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AF | BCMR | CY1999 | 9901423
Original file (9901423.doc) Auto-classification: Approved

                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  99-01423
                       INDEX CODE:  131.00

                       COUNSEL:  NONE

                       HEARING DESIRED:  NO


_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1.  His flying data aeronautical rating be corrected  on  his  Officer
Selection Brief  (OSB)  to  read  “master  navigator”  versus  “senior
navigator.”

2.  He be considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by  Special
Selection Board (SSB) for the  Calendar  Year  1998C  (CY98C)  Colonel
Board.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His record appeared before the CY98 Colonel Board incorrectly  showing
the aeronautical rating as “Senior Navigator.”

He states that  according  to  Flight  Records  at  Langley  AFB,  all
administrative avenues for change of the aeronautical rating had  been
pursued.  Upon further questioning of flight records at Ellsworth AFB,
errors were found allowing award of  the  “master  navigator”  rating.
Though an  investigation  was  on  going  prior  to  the  0-6  central
selection boards  his  record  was  not  corrected  before  the  board
concluded.

In support of the appeal, applicant submits a copy of the Aeronautical
Order Number 0034.

Applicant's complete submission is attached at Exhibit A.

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving on  extended  active  duty  in  the
grade of lieutenant colonel.



Applicant was considered and not selected for promotion to  the  grade
of colonel by the CY98C (1 December 1998) Colonel Selection Board.

On 9 February 1999,  applicant  was  awarded  the  “Master  Navigator”
rating effective March 1993 (retroactive order).

OPR profile since 1993 follows:

           PERIOD ENDING          EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL

                 18 Jun 93        Meets Standards (MS)
                 18 Jun 94        (MS)
                 18 Jun 95        (MS)
                 26 Feb 96        (MS)
                 26 Feb 97        (MS)
            #    26 Feb 98        (MS)
                 26 Feb 99        (MS)

# Top Report for the CY98C Board

_________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Chief, Officer  Promotion  Management,  Directorate  of  Personnel
Program Management, HQ  AFPC/DPPPOO,  reviewed  this  application  and
states that Officer  Pre-selection  Briefs  (OPBs)  are  forwarded  to
officers  meeting  selection  boards  100  days  prior  to  the  Board
convening date (21  August  1998  in  this  case).   The  OPB  mirrors
information that will  be  reflected  on  the  OSB  and  officers  are
instructed to make any corrections necessary prior to their  selection
board convening.  The  information  for  officers  meeting  the  CY98C
Colonel Board was contained in HQ AFPC/DPP MPFM 98-29, 10 July 1998.

AFI 36-2501, Officer Promotions and Selective Continuation,  paragraph
6.3.2.2., states, “Do not have an SSB  if,  by  exercising  reasonable
diligence, the officer should have discovered the  error  or  omission
and could have taken action corrective action  before  the  originally
scheduled  board  convened.”   The  applicant  has  not  provided  any
documentation to indicate he took action to correct the error prior to
his promotion board.  He states he contacted Flight Records at Langley
AFB and was informed, “. . .all administrative avenues for  change  of
Aeronautical Rating had been pursued.”  However, no documentation  has
been provided to support his claim.  The aeronautical  order  provided
is dated 9 February 1999 (although the effective date of the rating is
27 March 1993) and indicates “administrative errors”  precluded  award
on time.  It isn’t clear, however, what administrative errors  or  why
award of the “master navigator” rating  had  not  been  pursued  since
March 1993.  Applicant  has  a  retroactive  order  awarding  him  the
“master navigator” rating effective March 1993 and dated February 1999
(after his selection board had convened).  Documentation has not  been
provided to indicate applicant took steps to correct  the  error  upon
receipt of his OPB (or anytime between March 1993 and  December  1998,
when the board convened).

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

The Chief, Promotion, Evaluation, & Recognition Division,  Directorate
of Personnel Program Management,  HQ  AFPC/DPPP,  also  reviewed  this
application and states that they accept HQ AFPC/DPPPOO’s advisory  and
have nothing  further  to  add.   Based  on  their  findings,  Special
Selection Board (SSB) consideration would not be appropriate.

A complete copy of their evaluation is attached at Exhibit C.
_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 23 August 1999, a complete copy of the  Air  Force  evaluation  was
forwarded to the applicant for review and response within 30 days.  As
of this date, no response has been received by this office.

_________________________________________________________________


THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.    The applicant has exhausted all remedies  provided  by  existing
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  reviewing  the
documentation submitted  with  this  appeal,  we  are  persuaded  that
applicant’s aeronautical rating on his OSB  was  in  error.   In  this
regard, we believe that at the time he was considered for promotion to
the grade of colonel by the CY98C board his OSB should have  reflected
the aeronautical rating  of  “master  navigator”  effective  27  March
1993.  Since the selection board in question  reviewed  an  inaccurate
record, we believe the applicant was deprived of a fair and  equitable
consideration for promotion.  Therefore, we recommend  his  record  be
corrected to the extent indicated below.

_________________________________________________________________







THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the  Department  of  the  Air  Force
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to include  an  Officer  Selection
Brief  reflecting  an  aeronautical  rating  of   “master   navigator”
effective 27 March 1993, be considered for promotion to the  grade  of
colonel by Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year 1998C Colonel
Board.

_________________________________________________________________

The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 9 November 1999, under the provisions of AFI  36-
2603:

            Mr. Terry A. Yonkers, Panel Chair
            Mr. Lawrence R. Leehy, Member
            Ms. Lela L. O’Connor Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 25 May 1999, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPOO, dated 30 June 1999.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 23 August 1999.




                 TERRY A. YONKERS
                 Panel Chair


AFBCMR 99-01423





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:

      The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to xxxxxxxxxxbe corrected to include an Officer
Selection Brief reflecting an aeronautical rating of “master
navigator” effective 27 March 1993, be considered for promotion to the
grade of colonel by Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year
1998C Colonel Board.





            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency

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