AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

DOCKET NUMBER:  97-03143 

COUNSEL:  NONE 

HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 
He be considered for promotion to the grade of major by a Special 
Review Board  (SRB), to  include a personal  letter to  the  Board 
President, for  the  Fiscal  Year  1998  (FY98) Air  Force  Reserve 
Line/Nonline Major Board. 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

A personal  letter, summarizing the medical predicament  that was 
harmful to his career, was written and sent to the President of 
the  FY98 major  promotion  board.  Applicant  states  that  he  has 
recently discovered  that  the  letter was not  present  during  his 
promotion consideration.  Also, the promotion board did not have 
documentation showing his Individual Mobilization Augmentee  (IMA) 
participation  with  the  Air  Force  Rescue  Coordination Tenter 
(AFRCC) .  His  current Officer Performance Report  (OPR) (12 Aug 
97) reflects his abilities soon after he was  able to return to 
flying status.  Unfortunately  ,  the previous two OPRs could not 
show the progression or accomplishments toward the AFRCC mission 
that he  is capable of.  Also, evidence or documentation showing 
his contributions as an IMA to the AFRCC was not present at the 
board. 
In support of his appeal, applicant submits documentation which 
includes a copy of  the letter, dated 10 January 1997, submitted 
to the  President of the FY98 Air  Force Reserve Major  Promotion 
Board. 

Applicant's submission is attached at Exhibit A. 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

Applicant  is  currently  serving  on  extended  active  in  the  Air 
Force Reserve, in the grade of captain. 

Applicant  was 
major  by  the 
which convened 
Applicant's OPR profile is as follows: 

considered  for promotion  to  the  Reserve grade of 
FY98  Air  Force  Reserve  Line/Nonline Major  Board, 
on 3  March 1 9 9 7 ,   but was not selected. 

PERIOD ENDING 

OVERALL EVALLUATION 

12 Oct 90 
.  1 9   Oct 9 0  
11 Sep 9 1  
11 Sep 92 
12 Aug 94 
12 Aug 95 
#  12 Aug 96 
12 Aug 9 7  
14 Feb 9 8  

Meets Standards 
Education/Training Report 
Meets Standards 
Meets Standards 
"NO report available for above 

pe r i od 

Meets Standards 
Meets Standards 
Meets Standards 
Meets Standards 

#  Top report at time of nonselection for promotion to the 

Reserve grade of major 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
The Deputy Director, Directorate of Personnel Program Management, 
HQ ARPC/DPJA, states that the applicant's record was correct when 
it met  the promotion board.  The applicant's letter was  in his 
Officer Selection Folder  (OSF) and his point  credit was  correct 
on  his  Officer  Selection Brief  (OSB) when  his  record  met  the 
board.  They recommend the applicant's request be denied. 

A copy of the Air Force evaluation is attached at Exhibit C. 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant 
on 15 December 1 9 9 7   for review and response within 30 days.  A s  
of this date, no response has been received by this office. 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 

1. 
law or regulations. 

2.  The application was timely filed. 
3 .   Insufficient  relevant  evidence  has  been  presented  to 
demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice .-  After 

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a  thorough  review  of  the  evidence  of  record  and  applicant's 
submission, we are not persuaded that he should be considered for 
promotion to the Reserve grade of major by a special review board 
(SRB), for the FY98 Air Force Reserve Line/Nonline Major Board, 
to  include  a  personal  letter  to  the  Board  President. 
His 
contentions  are  duly  noted;  however,  we  do  not  find  these 
uncorroborated  assertions,  in  and  by  themselves,  sufficiently 
persuasive to override the rationale provided by  the Air Force. 
Applicant  alleges  that  he  discovered  the  personal  letter  he 
submitted to the President of the promotion board was not present 
when his records met the FY98 promotion board.  However, he does 
not  submit evidence  to  substantiate this  allegation.  He  also 
contends that the FY98 promotion board did not have documentation 
showing his  IMA participation with  the AFRCC.  After  reviewing 
the  applicant's Officer Selection Record  (OSR), to include  the 
Officer  Selection  Brief  (OSB)  that  was  reviewed  by  the  FY98 
promotion board, we note that his participation in the AFRCC was 
reflected on the OSB  and the promotion board was  aware of  this 
participation. 
Also,  information  obtained  from  AFRC/DPJA 
indicates that they did receive applicant's letter to the Board 
President; however, these letters are not  kept on file and are 
destroyed after the convening of the promotion boards.  Given the 
presumption of  regularity on the part  of  the Air  Force, we  are 
not persuaded that the applicant's records were not correct when 
they met  the FY98 promotion board.  We therefore agree with the 
recommendation of the Air Force and adopt the rationale expressed 
as the basis  for our decision that the applicant has  failed to 
sustain his burden  that  he  has  suffered either  an error or an 
injustice.  Therefore, we  find no compelling basis to recommend 
granting the relief sought. 

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: 
The  applicant  be  notified  that  the  evidence  presented  did  not 
demonstrate  the  existence  of  probable  material  error  or 
injustice;  that  the  application  was  denied  without  a  personal 
appearance; and  that  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 this application in 
Executive Session on 17 September 1998,  under the provisions of 
AFI 36-2603. 

Ms. Martha Maust, Panel Chair 
Mr. Loren S. Perlstein, Member 
Ms. Ann L. Heidig, Member 

The following documentary evidence was considered: 

Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated  1 5   Oct  97, w/atchs. 
Exhibit  B.  Applicant's Officer Selection Record. 
Exhibit  C.  Letter, HQ ARPC/DPJA,  dated  1 Dec 97. 
Exhibit  D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated  1 5   Dec 97. 

M h T H A  MAUST  / 
Panel Chair 

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DEPARTMENT  OF THE  AIR  FORCE 

HEADQUARTERS  AIR  RESERVE PERSONNL  CENTER 

EROM:  HQ ARPC/DPJA 

6760 E Irvington P1 #20OO 
Denver CO 80280-2000 

SUBJECT:  Applicati 

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The requested correction capAot be accomplished 

1. 
administratively at this headquazters. 

The applicant requests tnaz he be reconsidered for selection 

2. 
by the EY98  Air Force Reserve LinelNonline Major  Board that 
convened 3  March 1997. 

~. surrounding the case: 

a.  The applicant was considered but  not selected by the 

FY98 board. 

b.  The  applicant states that his letter tc 

Recommend denial of the zpplicant's  request. 

the board was not in his record, and  that his c - - - -  
brief  (OSB) was incorrect. 
4. 
record was  correct when it met the board. 
w a s   in his officer selection folder and his point credit was 
correct on his OSB when his record met the board. 
5 .   If the Air Force Board  f o r   Correction of Military Records 
(AE'BCMR)  agrees with our recommendation, no further ,action is 
required. 

the President of 
hfficer selection 

The member's 

The applicant's  letter 

If the AFBCMR  disagrees with our recommendation, the 

6. 
following actions should be taken: 

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a.  The member should m e t  a special  selection board  (SSB) 

in lieu of the FY98 board. 

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b.  If selected by the SSB, t h e   applicant should be promoted 
with a date of rank  of 27 July 1998, which is the date he would 
have been  promoted had  he been selected by the FY98 board. 
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6398 or e-mail sowens@arpcmail.den.disa.mil. 

If you have any questions, contact Sylvia Owens  at DSN 926- 

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