RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  00-02997
            INDEX NUMBER:  131.03

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He receive consideration by a special board in lieu of the June  2000  Major
Continuation Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The reasons the applicant believes the records to be in error or unjust  and
the evidence submitted in support of the appeal are 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 letter  prepared  by  the
appropriate office 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 Reserve of the  Air  Force  Selection  Board  Secretariat,  HQ ARPC/DPB,
reviewed  this  application  and  recommended  denial  of  the   applicant’s
request.  They state the applicant was notified of his selection to  meet  a
continuation board.  He acknowledges that he  was  required  to  return  the
form and specify his desire to meet the board, but did not do so.

A complete copy of the Air Force evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant indicated that  he  did  not  return  the  postcard  to  meet  the
continuation board because  of  extenuating  circumstances  and  a  lack  of
understanding of its importance at the time.   Applicant  further  describes
the circumstances which led to him not meeting the suspense  date  in  order
to make his desires to meet the continuation board  known.   Applicant  also
states that the subject of the continuation  board  never  came  up  at  his
reserve training meetings nor did he recall any description  of  it  in  the
reserve magazine.

Applicant requests that the board consider if it’s not  a  possibility  that
an  individual  balancing  an  Air  Force  Reserve  career,  a  senior-level
civilian position, an active family, and civic responsibilities,  could  hit
a period where the intensity of activity allowed for something as  vital  as
a continuation board notice to slip through the cracks.  He asks  the  board
to consider his  years  and  quality  of  service  and  he  hopes  that  the
circumstances surrounding his failure to return the notice  and  his  desire
to continue will persuade the board to facilitate meeting a special board.

Applicant’s complete submission is attached 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.    Sufficient relevant evidence has been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence of probable error  or  injustice  warranting  consideration  by  a
special board in lieu of the June  2000  Major  Continuation  Board.   Based
upon the evidence of record and the applicant’s  submission,  the  Board  is
persuaded  that  there  were  extenuating  circumstances   surrounding   the
applicant’s failure to return the  postcard  indicating  his  desire  to  be
considered by the continuation board.  Although the Board does not take  the
applicant’s failure to meet the suspense in the time  allotted  lightly,  we
do understand the sometimes impossible task of balancing both an  Air  Force
Reserve and a  civilian  career.   Based  upon  the  applicant’s  years  and
quality of service, we believe it is in the interest  of  justice  that  the
applicant’s request be granted.  Therefore,  we  recommend  the  applicant's
records be corrected to the extent indicated below.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air  Force  relating
to APPLICANT, be considered for  continuation  by  a  Special  Review  Board
(SRB); that his record be  evaluated  in  comparison  with  the  records  of
officers who were and were not selected by the June 2000 Air  Force  Reserve
Major Continuation Board; and, if he is recommended for  continuation  by  a
Special Review Board,  the  Air  Force  Board  for  Correction  of  Military
Records be advised of that recommendation at the earliest practicable  date,
so that all necessary and appropriate actions may be completed.

If he is not recommended for continuation by the Special Review  Board,  the
office of primary responsibility advise him of  the  recommendation  of  the
Special Review Board.

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The following members of the Board considered this application in  Executive
Session on 13 March 2001, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

            Mr. Thomas S. Markiewicz, Vice Chair
            Mr. William H. Anderson, Member
            Mr. Steven A. Shaw, Member

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

      Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 27 October 2000.
      Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ ARPC/DPB, dated 13 December 2000.
      Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 5 January 2001.
      Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, undated.





               THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
               Vice Chair





AFBCMR 00-02997



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 considered for continuation by a Special Review
Board (SRB); that his record be evaluated in comparison with the records of
officers who were and were not selected by the June 2000 Air Force Reserve
Major Continuation Board; and, if he is recommended for continuation by a
Special Review Board, the Air Force Board for Correction of Military
Records be advised of that recommendation at the earliest practicable date,
so that all necessary and appropriate actions may be completed.

      If he is not recommended for continuation by the Special Review
Board, the office of primary responsibility advise him of the
recommendation of the Special Review Board.





                                        JOE G. LINEBERGER
                                        Director
                                        Air Force Review Boards Agency