RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  00-02097
            INDEX NUMBER:  111.05

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His AF Form 475, Education/Training Report (TR), dated 24  Nov  97  be
removed from his permanent file and replaced  with  the  corrected  AF
Form 475 dated 17 May 00.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

AF Form 475, dated 24 Nov 97, line 4, states  the  reason  for  course
noncompletion as Drop on Request (DOR) and that the correct reason for
noncompletion should be Attrition (eliminated from training), not DOR.

He states that the administrative office  at  Training  Air  Wing  Six
confirms this information was in error.

He further states that months of correspondence with Training Squadron
Four (TRARON 4) finally led to a  confirmation  of  the  error.   With
assistance  from  the  military  personnel  flight   (MPF)   applicant
submitted an AF Form 948 to  HQ  AFPC  to  appeal  the  error  in  his
records.  Notification from HQ AFPC indicated  that  they  needed  the
original  signature  on  the  TR,  and  if  the  original  signer  was
unavailable, the reason for substitute signatures should be  submitted
with the application. He does not want  a  DOR  or  “I  quit”  in  his
permanent record.

In support of his appeal, applicant provided a copy of his  appeal  to
the  Evaluation  Report  Appeals  Board  (ERAB),  which  included  the
contested report, a reaccomplished report, an aeronautical order,  and
statement from the training squadron commanding officer,  as  well  as
copies of two subsequent Officer Performance Reports (OPRs).

Applicant’s complete submission is attached at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the  military  personnel  records  and  the
Personnel Data System (PDS) indicates that the applicant was
appointed a second lieutenant, Reserve of the Air Force, on     06 Dec
96.  He was voluntarily ordered to extended active on the  same  date.
He is currently serving in the grade of first lieutenant, having  been
promoted to that grade, effective 06 Dec 98.

On 16 Jun 00, the ERAB considered and denied the  applicant’s  request
to void and replace the AF Form 475, closing 28 Oct 97.

Applicant’s OPR profile follows:

          PERIOD ENDING                 EVALUATION

      *   28 Oct 97               Training Report
          28 Oct 98               Meets Standards
          28 Oct 99               Meets Standards

*   Denotes contested report

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 14 Aug 00, the Acting Chief, Appeals and SSB Branch,  reviewed  and
commented on the  applicant’s  request.   They  state  that  promotion
nonselection was not  a  factor  and  noted  that  the  applicant  was
selected for promotion to captain by the CY99D   (27 Sep  99)  captain
selection  board.   They  also  noted  the   results   of   the   ERAB
consideration of the applicant’s appeal.

They state that while they normally agree with the ERAB’s decision  of
denial due to the fact that another individual signed the  substituted
version  of  the  TR,  the   applicant   did   provide   documentation
demonstrating that there were attempts made to contact the  author  of
the contested TR, but to no avail.  This letter was not available  for
the ERAB’s consideration.  They noted the revised version of  the  TR,
not only provided  the  correct  reason  for  noncompletion,  it  also
reflects revised comments in Section III that more accurately describe
his academic and flight grades.  They further state that  even  though
the commander meant well,  in  their  opinion,  the  comments  on  the
substituted report, as written,  constitute  a  referral  report.   As
such, they do not  support  substituting  the  reaccomplished  report,
however, since  the  applicant  did  provide  the  required  evaluator
support, they would not object  to  correcting  the  original  report,
Section II, Item 4, to reflect “Attrited (Eliminated from Training).”

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

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 25 Aug 00, a copy of the evaluation was forwarded to the  applicant
for review and comments (Exhibit D).  As of this date, no response has
been received by this office.

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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.
 After careful consideration of the applicant’s  complete  submission,
including the supporting statement provided by the  Training  Squadron
Commanding  Officer,  we  are  persuaded  that  the  contested  report
inaccurately reflects the reason for applicant’s noncompletion of  the
training course.   Although  the  applicant  has  requested  that  the
contested report be voided and  substituted  with  the  reaccomplished
report, we agree with the opinion expressed by the Air Force office of
primary responsibility that the contents on the reaccomplished report,
as written, constitute a referral document.  We therefore  believe  it
would be more appropriate, and in applicant’s best interest, to  amend
the original report rather than to insert the reaccomplished report in
his record.  Accordingly, we recommend that the records be amended  to
the extent indicated below.

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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  the  AF  Form  475,
Education/Training Report, rendered for the  period  6  December  1996
through 28 October 1997, be amended in Section II (Report Data),  Item
4 (DG Award Criteria/Course Noncompletion Reason), to  read  “Attrited
(Eliminated from Training).”

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The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 26 October 2000, under the provisions of AFI  36-
2603:

      Mr. Henry Romo Jr., Panel Chair
      Mr. Laurence M. Groner, Member
      Mr. John E. Pettit, Member
All members  voted  to  correct  the  records,  as  recommended.   The
following documentary evidence was considered:

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 03 Aug 00, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPA, dated 14 Aug 00.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 25 Aug 00, w/atch.




                                   HENRY ROMO JR.
                                   Panel Chair


AFBCMR 00-02097




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 APPLICANT, be corrected to show  that  the  AF  Form
475, Education/Training Report, rendered for  the  period  6  December
1996 through 28 October 1997, be, and hereby is, amended in Section II
(Report Data), Item 4 (DG Award Criteria/Course Noncompletion Reason),
to read “Attrited (Eliminated from Training).”






            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency