RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-02096
            INDEX CODE:  131.01

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His officer selection brief  (OSB),  as  seen  by  the  CY01B  central
colonel selection  board,  be  corrected  and  he  be  considered  for
promotion to colonel by a Special Selection Board (SSB).

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The Officer Pre-Selection Brief  (OPB)  (Atch  2)  is  incorrect.   It
contains several duplicate assignments, incorrect duty titles and most
importantly, an assignment he never had.  He has never  been  assigned
to Vance AFB, nor has he attended UPT.  The  perception  that  he  was
eliminated from  UPT  adversely  affected  his  promotion  opportunity
during the CY01B Colonel’s Board.  His senior rater (an Army brigadier
general) states in an email dated 2 November 2001, (Atch 3) that  this
is one of two reasons for not assigning a DP to his PRF.   He  further
states that two Air Force colonels found this to be a blemish  on  his
record and would consider this a markdown were  they  on  a  promotion
board.

He PCSd from DCMA Pratt & Whitney in  July  2001.   Shortly  after  he
arrived at Wright-Patterson AFB, he received the Officer Pre-Selection
Brief (OPB).  It had some errors.  Duty titles were wrong, and  showed
multiple assignments to the same place and an  elimination  from  UPT.
After several attempts to  correct  these  errors,  both  he  and  the
personnel office thought all the corrections were made.  DP then  sent
him a corrected sheet (Atch 5); it was in a different format than  the
OPB.  Several corrections had been made, however later he learned that
the assignment history had not been updated.  The erroneous assignment
to Vance and elimination from UPT still showed in his record.   On  21
June 2002, while coordinating this  package  with  Military  Personnel
they attempted to remove the assignment from his record, after several
attempts they said it was successfully removed.  However, it was shown
as an assignment in the December 2001 record that met the board.

At least three senior officers have said this error may  have  had  an
adverse impact of their evaluation of his  record.   He  requests  his
corrected record be submitted to the next Special Selection Board.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant is currently serving on extended active duty in the grade of
lieutenant colonel.

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

Applicant’s Officer Performance Reports (OPRs) from 1991 through  2001
reflect meets standards on all performance factors.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPAS states that a review of applicant’s OPB  shows  that  he  is
correct in his assertion that  the  preselection  brief  reflected  an
erroneous assignment to Vance AFB, for UPT, as his  first  assignment.
He served as a contracting management officer, at  Pease  AFB,  during
the dates listed for UPT at Vance.  In addition, two duplicate entries
were identified by applicant on the preselection brief.  These  errors
have been corrected in MILPDS and the AMS data base.

A complete copy of the evaluation, with attachments,  is  attached  at
Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPPPO states that they  accept  the  findings  in  the  AFPC/DPAS
advisory.  Each officer eligible for  promotion  by  the  CY01B  board
received an officer preselection brief (OPB) 90-100 days prior to  the
central board convening date.  The OPB contains data that will  appear
on the OSB at the central board.  Written  instructions  contained  in
the Military Personnel Flight Memorandum (MPFM) attached to  the  OPB,
and  given  to  the  officer  before  the  central  selection   board,
specifically instruct the officer to carefully examine the  brief  for
completeness and accuracy.  If he  finds  any  errors,  he  must  take
corrective action prior to the selection board,  not  after  it.   The
instructions (as does guidance in  AFI  36-2501)  specifically  state,
“Officers will not be considered by a Special Selection Board  if,  in
exercising reasonable diligence, the officer  should  have  discovered
the error or omission in his/her records and could have  taken  timely
corrective action.”  The applicant should have ensured  that  all  his
errors had been correctly updated on his OSB prior to the  board.   As
such, they are not convinced SSB consideration is warranted.

They point out, in addition to the OPB the applicant received for  the
CY01B board for his in-the-promotion zone (IPZ) consideration, he also
received   OPBs   for   his   two   below-the-promotion   zone   (BPZ)
considerations by the CY99A (2 August 1999) and  the  CY00A  (17  July
2000) central colonel selection boards.  The  25  February  1980  duty
title  entry  was  reflected  on  both  of  the  OSBs  for   the   BPZ
consideration, as well as  the  CY01B  OSB.   They  question  why  the
applicant did not attempt to challenge the  contested  DAFSC  when  he
received his OPBs for the CY99A and CY00A boards.  They have not  been
provided any evidence that the applicant made any attempt  to  correct
these errors prior to this board.  Furthermore, they retrieved the OSB
for the CY96C (8 July 1996) central lieutenant colonel selection board
and found that it reflected the same duty history entry of 25 February
1980 as listed on his CY01B OSB.  If the presence of  this  entry  was
going  to  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the  applicant’s   promotion
opportunity, then they believe it would have occurred during the CY96C
board.

While it may be argued that the contested duty history data from  over
twenty years ago was a factor in the applicant’s  nonselection,  there
is no  clear  evidence  that  it  negatively  impacted  his  promotion
opportunity.  Central boards evaluate  the  entire  officer  selection
record (OSR) (including the PRF, OPRs, 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.   They
are  not  convinced  the  contested  information  contributed  to  the
applicant’s  nonselection.   Therefore,  they  recommend   denial   of
applicant’s request.

A complete copy of the evaluation, with attachments,  is  attached  at
Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 27  November  2002,  copies  of  the  Air  Force  evaluations  were
forwarded to the applicant for review and response within 30 days.  As
of this date, this office has received no response.

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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.  The Air Force has indicated that the
applicant is correct in his  assertion  that  the  preselection  brief
reflected an erroneous assignment to Vance AFB, for UPT, as his  first
assignment.  In view of the foregoing and in an effort to  remove  any
possibility of an injustice to the applicant, we  recommend  that  his
record, to include his corrected OSB, be considered for  promotion  to
the grade of lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board (SSB) for
the CY01B 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 an  Officer  Selection  Brief  (OSB)
which is corrected by deleting the 25 February 1980  and  1 July  1992
entries under his Assignment History and showing that his  duty  title
effective 12 June 1996 was  “Commander,”  rather  than  “Commander  17
Cons” and his duty title effective 3 July 1998 was “Commander,” rather
than “Hartford Contracting Commander,” be considered for promotion  to
the grade of colonel by a Special Selection  Board  for  the  Calendar
Year 2001B Central Colonel Board, and for  any  subsequent  board  for
which the erroneous information was a matter of record.

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The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 5 February 2003, under the provisions of AFI  36-
2603:

                  Mr. Roscoe Hinton, Jr., Panel Chair
                  Mr. Thomas J. Topolski, Jr., Member
              Mr. Steven A. Shaw, Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 21 Jun 02, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPAS, dated 24 Jul 02, w/atch.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 21 Nov 02, w/atchs.
   Exhibit E.  Letter, BCMR, dated 27 Nov 02.




                                   ROSCOE HINTON, JR.
                                   Panel Chair







AFBCMR 02-02096




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 , to include an Officer Selection Brief (OSB) which
is corrected by deleting the 25 February 1980 and 1 July 1992 entries
under his Assignment History and showing that his duty title effective
12 June 1996 was “Commander,” rather than “Commander 17 Cons” and his
duty title effective 3 July 1998 was “Commander,” rather than
“Hartford Contracting Commander,” be considered for promotion to the
grade of lieutenant colonel by Special Selection Board for the
Calendar Year 2001B Central Colonel Selection Board, and for any
subsequent board for which the erroneous information was a matter of
record.





            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency