RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: 98-03418
INDEX CODE: 131
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
He be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel
below-the-zone (BPZ), to include the corrected Education/Training
Report closing 20 June 1997 and the citation for the 1997 Joint
Service Achievement Medal (JSAM), by a special selection board (SSB)
for the Calendar Year 1998B (CY98B) BPZ Lieutenant Colonel Selection
Board.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
The error on his Education/Training Report, AF Form 475, has been
corrected. However, his records met the lieutenant colonel promotion
board below-the-zone with the flawed training report. The original
training report stated in three places that he was being assigned to
CENTAF, a numbered Air Force, when in fact he was assigned to CENTCOM,
a unified command. Therefore, his records did not factually represent
his duty history or performance.
Applicant’s submission is attached at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
Applicant is currently serving on extended active duty in the grade of
major.
A similar appeal was submitted under AFI 36-2401. The Evaluation
Reports Appeal Board (ERAB) partially approved the appeal and granted
the correction to the training report. However, they advised the
applicant on 26 October 1998 that the changes to the contested report
were not significant enough to warrant a review by the special
selection board (SSB).
Applicant’s Officer Performance Report (OPR) profile is as follows:
PERIOD ENDING OVERALL EVALUATION
24 Dec 93 (Captain) Meets Standards
24 Dec 94 Meets Standards
7 Jun 96 (Major) Education/Training Report
* 20 Jun 97 Education/Training Report
20 Jun 98 Meets Standards
20 Jun 99 Meets Standards
* Contested Report
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
The Chief, Appeals and SSB Branch, HQ AFPC/DPPPA, states that the duty
history portion of the CY98B Officer Selection Brief (OSB) reviewed by
the promotion board appropriately indicates the applicant’s duty
location as CENTCOM. Therefore, the board had before it the correct
information and took this information into consideration in the
selection process. AFPC/DPPPA concurs with the ERAB’s decision to not
grant promotion reconsideration as they do not believe the correction
significant enough. The applicant could have communicated with the
promotion board to advise them the training report was in error.
However, the applicant elected not to exercise this entitlement. They
recommend the application be denied.
A copy of the Air Force evaluation, with attachments, is attached at
Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on
1 February 1999 for review and response. Applicant E-mailed the
AFBCMR and also requested that he be given SSB consideration to also
include the citation for the award of the 1997 Joint Service
Achievement Medal (JSAM).
Applicant’s response is attached at 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. After a thorough review
of the evidence of record and applicant’s submission, we are not
persuaded that he should receive promotion consideration to the grade
of lieutenant colonel by special selection board (SSB), to include a
corrected 20 June 1997 Education/Training Report and citation for the
1997 Joint Service Achievement Medal (JSAM), for the Calendar Year
1998 (CY98) below-the-zone Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board. His
contentions are duly noted; however, we do not find these assertions,
in and by themselves, sufficiently persuasive to override the
rationale provided by the Air Force. We note that the duty history
portion of the CY98 officer selection brief (OSB) correctly indicated
the applicant’s duty location as CENTCOM, therefore, the information
was available for the promotion board’s review. Additionally, while
the citation for the JSAM was not in applicant’s officer selection
record (OSR) when the promotion board convened, we note it was listed
on the CY98 OSB and a discrepancy report was filed in the OSR;
therefore, we must presume the promotion board members had the
opportunity to review this information. In view of the foregoing we
agree with the recommendations 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.
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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 26 August 1999, under the provisions of AFI 36-
2603.
Mr. Wayne R. Gracie, Panel Chair
Mr. Lawrence R. Leehy, Member
Ms. Leta L. O’Connor, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 30 Nov 98, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Officer Selection Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPA, dated 15 Jan 99, w/atchs.
Exhibit D. Letter, AFBCMR, dated 1 Feb 99.
Exhibit E. Applicant’s E-Mail, dated 4 Mar 99.
WAYNE R. GRACIE
Panel Chair
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