RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  01-00272
            INDEX NUMBER:  131.00; 107.00

      XXXXXXXXXXXX     COUNSEL:  None

      XXX-XX-XXXX      HEARING DESIRED:  No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The Recommendation for Decoration Printout (RDP)  for  the  Meritorious
Service Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster, awarded to him for the period 22
September 1995 to 24 June 1999 be corrected  by  backdating  it  to  25
January 1999 and that the decoration  be  considered  during  the  00E8
promotion cycle.

He be awarded Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC) 9D000, Dormitory
Manager, effective 4 January 1999.

He be provided supplemental promotion consideration  to  senior  master
sergeant (SMSgt) (E-8) for the 00E8 cycle with the corrected record.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was selected by the 375th Civil Engineering  Squadron  (375  CES/CC)
Commander in Nov 98 to fill the position of  Dormitory  Manager,  CAFSC
9D000, and was released from his assigned unit on 4 Jan 99 and  started
duty as Dormitory Manager the same day.  He became aware in Sep 99 that
he had not been formally awarded CAFSC 9D000 and through his  chain  of
command attempted to get the problem fixed.  He  was  not  awarded  the
CAFSC until 31 Jul 00, nineteen months  later,  although  he  had  been
performing the duty.

When he transferred from his  assigned  unit  in  Jan  99,  his  losing
commander submitted a  recommendation  to  award  him  the  Meritorious
Service  Medal  (1OLC).   The  approval  authority  decided  that   the
recommendation should be held and resubmitted in conjunction  with  his
next enlisted performance report (EPR) that ended up closing out on  24
Jun 99 when his supervisor/commander retired.  Due to  his  commander’s
retirement, his decoration package got overlooked.  His new  supervisor
eventually got the decoration processed with the dates  backdated,  but
the RDP was not changed.

In support of his request, the applicant provides  letters  of  support
from his chain of command and various  correspondence  related  to  the
issues being considered.

Applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is presently serving on  active  duty  in  the  grade  of
master sergeant.  His Total Active Federal Military Service Date is  21
Jan 82.

A profile of his last ten EPRs follows:

        Closeout Date                   Overall Rating


          22 Feb 91                          5

          31 Aug 91                          5
          31 Aug 92                          5
          31 Aug 93                          5
          15 Apr 94                          5
          15 Apr 95                          5
          31 Aug 95                          5
          31 Aug 96                          4
          31 Aug 97                          5
          31 Aug 98                          5
          24 Jun 99                          5
          24 Jun 00                          5

The applicant was considered for promotion to  SMSgt  during  promotion
cycle 00E8 in AFSC 3P071 (Security) and not selected.  The total  score
he needed for selection was 651.51.  His  total  score  was  578.19,  a
difference of 73.32 points.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Chief, Air Force Enlisted Civil Engineer Assignments,  AFPC/DPAAD1,
evaluated this application in regards to the  applicant’s  request  for
backdating of the award  of  CAFSC  9D000.   She  recommends  that  the
applicant’s request be denied.

As the AFPC approval authority for  Dormitory  Management,  9D000,  her
records indicate that the applicant was not approved to perform  duties
as a 9D000 until Jul 00.  Additionally, after review of the applicant’s
request and supporting documents (e-mails),  she  could  not  find  any
information to support the applicant’s allegations.  To  the  contrary,
she discovered  that  his  requests,  as  far  back  as  Oct  99,  were
consistently disapproved because manning did not support it.  All 9D000
positions were filled.  When a position became available in Jul 00, the
MPF and MAJCOM recommended approval and she then approved the applicant
to fill the position.

The complete 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     6 Jul 01
for review and comment within 30 days.  To date,  a  response  has  not
been received.

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ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The  Chief,  Inquiries/AFBCMR  Section,  AFPC/DPPPWB,  evaluated   this
application in regards to the  applicant’s  request  to  have  his  MSM
(1OLC) considered for the 00E8 promotion cycle and recommends denial.

Current Air Force promotion policy dictates that before a decoration is
credited for a specific promotion cycle, the closeout date must  be  on
or before the Promotion Eligibility Cutoff Date (PECD), and the date of
the DÉCOR-6, Recommendation  for  Decoration  Printout  (RDP)  must  be
before the  date  of  selections  for  the  cycle  in  question.   Each
promotion cycle has an established PECD that is used to determine  what
AFSC, EPRs, and decorations will be  considered  during  the  promotion
cycle.  The PECD for the 00E8 cycle was 30 Sep 99.

The applicant’s MSM (1OLC) does not meet  the  criteria  for  promotion
credit during the 00E8 cycle because it was not  placed  into  official
channels (date the commander signed the RDP) until  21  Jun  00,  after
selections were made on 3 Mar 00.  The date of the RDP  is  7  Jun  00.
Documentation in the applicant’s case  file  indicates  that  his  Wing
Commander had reservations when the decoration was initially  submitted
on   25 Jan 99 due to a “4” EPR the applicant had received.   The  Wing
Commander decided that the recommendation should be held until the next
EPR closed out and to make the decoration for an extended tour, not for
a permanent change of assignment, if the applicant did a good job.

After an extensive review of the circumstances of this case,  there  is
no conclusive evidence  the  decoration  was  submitted  and  processed
before selections were  made  for  the  00E8  cycle.   The  applicant’s
request to have the decoration included in the  promotion  process  for
cycle 00E8 as an exception to policy was disapproved on 13  Aug  01  by
the Promotion Management Section.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit E.

The Chief, Recognition  Programs  Branch,  AFPC/DPPPR,  evaluated  this
application in regards to the applicant’s request to change the date of
the RDP and recommends denial.

When the applicant initially submitted his request for consideration by
the AFBCMR, it was  returned  for  him  to  work  his  request  through
administrative channels.  He had not provided any documentation showing
that he had worked his  request  through  administrative  channels  and
failed to provide additional documentation as requested.

When the applicant did not  respond,  his  application  was  processed,
however, in the meantime, the applicant had applied to AFPC  requesting
supplemental promotion consideration and providing a copy of the  first
RDP, dated 22 Jan 99.  After AFPC/DPPPR obtained a copy, and sent it to
the applicant on 14 Jun 01 advising him to take the RDP to his Military
Personnel Flight to have his record  corrected.   The  applicant  again
failed to take the proper action.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit F.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the additional evaluations were forwarded to the applicant on
31 Aug 01 for review and comment within 30 days.  To date,  a  response
has not been received.

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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  in  regards  to  the
applicant’s request to backdate the RDP  for  the  Meritorious  Service
Medal (1OLC), awarded to him  for  the  period  22  September  1995  to
January 1999 and that it be considered during the 00E8 promotion cycle.
 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 office 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.  Therefore,
in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no compelling basis
to recommend changing the date of the RDP in question.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate  the
existence of probable error or injustice in regards to the  applicant’s
request that he be awarded  Control  Air  Force  Specialty  Code  9D000
effective 4 Jan 99.  The  Board  observes  that  although  it  was  not
officially approved until  Jul 00 for the applicant  to  fill  a  9D000
position, he in fact was reassigned to a new unit and performed  duties
as a 9D000 starting on 4 Jan 99.  This is verified by the fact that  he
had two Enlisted Performance Reports rendered on him as  a  9D000  that
closed out prior to Jul 00.  While it does appear  that  the  applicant
was improperly reassigned, the Board believes that the fault lies  with
the applicant’s chain of command.  To deny  the  applicant  credit  for
service that has already been performed and that was sanctioned by  his
chain of command would constitute an injustice.  Therefore,  the  Board
recommends that the  applicant’s  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 he was awarded Control
Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC) 9D000, Dormitory Manager, effective  4
January 1999.

It is further recommended that he be provided supplemental  consideration
for promotion to the grade of senior master sergeant (E-8) beginning with
the 00E8 cycle.

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 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 he was promoted to  the  higher
grade on the date of rank established by the supplemental promotion and
that he 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 9 October 2001, under the provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

      Ms. Peggy E. Gordon, Panel Chair
      Mr. Grover L. Dunn, Member
      Mr. Thomas J. Topolski, Member

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

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 15 Jan 01, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPAAD1, dated 27 Jun 01,
                w/atchs.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 6 Jul 01.
    Exhibit E.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPPPWB, dated 13 Aug 01,
                W/atchs.
    Exhibit F.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPPPR, dated 17 Aug 01,
                W/atchs.
    Exhibit G.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 31 Aug 01.




                                   PEGGY E. GORDON
                                   Panel Chair



AFBCMR 01-00272



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 XXXXXXXXXX, XXX-XX-XXXX, be corrected to show
that he was awarded Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC) 9D000,
Dormitory Manager, effective 4 January 1999.

      It is further directed that he be provided supplemental
consideration for promotion to the grade of senior master sergeant
(E-8) beginning with the 00E8 cycle.

      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 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 he was
promoted to the higher grade on the date of rank established by the
supplemental promotion and that he is entitled to all pay,
allowances, and benefits of such grade as of that date.






                                       JOE G. LINEBERGER

                                       Director

                                       Air Force Review Boards
                                       Agency