RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-01216
                       INDEX CODE:  131.00

      APPLICANT        COUNSEL:  None

      SSN        HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by a
special selection board (SSB) for  the  Calendar  Year  2001B  (CY01B)
Selection Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His records  did  not  compete  fairly  for  promotion  to  lieutenant
colonel.  His records were  missing  two  citations,  the  Meritorious
Service Medal (MSM) and the Air Force Achievement  Medal  with  second
oak leaf cluster (AFAM, 2OLC).  These citations contained  information
pertaining to his duty performance that  was  not  available  anywhere
else in his records.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade of major.

Applicant was considered, but not selected for promotion to the  grade
of  lieutenant  colonel  by  the  CY01B  central  lieutenant   colonel
selection board.

Applicant’s OPR profile as a major is listed below.

                 PERIOD ENDING          OVERALL EVALUATION

                  13 Jun 98       Meets Standards
                  13 Jun 99       Meets Standards
                   6 May 00       Meets Standards
                  29 Jun 01       Training Report (TR)
                   1 Jun 01       Meets Standards

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPPPO states that the purpose of having a citation included in
the records is not to allow board members to review the comments,  but
rather they are there to make the board members aware of the level  of
the decoration.  The applicant's AFAM, 2OLC and MSM, were reflected in
the military personnel data system and on his officer selection  brief
(OSB).

Service members' entire OSR is evaluated by the central  boards.   The
central boards consider the  members'  job  performance,  professional
qualities, depth and breadth of experience, leadership,  and  academic
and professional military  education.   They  also  include  in  their
assessment for promotion consideration promotion recommendation forms,
officer performance reports, officer effectiveness  reports,  training
reports, letters of  evaluation,  decorations  and  officer  selection
briefs.

Although the applicant's citations were not  in  his  OSR  during  the
board's review, the board had access to his entire  officer  selection
record.  The OSB reflected the applicant had received the  AFAM,  2OLC
and MSM.  Also,  the  applicant's  OPRs  written  during  that  period
mentions the accomplishment of the citations. DPPPO is  not  convinced
the  missing  citations   were   instrumental   to   the   applicant's
nonselection.  Based on the  evidence  provided,  they  recommend  the
applicant's request to  be  considered  for  promotion  by  a  special
selection board be denied

A copy of the Air Force evaluation is attached at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR STAFF EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the  applicant  on
21 Jun 02, for review and response within 30 days.  As of  this  date,
no response has been received by this office.

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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 probable error or injustice warranting  consideration
for promotion  to  the  grade  of  lieutenant  colonel  by  a  Special
Selection Board.  After reviewing  the  evidence  of  record,  we  are
persuaded the citations missing from the applicant's promotion records
did not afford him the same full and fair promotion  consideration  as
other officers who were being considered for  promotion.   It  appears
the applicant had no knowledge that the citations  were  missing  from
his promotion records.  If the applicant had been notified that  there
were discrepancies in his records, he would have had  the  opportunity
to contact the appropriate office to have this corrected.  In view  of
the foregoing, we believe the applicant suffered an  injustice,  as  a
result of the missing citations  and  this  may  have  put  him  at  a
disadvantage  before  the  promotion  board.   While  it   cannot   be
conclusively  determined  whether  or  not  the  absence  of  the  two
citations was the sole cause  of  the  applicant's  non-selection  for
promotion, we are persuaded  that  the  omission  of  these  citations
deprived him  of  fair  and  equitable  consideration  for  promotion.
Therefore, the Board recommends  the  applicant  be  afforded  Special
Selection Board (SSB) consideration by the  CY01B  lieutenant  colonel
central selection 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  citations  for  the  Air  Force
Achievement Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster) awarded for the  period  6
March 2000 to 17 March 2000 and the Meritorious Service Medal  awarded
for the period 7 October 1997  to  31  May  2000,  be  considered  for
promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by  a  Special  Selection
Board for the Calendar Year 2001 Central Lieutenant Colonel Board  and
any subsequent boards which these  citations  were  not  a  matter  of
record.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number 02-
01216 in Executive Session on 22 August 2002, under the provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

                  Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
                  Mr. Laurence M. Groner, Member
              Mr. George Franklin, Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 2 Apr 02, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Officer Selection Brief.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPO, dated 11 Jun 02.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 21 Jun 02.




                             RICHARD A. PETERSON
                             Panel Chair







AFBCMR 02-01216



MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF

      Having reviewed and considered the recommendation of the Air
Force Board for Correction for 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, SSN, to include the citations for the Air
Force Achievement Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster) awarded for the
period 6 March 2000 to 17 March 2000 and the Meritorious Service Medal
awarded for the period 7 October 1997 to 31 May 2000, be considered
for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by a Special
Selection Board for the Calendar Year 2001 Central Lieutenant Colonel
Board and any subsequent boards which these citations were not a
matter of record.




                             JOE G. LINEBERGER
                             Director
                             Air Force Review Boards Agency