RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  98-02321
            INDEX NUMBER:

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His duty history be corrected to reflect Duty Air  Force  Specialty  Code
(DAFSC) B21M1B, Maintenance Officer,  effective  1  February  1997,  vice
DAFSC 62E3G, Maintenance Officer, effective 1 April 1997.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

For the period 1 February 1997 to 4 January 1998, he performed the duties
of squadron maintenance officer.  Most importantly, his duty history does
not have the “B” prefix, which is used to  indicate  the  high  level  of
responsibility associated with the position as the squadron’s maintenance
officer.  It also does not show the correct date he began the position.

Evidence that he was serving as the squadron’s maintenance officer may be
found in his Officer Performance Report (OPR)  closing  20 October  1997,
the Promotion Recommendation Forms (PRFs) for  both  the  1997  and  1998
Central Lieutenant Colonel Boards, and the AF  Form  2096,  submitted  20
August 1997, requesting that he be assigned the “B” prefix in conjunction
with his change in duty title and AFSC.  Finally, a  statement  submitted
by  his  squadron  commander  reiterates  that  he  [applicant]  was  the
squadron’s senior maintenance officer.

Applicant’s complete statement  and  documentary  evidence  submitted  in
support of his application are at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from  the  Personnel  Data  System  (PDS)  reflects
applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service  Date  (TAFMSD)  as  14
October 1983.  He was integrated into the Regular component  on  10  June
1987 and progressively promoted to the grade of major.

The applicant was considered but not selected for promotion to the  grade
of lieutenant colonel, below the promotion zone (BPZ), by  the  CY97  and
CY98 Central Lt Colonel Boards.  He was selected  for  promotion  in  the
promotion zone (IPZ) by the CY99A Central Lt Colonel Board which convened
on 19 April 1999.

A resume of applicant’s OERs/OPRs subsequent to promotion to the grade of
captain follows:

     PERIOD ENDING     OVERALL EVALUATION

      20 Nov 87  1-1-1
       4 Mar 88  Education/Training Report (TR)
       8 Jan 89  Meets Standards (MS)
      24 Sep 89  MS
      24 Sep 90  MS
      24 Sep 91  MS
       1 Apr 92  MS
      26 May 93  TR
      15 Dec 93  TR
      15 Dec 94  MS
      20 Oct 95  MS
      20 Oct 96  MS
      20 Oct 97  MS
      20 Oct 98  MS

The applicant’s duty history in the PDS reflects DAFSC 62E3G, Maintenance
Officer, effective 1 April 1997.  This same information is  reflected  on
officer selection brief (OSB) reviewed by the CY98 Central Lt  Col  Board
(Exhibit B).
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Appeals and SSB Branch, AFPC/DPPPA,  reviewed  this  application  and
recommended denial stating the applicant has not proven the DAFSC on  the
OPR closing 20 October 1997 is incorrect.

DPPPA noted applicant’s contention that an attempt was made to change his
DAFSC but the stated change was never updated.  Their  research  revealed
another individual already assigned to the “desired” duty position  (from
approximately Aug 95 until Mar 98) during the period the applicant claims
he should have been assigned to the position.  Officers cannot be “double
billeted” to the same position where there is only one authorization  for
that particular position.  Therefore, the  request  to  change  the  duty
position/AFSC was not a valid request and  could  not  be  updated.   The
DAFSC on the contested report is correct.

DPPPA also discovered that the DAFSC (B21M3A) for the position  (0023800)
to which the applicant would like to be assigned, does not coincide  with
the DAFSC (B21M1B) he desires to be added to the  contested  OPR.   Since
the applicant provided no proof of an authorization for a “B21M1B”  AFSC,
the only change the Board may want to consider (and they do  not  believe
they should) would be changing the  DAFSC  on  the  OPR  to  “B21M3A”  to
coincide with his desired position number.

Noting the statement provided by the rater on the OPR closing  20 October
1997, DPPPA stated the rater supports the request; however, in  light  of
their findings, his rationale for doing so  is  unclear.   The  rater  is
responsible for ensuring the ratee’s  duty  information  entered  on  the
performance report is accurate before the  report  becomes  a  matter  of
record.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant stated the advisory opinion  incorrectly  stated  that  he  was
requesting special selection board consideration by the CY98B Lt  Colonel
Board with a revised version of his 20 October 1997 OPR.  He only asks to
have his duty history printout changed.  AFPC claims this requires an OPR
change.  If it does, then so be it.  He doesn’t care what is on the  OPR.
What he cares about is the list of AFSCs on the duty  history  print  out
that promotion board members will read.

Noting that the advisory states “there is no material evidence confirming
the applicant was approved for and assigned against that position on  the
closeout date of the contested report,” applicant stated  this  is  true.
If all the paperwork had flowed the way it was supposed to, the OPR would
be right and his  duty  history  would  be  right.   The  applicant  also
provided his expanded comments concerning the double billeting.

He further stated he has proven that the duties he was performing as  the
squadron maintenance officer are more in line with the  21M3B  AFSC  than
the 62E3G AFSC.  The point is that on a day to day basis he performed the
duties described by AFMAN 36-2105 for the space and  missile  maintenance
career field from at least 1 February 1997 until his departure.

Applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit E.
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ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Assignment Info Systems Branch,  HQ  AFPC/DPAPS1,  provided  comments
addressing applicant’s duty history.  DPAPS1 stated that applicant’s  OPR
closing 20 Oct 97 reflects the DAFSC as “62E3G.”  This is mirrored  under
his duty history segment on the PDS and is correct  based  on  the  above
mentioned OPR.

If the Board were to change the PDS duty  history  to  reflect  “B21M1B,”
without changing the DAFSC on the OPR, this would  create  a  discrepancy
between the PDS and selection folder records.   AFCSM    36-699,  Vol  I,
5.20.3.3.8.2 states, “If the requested change does not coincide with  the
OPR/OER on file, the applicant must submit a request to have the  OPR/OER
changed.”  If the OPR/OER change is approved, the duty history will  then
be updated to mirror the change; however, if it is not approved,  then  a
discrepancy has not been created in the PDS.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit F.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant stated that if a change to the OPR is necessary to  change  his
duty history, then  he  concurs  with  AFPC/DPAPS1’s  recommendation  and
requests that the DAFSC on his OPR be changed to B21M1B.

Applicant reiterated his request that the effective date of assumption of
duties as squadron maintenance officer be modified to 1 February 1997.

Applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit H.
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ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Pursuant to the Board’s request,  the  following  additional  evaluations
were provided.

The Assignment Info Systems Branch, HQ AFPC/DPAPS,  stated  that  if  the
applicant’s appeal is approved,  the  DAFSC  should  be  changed  to  the
classification submitted by applicant’s MPF, AF Form 2096, dated  20  Aug
97, as “B21M3A” (Exhibit I).


The Appeals and SSB Branch, HQ AFPC/DPPPA, stated that if the Board finds
in favor of the applicant, the only documents in the applicant’s  officer
selection record that would be affected by the new DAFSC would be his  20
Oct 97 OPR and his CY98B (1 Jun 98) promotion recommendation form  (PRF).
His P0597C (21 Jul 97) PRF was rendered before the approval of the  award
of the DAFSC  (20 Aug  97).   If  the  Board  decides  in  favor  of  the
applicant, DPPPA does not support promotion reconsideration by the P0598B
board as  this  correction  is  considered  administrative  and  harmless
(Exhibit J).
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies  of  the  additional  Air  Force  evaluations  were  forwarded  to
applicant on 5 May 00 for review and  response.   As  of  this  date,  no
response has been received by this office (Exhibit K).
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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.    After   reviewing   the
applicant’s submission and the evidence of record, we are persuaded  that
the applicant performed the essential duties  for  award  of  the  B21M1B
DAFSC.  In this respect, we noted  the  statement  from  the  applicant’s
former  commander  and  rater  of  the  OPR,  closing  20  Oct  97,   who
substantiates the applicant’s contention that he performed the duties and
responsibilities of a Space and Missile Maintenance  Officer  during  the
period 1 Feb 97 - 8 Dec 97.  In addition, we note that the commander  was
unsuccessful in his attempts, while the  applicant  was  the  Maintenance
Officer,  to  have  the  applicant’s  DAFSC   changed   administratively.
Inasmuch  as  the  requested  DAFSC  changes  were  not  administratively
corrected, we do not believe the applicant should be  penalized  for  his
records not reflecting an accurate duty history.   Having  no  reason  to
question the integrity  of  this  officer,  we  are  persuaded  that  the
applicant’s duty history should be corrected as requested.   In  view  of
the foregoing, we further recommend  that  the  applicant’s  OPR  closing
20 Oct 97 be corrected to accurately reflect the DAFSC of B21M1B.

4.  Although we have recommended changes to the applicant’s record, we do
not believe that these changes caused the applicant’s  record  to  be  so
erroneous or misleading that the duly constituted selection boards  which
considered him for promotion to be unable to  make  reasonable  decisions
concerning his promotability in relation to his peers.   Our  finding  in
this matter is based on the fact  that  no  evidence  has  been  provided
showing the narrative depiction of the applicant’s duties was erroneously
recorded on the contested report  and,  thus,  the  selection  boards  in
question  had  ample  evidence  of   the   scope   of   the   applicant’s
responsibilities.  Hence, SSB consideration based on an inaccurate  DAFSC
is, in our opinion, not warranted.
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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:

      a.  Effective 1 February 1997, he held the Duty Air Force Specialty
Code (DAFSC) of B21M1B, Maintenance Officer, rather  than  the  DAFSC  of
62E3G, Maintenance Officer, effective date of 1 April 1997.

      b.  The Field Grade  Officer  Performance  Report,  AF  Form  707A,
rendered for the period 21 October  1996  through  20  October  1997,  be
amended to change Section I (Ratee Identification Data), Block 4 (DAFSC),
to reflect “B21M1B” vice “62E3G”.
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The following  members  of  the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 28 September 1999 and 8  November  2000,  under  the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                  Ms. Charlene M. Bradley, Panel Chair
                  Ms. Dorothy P. Loeb, Member
              Mr. Joseph A. Roj, Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 14 Aug 98, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPA, dated 4 Dec 98.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 21 Dec 98.
   Exhibit E.  Letter from applicant, dated 17 Jan 99, w/atch.
   Exhibit F.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPAPS1, dated 12 Apr 99.
   Exhibit G.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 3 May 99.
   Exhibit H.  Letter from applicant, dated 24 May 99.
   Exhibit I.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPAPS, dated 18 Apr 00.
   Exhibit J.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPA, dated 24 Apr 00.
   Exhibit K.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 5 May 00.




                                   CHARLENE M. BRADLEY
                                   Panel Chair



AFBCMR 98-02321




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:

            a.  Effective 1 February 1997, he held the Duty Air Force
Specialty Code (DAFSC) of B21M1B, Maintenance Officer, rather than the
DAFSC of 62E3G, Maintenance Officer, effective 1 April 1997.

            b.  The Field Grade Officer Performance Report, AF Form 707A,
rendered for the period 21 October 1996 through 20 October 1997, be, and
hereby is, amended to change Section I (Ratee Identification Data), Block
4 (DAFSC), to reflect “B21M1B” vice “62E3G”.




            JOE G. LINEBERGER
                                        Director
                                        Air Force Review Boards Agency