RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-02428
            INDEX CODE:  131.00
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His duty title be corrected on his Officer Selection Brief (OSB) and he  be
considered for promotion to the grade of colonel  by  a  Special  Selection
Board (SSB) for the CY01A (22 October 2001) Colonel (Dental Corps)  Central
Selection Board (M0601A).

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He is the Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Sheppard AFB, TX which
reflects a job progression through his career  beginning  after  graduation
from residency as Assistant Chief at a Regional Medical Center followed  by
Chief  at  the  hospital  level  and  currently  as  Chief  of   Oral   and
Maxillofacial Surgery at  the  medical  center  level  and  AEGD  Residency
Training Program.  This omission may have had a significant impact  on  the
board’s decision to promote him.  He realizes that  the  responsibility  to
insure the records are correct resides with  him;  however,  he  was  never
offered the opportunity to review the OSB prior  to  the  board  convening.
His MPF could not supply him with the AZMET copy for his  review  until  30
April 2002.

In support of his application, he provides a personal statement, supporting
statement from his commander, copy of  his  OSB  and  a  print-out  of  his
personal history.

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the Personnel Data System  (PDS)  indicates  the
applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date as 2 July 1982.   He
is currently serving on active duty in the  grade  of  lieutenant  colonel,
with a date of rank of 4 June 1994.

The applicant’s OSB contains AF Forms  707B,  Officer  Performance  Reports
(OPRs) beginning with the rating period 1 July 1995 and  ending  on  1  May
2002 with overall ratings of “Meets Standards.”  The applicant received two
AF Forms 475, Education/Training Records,  documenting  his  completion  of
Advanced Residency Training in Oral and  Maxillofacial  Surgery  third  and
fourth year, for the period 1 July 1993 through 30 June  1994  and  1  July
1994 through 30 June 1995 respectively.

He was considered and not selected for promotion to the grade of colonel by
the CY01A colonel (dental corps) central selection board, which convened on
22 October 2001.

In February 2000, the applicant  submitted  an  application  to  the  Board
requesting that his academic degrees be considered  for  promotion  to  the
grade of colonel by an SSB for the CY1999A Colonel (Dental  Corps)  Central
Selection Board.  The Board granted his request.  In August 2000 he met  an
SSB and was a nonselect.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO  recommends  the  application  be  denied.   DPPPO  states  that
eligible  officers  are  provided  an  Officer  Preselection  Brief   (OPB)
approximately 100 days prior to board convening date.  Along with the  OPB,
members are provided an instruction sheet  that  outlines  how  to  correct
discrepancies prior to the start  of  a  promotion  board.   The  applicant
received an OPB and the  instruction  sheet  in  July  2001.   He  has  not
provided any information regarding what action he took prior to  the  board
convening to ensure his duty title was correct.  The  selection  board  had
his  entire  officer   selection   record   that   clearly   outlined   his
accomplishments since the date he came on active duty.  Since  he  has  not
demonstrated “reasonable diligence” in  the  maintenance  of  his  records,
DPPPO does not support promotion reconsideration on this issue.

The AFPC/DPPPO evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPAMF2 states  that  the  applicant’s  duty  history  has  since  been
corrected to replace the  “Oral  Surgeon”  duty  title  with  “Chief,  Oral
Maxillofacial Surgery.”  The AFPC/DPAMF2 evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the applicant  on  20
December 2002 for review and response.  As of this date,  this  office  has
received no response (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.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence of error or injustice.  We have reviewed  the  available  evidence
pertaining to the applicant’s assertions related to his duty  title  on  the
OSB for the  CY  2001A  Colonel  (Dental  Corps)  Central  Selection  Board,
including a statement from his commander, and we are  unpersuaded  that  SSB
consideration based on a change to  his  duty  history  is  warranted.   His
contentions in this regard are duly noted; however, in our opinion, the  Air
Force office  of  primary  responsibility  has  adequately  addressed  these
contentions and we are in agreement  with  their  assessment  of  his  case.
Accordingly, in the absence of documentation showing  what  action  he  took
prior to the board convening which demonstrates  “reasonable  diligence”  in
the maintenance of his records, SSB consideration based  on  this  issue  is
not appropriate.  Accordingly, in the absence of evidence which  would  lead
us to believe his record was so inaccurate  and  misleading  that  the  duly
constituted board,  charged  with  the  discretionary  authority  to  select
officers for promotion, was unable to make a reasonable judgment  concerning
his promotability in relation to his peers, the applicant’s request  is  not
favorably considered.

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented  did  not  demonstrate
the existence of material error  or  injustice;  that  the  application  was
denied without a personal appearance; and that the application will only  be
reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant  evidence  not
considered with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered this application in  Executive
Session on 16 April 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:


                 Mr. Roscoe Hinton, Jr, Panel Chair
                 Mr. Steven A. Shaw, Member
                 Ms. Brenda L. Romine, Member

The following documentary evidence for AFBCMR  Docket  Number  02-02428  was
considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 15 May 02 w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 30 Nov 02.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPAMF2, dated 16 Sep 02.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 20 Dec 02.





                                   ROSCOE HINTON JR
                                   Panel Chair