RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER: 02-00611
            INDEX CODE 111.01 111.05
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The Officer Performance Report (OPR) rendered for the  period  2 April  1999
through 1 April 2000, be replaced with a reaccomplished OPR  which  contains
Senior Service School (SSS) endorsements in Section  VI  and  VII,  and  his
corrected report be considered for promotion  to  the  grade  of  lieutenant
colonel by a Special Selection Board  (SSB)  for  the  Calendar  Year  2000A
Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board.

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THE APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The original OPR should have  included  SSS  endorsement;  however,  it  was
inadvertently omitted, as  indicated  by  the  statements  from  his  rating
chain.

The applicant  states  that  the  Evaluation  Reports  Appeal  Board  (ERAB)
rejected a similar request because the time to change a report is before  it
becomes a  matter  of  record.   Willingness  by  an  evaluator  to  include
different, but previously known information, is not a valid basis for  doing
so.  However, he questions the ERAB’s decision because they do not  question
the merit of the error, only the timing.

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 major.

The applicant was considered and not selected for promotion to the grade  of
lieutenant colonel by the CY00A Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board.

A similar request was denied by the Evaluation Reports Appeal Board (ERAB).

Applicant’s performance profile follows:

          PERIOD ENDING             OVERALL EVALUATION

            29 Jun 90                       MS
            13 Dec 91              Training Report (TR)
            30 Aug 92                       MS
            30 Aug 93                       MS
            30 Aug 94                       MS
             1 Apr 95                       MS
             1 Apr 96                       MS
             1 Apr 97                       MS
             1 Apr 98                       MS
             1 Apr 99                       MS
           * 1 Apr 00                       MS
             1 Apr 01                       MS

* Contested Report

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPE recommends the application  be  denied.   AFPC/DPPPE  states,  in
part, that a report  is  not  erroneous  or  unjust  because  the  applicant
believes  it  may  have   contributed   to   nonselection   for   promotion.
Professional  Military  Education  (PME)   recommendations   are   optional;
therefore,  their  absence  does  not  constitute  an  error  or  injustice.
Willingness by evaluators to rewrite an OPR is not a valid reason for  doing
so.  The proposed changes do not add information which  was  not  previously
known.

The AFPC/DPPPE evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant states that the lack of a PME recommendation is tantamount  to
telling promotion boards, “Do not promote.”  An AFPC counselor told him  the
missing PME recommendation was a “kiss of death,” and he would  probably  be
unable to overcome its  effect  even  with  a  future  “Definitely  Promote”
recommendation.  His request is not an attempt to  make  a  “harder-hitting”
OPR, but about removing an unintended “Do not promote” message.

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 warranting amendment of the  contested  OPR.
The rating officials  of  the  contested  report  have  provided  statements
indicating that an SSS recommendation was inadvertently  ommitted  from  the
report.  While PME recommendations are optional, in  view  of  the  comments
from the rating officials, we recommend the contested report be  amended  to
reflect SSS and DSMC recommendations by  the  rater  and  additional  rater.
The applicant requests the report be  declared  void  and  replaced  with  a
reaccomplished report; however,  we  do  not  believe  the  absence  of  PME
recommendations  warrants  voiding  the  entire   report.    Therefore,   we
recommend the applicant’s records  be  corrected  to  the  extent  indicated
below.

4.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence  of  error  or  injustice  warranting  SSB   consideration.    The
applicant contends the absence  of  PME  recommendations  on  the  contested
report sent a negative message to the selection board to  not  promote  him.
However, since the PRF prepared for the CY00A selection  board  contained  a
PME recommendation, the board members were aware  that  he  was  recommended
for PME.  As such, we are compelled to conclude  that  the  absence  of  PME
recommendatons on the contested report was a harmless error.  Therefore,  we
find no basis upon which to recommend SSB consideration.

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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 Field Grade  Officer  Performance
Report (OPR), AF Form 707A, rendered for the period 2 April 1999  through  1
April  2000,  be  amended  in  Section  VI,  Rater  Overall  Assessment,  by
replacing the last line with, “My #1 acquisition program  manager!  Send  to
SSS and DSMC, then lead SPO PM for major acquisition!” and in  Section  VII,
Additional Rater Overall  Assessment,  by  replacing  the  last  line  with,
“Superior performance in my busiest branch; select for  SSS  and  DSMC  then
lead PM for major acquisition.”

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The following members of the Board  considered  Docket  Number  02-00611  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 13 Feb 02, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPE, dated 12 Mar 02.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 15 Mar 02.
      Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, dated 29 Mar 02.




                                   THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
                                   Vice Chair

AFBCMR 02-00611




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 Field Grade Officer
Performance Report (OPR), AF Form 707A, rendered for the period 2 April
1999 through 1 April 2000, be, and hereby is, amended in Section VI, Rater
Overall Assessment, by replacing the last line with, “My #1 acquisition
program manager! Send to SSS and DSMC, then lead SPO PM for major
acquisition!” and in Section VII, Additional Rater Overall Assessment, by
replacing the last line with, “Superior performance in my busiest branch;
select for SSS and DSMC then lead PM for major acquisition.”








JOE G. LINEBERGER

Director

Air Force Review Boards Agency