RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-02135
            INDEX CODE:  131.01, 107.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be considered for promotion to the  grade  of  colonel  by  Special
Selection Board (SSB) for the  Calendar  Year  2001B  Central  Colonel
Selection Board due to a missing decoration citation  in  his  officer
selection record (OSR) and inaccurate officer selection brief (OSB) at
the time of the board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His Duty History was updated through his servicing Military  Personnel
Flight (MPF) upon notice of discrepancies in preparation of the P0601B
PRF.  In addition, a copy of his MSM (3OLC) was hand  carried  to  the
MPF for input to the  system.   The  MSM  (3OLC)  was  highlighted  as
missing by AFPC/DPPBR for the P0601B board members.

In support of the appeal, applicant submits a background bullet paper,
with copies of records related to his performance and the issues cited
in   his   contentions.    Applicant's   complete   submission,   with
attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a rated Regular Air Force officer  who  is  currently
serving in the grade of lieutenant colonel.

Applicant’s Officer Performance Reports (OPRs) from 1991 through  2001
reflect “Meets Standards” on all performance factors.   The  applicant
was considered and not selection for promotion to the grade of colonel
by the CY01B Central Colonel Selection  Board,  which  convened  on  3
December 2001.

On 19 July 2002, AFPC/DPAO  recommended  correcting  applicant’s  duty
history on his OSB and deferred to AFPC/DPPPO  for  Special  Selection
Board consideration.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO states that the purpose of having a  citation  included  in
the record is not to allow board members to review the comments on the
citation, although they may do so if they are  so  inclined.   Rather,
the purpose is to make them aware of the level of the decoration.  The
military personnel data system (MilPDS), and consequently the  officer
selection brief (OSB), did reflect  the  MSM,  3OLC.   Therefore,  the
board members were knowledgeable  the  decoration  had  been  awarded.
More importantly, the majority of the accomplishments included in  the
citation were also written into the  applicant’s  officer  performance
reports (OPRs) covering the inclusive  dates  of  the  decoration.   A
discrepancy letter was also filed on top of the OSR  to  highlight  to
board members the citation was missing.  As such, the absence  of  the
citation from the OSR  does  not  constitute  a  material  error,  and
therefore, SSB consideration is not warranted.

The OSB reviewed by the board indicated “DEPUTY COMMANDER” instead  of
“DEPUTY COMMANDER, 55 OG,” for the duty title, and “COMBAT TRAINING SQ
OFFUTT” instead of “OPERATIONS GP OFFUTT” in  the  organization  area.
The coded information  on  the  OSB,  such  as  the  organization,  as
reflected in an officer’s duty history, is also reflected elsewhere in
the record, in clear text form.  The correct data was reflected on the
applicant’s 22 June 2001 OPR that was reviewed by the board.  Although
the applicant attempted to correct the deficiencies on his  OSB  prior
to the board, he did not follow up on the corrections until after  the
board.  AFPC/DPAO has corrected the errors in MilPDS; however, they do
not believe that these administrative changes caused his  nonselection
for promotion.

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 OSR  at  their
disposal, including the OSB accurately reflecting all his decorations.
 As such, they are not convinced the administrative errors on the  OSB
and the missing citation contributed to the applicant’s  nonselection.
Therefore, SSB consideration is not warranted.  They recommend  denial
of applicant’s request.

A copy of the evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 15 November 2002, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was  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's Officer Selection Brief  (OSB)  did  not  reflect  correct
information for  the  duties  he  assumed  on  31  January  2001.   In
addition, the citation for the award of the MSM 3OLC  for  the  period
23 June 1995 to 25 June 2001 was missing  from  his  record.   We  are
unable to discern the impact of these inaccuracies in his record  but,
in order to preclude any possibility of a promotion injustice  to  the
applicant, we recommend that his record, to include his corrected duty
history on his OSB and  the  citation  for  the  contested  award,  be
considered for  promotion  to  the  grade  of  colonel  by  a  Special
Selection Board (SSB) for the CY01B Central Colonel  Selection  Board,
and for any subsequent board which may  have  reviewed  the  defective
record.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the  Department  of  the  Air  Force
relating to APPLICANT, including  the  citation  for  the  Meritorious
Service Medal, Third Oak Leaf Cluster  (MSM,  3OLC)  and  a  corrected
Officer Selection Brief showing the duty  entry  effective  31 January
2001 was Deputy Commander, 55 OG and the Organization  was  Operations
Gp Offutt, be considered for promotion to  the  grade  of  colonel  by
Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year  2001B  Central  Colonel
Selection Board and for any subsequent boards for which  the  citation
for the MSM 3OLC and the correct duty entry for 31 January  2001  were
not a matter of record.

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The following members of the Board considered this application, AFBCMR
02-02135,  in  Executive  Session  on  30  January  2003,  under   the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                  Mr. Edward C. Koenig III, Panel Chair
                  Ms. Martha Maust, Member
              Mr. John E. Pettit, Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 1 Jul 02, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 7 Nov 02, w/atch.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 15 Nov 02.




                                   EDWARD C. KOENIG III
                                   Panel Chair







AFBCMR 02-02135
INDEX CODE:  131.01



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, including the citation for the Meritorious Service Medal,
Third Oak Leaf Cluster (MSM, 3OLC) and a corrected Officer Selection Brief
showing the duty entry effective 31 January 2001 was Deputy Commander, 55
OG and the Organization was Operations Gp Offutt, be considered for
promotion to the grade of colonel by Special Selection Board for the
Calendar Year 2001B Central Colonel Selection Board and for any subsequent
boards for which the citation for the MSM 3OLC and the correct duty entry
for 31 January 2001 were not a matter of record..





                                        JOE G. LINEBERGER
                                        Director
                                        Air Force Review Boards Agency