RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: 99-00800
INDEX CODE 100.05 131.09
XXXXXXX COUNSEL: None
XXXXXXX HEARING DESIRED: No
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
He be given supplemental promotion consideration to staff sergeant
(SSgt) for cycle 98E5 in either Control Air Force Specialty Code
(CAFSC) 1C6X1 (Satellite Systems) or Primary Air Force Specialty Code
(PAFSC) 3P0X1 (Security Forces), rather than in the retraining AFSC
00XXXX.
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
His CAFSC was changed upon his departure from his previous assignment
on 1 Feb 98. During the period 27 Feb to 13 Apr 98 he awaited formal
retraining into his current career field. The Promotion Eligibility
Cutoff Date (PECD) for [cycle 98E5] was 31 Mar 98, which fell in the
period he was awaiting retraining. He understood from both gaining
and losing military personnel flights (MPFs) that he would be scored
under the AFSC 3P051. Furthermore, the test control officer instructed
him to line through the CAFSC 1C631 on his WAPS Test Verification and
replace it with 3P051. This reinforced his belief he would be tested
and scored in his previously held PAFSC of 3P051. However, he was
scored in the retraining AFSC 00XXXX, which had one of the highest
cutoffs in the Air Force, and he was not selected. Afterwards, he was
informed that if he had chosen to extend for one month at his previous
assignment until his formal retraining that he would have been scored
in the AFSC 3P051. He was never given the option to extend, nor were
the ramifications of his reassignment and retraining explained to him.
If he had been scored in the AFSC 3P051 he would have been promoted.
This would not have happened if he had been stationed at a CONUS
location rather than being stationed overseas.
A copy of applicant's complete submission is attached at Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant is currently a senior airman (Date of Rank 7 Jan 97)
serving in the Regular Air Force as a satellite systems operator in
the 1C651 CAFSC and PAFSC.
Extending one month would not have changed the applicant’s 00XXXX
retraining AFSC. His AFSC was changed effective 1 Feb and needed to
change on 1 Apr 98 or later for him to be considered in his old AFSC
of 3P0X1. This is because members are considered for promotion to SSgt
based on the CAFSC they held on the 31 Mar 98 PECD. If he had been
considered in the 3P0X1 AFSC, he would have been selected for
promotion to SSgt as his total score was 315.66 and the 3P0X1 cutoff
score was 312.40.
The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted
from the applicant's military records, are contained in the documents
provided by the applicant and the letters prepared by the appropriate
offices of the Air Force. Accordingly, there is no need to recite
these facts in this Record of Proceedings.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
The Chief, USAF Classification Branch, HQ AFPC/DPPAC, reviewed this
appeal and provides his rationale for recommending denial.
A copy of the complete evaluation is at Exhibit B.
The Chief, Inquiries/AFBCMR Section, HQ AFPC/DPPPWB, reviewed this
appeal and provides his rationale for recommending denial.
A copy of the complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
Complete copies of the evaluations were forwarded to the applicant on
7 Jun 99 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this date, this
office has received no response.
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. After a thorough review
of the evidence of record and the applicant’s submission, we are not
persuaded that he is entitled to supplemental promotion consideration
in a different career field. Applicant’s contentions are duly noted;
however, we do not find these assertions, in and by themselves,
sufficiently persuasive to override the rationale provided by the Air
Force. Members are considered for promotion in the CAFSC they held on
the 31 Mar 98 PECD. Contrary to his allegations, the applicant would
have had to extend for more than one month to be considered in his old
AFSC. As such, he was considered in the appropriate AFSC. We
therefore agree with the recommendations of the Air Force and adopt
the rationale expressed as the basis for our decision that the
applicant has failed to sustain his burden of having suffered either
an error or an injustice. In view of the above and absent persuasive
evidence to the contrary, we find no compelling basis to recommend
granting the relief sought.
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.
The following members of the Board considered this application in
Executive Session on 10 February 2000, under the provisions of AFI 36-
2603:
Mr. Joseph G. Diamond, Panel Chair
Mr. Gregory H. Petkoff, Member
Mr. Jay Jordan, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 24 Mar 99, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPAC, dated 5 May 99.
Exhibit D. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPWB, dated 13 May 99.
Exhibit E. Letter, AFBCMR, dated 7 Jun 99.
JOSEPH G. DIAMOND
Panel Chair
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