RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

          AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS




 IN THE MATTER OF:     DOCKET NUMBER:  01-01324
           INDEX CODE:  100.00, 131.01


           COUNSEL:  NONE


           HEARING DESIRED:  NO




 _________________________________________________________________


 APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:


 1.   His Duty Title for the period  from  17 Oct  00  through  the
 present  be  changed  from  “Instructor   Navigator,   C-141”   to
 “Assistant Operations Officer” (which has since been corrected) on
 his Officer Selection Brief (OSB) to reflect an  accurate  picture
 of his duties.


 2.   His corrected record be considered for promotion to the grade
 of lieutenant colonel by Special Selection  Board  (SSB)  for  the
 Calendar Year 2000 (CY00) Lieutenant Colonel Board.


 _________________________________________________________________


 APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:


 When he reported to the 6th Airlift Squadron (AS) on 17 Oct 00, he
 was assigned duties as the Assistant Operations Officer.  At  that
 time, he requested that the appropriate duty title be loaded  into
 the personnel system.  He followed the original request  with  two
 other requests before the system was updated.


 In support of his appeal, the applicant submitted  a  letter  from
 the Squadron Operations Officer.


 Applicant’s complete submission is attached at Exhibit A.


 _________________________________________________________________


 STATEMENT OF FACTS:


 The applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMS)
 is 4 Oct 80.  He is currently serving on extended active  duty  in
 the grade of major, effective, and with a date of  rank  (DOR)  of
 1 Oct 96.


 Applicant’s Officer Performance Report (OPR)  profile  since  1995
 follows:


             PERIOD ENDING          OVERALL EVALUATION


              27 Jul 95             Meets Standards (MS)
              30 May 96                     MS
              30 May 97                     MS
               1 Apr 98                     MS
               1 Apr 99                     MS
               1 Apr 00                     MS
              12 Oct 00         Education/Training Report (TR)


 Applicant was considered and not selected  for  promotion  to  the
 grade of lieutenant colonel by the CY00 Lieutenant Colonel Central
 Selection Board that convened on 28 Nov 00.


 On 22 May 01, applicant’s duty  title  was  corrected  to  reflect
 Assistant Operations Officer vice Instructor Navigator, C-141.


 _________________________________________________________________


 AIR FORCE EVALUATION:


 The Chief, Operations Assignments  Division,  AFPC/DPAO,  reviewed
 this  application  and  defers   to   AFPC/DPPPO   for   the   SSB
 recommendation.


 A complete copy of the Air Force evaluation, with  attachment,  is
 attached at Exhibit C.


 The  Chief,  Promotion,   Evaluation   &   Recognition   Division,
 AFPC/DPPPOO, also reviewed this  application  and  indicated  that
 written instructions  accompany  the  officer  preselection  brief
 (OPB) that every officer receives prior to being considered  by  a
 central selection board.  These instructions advised  the  officer
 to request changes to both current duty information and assignment
 history as soon as possible.  Although the OPB was received  prior
 to the applicant  reporting  to  his  new  duty  station,  he  had
 sufficient time  prior  to  the  board  to  ensure  his  new  duty
 information was updated  and  accurate.   The  applicant  has  not
 provided any evidence as to what action he took to ensure his duty
 title was correct prior to the board convening.  In addition,  the
 instructions specifically state, “Officers will not be  considered
 by  a  Special  Selection  Board,  if,  an  exercising  reasonable
 diligence, the officer should have discovered an error or omission
 in his/her records and could have taken corrective action.”  Since
 the applicant has not demonstrated “reasonable diligence”  in  the
 maintenance of his records,  DPPPOO  does  not  support  promotion
 reconsideration on this issue.


 DPPPOO states that there is no clear evidence that  the  incorrect
 duty title negatively impacted applicant’s promotion  opportunity.
 Central boards evaluate the entire Officer Selection Record  (OSR)
 (including  the  promotion  recommendation  form,  OPRs,   Officer
 Effectiveness  Reports  (OERs),  training  reports,   letters   of
 evaluation, decorations, and officer selection  brief),  assessing
 whole  person  factors  such  as  job  performance,   professional
 qualities,  depth  and  breadth  of  experience,  leadership,  and
 academic and professional military education (PME).  The selection
 board  had  applicant’s  entire  OSR  that  clearly  outlined  his
 accomplishments since the date he came on active duty.  DPPPOO  is
 not convinced the lack of the duty title  caused  the  applicant’s
 nonselection and, therefore, are  opposed  to  him  receiving  SSB
 consideration on this issue.


 DPPPOO further states that eligible officers are also provided the
 opportunity to correspond by letter with their  board  to  address
 any matter of  record  concerning  themselves  that  they  believe
 important to their consideration.  If the applicant  believed  his
 duty title was relevant to the process,  he  could  have  provided
 this information by letter to the board.  DPPPOO has verified  the
 applicant  elected  not  to  exercise  this   entitlement.    They
 recommend disapproval of the applicant’s request.


 A complete copy of their evaluation is attached at Exhibit D.


 _________________________________________________________________


 APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:


 Copies  of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded  to  applicant
 on 24 Aug 01 for  review  and  response.   As  of  this  date,  no
 response has been received by this office.


 _________________________________________________________________


 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.   After
 reviewing the statement provided by the Director of Operations, we
 are persuaded that the OSB reviewed by the board in  question  did
 not reflect the factual information and  therefore  the  applicant
 was considered for  promotion  with  an  inaccurate  record.   The
 Director stated that  due  to  an  administrative  oversight,  the
 applicant’s duty title was not correctly loaded into PC-III  prior
 to his records meeting the CY00 promotion board.  In view of  this
 statement, and in an  effort  to  offset  any  possibility  of  an
 injustice to the applicant, and based on the prior change  to  the
 OSB, which was not considered  by  any  SSB  promotion  board,  we
 recommend that the applicant’s records be corrected to the  extent
 indicated below.


 _________________________________________________________________


 THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:


 The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air  Force
 relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that the OSB, prepared
 on 15 Nov 00 for consideration  by  the  CY00  Lieutenant  Colonel
 Board, be amended to change the 17 Oct 00 entry  under  Assignment
 History to read “Assistant Operations Officer” under Duty Title.


 It is further  recommended  that  his  record  be  considered  for
 promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by SSB for  the  CY00
 Central Lieutenant Colonel Board, with the corrected OSB.


 _________________________________________________________________


 The following members of the Board considered this application  in
 Executive Session on 16 October 2001, under the provisions of  AFI
 36-2603:


                  Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
                  Ms. Olga M. Crerar, Member
                  Mr. Richard M. McCormick, Member


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


      Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 8 May 01, w/atch.
      Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPAO, dated 2 Aug 01, w/atch.
      Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPOO, dated 14 Aug 01.
      Exhibit E.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 24 Aug 01.








                                    RICHARD A. PETERSON
                                    Panel Chair





 AFBCMR 01-01324








 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  the  Officer
 Selection  Brief  (OSB),  prepared   on   15 November   2000   for
 consideration by the Calendar Year 2000 (CY00) Lieutenant  Colonel
 Board, be amended  to  change  the  17 October  2000  entry  under
 Assignment History to read “Assistant  Operations  Officer”  under
 Duty Title.


      It is further directed that  his  record  be  considered  for
 promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by Special  Selection
 Board for the CY00 Central  Lieutenant  Colonel  Board,  with  the
 corrected OSB.














                                                          JOE    G.
 LINEBERGER
                                                        Director
                                                         Air  Force
 Review Boards Agency