RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-02202
            INDEX NUMBER:  131.01
      XXXXXXXXXXX      COUNSEL:  None

      XXX-XX-XXXX      HEARING DESIRED:  No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The citation for the  Air  Force  Commendation  Medal  (AFCM)  she  was
awarded for the period 30 Oct 98 to  13  Aug  01  be  included  in  her
Officer Selection Record (OSR) and that she  be  granted  consideration
for promotion to major by special selection board (SSB) for the  CY  02
Central Major Selection Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The AFCM citation was missing from  her  OSR  and  contributed  to  her
nonselection to the grade of major by the CY02 Central Major  Selection
Board.  She took all possible actions prior to the CY02  Board  to  get
the citation included in her OSR.

The applicant provides a letter of support from her chain of command to
support her request.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is presently serving on  active  duty  in  the  grade  of
captain.  Her Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) is  3
Jun 92.  The Personnel Data  System  reflects  her  last  five  Officer
Performance Report (OPR) ratings as “meets standards.”   The  applicant
was considered but not selected for promotion to the grade of major  by
CY02A Major Central Selection Board.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommends denial of the applicant’s requests.  The  purpose
of the placement of decoration citations in the  OSR  is  to  make  the
board members aware of the level of the decorations.  When  a  citation
is not available, the orders granting a decoration  may  be  filed  and
maintained.  Even though the citation was not on file  for  the  board,
the achievements  contained  in  the  citation  were  included  in  the
member’s OPRs and were in evidence before the board.  Since the Officer
Selection Brief (OSB) indicated the award of two AFCMs  and  the  board
members were aware of  the  decoration,  it  was  factored  into  their
overall promotion evaluation.

There is no clear evidence  that  the  absence  of  the  AFCM  citation
negatively impacted her promotion opportunity.  The applicant has  also
not provided any evidence to support her contention that she  requested
her record and provided her Military Personnel Flight (MPF) a  copy  of
the citation.  Therefore, there is no evidence from the MPF that action
was taken to correct the applicant’s record.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 13
Sep 02 for review and comment within 30 days.  To date, a response  has
not been received.

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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 error or injustice.  We took notice of the applicant's
complete submission in judging the merits of  the  case;  however,  the
majority of the Board agrees with the opinion and recommendation of the
Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt their rationale as
the basis for their conclusion that the  applicant  has  not  been  the
victim of an error or injustice.  Therefore, in the absence of evidence
to the contrary, the majority of the Board finds no compelling basis to
recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD:

A majority of  the  Board  finds  insufficient  evidence  of  error  or
injustice and recommends the application be denied.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number 02-02202 in
Executive Session on 23 October 2002, under the provisions of  AFI  36-
2603:

      Mr. Roscoe Hinton, Panel Chair
      Mr. James W. Russell, III, Member
      Mr. James E. Short, Member

By a majority vote, the Board voted to deny applicant’s  request.   Mr.
Russell voted to grant the applicant’s requests but did not  desire  to
submit a minority  report.   The  following  documentary  evidence  was
considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 24 Jun 02, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 10 Sep 02.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 13 Sep 02.




                                   ROSCOE HINTON
                                   Panel Chair


MEMORANDUM FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AIR FORCE BOARD
                 FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS (AFBCMR)

SUBJECT:  AFBCMR Application of XXXXXXXXX, XXX-XX-XXXX

      I have carefully reviewed the evidence of record and the
recommendation of the Board members.  A majority found that applicant
had not provided sufficient evidence of error or injustice and
recommended the case be denied.  I disagree with their recommendation.
 It appears that the applicant took reasonable actions to ensure that
the citation for her Air Force Commendation Medal (AFCM), First Oak
Leaf Cluster (1OLC) was included in her record.  As such, I believe
that she deserves the benefit of promotion consideration with a
complete and accurate record.  Therefore, I direct that she be
considered for promotion to major by special selection board for the
CY02A Central Major Selection Board with the citation for her AFCM
(1OLC) included.




                                        JOE G. LINEBERGER
                                        Director
                                        Air Force Review Boards Agency
AFBCMR 02-02202


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 XXXXXXXXXX, XXX-XX-XXXX, be corrected to show
that the citation for the Air Force Commendation Medal (AFCM),
First Oak Leaf Cluster, covering the period 30 October 1998 to 13
August 2001, was accepted for file in her Officer Selection Record
on or before 13 February 2002.

      It is further directed that she be considered for promotion
to the grade of major by Special Selection Board (SSB) for the
CY02A (19 Feb 02) Central Major Selection Board with the corrected
record.






                                          JOE G. LINEBERGER
                                          Director
                                          Air Force Review Boards
                                          Agency