 years.  He was 
credited with  prior  service  in  the  Army  National  Guard, the Air 
National  Guard,  the  Regular  Army,  and  the  Army  Reserve,  during 
which  time,  he  performed  duties  as  a  cavalry  scout, 
security/military  policeman,  and  M-1  Abrams  armor  crewman.  His 
paydate  is  9  June  1980. 
As  of  the  Retirement  Year  Ending 
15 January  1998, he  was  credited with  13  years, 7 months  and  28 
days of  satisfactory Federal service and approximately 9 years, 7 
months and 9 days of total active Federal military service. 
Following his most  recent enlistment in the Air National Guard, on 
1 August  1996, the applicant was relieved from his assignment as a 
Law Enforcement  Specialist  (Duty AFSC  3P051), and, was  ordered to 
active  duty  for  a  period  of  48  months  per  10  USC  12301(d)  and 
assigned  to  duties  as  an  Information Management  Technician  (Duty 
AFSC  3A071).  On  29  September  1997, he  was  awarded  the  5-skill 
level  in AFSC  3AOX1, effective 1 March  1997.  He was promoted  to 
the grade of staff sergeant on 1 May  1997.  His promotion dates to 
staff sergeant were subsequently changed to 16 February 1996. 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
The Chief, Utilization Branch, ANG/MPPU, reviewed the  applicant's 
amended  request  and  recommended  denial. 
MPPU  provided  an 
assessment  by  a  Training  Manager  in  which  it  was  indicated  the 
Career Field Manager waived the mandatory 3-level technical school 
at the time the applicant was assigned to the position he currently 
holds.  The applicant was enrolled in the 5-level CDC, however, he 
was disenrolled based on pass/fail rate statistics provided by ECI. 
Supervisors were  advised that  they must  provide  subject knowledge 
training  and  document  a training plan.  After  several changes of 
supervision, a new supervisor documented the training and requested 
5-skill  level  upgrade  which  was  backdated  to  1  March  1997; 
reflecting  the  actual  date  the  applicant  completed  5-level 
training.  The  applicant  and  his  supervisor  then  met  with  the 
Training Manager  to discuss the waiver of  the  7-skill level  time 

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requirements that would coincide with promotion opportunities.  The 
Training Manager  denied  this request based  on the  lack of  formal 
training. 

Although the 7-skill level focuses on the managerial aspects of an 
AFSC, there are critical tasks the trainee must know and perform to 
be effective.  The Training Manager is of the opinion that waiving 
another mandatory training requirement would be detrimental to the 
individual's career and the organization. 

MPPU  agreed  with  this  assessment  and  indicated  that  it  is 
imperative that  the ANG  train to the same standards as their Air 
Force counterparts.  Completion of  mandatory  operational  training 
and  time-in-training requirements ensures trainees are  trained on 
all aspects of their career field for career progression. 

A complete copy of the foregoing evaluations is at Exhibit C. 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

A  copy  of  the  foregoing  advisory  opinions  was  forwarded  to  the 
applicant  on  25 March  1998  f o r   review and  comment.  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.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate 
the  existence  of  probable  injustice. 
The  applicant's  current 
request  should  be  approved  as  a  continuation  of  the  previously- 
approved relief.  Had the errors in the applicant's  dates of  rank 
not  occurred, he  would  have entered  7-skill level training at  an 
earlier  date. 
It  is  unclear  when  this  would  have  occurred. 
Nevertheless, we  believe that  to mandate  the  18-month requirement 
in spite of the retroactive changes in the record would constitute 
a  continuation  of  the  injustice  resulting  from  the  error  which 
occurred when his promotion to staff sergeant was delayed.  Even if 
the  18-month  OJT  rule  is  waived,  the  applicant  will  still  be 
required to complete his CDCs and obtain his supervisor's  approval 
prior  to being  upgraded  to his  7-skill level.  These requirements 
are, in our estimation, sufficient to safeguard the best  interests 
of  the  service  and  the  applicant.  Accordingly,  the  his  records 
should be corrected in the following manner. 

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 
The pertinent military records of the Department of  the Air Force 
relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that competent authority 
approved  a  waiver  of  the  18-month  On-The-Job  (OJT)  training 
requirement set forth in AFI 36-2101, Table 3.7, Rule 4, for award 
of a 7-skill level in Air Force Specialty Code  (AFSC) 3AOX1. 

The following members of  the Board considered this application in 
Executive  Session  on  18  June  1998, under  the  provisions  of  AFI 
36-2603 : 

Mr. Charles E. Bennett, Panel Chair 
Mr. John T. Dorsett, Member 
Mr. Steven A. Shaw, Member 

All  members  voted  to  correct  the  records, as  recommended. 
following documentary evidence was considered: 

The 

Exhibit A.  Letter from the applicant, undated, with 

Exhibit B.  Record of Proceedings, AFBCMR 97-01735, dated 

attachments. 
10 September 1997, with attachments. 
attachment. 

Exhibit C.  Letter, ANG/MPPU, dated 3 March 1998, with 
Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 25 March 1998. 

b H A R L E S  E. BENNETT 

Panel Chair 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

WASHINGTON, DC 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 

AF'BCMR 97-01735 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF 

Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air Force Board for 

Correction of Military Records and under the authority of Section 1552, Title 10, United States 
Code (70A Stat 116), it is directed that: 

ilitan, records of the Department of the Air Force relating t 
, be corrected to  show that competent authority approved 

18-month On-The-Job (OJT) training requirement set forth in AFI 36-2101, Table 3.7, Rule 4, for 
award of a 7-skill level in Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) 3AOX1. 

Air Force Review Boards Agency