RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  01-02195
            INDEX CODE:  131.00
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Corrections be made to documents contained in his Officer  Selection  Record
(OSR) and on his Officer Selection Brief (OSB); and, he  be  considered  for
promotion to the grade of lieutenant  colonel  by  Special  Selection  Board
(SSB) for the Calendar  Year  1999  (P0599A)  Lieutenant  Colonel  Selection
Board.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Erroneous entries on his OSB and the quality of the documents  contained  in
his  OSR  portrayed  a  non-competitive  picture  to  the   board   members.
Specifically, his  last  three  duty  titles  portray  a  sequence  of  non-
increasing responsibility although his position had not changed during  that
period.  His Duty Air Force Specialty Code (DAFSC)  associated  with  his  6
Oct 92 duty title should contain an "A"  prefix,  vice  "V".   The  Military
Personnel Flight (MPF) has since corrected the above  errors.   The  overall
recommendation block on his Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF) is  smudged.
 The Evaluation Reports Appeals Board (ERAB) indicated that  "...  replacing
it does make the PRF stronger."  His Officer Performance Report (OPR)  which
closed-out on  12  Mar  98,  was  signed  on  30  Jul  98  and  10  Aug  98,
respectively, by the additional rater and  reviewer,  this  delay  may  have
portrayed to board members that his final endorsements were  being  held  in
connection to actions on his behalf.  The narrative  on  his  Joint  Service
Achievement Medal (JSAM) First  Oak  Leaf  Cluster  (1OLC),  his  Air  Force
Commendation Medal (AFCM), and AFCM (1OLC) contained errors  and  subsequent
pen and  ink  changes  which  presented  an  unprofessional  appearance  and
produced a negative impression.

In support of his request the applicant provided  a  personal  statement,  a
copy of his P0599A and P0599B  PRFs,  documents  associated  with  his  ERAB
application, his OSR, documents associated with his  duty  history  changes;
and, corrected copies of his  JSAM,  AFCM,  and  AFCM  1OLC.   His  complete
submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Data reflected in the personnel data  system  reflects  that  applicant  was
appointed a second lieutenant, Reserve of the Air Force on  21  Jan  83  and
was voluntarily ordered to extended active duty on that same date.   He  was
integrated  into  the  Regular  Air  Force  on  25  Nov  86  and  has   been
progressively promoted to the grade of  major,  having  assumed  that  grade
effective and with a date of rank of 6 Feb  95.   Applicant  was  considered
and not selected for promotion to the grade of  lieutenant  colonel  by  the
CY99A (19 Apr 99), CY99B (30 Nov 99), and the CY00A (28 Nov 00),  lieutenant
colonel selection boards.  He currently has a projected date  of  separation
of 31 Jan 07.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPAO states that his contention that his three duty  titles  portray  a
sequence of non-increasing levels of responsibility would  be  true  if  the
period were over 3 years.  These separate  entries  were  generated  by  the
reorganization/realignment of his unit and cover a time span  of  4  months.
The change, that has already been taken by the MPF  per  his  request,  does
not alter his records or duty history.  With  regards  to  his  duty  titles
associated with 12 Nov 87 and 5 Jul 88, the entries are not  identical.   In
the early 90's the Military Airlift Command (MAC) lost  all  weather  assets
and the Air Weather Service was created.  Therefore,  the  separate  entries
are correct.

According to AFVA 36-1, dated  31  Oct  89,  the  "A"  prefix  was  used  to
indicate a commander position until  the  AF  reorganized  the  entire  AFSC
coding system.  Effective 31 Oct 93, a commander position was  indicated  by
a "C" prefix.  For his 9 Oct 92 duty entry, "A" is correct and there  should
be a subsequent entry effective 31 Oct 93 to reflect a change  from  "A"  to
"C" (see Exhibit C)

AFPC/DPPP recommends denial of the applicant's request.   DPPP  states  that
on the ERAB  decision  letter  there  was  a  mistake.   It  read  in  part,
"Although the "X" in Section IX is smudged, replacing it does make  the  PRF
stronger."  It should have read "... does not make the PRF  stronger."   The
ERAB letter clearly shows the intent of the letter is  to  convey  the  non-
critical nature of stray marks on evaluation reports (see Exhibit D).

AFPC/DPPPO recommends denial of the applicant's request and  that  his  duty
history correction requests be time-barred.  Incorrect duty history  entries
from 9, 13, and 14 years ago are  considered  minor  administrative  changes
and do not warrant promotion reconsideration.

With respect to his contention that the  signatures  on  his  OPR  may  have
portrayed that his final endorsements  were  being  held  in  connection  to
action on his behalf, DPPPO  states  that  given  that  each  evaluator  was
assigned to a different base, there is no evidence that  indicates  the  OPR
was delayed for any other reason.  According to AFPC/DPSAM the  markings  on
the decoration citations are the document identifiers that  are  input  into
the Automated Records Management System (ARMS)  database  to  provide  index
information for every document in the system.  The purpose  of  highlighted,
underlined, or circled data is to assist the person  indexing  the  document
in finding the required indexing data without having  to  read  through  the
whole document.  Most documents processed  into  ARMS  on  every  Air  Force
member are still annotated in the same manner (see Exhibit E).

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the  applicant  on  11
Jan 02 for review and response within  30  days.   As  of  this  date,  this
office has received no response.

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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 regard to his  duty  titles  and
the signatures  dates  on  his  OPR  closing  12  March  1998.   Applicant’s
contentions are duly noted; however,  we  are  not  persuaded  that  he  has
substantiated that the duty titles or the OPR had a negative impact  on  the
selection  board  members.   Therefore,  we  agree  with  the  comments  and
recommendations of the Air Force concerning these  issues  and  adopt  their
rationale as the basis for our conclusion that no  error  or  injustice  has
been committed.

4.  Sufficient relevant evidence  has  been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence of probable error or injustice warranting  his  consideration  for
promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by SSB.  In  this  respect,  we
believe that the evidence provided substantiates that the  DAFSC  associated
with his 6 October 1992 duty title on his OSB, incorrectly  reflects  a  "V"
prefix.  The "A" prefix indicates a commander  position  and  based  on  the
evidence of record, it appears that applicant was serving in  a  commander’s
position.  In view of this determination, we recommend that  the  6  October
1992  DAFSC  be  corrected  accordingly.   In  addition,  we  recommend  his
corrected record be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant
colonel  by  SSB  for  the  CY99A  selection  board.   We  note  applicant’s
contentions concerning a smudge on the PRF prepared for the CY99A  selection
board and numerous marks on award citations were  considered  and  we  agree
that the applicant should be allowed to  have  the  PRF  and  the  citations
replaced with the marks removed.   We  have  been  informed,  based  on  our
recommendation that since the applicant will be considered for promotion  by
SSB, he will be provided an opportunity  to  review  his  records  and  have
these documents replaced prior to being considered  for  promotion  by  SSB.
Therefore, we  recommend  that  his  records  be  corrected  to  the  extent
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 the Duty Air  Force  Specialty  Code,
effective 6 October 1992, be changed  to  reflect  "A15W3"  on  his  Officer
Selection Brief (OSB).

It is further recommended that his record, to include  the  above  corrected
OSB, be considered for promotion to the grade of  lieutenant  colonel  by  a
Special Selection Board for  the  Calendar  Year  1999A  Central  Lieutenant
Colonel Selection Board  and  any  subsequent  boards  in  which  the  above
correction was not a matter of record.

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The following members of the Board  considered  Docket  Number  01-02195  in
Executive Session on 12 Feb 02, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
      Mr. Jackson Hauslein, Member
      Mr. E. David Hoard, Member

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

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 30 Jul 01, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPAO, dated 16 Nov 01, w/atch.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPP, dated 3 Jan 02.
     Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 11 Jan 02.



                             RICHARD A. PETERSON
                                             Panel Chair


AFBCMR 01-02195




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 APPLICANT be corrected to show that the Duty Air Force
Specialty Code, effective 6 October 1992, be changed to reflect "A15W3" on
his Officer Selection Brief (OSB).

      It is further directed that his record, to include the above
corrected OSB, be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant
colonel by a Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year 1999A Central
Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board and any subsequent boards in which the
above correction was not a matter of record.









  JOE G. LINEBERGER

  Director

  Air Force Review Boards Agency