RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  99-03255
            INDEX CODE:  131.01

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be given Special Selection Board  (SSB)  consideration  for  Senior
Service School (SSS) candidacy by  the  Calendar  Year  1999A  (CY99A)
Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection (P0599A) Board, which convened on
19 Apr 99.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His Officer Selection Brief (OSB) for the CY99A board did not  reflect
his in-residence completion of Intermediate  Service  School  (Exhibit
A).

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the Personnel Data System  (PDS)  indicates
that the applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade of
lieutenant colonel, having been promoted to that grade  on  1 Apr  00.
Prior to the matter under review, the applicant  was  serving  in  the
grade of major.   His  Total  Active  Federal  Military  Service  Date
(TAFMSD) is 30 May 84.

Applicant's Officer Effectiveness  Report/Officer  Performance  Report
(OER/OPR) profile since 1988 follows:

      PERIOD ENDING    EVALUATION

      23 Jun 88  1-1-1
       5 Jul 89  Training Report
      31 Jul 90  Meets Standards
      31 Jul 91  Meets Standards
      30 Oct 92  Meets Standards
      27 May 93  Training Report
      31 May 94  Training Report
      30 Sep 95  Training Report
      30 Sep 96  Meets Standards
      30 Sep 97  Meets Standards
  #  21 Dec 98   Meets Standards

# Top Report - CY99A (19 Apr 99) Lt Col Board.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Military Education Branch, AFPC/DPAPE, reviewed  this  application
and recommended denial.   DPAPE  indicated  it  is  correct  that  the
applicant’s OSB did not reflect ISS completion in-residence;  however,
the applicant’s “top report” was the  completed  training  report  for
having attended the  Argentina  Air  Command  and  Staff  College  in-
residence.  The information was available to the board  and  the  fact
that the applicant’s ISS in-residence did not reflect on  the  OSB  is
not sufficient for a review.

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

The Appeals and SSB Branch, AFPC/DPPPA, reviewed this application  and
recommended denial.  DPPPA  indicated  that  they  concurred  with  HQ
AFPC/DPAPE's advisory.  In  addition,  DPPPA  stated  that  since  the
applicant attended ISS in-residence, he  received  a  training  report
from the Argentina Air Command and Staff College.  It  was  clear  the
board considering him for SSS candidacy saw this training  report,  as
it was filed in his OSR on 12 Mar 99, well before the  board  convened
on 19 Apr 99.  As stated in the governing Air  Force  instruction,  an
SSB should only be granted when "the board did not  consider  material
information  that  should  have  been  available  in  compliance  with
pertinent Air Force directives  and  policies."   If  there  had  been
confusion about the training report in  his  record,  members  of  the
promotion board would have asked  for  clarification.   They  maintain
that since the promotion board saw the training  report  in  his  OSR,
they  absolutely   took   his   ISS   in-residence   attendance   into
consideration when considering him for SSS candidacy.  It can only  be
concluded that his nonselection for SSS candidacy was  not  caused  by
omission of the ISS in-residence entry on his OSB.

DPPPA indicated that, although the applicant's OSB did not reflect his
in-residence attendance at ISS, each officer  eligible  for  promotion
consideration by the P0599A board  received  an  officer  preselection
brief (OPB) 90-100 days prior to the convening of a  board.   The  OPB
contains the same data that will appear  on  an  OSB  at  the  central
board.  Written instructions attached to the  OPB  and  given  to  the
officer before  the  central  selection  board  specifically  instruct
him/her to carefully examine the brief for completeness and  accuracy.
The instructions also provide addresses,  and  in  most  cases,  phone
numbers for each area responsible to assist the officer who identifies
discrepancies.  If any errors are found, he/she must  take  corrective
action prior to the selection board, not after it.   The  instructions
specifically state, "Officers will not  be  considered  by  a  Special
Selection Board if, in exercising reasonable  diligence,  the  officer
should have discovered the error or omission in  his/her  records  and
could have taken  timely  corrective  action."   Since  the  applicant
arrived at his new duty location on 10 Jan 99, DPPPA concluded he  had
more than 90 days to correct errors or omissions on his OPB before the
P0599A board convened on 19 Apr 99.

A complete copy of the DPPPA evaluation is 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  4
Feb 00 for review and response.  As of this date, no response has been
received by this office (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 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
offices of primary responsibility  and adopt their  rationale  as  the
basis for our conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of
an error or injustice.  We note that even though the  applicant’s  OSB
did not reflect his  completion  of  ISS  in-residence,  there  was  a
training report in his OSR which showed his attendance.   Furthermore,
the applicant should have received an Officer Preselection Brief (OPB)
prior to the convening of the Board.  In our view, the applicant had a
responsibility to ensure that his record was correct  prior  to  being
considered for promotion.  In  view  of  the  foregoing,  and  in  the
absence of clear and convincing evidence to  support  a  determination
that the applicant’s record before the original selection board was so
inaccurate  or  misleading  that  the  board  was  unable  to  make  a
reasonable decision concerning his SSS candidacy  in  relationship  to
his peers, the  applicant’s  request  for  SSB  consideration  is  not
favorably considered.

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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 3 May 00, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Benedict A. Kausal IV, Panel Chair
      Ms. Melinda J. Loftin, Member
      Mr. Joseph A. Roj, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 6 Dec 99.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPAPE, dated 3 Jan 00.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPA, dated 22 Jan 00.
    Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 4 Feb 00.




                                   BENEDICT A. KAUSAL IV
                                   Panel Chair