DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 

WASHINGTON, DC 

DEC 0 8 1998 

Office of the Assistant Secretary 
AFBCMR 98-00246 

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: 

tary records of the Department of the Air Force relating t- 
be corrected to show that: 

a.  The citation for the Air Force Achievement Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster, for the 

period 8 to 22 September 1988, be included in his records. 

b.  The citation for the Aerial Achievement Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster, for the 

period 3 July to 22 August 1993, be included in his records. 

c.  The Assignment History of the Officer Selection Brief reviewed by the Calendar 

Year 1997C (CY97C) Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board reflects the following: 

CHIEF OF SAFETY 

16 Sep 96 - R12F4YIOPERATIONS EXERCISE PLANNER 
14 Aug 95 - 92SO/ACSC STUDENT 
6 Aug 94 - Y 12F3A/WARGAME EXERCISE DIRECTOR 
1 Feb 94 - K12F3F/ASSIST OPERATIONS OFFICER 
1 Oct 92 - K1555BmTSTRUCTOR WEAPON SYSTEM OFFICER, 
9 Dec 91 - 1555B/CHIEF OF SQUADRON TRAINING 
1 NOV 91 - 1555B/WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER F-15E 
28 Jun 91 - 1555B/WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER F-15E 
3 Feb 91 - 1551B/WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER 
19 Dec 90 - 2255G/FIGHTER LIAISON OFFICER 
9 Dec 88 - 2255G/RECCE LIAISON OFFICER 
11 Apr 88 - 1445JlFIGHTER LIAISON OFFICER 
1 1 Oct 86 - 22 1 SB/EXECUTIVE TO THE COMMANDER 
17 Oct 85 - K15 1 SNINST WEAPON SYSTEMS OFFICER 
23 Apr 84 - 1515A/WEAPONS SYSTEMS OFFICER RF-4C 
23 Apr 83 - 1555D/UNIT WEAPON SYSTEMS OFFICER RF-4C 
2 Oct 82 - 1555D/RTU STUDENT WSO RF-4C 
15 Jul82 - 155 lZ/STU TAC NAV TNG 
29 Dec 8 1 - 0007/STU UNT NV6AF CL 82-1 7 

It is further directed that his records, as amended, be considered for promotion to the grade 

of lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board for the CY97C Central Lieutenant Colonel 

Selection Board.  k k  

Director 
Air Force Review Boards Agency 

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AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

IN THE MATTER OF: 

DEC O 8 1998 

DOCKET NUMBER: 98-00246 
COUNSEL:  None 
HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REOUESTS THAT: 

He  be  given  consideration  for  promotion  to  the  grade  of 
lieutenant  colonel  by  Special  Selection  Board  (SSB) for  the 
Calendar Year 1997C (CY97C) board with the following corrections 
to his records: 

1.  Include the citation for the Air Force Achievement Medal, 

First Oak Leaf Cluster (AFAM 1OLC) in his selection folder. 

2.  Include  the  citation  for  the  Aerial  Achievement  Medal, 

First Oak Leaf Cluster  (AAM  1OLC) in his selection folder. 

3.  The Officer Selection Brief  (OSB) reviewed by  the  CY97C 
in  the  Assignment 

board  should  reflect  the  following  changes 
History Section: 

a.  1 Oct  92 -  The Duty Air Force Specialty Code  (DAFSC) 
and  duty  title  should  be  iiK1555B/Instructor Weapon  System 
Officer,  Chief  of  Safetyii rather  than  Ii12F3F/Weapon System 
Officer ,  Chief of Safety . I i  
[HQ  AFPC/DPAISl  concurs  -  See Exhibi t 
c. 1 

b.  1  Nov  91  -  The  duty  title  should  be  "Chief  of 
Squadron Trainingii rather than  itweapon System Officer, Chief of 
Safety. I i  
[HQ  AFPC/DPAISl  recommends  partial  correction  -  See 
Exhibit  C .  ] 

c.  19 Dec 90 -  The duty title should be  "Fighter Liaison 

Off icerll rather than "RECCE Liaison Officer . 

d.  11  Apr  88  -  The  DAFSC  and  duty  title  should  be 
l11445J/Fighter Liaison Off icerii rather than 'I22516 RECCE Liaison 
Officer.  [HQ  A F P C / D P A I S l   concurs -  See Exhibit C .  1 

e.  8  Aug  86  -  The  DAFSC  and  duty  title  should  be 
2255R/Execut ive 
[HQ  A F P C / D P A I S l   recommends  partial  correction  -  See 

2 2 15B/Execut ive  to  the  Commanderii rather than 
Officer . 
Exhibit  C . ]  

f.  18 Apr 83 -  The effective date should be  "18 A p r   8 4 . "  

[HQ  A F P C / D P A I S l   recommends partial  correction  -  See Exhibit C. 1 

g.  2  Oct  82  -  The  duty  title  should  be  Wnit  Weapon 
Systems Officer RF-4C" rather than  "RTU Student Weapon  Systems 
Officer RF-4C. 

[ 4 .   Applicant  also  includes 

the  Promotion  Recommendation 
Form  (PRF)  reviewed  by  this board  and  a  statement  from  the  senior 
rater,  who  recommends  the  applicant  be  given  SSB.  However,  while 
the  senior  rater  alludes  to  a  comment  i n  Section  IV  of  the  PRF, 
the  applicant  does  not  make  a  specific  request  regarding 
the 
PRF. ] 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

Regarding the awards, he made every effort to have the citations 
and orders included in his records before the board convened and 
was assured that this had  taken place.  The  "Board Discrepancy 
Report"  in  his  selection  folder  negatively  influenced  the 
selection board.  A supporting statement from applicant's command 
indicates that the HQ AFPC Board Secretariat Office had received 
the faxed decorations before the board convened.  As for the OSB, 
the  information  contained  on  it  was  not  consistent  with  his 
record.  A  board  member's quick  judgment  may  have  been  unduly 
biased  by  what  appeared  to  be  a  lack  of  progression  and 
potential. 
The  senior  rater  also  provides  a  supporting 
statement. 
A copy of applicant's complete submission is attached at Exhibit 
A. 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 
Applicant  is currently serving  on  extended  active duty  in  the 
grade of ma j or. 
In a memo  dated  15 Jul  97, HQ AFPC/DPPBRl  advised  applicant's 
military personnel  flight  (MPF) that  a  review of  his  selection 
record revealed the AFAM  lOLC and AAM  lOLC were missing. 
Applicant was considered but not selected by the CY97C.  The OSB 
reviewed by that board indicated that the applicant had received 
the  AFAM  1OLC  and  AAM  1OLC.  The  citations  were  not  in  his 
selection folder at the time the board convened  (21 Jul 97); they 
were filed on 19 March 1998. 
According to HQ AFPC/DPAISl, they have administratively corrected 
a  number  of  applicant's  requests  regarding  his  duty  history 
subsequent  to  this  application.  They  also  made  some  other 
amendments to applicant's history which they felt were necessary. 
See Exhibit C for specifics. 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 
The Chief , Reports &  Queries Team, HQ AFPC/DPAISl, reviewed this 
appeal and states the applicant received his OSB but provided no 
evidence that he tried to correct these alleged errors prior to 
the  board  convening.  The  author  advises  that  corrections were 
warranted to some of the entries in applicant's duty history, but 
these changes were made after the selection board.  [The breakdown 
of what  D P A I S l   d i d   and  d i d   not  correct  follows: 
1  Oct  92  -  Concurred  w i t h  requested  change. 
1  Nov  91  -  P a r t i a l   amendment.  Changed  this  entry's  duty 
t i t l e   t o   read  IIWeapons  System  Officer  F-15E"  and  added  a  new 
entry o f   I r 9   Dec  91  -  Chief  o f   Squadron  Training/ 
19  Dec  90  -  Cannot  concur  or  nonconcur  w i t h   applicant's 
MPF's  correction  due  t o  i n s u f f i c i e n t  documentation. 
11  Am-  88  -  Concurred  w i t h  requested  change. 
8  A u s   86  -  Concurred  w i t h   DAFSC  and  duty  t i t l e   change; 
however,  the  e f f e c t i v e  date  should  be  11  Oct  86. 
124  Jul  88  -  Although  not  requested  by  the  applicant,  D P A I S l  
has  also  amended  this  entry  on  the  OSB  to  r e f l e c t   Ir9  Dec  88  - 
1445J/Fighter  Liaison  Officer. I l l  
1 8   A m  83  -  Nonconcur.  The  e f f e c t i v e  date  should  be  23  Apr 
8 4 ,   not  1 8   Apr  84  a s   applicant  requests,  w i t h   a  DAFSC  and  duty 
t i t l e  o f   I11555D/Unit Weapons  Systems  Officer RF-4C. 
2  Oct  82  -  Nonconcur.  Have  added  an  additional  entry  o f  
'I23  Apr  83  -  Unit  Weapon  Systems  Officer RF-4Co1l 

A copy of the complete Air Force evaluation is at Exhibit C. 
The  Chief, Appeals  &  SSB Branch, HQ AFPC/DPPPA, also evaluated 
this appeal and  disagrees with  the  applicant's contention that 
the selection board may have thought he was not concerned about 
his  promotion  because  of  the  Board  Discrepancy  Report  in  his 
selection folder. The  two awards in question were  reflected on 
the OSB.  The Board Discrepancy Report actually proves the board 
members were knowledgeable the decorations existed, which is the 
ultimate  purpose  of  including  them  in  the  promotion  selection 
process.  The  applicant  should not  be  given SSB  on  this  issue. 
Since the applicant did not provide  copies of  these citations, 
copies  were  obtained  from  applicant's MPF  and  filed  in  his 
records  on  19  March  1998.  Applicant  did  not  provide  any 
documentation from the MPF  to prove he attempted to correct the 
duty history discrepancies prior to the board. He also could have 
elected to write a letter to the board president, especially if 
he  felt  the  duty  title  issues were  important  to  his  promotion 
opportunity.  As  he  did  not  exercise  reasonable  diligence  to 
ensure  his  records  were  accurate,  nor  did  he  take  timely 
corrective action, denial is recommended. 

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A copy of the complete Air Force evaluation is at Exhibit D. 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE  EVALUATION: 
Applicant  reviewed  the  evaluations  and  provides  documents 
illustrating his  and  his  squadronls efforts after the board  to 
correct his records, Even though AFPC/DPAISI made  statements in 
their  advisory  that  they  took  steps  to  correct  specific 
information  in  his  record, messages  from  his  squadron to AFPC 
reflect that the stated corrections either had not been made or 
were  wrong.  Even with  so-called  ftexpertsll reviewing  and  making 
corrections,  this  process  took  several  more  iterations  than 
should have been necessary and was not  always correct. How is a 
member protected against this? He is not  a personnel expert and 
not well versed on the regulations in this field, nor did he know 
that these inconsistencies could have potentially contributed to 
his nonselection. A similar situation occurred, despite personal 
efforts, with regard to his awards. He  notes  that according to 
the AFPC/DPPPA memo the citations were still not on file. Should 
he  be  required to  fly to Randolph and  see for himself? He  did 
respond  [to the discrepancy memo]-with the appropriate action and 
it still did not help. 
He also resubmits and discusses the letter from the CY97C PRF's 
senior  rater  regarding  the  comment  "Among my  best  majorsf1 in 
Section IV. [However, although  the  a p p l i c a n t   i n d i c a t e s   the  senior 
r a t e r ' s   supporting  l e t t e r  i s  Ifspecifically p a r t   of m y   appeal, II  he 
s t i l l   does  not  s p e c i f y  what  he  wants  done  about  i t ,  e - g . ,   remove 
or  change  the  comment,  e t c .  I 
A copy of his complete response, with attachments, is at Exhibit 
F. 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 

1. 
law or regulations. 
2.  The application was timely filed. 
3 .   Sufficient  relevant  evidence  has  been  presented  to 
demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.  After 
thoroughly examining the documentation pertaining to this appeal, 
we  are  persuaded  the  numerous  duty  history  errors  and  missing 
citations prevented  the  applicant  from  receiving  full and  fair 
consideration by  the promotion board. The  applicant and his MPF 
apparently attempted to provide an accurate record for the CY97C 
board's consideration. Even with the Air Force indicating in one 
of  its  evaluations that  the  applicant's duty  history  had  been 
administratively amended as they recommended, some of the stated 
corrections  either  had  not  been  made  or  were  incorrecb.  T h e  

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applicant and his MPF still had to effect the final resolution of 
his duty history.  The majority of applicant's requests regarding 
his  duty  history  have  the  Air  Force's concurrence, with  some 
adjustments.  The applicant does not appear to take exception to 
these  adjustments  and  they  are  currently  in  the  system, 
apparently  to  his  satisfaction. Therefore, we  recommend  he  be 
given consideration by SSB for the CY97C board  with his OSB duty 
history as  indicated below and  the citations for the AFAM  1OLC 
and the AAM  1OLC included in his records. 
4 .   Although  the  applicant  and  his  senior  rater  allude  to  a 
comment on the CY97C PRF, they have not specified what changes, 
if  any,  they  feel  are  warranted,  nor  have  they  provided  any 
evidence that the PRF is inaccurate as written.  Therefore, the 
Board finds no basis for taking any action regarding this issue. 

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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: 

a.  The  citation for the Air  Force Achievement Medal, First 
Oak  Leaf  Cluster,  for  the  period  8 to  22  September  1988, be 
included in his records. 

b.  The citation for the Aerial Achievement Medal, First Oak 
Leaf  Cluster,  for  the  period  3  July  to  22  August  1993,  be 
included in his records. 

c.  The  Assignment  History  of  the  Officer  Selection  Brief 
reviewed by  the  Calendar Year  1997C  (CY97C) Central  Lieutenant 
Colonel Selection Board reflects the following: 

16 Sep 96 
14 Aug 95 
6 Aug 94 
1 Feb 94 
1 Oct 92 

9 
1 
28 
3 
19 
9 
11 
11 
17 
23 
23 
2 
15 

Dec 
Nov 
Jun 
Feb 
Dec 
Dec 
A P r  
Oct 
Oct 
APr 
APr 
Oct 
Jul 

91 
91 
91 
91 
90 
88 
88 
86 
85 
84 
83 
82 
82 

CHIEF OF SAFETY 

R12F4Y/OPERATIONS EXERCISE PLANNER 
92SO/ACSC STUDENT 
Y12F3A/WARGAME EXERCISE DIRECTOR 
K12F3F/ASSIST OPERATIONS OFFICER 
K1555B/INSTRUCTOR WEAPON SYSTEM OFFICER, 
1555B/CHIEF OF SQUADRON TRAINING 
1555B/WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER F-15E 
1555B/WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER F-15E 
1551B/WEAPONS SYSTEM OFFICER 
2255G/FIGHTER LIAISON OFFICER 
2255G/RECCE LIAISON OFFICER 
1445J/FIGHTER LIAISON OFFICER 
2215B/EXECUTIVE TO THE COMMANDER 
K1515A/INST WEAPON SYSTEMS OFFICER 
1515A/WEAPONS SYSTEMS OFFICER RF-4C 
1555D/UNIT WEAPON SYSTEMS OFFICER RF-4C 
1555D/RTU STUDENT WSO RF-4C 
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1551Z/STU TAC NAV TNG 

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29 Dec 81 -  0007/STU 
It  is  further  recommended 
considered for promotion to 
Special Selection Board for 
Selection Board. 

UNT NV6AF CL 82-17 
that  his  records,  as  amended,  be 
the grade of lieutenant colonel by a 
the CY97C Central Lieutenant Colonel 

The following members of the Board considered this application in 
Executive Session on 29 September 1998, under the provisions of 
AFI 36-2603: 

Mr. Vaughn E. Schlunz, Panel Chair 
Mr. Richard A .   Peterson, Member 
Mr. Patrick R. Wheeler, Member 

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

The 

DD Form 149s (21,  dated 31 Dec 97 w/atchs. 
Letter, HQ AFPC/DPAISl, dated 11 Mar 98. 
Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPA, dated 24 Mar 98. 

A. 
B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 
C. 
D. 
E.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 13 A m  98. 
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k' .  Letter ,  Applicant, 

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Exhibit 
Exhibit 
Exhibit 
Exhibit 
Exhibit 
Exhibit 

dated li Jun 98, w/atchs. 

d&iH& 

Panel Chair 

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