RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-01092

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Officer Selection Brief (OSB) be corrected to include the award of
the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), the Aerial  Achievement
Medal (AAM), the Air Force Achievement Medal (AFAM), his overseas duty
history and assignment to  Kadena  Air  Base,  Japan  and  he  receive
Special Selection Board (SSB) consideration for promotion to the grade
of lieutenant colonel for the Calendar Year 2001B Selection Board.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His Officer Selection Brief (OSB) contained  incorrect  data  for  the
Meritorious Service Medals, Aerial Achievement Medals, and  Air  Force
Achievement Medals; missing assignment to Japan, Sep 98 -  Jul  01  in
the Overseas Duty History; missing  current  duty  status  to  include
DAFSC, Duty Title, Level of MAJCOM, and organization in the assignment
history.

In support of his appeal,  the  applicant  submitted  a  copy  of  his
Officer Selection Brief and a personal letter.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

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

Applicant was considered and not selected for promotion to  the  grade
of lieutenant Colonel by the CY01B Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPAO  defer   to   AFPC/DPPPO   for   Special   Selection   Board
consideration.

AFPC/DPAO complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPPPOO recommended denial  and  states  the  applicant’s  Officer
Selection Brief (OSB) contained erroneous duty  history  information--
member’s present duty status and recent  overseas  duty  were  missing
from his  assignment  history.   The  applicant’s  Military  Personnel
Flight (MPF) has updated this information per his request.

The applicant contends that his decorations were not on file  for  the
board to see.  A review of the applicant’s  Officer  Selection  Record
(OSR) revealed that the citation for the MSM (2OLC),  the  AAM  (1OLC)
and the AFAM (1OLC) were on file effective 3 Nov 01 and were therefore
seen by the board members.  Since the board members were aware of  the
decorations, it was factored into their overall promotion  evaluation.
Therefore, they do  not  support  promotion  reconsideration  on  this
issue.

The applicant contends his current duty entry  does  not  reflect  his
change of assignment from Kadena AB Japan to Camp Smith Hawaii and his
overseas history was not current.  Written instructions accompany  the
officer preselection brief (OPB) that every officer receives prior  to
being considered by a central  selection  board.   These  instructions
advised  the  officer  to  request  changes  to  both   current   duty
information and assignment history as soon as possible.  Although  the
OPB was received prior to the applicant  reporting  to  his  new  duty
station, he had sufficient time prior to the board to ensure  his  new
duty information was updated and  accurate.   The  applicant  has  not
provided any evidence as to what action he took  to  ensure  his  duty
entry and overseas history were correct prior to the board  convening,
nor does he provide any documentation from  the  MPF  indicating  what
action  they  took  to  correct  his  records.    In   addition,   the
instructions specifically state, “Officers will not be considered by a
Special Selection Board, if, in exercising reasonable  diligence,  the
officer should have discovered an error or omission in his/her records
and  could  have  taken  corrective  action.”   Since   he   has   not
demonstrated “reasonable diligence” in the maintenance of his records,
AFPC/DPPPOO does not support promotion reconsideration on this  issue.


There is no clear evidence that the incorrect duty entry and incorrect
overseas  history  negatively  impacted  his  promotion   opportunity.
Central boards  evaluate  the  entire  OSR  (including  the  promotion
recommendation   form,   officer    performance    reports,    officer
effectiveness  reports,  training  reports,  letters  of   evaluation,
decorations, and officer  selection  brief),  assessing  whole  person
factors such as job performance,  professional  qualities,  depth  and
breadth of  experience,  leadership,  and  academic  and  professional
military education.   The  selection  board  had  his  entire  officer
selection record that clearly outlined his accomplishments  since  the
date he came on active duty.  We are not convinced that  lack  of  the
duty entry, decorations or overseas  history  caused  the  applicant’s
nonselection. AFPC/DPPPOO, are opposed to the applicant receiving  SSB
consideration on this issue.

Eligible officers are also provided the opportunity to  correspond  by
letter with the board to address any matter of record concerning  them
that they believe important to their consideration.  If the  applicant
believed that the missing information was relevant to the process,  he
could  have  provided  this  information  by  letter  to  the   board.
AFPC/DPPPOO have verified the applicant elected not to  exercise  this
entitlement.

AFPC/DPPPOO complete evaluation is at Exhibit D.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Complete copies  of  the  Air  Force  evaluations  were  forwarded  to
applicant on 8 Dec 02 for review and comment.  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 an error or injustice.  After reviewing the complete case
file, we noted that the applicant’s Officer Selection Brief (OSB)  did
not reflect all of his decorations, his complete overseas duty history
or his current duty status.  Whether this information was sufficiently
significant to alter the  results  of  the  CY01B  Lieutenant  Colonel
Central Selection Board is a question we are unable to answer  on  the
basis of the evidence presented here.  Nevertheless, we  believe  that
the applicant was improperly disadvantaged because of the  absence  of
the data that should have been reflected on his OSB prepared  for  the
CY01B selection board.   Accordingly,  in  an  effort  to  remove  any
possibility of an injustice to the applicant, we  recommend  that  his
record be corrected as recommended below.

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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 Officer Selection
Brief (OSB) prepared for the Calendar Year  2001B  Lieutenant  Colonel
Selection Board be amended as follows:

            a.  The award of the Meritorious Service Medal, Second Oak
Leaf Cluster, the Aerial Achievement Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster and
the Air Force Achievement Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster.

            b.  Overseas Duty History, “Japan,” 14 September 1998 -
17 July 2001.

            c.  The duty title of “Chief, --- and ---”; Command Level
DD/J; MAJCOM ZPA; Organization AFELM USPACOM PAC, Camp Smith, Hawaii,
DAFSC “R14N4”, effective  5 August 2001.

It is further directed that his record, to include the above corrected
OSB, be considered for promotion to the grade of Lieutenant Colonel by
Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year 2001B Lieutenant Colonel
Selection Board.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket  Number  02-01092
in Executive Session on 12 February 2003, under the provisions of  AFI
36-2603:

            Mr. Albert F. Lowas, Jr., Panel Chair
            Mr. William H. Anderson, Member
            Mr. James W. Russell III, Member

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

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 27 Mar 02, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPAO, dated 6 Aug 02.
      Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPPPOOO, dated 18 Nov 02.
      Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 8 Dec 02.






                                   ALBERT F. LOWAS, JR
                                   Panel Chair

AFBCMR 02-01092




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  Officer
Selection Brief (OSB) prepared for the Calendar Year 2001B  Lieutenant
Colonel Selection Board be amended as follows:

            a.  The award of the Meritorious Service Medal, Second Oak
Leaf Cluster, the Aerial Achievement Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster and
the Air Force Achievement Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster.

            b.  Overseas Duty History, “Japan,” 14 September 1998 -
17 July 2001.

            c.  The duty title of “Chief, --- and ---”; Command Level
DD/J; MAJCOM ZPA; Organization AFELM USPACOM PAC, Camp Smith, Hawaii,
DAFSC “R14N4”, effective  5 August 2001.

It is further directed that his record, to include the above corrected  OSB,
be considered for promotion to the grade of Lieutenant  Colonel  by  Special
Selection Board for the Calendar Year  2001B  Lieutenant  Colonel  Selection
Board.








                                       JOE G. LINEBERGER
                                       Director
                                       Air Force Review Boards Agency