RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  00-02188

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The inclusive dates of her Air Force  Commendation  Medal,  Third  Oak
Leaf Cluster (AFCM, 3OLC), be changed from 6  March  1995  through  11
January 2000 to 6 March 1995 through 17 September 1999.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

In  September  1999,  she  left  the  supply  squadron  for  technical
training, which effectively ended her tour with  the  squadron.   Upon
completion of technical training, she reported to the Computer Systems
Squadron; as a result, the  close-out  date  of  her  AFCM  decoration
should reflect the date she completed her tour.  The 96th ABW will not
closeout a decoration for individuals cross-training until the  losing
squadron provides a copy of the graduation certificate

Applicant provided documentation showing she  attempted  to  have  the
change of closeout accomplished through administrative  channels,  but
did not provide a copy of the response.  She states  the  request  was
rejected and not forwarded to the Air Base Wing commander.

Applicant’s complete submission is attached at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving in the Regular  Air  Force  in  the
grade of SSgt (E-5).

The applicant’s total promotion score for the 00E6 cycle  was  325.59,
and the  score  required  for  selection  in  her  Control  Air  Force
Specialty Code (CAFSC) was 327.00.   The  applicant  missed  promotion
selection by 1.41 of  a  point.   An  AFCM  is  worth  three  weighted
promotion points.  The three points this  decoration  is  worth  would
make her a selectee to technical sergeant during cycle 00E6, pending a
favorable data verification and the recommendation of  her  commander.
Promotions for this cycle were made on 31 May  2000  and  announced  8
June 2000.

Applicant was assigned to the 96th Supply Squadron (SUPS), Eglin  AFB,
FL, from 6 March 1995 through 11 January 2000.  She provided a copy of
the temporary duty (TDY) order sending her TDY from Eglin  AFB  to  Ft
Meade, MD and return, departing on or about       19  September  1999.
The  order  does  not  state  that  she  is  TDY  enroute  to  another
assignment.

The record does not reflect any documentation  showing  the  date  she
actually signed out of  the  96th  SUPS,  when  she  departed  TDY  to
technical training, the date she signed back in from TDY, or the  date
she permanently signed out of the 96th SUPS to transfer  to  the  XXXX
Computer Systems Squadron (CSS).
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Chief, Awards and Decoration  Section,  AFPC/DPPPR,  reviewed  the
request and recommended disapproval.  An individual is assigned  to  a
unit until the day he/she signs  out  to  go  to  his/her  next  unit.
Therefore, when the applicant departed TDY for technical training, she
was still assigned to the 96th SUPS until the time she  returned,  and
signed out of the 96th SUPS to be reassigned to the XXXX CSS at  Eglin
AFB, FL.  Therefore, the closeout date of her decoration is correct.

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

The  Chief,  Inquiries/BCMR   Section,   AFPC/DPPPWB,   reviewed   the
application and recommended denial based on  the  rationale  provided.
The policies regarding the approval of a decoration and the credit  of
a decoration for promotion purposes  are  two  separate  and  distinct
policies.  Current Air Force promotion  policy  (AFI  36-2502,  Airman
Promotion Program, Table 2.2, rule 5 Note 2) dictates  that  before  a
decoration is credited for a specific promotion  cycle,  the  closeout
date of the decoration must be on or before the promotion  eligibility
cutoff date (PECD), and the date of the  DÉCOR-6,  Recommendation  for
Decoration Printout (RDP), must be before the date of  selections  for
the cycle in question.  Each promotion cycle has an  established  PECD
which is used to determine in which Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) or
Chief Enlisted Manager (CEM) code the member  will  be  consideration.
The PECD for the promotion cycle in question was 31 December 1999  and
the decoration was not closed out until 11 January 2000.

The Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for Air Force  Decorations,
(AFPC/DPPPRA) has reviewed this case and recommended  the  applicant’s
request to have the closeout date of her Air Force Commendation  Medal
changed from 11 January 2000 to        31  December  1999  be  denied.
They defer to their recommendation.  However,  even  if  the  closeout
date of the AFCM should be changed 31  December  1999,  it  would  not
entitle   the   applicant   to   automatic   supplemental    promotion
consideration for the 00E6 cycle since the change would not have taken
place until after selections for this cycle were done on 31 May  2000.
She would only be provided supplemental consideration if  directed  by
the Board.

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

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to applicant on  22
September 2000 for review and response.  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.    Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate
the existence of probable error or injustice.  We took notice  of  the
applicant's complete submission in judging the  merits  of  the  case;
however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force
and adopt their rationale as the basis for  our  conclusion  that  the
applicant has not been the victim of  an  error  or  injustice.    The
applicant’s decoration covers  the  period  that  coincides  with  her
arrival and actual departure dates thereby making it ineligible to  be
considered in the 00E6  (TSgt)  promotion  cycle.   Member  was  still
permanently assigned to her squadron while she was on  temperary  duty
to her technical school at Ft Meade, MD.  Therefore, in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, we find no  compelling  basis  to  recommend
granting the relief sought in this application.

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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 15 November 2000, under the provisions of AFI 36-
2603:

                 Mr. Benedict A. Kausal IV, Panel Chair
                 Mr. Christopher Carey, Member
                 Mr. Joseph Roj, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 7 August 2000.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPPPR, dated 21 August 2000.
      Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPPPWB, dated 31 August 2000.
      Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 22 September 2000.






      BENEDICT A. KAUSAL, IV
      Panel Chair