RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  01-01042
            INDEX CODE:  111.01

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her Officer Selection Record (OSR) for the  CY00A  Lieutenant  Colonel
Nurse Corps Central  Selection  Board  be  corrected  to  include  her
current certificate of board certification.

She be reconsidered for promotion to the grade of  lieutenant  colonel
by a Special Selection Board (SSB) Board for the  CY00A  (28  Nov  00)
Lieutenant Colonel Nurse  Corps  Central  Selection  Board,  with  her
corrected record.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her current certificate from the  National  Certification  in  Nursing
Continuing Education and Staff Development was not in her OSR  at  the
time of her promotion board.

In support of her request, applicant submits a  copy  of  her  current
certification (1 Dec 97 to 30 Nov 02) (Exhibit A).

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) is
1 Feb 84.  She is currently serving on active duty  in  the  grade  of
major, with an effective date and date  of  rank  of  1 Jul  95.   She
received five Officer Performance  Reports  (OPRs)  in  the  grade  of
major, in which the overall evaluations were “Meets Standards.”

The applicant was considered and  nonselected  for  promotion  In-the-
Primary-Zone (IPZ) by the CY00A Lieutenant Colonel Nurse Corps Central
Selection, which convened on 28 Nov 00.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Medical  Service  Officer  Management  Division,  HQ  AFPC/DPMAF2,
stated that AFPC/DPAMN researched their “Board Certification Log”  for
the last five years and found no record of receiving  the  applicant’s
board certification certificate.  Although the certificate was not  in
the applicant’s records, the board members saw the documentation (OSB,
dated 15 Nov 00), reflecting that she was board certified (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 June.  The instructions advised the applicant to  call  the
officer records section to verify the OSR  contained  a  copy  of  the
certificate 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  that  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 is not convinced  the  lack  of
the current certificate 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  error
prior to her promotion  board.   DPPPOO  recommended  the  applicant’s
request be disapproved.

Examiner’s Note:  Through further research with HQ  AFPC/DPPPOO,  they
indicated that the applicant’s current certificate from  the  National
Certification in Nursing Continuing Education  and  Staff  Development
has been filed in her OSR.

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

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATIONS:

The applicant reviewed the advisory opinions and  indicated  that  she
carefully reviewed her  Officer  Preselection  Brief  (OPB)  for  each
critical item and there was nothing to indicate there were any errors.
 She does not feel she was negligent and had no reason to suspect that
her record was inaccurate.  Yes, her  Officer  Selection  Brief  (OSB)
showed that she was Nationally Certified but  she  believes  that  the
full page copy of an expired certification on the first  page  of  her
record carried far more weight than one field  of  many  on  a  single
page.  It also  proves  her  actions  were  reasonable.   Leaving  the
expired certificate in her record carried a message that she  did  not
care enough to correct her record when, in fact, she had every  reason
to believe it was accurate.  (The applicant’s response is  at  Exhibit
F.)

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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 injustice.  With respect to the  applicant’s
request  to  have  her   current   certificate   from   the   National
Certification in Nursing Continuing Education  and  Staff  Development
included in her Officer Selection Record  (OSR),  we  noted  that  the
applicant’s  records  have  been  administratively  corrected  by  the
appropriate Air Force office  of  responsibility.   While  applicant’s
current certificate  of  board  certification  was  missing  from  her
records at the time she was considered  for  promotion  by  the  CY00A
Lieutenant Colonel Nurse Corps Central Selection  Board,  the  Officer
Selection  Brief  (OSB)  accurately  reflected  that  she  was   Board
Certified.  After careful review of the evidence provided, it  is  our
opinion that, since the applicant  was  aware  of  the  importance  of
having the certificate in her OSR, she  did  not  exercise  reasonable
diligence  to  ensure   the   current   certificate   was   on   file.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,  we  have  considered  the  impact  the
absence of this document from her selection record may have had on her
promotion opportunity and are  not  persuaded  that  approval  of  the
requested relief is warranted.  Inasmuch as the OSB  reflected  “Board
Certified” and it was prepared prior to the CY00A  Lieutenant  Colonel
Nurse Corps  Selection  Board,  we  believe  the  selection  board  in
question  had  access  to  sufficient   information   concerning   the
applicant’s certification on  which  to  base  a  reasonable  decision
concerning her standing in relationship to her peers.  In view of  the
foregoing and in the absence of persuasive evidence to  the  contrary,
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 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, w/atch.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPOO, dated 19 Jun 02.
   Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 22 Jun 01.
   Exhibit F.  Letter from applicant, dated 16 Jun 01, w/atchs.




                                   JACKSON A. HAUSLEIN
                                   Panel Chair