RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER: 01-03223

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His record, to include the Air Force Commendation  Medal,  Second  Oak  Leaf
Cluster (AFCM, 2 OLC), be considered for promotion to the grade of major  by
a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the Calendar Year 2001A (CY01A)  Central
Major Selection Board.

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THE APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

An AFCM, 2 OLC, recommendation was initiated  in  December  2000,  upon  his
short notice Permanent Change of Station (PCS)  from  Beale  AFB.   However,
due to several mishaps which resulted in the original  recommendation  being
lost, it had to be reaccomplished,  and  was  not  approved  until  November
2001.  As a result, the decoration was not considered by the CY01A board.

The applicant states that when he PCS’d from Beale AFB, he  was  not  loaded
in  the  Military  Personnel  Flight  (MPF)  system.   Therefore,  when  his
recommendation was written in January 2001, his gaining base  was  asked  to
provide a Recommendation for Decoration Printout (RDP).

In support of the appeal, applicant provides a statement from his  commander
and copies of the orders and citation to accompany  award  of  the  AFCM,  2
OLC.

Applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade of captain.

On 14 February 2001, a Recommendation  for  Decoration  Printout  (RDP)  was
prepared on the applicant.

He was considered and not selected for promotion to the grade  of  major  by
the Calendar Year 2001A (CY01A) Central Major Selection Board that  convened
on 18 June 2001.

Headquarters, Air University special order GA-19XX, dated 28 November  2001,
awarded the applicant the AFCM, 2 OLC, for meritorious  service  during  the
period 27 October 1998 to 21 December 2000.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommends the  application  be  denied.  AFPC/DPPPO  states,  in
part, that since the orders were not published until 28 November  2001,  and
not required to be in his records and updated in the personnel  data  system
until 30 days after the  orders  were  published,  the  decoration  was  not
missing from his records at the time the CY01A board  convened,  because  it
did not exist.

The AFPC/DPPPO evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant states that although  the  orders  were  not  published  until
28 November 2001, the citation was prepared in December 2000.   In  view  of
his short notice PCS, in late February 2001, his gaining  unit  provided  an
RDP.  The orders left in  March  2001,  were  approved  in  July  2001,  and
forwarded to Air University (AU)  for  final  signature.   After  the  CY01A
board, he inquired about the decoration and was informed that  the  citation
could not be located.  As a result, it was  reaccomplished  and  re-sent  to
AU.  AU quickly signed the citation and the orders  were  published,  almost
one year after it was originally written.  Based on  these  events,  he  met
his first major’s board without a decoration in his records.

The applicant’s complete response is at 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.  Sufficient relevant evidence  has  been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence  of  error  or  injustice  to  warrant  providing  the   applicant
consideration for promotion to the grade of major by an SSB  for  the  CY01A
Major Board, with the Air Force Commendation Medal, Second Oak Leaf  Cluster
(AFCM, 2 OLC) a matter of record.  The applicant’s commander has provided  a
statement indicating that an AFCM, 2 OLC, recommendation was initiated  upon
the applicant’s short notice PCS  from  Beale  AFB;  however,  the  original
recommendation was lost and had to be  reaccomplished.   As  a  result,  the
decoration was not approved until November 2001 and was  not  considered  by
the CY01A board.  While it cannot be conclusively determined whether or  not
the absence of the AFCM, 2 OLC, was the sole  reason  for  his  nonselection
for promotion by the CY01A Major Board, we do  believe  that  it  served  to
deprive him of fair and  equitable  consideration  and  do  not  believe  he
should  be  penalized  because  the  original   recommendation   was   lost.
Therefore, we  recommend  his  record,  to  include  the  AFCM,  2  OLC,  be
considered for promotion by SSB for the CY01A Major Board.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air  Force  relating
to APPLICANT, to include the Air Force Commendation Medal, Second  Oak  Leaf
Cluster (AFCM, 2 OLC), be considered for promotion to the grade of major  by
a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the Calendar Year 2001A (CY01A)  Central
Major Selection Board.

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The following members of the Board  considered  Docket  Number  01-03223  in
Executive Session on 16 April 2002, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                       Mr. Thomas S. Markiewicz, Vice Chair
                       Mr. George Franklin, Member
                       Mrs. Carolyn J. Watkins, Member

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

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 20 Dec 01, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 8 Feb 02.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 15 Feb 02.
      Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, dated 21 Feb 02.




                                   THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
                                   Vice Chair
AFBCMR 01-03223




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, to include the Air Force Commendation Medal, Second
Oak Leaf Cluster (AFCM, 2 OLC), be considered for promotion to the grade of
major by a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the Calendar Year 2001A
(CY01A) Central Major Selection Board.








JOE G. LINEBERGER

Director

Air Force Review Boards Agency