RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  00-00186
            INDEX NUMBER:  136.01

      XXXXXXXXXXXXXX   COUNSEL:  No

      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX  HEARING DESIRED:  No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be granted a Regular Air Force commission.

He  be  considered  for  promotion  to  Colonel  (O-6)  by  Special
Selection Board (SSB).

He be granted selective continuation on active duty if not selected
for promotion to Colonel.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His previously approved selective continuation on active duty to 24
years of Total Active  Federal  Commissioned  Service  (TAFCS)  was
curtailed to 20 years when he was selected, in 1999, by an Army SSB
for promotion to  lieutenant  Colonel  by  the  Army  1992  Reserve
Components Promotion Board.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a Catholic Chaplain who previously served  in  the
Army Reserve and entered active duty in the Air Force as a  Reserve
major in 1993.  He accepted selective continuation on  active  duty
on 22  October  1998  after  being  nonselected  for  promotion  to
lieutenant colonel twice.

As a result of an Army Board for  Correction  of  Military  Records
appeal, the applicant was considered and selected for promotion  to
lieutenant colonel by  an  SSB  for  the  1992  Reserve  Components
Promotion Board.  The Air Force concurred with  the  Army  decision
and the applicant’s orders  were  amended  to  reflect  he  entered
active duty in the Air Force in the grade  of  lieutenant  colonel.
Since the applicant was no longer serving in  a  continued  status,
his date of separation (DOS) was curtailed from 24 years  of  TAFCS
(30 Nov 04) to 20 years of Total Active  Federal  Military  Service
(TAFMS) (30 Nov 00).

The applicant has been granted SSB consideration for  promotion  to
Colonel (O-6) for the CY97B (8 Dec 97) and CY98C (1 Dec 98) Colonel
Chaplain Selection Boards.  If selected for promotion to Colonel by
either SSB or the CY00A Colonel Chaplain Selection Board  (convenes
in July 2000) and he accepts a regular commission, the  applicant’s
DOS will change to 30 Nov 10.

If not selected for promotion to Colonel, the applicant’s DOS  will
remain 30 Nov 00.

If the applicant is given a  regular  commission  as  a  lieutenant
colonel by the AFBCMR, his DOS will be 30 Nov 08.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Officer Program Management Section, AFPC/DPPPOC, reviewed  this
application  and  recommends   that   the   applicant’s   selective
continuation be reinstated.

Based on the recommendation of the  Chaplain  Personnel  Management
Division, AFPC/DPAH, they believe it is in the best interest of the
Air Force to reinstate the applicant’s 24 year DOS.   They  believe
it would be an injustice if the applicant were to retire  prior  to
receiving  the  results  of  his  SSB  considerations.   Also,  the
applicant is serving in a valid position  in  a  critically  manned
career field and, if not retained, AFPC/DPAH would not have  anyone
to replace him in his current position.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

The Chaplain Personnel Management Division, AFPC/DPAH reviewed this
application  and  recommends   that   the   applicant’s   selective
continuation be reinstated.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to  the  applicant
for review and comment  within  30  days.   As  of  this  date,  no
response has been received.

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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.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to  demonstrate
the existence of probable error or injustice warranting  corrective
action with  respect  to  the  applicant’s  request  for  selective
continuation.  The Board was persuaded by  the  recommendations  of
the Air Force offices of primary responsibility  that  due  to  the
current shortage of Catholic Chaplains, it is in the best  interest
of the Air Force to restore the applicant’s continuation on  active
duty.  We therefore recommend that the record be corrected  to  the
extent indicated below.

4.   Insufficient  relevant  evidence  has   been   presented   to
demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice in regard
to the applicant’s requests for a Regular Air Force commission and
consideration for promotion to colonel (O-6) by  SSB.   The  board
noted that the applicant will have an opportunity  for  a  Regular
Air Force commission if he is selected for promotion to colonel (O-
6) by one of the SSBs he is already scheduled to meet  or  by  the
CY00A Colonel Chaplain Selection Board.  Based on a review of  the
evidence provided, we found no basis  to  favorably  consider  the
applicant’s request  for  a  Regular  Air  Force  commission.   In
addition, since the applicant is already  scheduled  to  meet  the
SSBs he requested, no  action  is  required  by  this  Board  with
respect to this portion of his application.

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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,  on  22  October
1998, as an exception  to  policy,  he  was  offered  and  accepted
continuation in the Reserve grade  of  lieutenant  colonel  by  the
CY98B Major Selective Continuation Board, with an established  date
of separation of 30 November 2004.

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The following members of the Board considered this  application  in
Executive  Session  on  28  June  2000,  under  the  provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
      Mr. Laurence M. Groner, Member
      Ms. Olga M. Crerar, Member

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

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 13 Jan 00, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records;
     Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPPPOC, dated 10 Apr 00, w/atchs.
     Exhibit D.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPAH, dated 21 Mar 00
     Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 21 Apr 00;
.                Letter, AFBCMR, dated 28 Apr 00.



                                   RICHARD A. PETERSON
                                   Panel Chair