RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  99-03194
            INDEX NUMBER:  131.00;111.01

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1.  His completion  of  Squadron  Officer  School  in-residence  be
reflected on his  Officer  Selection  Brief  (OSB)  for  the  CY99A
Colonel Board.

2.  The Assignment History section on the OSB reviewed by the CY99A
Colonel Selection Board be corrected to show  Command  Level  “HAF”
for Headquarters Air Force, rather than a  blank  for  his  current
position as Chief, Base  Closure  Rest  Divi,  at  the  Center  for
Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) at Brooks AFB.

3.  The Academic Education section on the OSB reviewed by the CY99A
Colonel Selection Board be  corrected  to  show  Virginia  Military
Institute 1978 rather than “UNK.”

4.  He be considered for promotion to the grade  of  colonel  by  a
Special Selection Board  (SSB)  for  the  CY99A  Colonel  Selection
Board, which convened on 2 August 1999.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His records  contained  three  errors,  which  he  believes  had  a
significant impact on his opportunity for selection  for  promotion
by failing to properly represent his whole person  performance  and
potential.   The  policy  change,  HQ  AFPC  990604  Msg,   Officer
Preselection Brief (OPB) Re-flow, which removed in-residence  Joint
Professional Military Education  (JPME)  Phase  II  from  the  OSB,
failed to replace it with  his  attendance  at  Squadron  Officer’s
School (SOS).   The  message  further  stated  that  officers  must
contact the Extension  Course  Institute  (ECI)  and  identify  the
course and method/date of completion in order for ECI to verify and
update displaced entries.  He discovered this change following  the
release of the board results and  confirmed  the  impact  during  a
10 November 1999 review of his nonselection.  The lack of  SOS  in-
residence would send a negative image to the Board of  someone  who
failed to realize the importance of PME throughout  a  career.   He
completed SOS, Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), and JPME  PhII
in-residence  as  well  as  ACSC  and  Air  War  College  (AWC)  by
correspondence.

The blank entry for the Command Level of his current position could
represent  to  board  members  that  he  failed  to  recognize  the
importance  of  all  levels  of   assignments   in   whole   person
development.  Although the information is captured elsewhere in the
selection  folder,  this  blank  on  the  OSB  could  have  made  a
difference.  He is unsure whether this error and  the  error  which
listed “UNK” in the Academic Education  section  of  the  OSB  were
among the changes attempted because he has only found  one  set  of
notes from the several times changes were made.

He believes these three errors could have substantially  influenced
his board score when compounded together.

In support of his request, applicant submitted a personal statement
(Exhibit A).
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the Personnel Data System (PDS)  reveals
the applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD)
is 15 June 1978.  He is currently serving on  active  duty  in  the
grade of lieutenant colonel, having been  promoted  to  that  grade
effective 1 August 1994.

The applicant's OSB prepared for the CY99A Colonel Selection  Board
does not indicate a Command Level in the Assignment History section
for his position as Chief, Base Closure Rest Divi, AFCEE.  The  PME
section indicates his completion of ACSC by correspondence in 1990,
ACSC in residence in 1992, and AWC by correspondence in  1999,  but
does not indicate his completion of SOS in residence in 1981.   The
Academic Education section does not  indicate  where  and  when  he
completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.

The applicant's OSB prepared for the CY98C Colonel Selection  Board
does not indicate a Command Level in the Assignment History section
for his position as Chief, Base Closure Rest Divi, AFCEE.  The  PME
section indicates his completion of SOS in residence in 1981,  ACSC
by correspondence in 1990, and ACSC in residence in 1992.  It  does
not indicate where and when he completed his Bachelor’s  Degree  in
Civil Engineering.

The PME section of the  applicant’s  OSB  prepared  for  the  CY97B
Colonel  Selection  Board  indicates  his  completion  of  SOS   in
residence  in  1981,  ACSC  by  correspondence  in  1990,  ACSC  in
residence in 1992, and JPME PhII in residence in 1993.  It does not
indicate where and when he completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil
Engineering.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The  Officer  Promotion  and   Appointment   Branch,   AFPC/DPPPOO,
recommended disapproval stating that the applicant has not provided
documentation to show he exercised reasonable diligence to  correct
the errors prior to the selection board.  The applicant received an
OPB for the CY99A Colonel Selection Board approximately the end  of
April.  Specific instructions relevant to his request directed  him
to  his  Military  Personnel   Flight   (MPF)   to   correct   duty
discrepancies, ECI  for  PME  corrections  and  AFIT  for  academic
information corrections.  While the applicant  contends  he  sought
correction from his unit orderly room, he is unsure  what  date  he
identified for correction and has provided nothing to  support  his
claim.  He also does not substantiate what action he  took  through
ECI or AFIT to  correct  his  PME  or  academic  information.   His
Officer Selection Record (OSR) contained a Training  Report,  which
informed the board of his attendance in residence.  A complete copy
of DPPPOO’s evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy  of  the  evaluation  was  forwarded  to  the  applicant  on
28 January 2000, for review  and  response  within  30  days.   The
applicant’s response to the evaluation is at Exhibit E.

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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 injustice.   The  applicant’s
contentions concerning information missing from his OSB before  the
CY99A Colonel Selection Board are duly noted.  However, we  do  not
find that the failure of this information to be reflected  on  this
OSB warrants reconsideration for promotion by a  special  selection
board.  We have seen no evidence which would  lead  us  to  believe
that the missing information caused the applicant’s records  to  be
so misleading or inaccurate that  the  duly  constituted  selection
board was unable to  make  a  reasonable  decision  concerning  his
standing in  relation  to  his  peers.   Furthermore,  neither  the
information concerning where and when he  received  his  bachelor’s
degree, nor the command  level  for  his  current  assignment,  was
reflected on his two previous OSBs,  which  were  reviewed  by  the
CY97B and CY98C Colonel Selection Boards.  We have seen no evidence
showing his diligence in attempting  to  correct  this  information
prior to the convening of the CY99A Colonel Selection Board.
Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we  find  no
basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD:

A majority of the Board finds insufficient  evidence  of  error  or
injustice and recommends the application be denied.

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The following members of  the  Board  considered  this  application
in Executive Session on 18 April  2000,  under  the  provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

                 Mr. Joseph G. Diamond, Panel Chair
                 Mr. William H. Anderson, Member
                 Mr. Lawrence R. Leehy, Member

By majority vote, the Board recommended denial of the  application.
Mr.  Leehy  abstained  from  voting.   The  following   documentary
evidence was considered:

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 10 Dec 99, w/atch.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPOO, dated 7 Jan 2000.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 28 Jan 2000.
    Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, 24 Feb 2000.




                                   JOSEPH G. DIAMOND
                                   Panel Chair