RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  98-02417
            INDEX CODE:  131.01

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The Officer Selection Brief (OSB) prepared for  consideration  by  the
CY97C (P0497C) Central Major Board, which convened  on  16 Jun 97,  be
amended in the "Assignment History" section by adding the  duty  title
of “Chief Plans and Assessments/F-15E IP," with an effective date of 3
Apr 97.

He be given Special Selection  Board  (SSB)  Below-The-Promotion  Zone
(BPZ) consideration by the CY97C Major Board, which convened on 16 Jun
97.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The duty title  of  “F-15E  Student  Instructor  Pilot,”  on  the  OSB
prepared for consideration by the CY97C Major Board was in error.   He
is convinced that the erroneous duty title destroyed  his  chances  of
receiving equal consideration for BPZ, despite his strong record and a
“Definitely Promote” recommendation.

In support of his appeal, the applicant provided copies  of  his  OSB,
AFMPC (AFPC) Promotion  Division  PC-III  Report,  and  his  Promotion
Recommendation Form (PRF).

Applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the Personnel Data System  (PDS)  indicates
that the applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade of
captain, having been promoted to that grade on  1 Nov 91.   His  Total
Active  Federal  Military  Service  Date  (TAFMSD)  is   1   Oct   87.
Information in the Personnel Data  System  (PDS)  indicates  that  the
applicant was selected for promotion to the grade of major and  has  a
projected effective date and a date of rank of 1 May 1999.

Applicant's Officer Effectiveness/Performance Report (OER/OPR) profile
since 1990 follows:

      PERIOD ENDING    EVALUATION

      23 Sep 90  Meets Standards
      11 Jan 91  Meets Standards
       3 Apr 92  Meets Standards
       3 Apr 93  Meets Standards
      10 Feb 94  Meets Standards
      30 Nov 94  Meets Standards
      30 Nov 95  Meets Standards
      30 Nov 96  Meets Standards
      30 Nov 97  Meets Standards
      30 Nov 98  Meets Standards

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Reports and Queries Team, AFPC/DPAPS1, reviewed  this  application
and indicated that the current duty entry, effective 3 Apr 97, as  the
“Chief Plans and Assmts/F-15E IP”  was  approved  by  the  applicant’s
assignment officer and input into the PDS in Nov 97.  The  P0497C  OSB
was prepared on 11 Jun 97, so the applicant  was  correct  in  stating
that this entry did not appear on the OSB.  They  concurred  with  the
update made by the applicant’s assignment officer in Nov 97, based  on
the OPR closing 30 Nov 97.

A complete copy of the DPASL evaluation is at Exhibit C.

The Appeals and SSB Branch, AFPC/DPPPAB, reviewed this application and
recommended denial.  DPPPAB  indicated  that  each  officer  that  was
eligible for promotion consideration received an officer  preselection
brief (OPB) several months prior to the date the board convened in Jun
97.  Specifically, the OPBs for the P0497C  board  were  sent  to  the
Military Personnel Flights (MPFs) on 8 Mar 97  and  should  have  been
distributed   to   those   eligible   for   promotion    consideration
approximately 10 days later.  The OPB contains the same data that will
appear on the OSB at the central board.  Written instructions attached
to the OPB and given to the officer before the central selection board
specifically instruct him/her  to  carefully  examine  the  brief  for
completeness and accuracy.  The instructions also  provide  addresses,
and in most cases, phone numbers for each area responsible  to  assist
the officer who identifies discrepancies.  If any  errors  are  found,
he/she must take corrective action prior to the selection  board,  not
after it.  The instructions specifically state that officers will  not
be considered by an SSB if, in exercising  reasonable  diligence,  the
officer should have  discovered  the  error  or  omission  in  his/her
records and could have taken timely corrective action.   According  to
DPPPAB, the applicant did not provide anything to convince  them  that
he made attempts prior to the P0497C board to  correct  the  contested
duty title omission on his OSB.  Had he been diligent  in  maintaining
his records, the duty title would have been present on the OSB for the
board’s review.

DPPPAB noted that the duty title on the  PRF  the  applicant  provided
with his request matched the most recent duty title on the P0497C OSB.

DPPPAB indicated that, although the applicant contended that his  most
recent duty title was the most important single  factor  on  the  OSB,
they did not  agree.   Central  boards  evaluate  the  entire  officer
selection  record  (OSR)(including  the  PRF,  OPRs,  OERs,   training
reports, letters of evaluation, decorations, and OSB), assessing whole
person factors such as job performance, professional qualities,  depth
and breadth of experience, leadership, and academic  and  professional
military education.  The selection board reviewed his entire OSR  that
outlined his accomplishments since the date he  came  on  active  duty
and, as stated before, the duty title on  the  PRF  matched  the  most
recent duty title on the  P0497C  OSB.   If  the  applicant  felt  the
omitted duty title to be so important to his promotion  consideration,
he could have elected to write a letter to the P0497C board president.
 They found no evidence he wrote such a letter.

A complete copy of the DPPPA evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to applicant  on  2
Nov 98 for review and response.  As of this date, no response has been
received by this office (Exhibit E).

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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 probable  error  or  injustice.   We  note  that  the
applicant’s  duty  history  has   been   corrected   administratively.
However,  we  agree  with  the  rationale  expressed  by   AFPC/DPPPAB
concerning  SSB  consideration  with  the  corrected   duty   history.
Therefore,  in  the  absence  of  sufficient  evidence  to  support  a
determination  that  the  applicant’s  record  before   the   original
selection board was so inaccurate or misleading  that  the  board  was
unable to make a reasonable decision concerning his  promotability  in
relationship to his peers, we adopt their rationale and conclude  that
no basis exists to  recommend  granting  the  relief  sought  in  this
application.

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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.

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The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 1 Apr 99, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Vaughn E. Schlunz, Panel Chair
      Mr. Philip Sheuerman, Member
      Ms. Patricia D. Vestal, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 21 Aug 98, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPAPS1, dated 24 Sep 98.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPAB, dated 16 Oct 98.
    Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 2 Nov 98.




                                   VAUGHN E. SCHLUNZ
                                   Panel Chair