RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  01-00931
            INDEX CODE:  111.01

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her Officer Selection Record (OSR) for the CY00A Colonel Medical Corps
(MC) Central Selection Board be corrected to include  her  certificate
of board certification and documentation to show her qualification  as
a flight surgeon.

She be reconsidered for promotion to the grade of colonel by a Special
Selection Board (SSB)  for  the  CY00A  (6  Nov  00)  Colonel  Medical
Corps/Dental Corps Central Selection Board, with her corrected record.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her American Board of  Surgery  (ABS)  certificate  and  documentation
showing her qualification as a flight surgeon were  missing  from  her
OSR when the selection board in question convened.

In support of  her  request,  applicant  submits  copies  of  her  ABS
certificate and certificate of completion of  the  Aerospace  Medicine
Primary Course (Exhibit A).
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) is
14 Jun 84.  She is currently serving on active duty in  the  grade  of
lieutenant colonel (O5), with an effective date and date  of  rank  of
21 Mar 96.  She received five Officer Performance  Reports  (OPRs)  in
the grade of lieutenant colonel, in which the overall evaluations were
“Meets Standards.”

The applicant was considered and  nonselected  for  promotion  to  the
grade of  colonel  In-the-Primary-Zone  (IPZ)  by  the  CY00A  Colonel
Medical Corps/Dental Corps Central Selection Board, which convened  on
6 Nov 00.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Medical  Service  Officer  Management  Division,  HQ  AFPC/DPMAF2,
stated that, on or about  15  Jun  98,  the  Medical  Service  Officer
Management Division/Special Pays Branch received the  applicant’s  ABS
certificate (issued 24 Oct 97 and valid until 1 Jul 10).  On or  about
that same date, the  applicant’s  board  certification  pay  with  the
Defense Accounting and Finance Office was updated.  Subsequent to this
update, the applicant’s ABS certificate was forwarded to  the  Officer
Records office for filing in her Officer Selection Record (OSR).   The
applicant’s officer selection brief (OSB), dated 2  Nov  00,  reflects
the special pays office update as “Board Certified:   Yes  Expires  01
Jul 2010.”  DPMAF2 indicated that the board certification  certificate
is the only documentation that  is  forwarded  for  inclusion  in  the
officer’s OSR.  The flight surgeon documentation is not  part  of  the
OSR.

A complete copy of this evaluation is appended at Exhibit C.


The Officer Promotion and Appointment Branch, HQ  AFPC/DPPPOO,  stated
that eligible officers are  provided  an  officer  preselection  brief
(OPB) approximately 100 days prior to board convening date along  with
an instruction sheet that outlines how to correct discrepancies  prior
to the  start  of  a  promotion  board.   DPPPOO  indicated  that  the
applicant received the OPB and the instruction sheet approximately  at
the end of July.  The instructions advised the applicant to  call  the
officer records section to verify the OSR  contained  certificates  of
board certification.  The applicant has not provided  any  information
regarding what action she took prior to the board convening to  ensure
her  certificate  was  filed  prior  to  the  board.    Although   the
certificate was not on file for the board, the officer selection brief
(OSB) was updated to reflect she was Board Certified.  Since the board
members were aware of the applicant’s current board certification,  it
was factored into their overall promotion evaluation.  DPPPOO does not
support promotion reconsideration on this issue.  DPPPOO  stated  that
unless  the  applicant  has  aeronautical  orders  granting   her   an
aeronautical  rating  as  a  Flight  Surgeon,  there   is   no   other
documentation of flight surgeon qualifications authorized in the  OSR.
If the applicant believed her qualifications as a fight  surgeon  were
relevant to the process, she could have provided this  information  by
letter to the board.  DPPPOO verified that the applicant  elected  not
to exercise this entitlement.  DPPPOO is not  convinced  the  lack  of
additional certificates filed in the applicant’s  OSR  contributed  to
her nonselection.  DPPPOO stated that the applicant has  not  provided
proof that she “exercised reasonable diligence” to correct the  errors
prior to her promotion  board.   DPPPOO  recommended  the  applicant’s
request be disapproved.

A complete copy of this evaluation is appended at Exhibit D.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATIONS:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were  forwarded  to  applicant  on
22 Jun 01 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.  Although  the  American
Board of Surgery (ABS) certificate was not on file for  the  CY00A  (6
Nov 00) Colonel Medical Corps (MC) Selection Board, we noted that  the
applicant’s Officer Selection Brief (OSB) was updated to  reflect  she
was Board certified.  Inasmuch as the OSB reflected  the  above  cited
certificate, with an expiration date, and it was prepared prior to the
CY00A selection board, we believe the selection board in question  was
aware of applicant’s current board  certification.   With  respect  to
documentation  showing  the  applicant’s  qualification  as  a  flight
surgeon,  we  noted  that  since  the  applicant  has   not   provided
aeronautical orders  granting  an  aeronautical  rating  as  a  Flight
Surgeon, no other documentation of flight  surgeon  qualifications  is
authorized in the Officer Selection  Record  (OSR).   Furthermore,  we
have seen no  evidence  which  would  lead  us  to  believe  that  the
applicant’s record was so  inaccurate  or  misleading  that  the  duly
constituted selection board was unable to make a  reasonable  decision
concerning her promotability in comparison to her peers.  Based on the
foregoing, we agree with the opinion and  recommendation  of  the  Air
Force office of primary responsibility (HQ AFPC/DPPPOO) as  the  basis
for our conclusion that the applicant has not been the  victim  of  an
injustice.  Therefore, absent sufficient evidence to the contrary,  we
find no compelling basis to recommend granting the  relief  sought  in
this application.
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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 16 August 2001, under the provisions of  AFI  36-
2603:

                  Mr. Jackson A. Hauslein, Panel Chair
                  Mr. Roscoe Hinton Jr., Member
                  Mr. Lawrence R. Leehy, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 3 Apr 01, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPMAF2, dated 7 Jun 01.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPOO, dated 19 Jun 01.
   Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 22 Jun 01.




                                   JACKSON A. HAUSLEIN
                                   Panel Chair