RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  99-01669
            INDEX CODE:  107.00

            COUNSEL:  None

            HEARING DESIRED:  No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty)
be corrected to reflect award of the Sixth Oak Leaf Cluster (6OLC)  to
the Air Force Commendation Medal (AFCM) instead of  5OLCs,  the  Joint
Service Commendation Medal (JSCM), and the Kuwait Liberation  Campaign
Medal (KLCM).

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Due to the error in OLC sequence of his AFCMs and the nonrecorded JSCM
and KLCM, points toward his military promotion may have been affected.
 If he was eligible for other decorations, such  as  the  Presidential
Unit Citation, he is unaware and requests this be checked.  He  states
that if there is the chance that correcting his records will show that
he should have been promoted between 1991  and  1993  (his  retirement
year), he would be grateful.

Applicant’s complete submission is attached at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted from  the
applicant’s military records, are contained in 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.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Chief, Recognition  Programs  Branch,  AFPC/DPPPR,  reviewed  this
application and indicated that applicant’s entitlement to 6OLCs to the
AFCM and both the KLCM (Saudi  Arabia)  and  KLCM  (Kuwait)  has  been
verified and his DD Form 214  has  been  corrected  to  reflect  these
changes.  However, there is no indication in applicant’s records  that
he was recommended for, or awarded, the JSCM.  On 22 Jul  99,  he  was
asked to provide a copy of the orders awarding him this decoration but
he did not respond to the request.  Without a copy of the  orders  for
award of the JSCM, DPPPR cannot verify applicant’s eligibility for, or
entitlement to, this decoration  and  recommends  disapproval  of  his
request to add the JSCM to his DD Form 214.

A complete copy of the  Air  Force  evaluation,  with  attachment,  is
attached at Exhibit C.

The Chief, Inquiries/AFBCMR Section, AFPC/DPPPWB, also  reviewed  this
application and indicated that the last promotion cycle the  applicant
was eligible for consideration to  the  grade  of  technical  sergeant
prior to his retirement date was 93A6 with promotions effective  1 Aug
92 – 1 Jul 93.  His total  score  was  317.99  and  the  cutoff  score
required for selection in his Air  Force  specialty  code  (AFSC)  was
332.53.   Contrary  to  his  belief,  neither  the  Presidential  Unit
Citation (if eligible) nor the Kuwait Liberation  Campaign  Medal  are
used for promotion points under the Weighted Airman  Promotion  System
(WAPS).  Consequently, whether they were awarded or not, had no impact
on his promotion consideration to technical sergeant.

DPPPWB further states  that  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, Table 2.2,  Rule 5,  Note 2),  the  directive  in
effect at the time, dictates that, before a decoration is credited for
a specific promotion cycle, the close out date of the decoration  must
be on or before the promotion eligibility cutoff date (PECD), and  the
date of the DECOR-6, Request 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
what AFSC or Chief Enlisted Manager (CEM)  Code  the  member  will  be
considered as well as which performance reports and  decorations  will
be used in the promotion consideration.  The PECD  for  the  cycle  in
question, 93A6, was 31 Dec 91.  In addition,  a  decoration  a  member
claims was lost,  downgraded,  etc.,  must  be  fully  documented  and
verified that it was  placed  into  official  channels  prior  to  the
selection date.

The AFCM for the period 4 Jun 90 – 15 Jun 91 initially  identified  as
the 4th OLC but amended  by  permanent  order  G-215,  12 Jul  91,  to
correct it to the 5th OLC, was not considered in the promotion process
for the 93A6 cycle.  Promotion cycle 93A6 was the only  cycle  it  was
eligible for consideration based on the closing date of 15 Jun 91.  If
it had been considered, his total score would have increased by  three
points, from 317.99 to 320.99, still 11.54  points  below  the  332.53
score required for selection.  Assuming the applicant is credited with
the JSCM worth three promotion points, his total score would  increase
another three points to 323.99, still 8.54  points  below  the  cutoff
score required for selection in his AFSC.

The AFCM with 6OLCs for the  period  29 Jul  91 –  1 Jul  93  was  not
eligible for consideration in the promotion process.  The closing date
was after the 31 Dec 91 PECD for the 93A6 cycle, the  last  cycle  the
applicant  was  eligible  for  consideration  before  retirement.   In
summary, a Presidential Unit Citation or the KLCM are not eligible for
consideration in the WAPS.  In addition, if  the  applicant  had  been
considered with six additional points for the AFCM,  5th  OLC,  and  a
JSCM, his total score  for  the  93A6  promotion  cycle  to  technical
sergeant would still have been below the score required for selection.
 DPPPWB recommends denial of promotion to technical sergeant based  on
the rationale provided.

A complete copy of their evaluation, with attachments, 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
7 Jan 00 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 not timely filed;  however,  it  is  in  the
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.    Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented  to  demonstrate
the existence of probable  error  or  injustice  warranting  favorable
action on the applicant’s request  for  award  of  the  Joint  Service
Commendation  Medal  (JSCM).   After  careful  consideration  of   the
evidence  provided,  specifically,  the   citation   and   certificate
accompanying award of the JSCM, we are persuaded  that  the  applicant
was awarded the JSCM.   However,  for  whatever  reason,  it  was  not
entered in his records.  Having no reason to  question  the  documents
provided by the applicant, we believe any doubt should be resolved  in
his favor and that his records  should  be  corrected  to  the  extent
indicated below.  We further note that the  applicant’s  DD  Form  214
(Certificate of Release  or  Discharge  from  Active  Duty)  has  been
administratively  corrected  to  reflect  award  of  the   Air   Force
Commendation Medal (Sixth Oak Leaf  Cluster),  the  Kuwait  Liberation
Medal (Kuwait),  and  the  Kuwait  Liberation  Medal  (Saudi  Arabia).
Therefore, no further action is required by this Board with respect to
these awards.  After reviewing  applicant’s  record,  to  include  the
above corrections, it appears  that  he  still  would  not  have  been
promoted to the next higher grade.
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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  DD  Form  214,
Certificate  of  Release  or  Discharge  from  Active  Duty,  Item  13
(Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign  Ribbons  Awarded
or Authorized), issued on 30 June 1993,  be  amended  to  include  the
Joint Service Commendation Medal for the period 7 Aug 90 through 2 Mar
91.

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The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 4 May 2000, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                  Ms. Charlene M. Bradley, Panel Chair
                  Mr. Phillip Sheuerman, Member
              Mr. Frederick R. Beaman, III, Member

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

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 26 Jun 99, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPR, dated 28 Sep 99.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPWB, dated 1 Oct 99, w/atch.
     Exhibit E.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 7 Jan 00.




                                   CHARLENE M. BRADLEY
                                   Panel Chair


AFBCMR 99-01669




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 , be corrected to show that the DD Form 214,
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, Item 13
(Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or
Authorized), issued on 30 June 1993, be, and hereby is, amended to
include the Joint Service Commendation Medal for the period 7 Aug 90
through 2 Mar 91.







                                                            JOE     G.
LINEBERGER
                                                         Director
                                                           Air   Force
Review Boards Agency