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AF | BCMR | CY1999 | 9803114
Original file (9803114.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  98-03114
            INDEX CODE:  131.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

_________________________________________________________________


APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be considered for promotion to  lieutenant  colonel  by  a  Special
Selection Board (SSB) for the CY98B  (1  Jun  98)  Central  Lieutenant
Colonel Selection Board, with inclusion of the citation  for  the  Air
Force Commendation Medal, 1st Oak Leaf  Cluster  (AFCM  1OLC)  in  his
Officer Selection Record (OSR).
_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The citation was missing from  his  records  when  he  met  the  CY98B
selection board.  The error was discovered during his nonselect record
review.  His preselection briefs have  always  reflected  the  correct
number of decorations and the citation/order was  part  of  his  local
military personnel flight (MPF) records.   He  believes  this  missing
decoration could have been interpreted as  below  average  performance
while  assigned  at  Kadena  and  a  contributing   factor   for   his
nonselection to lieutenant colonel.

In support of his request, applicant submits copies  of  the  citation
for the AFCM 1OLC, Special Order, and a  letter  from  his  local  MPF
(Exhibit A).
_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the Personnel Data System (PDS) reveals the
applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) as  15
April 1982.  He is currently serving on active duty in  the  grade  of
major, with an effective date and date of rank of 1 May 1994.

The applicant was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal  1st  Oak
Leaf Cluster (AFCM 1OLC) by Special Order, dated 23 April 1991,  for
meritorious service while assigned at Kadena  Air  Base  during  the
period 18 Jul 85 to 30 Sep 90.
_________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The  Directorate  of  Personnel  Program  Management,  HQ  AFPC/DPPPA,
reviewed this application and recommended denial.  DPPPA  stated  that
although  the  citation  for  the  AFCM  1OLC  was  missing  from  the
applicant’s officer selection record (OSR) when he was considered  for
promotion by the CY98B selection board, it was properly  annotated  on
his officer  selection  brief  (OSB).   The  AFCM  1OLC  was  properly
annotated on his OSB, therefore, the board members were  knowledgeable
the decoration was given, which is the ultimate purpose for  including
them in the promotion selection process.  DPPPA is confident the board
members were aware the applicant had been awarded  an  AFCM  1OLC  and
factored it into their promotion evaluation of the applicant.

A complete copy of this evaluation is appended at Exhibit C.
_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to  applicant  on  14
December 1998 for review and response.  As of this date,  no  response
has been received by this office (Exhibit D).
_________________________________________________________________

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing  law
or regulations.

2.  The application was not  timely  filed;  however,  it  is  in  the
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented  to  demonstrate
the existence of probable error  or  injustice.   While  the  citation
accompanying the Air Force Commendation, 1st  Oak  Leaf  Cluster,  was
missing from applicant’s records at the time  he  was  considered  for
promotion by the CY98B Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board, the
decoration was annotated on his Officer Selection Brief (OSB) and  the
selection board members had knowledge of this award.  We do  not  find
the fact that the cited information was not included  in  his  Officer
Selection Record (OSR), in and of itself,  warrants  approval  of  the
requested  relief.   Central  selection  boards  evaluate  the  entire
officer record.  We have seen no evidence showing to our  satisfaction
that the applicant’s record was so inaccurate and misleading that  the
duly constituted selection board  was  unable  to  make  a  reasonable
decision concerning  his  promotability  in  relation  to  his  peers,
particularly since the award was cited on  his  OSB  for  the  board’s
review.  In view of the foregoing, the  applicant’s  request  for  SSB
consideration is not favorably considered.
_________________________________________________________________

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 22 June 1999, under the  provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

                  Mr. Thomas S. Markiewicz, Panel Chair
                  Mr. Timothy A. Beyland, Member
                  Mr. Joseph G. Diamond, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 3 Nov 98, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPA, dated 17 Nov 98.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 14 Dec 98.




                                   THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
                                   Panel Chair

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