RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  00-03222
            INDEX CODE:  131.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE


            HEARING DESIRED:  YES


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her date of rank (DOR) for promotion to the grade of senior airman  be
changed from 15 Feb 00 to 15 Jan 00.

She be given supplemental consideration for promotion to the grade  of
staff sergeant for the 00E5 cycle.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She believes there was an error in the  Personnel  Data  System  (PDS)
regarding her DOR for senior airman, which made her ineligible to test
for staff sergeant for cycle 00E5.

In support of her appeal, the applicant provided a personal statement,
supportive statements, and copies of her enlistment documents, special
order for promotion to senior airman,  enlisted  performance  reports,
and Air Force Achievement Medal (AFAM) certificate.

Applicant’s complete submission is at 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
senior airman, having been promoted to that grade on 15 Feb  00.   Her
Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) is 15 Jan 97.

The remaining  relevant  facts  pertaining  to  this  application  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 Enlisted  Promotion  and  Military  Testing  Branch,  AFPC/DPPPWB,
reviewed this application and recommended  denial.   DPPPWB  indicated
that a review of  the  promotion  history  system  revealed  that  the
applicant was promoted to airman on 15 Aug 97 vice 15 Jul 97 (when she
would have completed the minimum six months Time-In-Grade (TIG).   She
was subsequently promoted to airman  first  class  when  she  met  the
minimum 10 months TIG on 15 Jun 98.  She was promoted to senior airman
on 15 Feb 00  when  she  met  the  20  months  TIG  requirement.   The
applicant did not explain nor has she provided a source document  that
shows her promotion to airman after seven months (15 Aug 97) vice  the
minimum six months (15 Jul 97).  They have confirmed with the  Defense
Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) that the  applicant  was  paid  from
15 Aug 97  as  an  airman.   If   a   promotion   is   withheld,   the
correspondence is removed from the records when the member is promoted
to the next grade.

DPPPWB stated that based on the applicant’s DOR to airman first  class
of 15 Jun 98, the earliest she would have met the minimum TIG and Time-
In-Service (TIS) requirements was 15 Feb 00, not 15 Jan 00.  The basic
eligibility criteria for promotion to  senior  airman  are  36  Months
Total Active Federal Military Service (TAFMS) and 20 months TIG  (both
criteria must be met), or 28 months TIG, whichever is satisfied first.
 Since the applicant satisfied the 36 months TAFMS and 20  months  TIG
first, the earliest date she could have been  promoted,  provided  she
was  otherwise  eligible  and  recommended  by  her   commander,   was
15 Feb 00.

According to DPPPWB, based on the applicant’s DOR to senior airman  of
15 Feb 00, the first time she will be eligible to be considered in the
promotion process to staff sergeant would be cycle 01E5.

A complete copy of the DPPPWB evaluation is at Exhibit B.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant reviewed the advisory opinion and furnished a response which
is attached at Exhibit D.

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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.   The  evidence  of  record
indicates that the applicant was promoted to the grade of airman on 15
Aug 97, rather than 15 Jul  97  when  she  would  have  completed  the
minimum six months TIG for promotion to  airman.   As  a  result,  the
applicant’s subsequent promotions to the grades of airman first  class
and senior airman, respectively, have come a month later than  normal.
No explanation has been provided as to why the applicant was  promoted
to airman after seven months rather than six.   We  find  no  evidence
that the applicant’s promotion to airman  was  intentionally  withheld
for a month, or that she was the victim of  any  disciplinary  action.
Furthermore, there is no evidence before us which would indicate  that
the applicant’s duty performance was anything less than exemplary.  In
view of the above, we believe that  the  applicant  should  have  been
promoted to the respective grades upon  her  meeting  the  eligibility
requirements.  Accordingly, we recommend that her records be corrected
as 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 corrected to show that:

      a.  She was promoted to the grade of airman on 15 Jul 97, rather
than 15 Aug 97.

      b.  She was promoted to the  grade  of  airman  first  class  on
15 May 98, rather than 15 Jun 98.

      c.  She was promoted to the grade of senior airman on 15 Jan 00,
rather than 15 Feb 00.

It  is  further  recommended  that  she   be   provided   supplemental
consideration for promotion to the grade of  staff  sergeant  for  all
appropriate cycles beginning with cycle 00E5.

If  AFPC  discovers  any  adverse  factors  during  or  subsequent  to
supplemental consideration that are separate and apart, and  unrelated
to the issues involved in this application that  would  have  rendered
the applicant ineligible for the promotion, such information  will  be
documented and presented to the Board for a final determination on the
individual's qualifications for the promotion.

If supplemental promotion consideration results in the  selection  for
promotion to the higher grade, immediately after  such  promotion  the
records shall be corrected to show that she was promoted to the higher
grade on the date of rank established by  the  supplemental  promotion
and that she is entitled to all pay, allowances, and benefits of  such
grade as of that date.

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The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 1 Mar 01, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Terry A. Yonkers, Panel Chair
      Mr. George Franklin, Member
      Mr. Roger Willmeth, Member

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

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 22 Nov 00, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPWB, dated 14 Dec 00.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 12 Jan 01.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, applicant, dated 22 Jan 01.




                                   TERRY A. YONKERS
                                   Panel Chair



AFBCMR 00-03222




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:

            a.  She was promoted to the grade of airman on 15 Jul 97,
rather than 15 Aug 97.

            b.  She was promoted to the grade of airman first class on
15 May 98, rather than 15 Jun 98.

            c.  She was promoted to the grade of senior airman on 15
Jan 00, rather than 15 Feb 00.

      It is further directed that she be provided supplemental
consideration for promotion to the grade of staff sergeant for all
appropriate cycles beginning with cycle 00E5.

      If AFPC discovers any adverse factors during or subsequent to
supplemental consideration that are separate and apart, and unrelated
to the issues involved in this application that would have rendered
the applicant ineligible for the promotion, such information will be
documented and presented to the Board for a final determination on the
individual's qualifications for the promotion.

      If supplemental promotion consideration results in the selection
for promotion to the higher grade, immediately after such promotion
the records shall be corrected to show that she was promoted to the
higher grade on the date of rank established by the supplemental
promotion and that she is entitled to all pay, allowances, and
benefits of such grade as of that date.






    JOE G. LINEBERGER

    Director

    Air Force Review Boards Agency