RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-02553
            INDEX CODE:  131.01
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), third oak leaf cluster (3OLC), for  his
tour ending 6 July 2001 be added to his  preselection  brief  and  that  his
record receive Special Selection Board (SSB) consideration for promotion  to
lieutenant colonel by  the  Central  Selection  Board  that  convened  on  5
November 2001.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Without his knowledge and through no fault of his  own,  the  MSM  was  late
being written and processed.  His inquiries  in  mid-October  2001  revealed
his award was still being processed.  The award was hand-carried  to  insure
it would be in the record prior to the  date  the  CY01  Lieutenant  Colonel
Board convened; however, it still did not appear  in  his  record.   Knowing
that he was meeting a board, he considers this to  be  gross  negligence  on
the part of his supervisor and  wing.   He  believes  the  omission  on  the
preselection brief had a negative impact on the board.

In support of his request applicant provides letters  of  support  from  his
rater, additional rater and a senior officer, a  copy  of  his  preselection
brief and a copy of his order awarding him the MSM  3OLC.   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  is  12  September
1986.  He is currently serving on active duty in the grade of major, with  a
date of rank of 1 January 1997.   By  orders  dated  24  October  2001,  the
applicant was awarded the MSM (3OLC) for service during  the  period  2 July
1998 to 6 July  2001.   His  Officer  Preselection  Brief  (OPB),  dated  24
September 2001, reflected three MSMs.  His  Officer  Selection  Brief  (OSB)
for the CY01B showed he had been awarded four MSMs, most recently, in  2001.
 He  was  considered  and  not  selected  for  promotion  to  the  grade  of
lieutenant colonel  by  the  CY01B  lieutenant  colonel  (chaplain)  central
selection board, which  convened  on  5  November  2001.    Applicant’s  OPR
profile since promotion to the grade of major follows:

            PERIOD ENDING         OVERALL EVALUATION

                 9 APR 97         MEETS STANDARDS (MS)
                 9 APR 98                    MS
                 9 APR 99                    MS
                 9 APR 00                    MS
                 9 APR 01                    MS


The rater and additional rater recommend  applicant’s  OPR  for  the  period
ending 9 April 2000 be corrected to reflect a Senior  Service  School  (SSS)
in residence recommendation.  AFPC/DPPPAE advises that since  applicant  has
completed  Intermediate   Service   School,   recommendation   to   SSS   is
appropriate.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPOO recommends  the  application  be  denied.   DPPPOO  states  that
although the applicant’s Officer Preselection Brief (OPB)  did  not  reflect
award of the MSM (3OLC), the Officer Selection Brief (OSB)  was  updated  to
reflect the award and a copy of  the  citation  was  filed  in  the  Officer
Selection Record for the board to  review.   The  DPPPOO  evaluation  is  at
Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 20 December 2002, a copy of the Air Force  evaluation  was  sent  to  the
applicant for review and comment.  As of this  date,  this  office  has  not
received a 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 with respect to  the  OPR  closing  9  April
2000.  Based on the testimonies from the rater and senior  rater  and  their
apparent admission of an error with respect to the applicant’s  Professional
Military Education endorsement, we find that relief  is  warranted  in  this
matter.  We note that  the  applicant  did  not  specifically  request  this
correction to his military records; however, we believe  he  may  have  been
disadvantaged as a result of this error when the  CY01B  Central  Lieutenant
Colonel (Chaplain) selection board considered  his  record.   Therefore,  we
believe the 9 April 2000 OPR should be corrected as indicated below and  his
corrected record should be considered by an SSB.

4.  Although the applicant’s OPB did  not  reflect  the  award  of  the  MSM
(3OLC), it appears that that  the  award  was  shown  on  his  OSB  and  the
citation was filed in his Officer Selection Record (OSR) seen by  the  CY01B
selection board.  In the  absence  of  evidence  by  the  applicant  to  the
contrary, action by this Board concerning the applicant’s stated request  is
not required.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air  Force  relating
to APPLICANT be corrected by deleting the statements, “Send  to  AFIT,  ACSC
in-residence  and  then  to  MAJCOM!”  in  Section   VI,   Rater’s   Overall
Assessment, and the statement, and “Send to AFIT  then  ACSC  in-residence!”
in Section VII, Additional Rater Overall Assessment, from  the  Field  Grade
Officer Performance Report, AF Form 707A, rendered for the period  10  April
1999 through 9 April 2000; and,  replacing  the  deleted  entries  with  the
statement, “Send to SSS in residence.”

It is further recommended that he be considered for promotion to  the  grade
of lieutenant colonel by a Special  Selection  Board  (SSB)  for  the  CY01B
Lieutenant Colonel (Chaplain) Selection Board and for any  subsequent  board
for which the uncorrected Officer Performance Report, AF Form 707A,  closing
9 April 2000 was a matter of record.

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The following members of the Board considered this application in  Executive
Session on 3 April 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                 Mr. Jackson A. Hauslein, Jr, Panel Chair
                 Ms. Marcia J. Bachman, Member
                 Mr. Christopher Carey, Member

All members voted to correct the record AFBCMR  Docket  Number  02-02553  as
recommended.  The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 10 Apr 02, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 5 Dec 02, w/atchs.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 20 Dec 02.



                                   JACKSON A. HAUSLEIN JR
                                   Panel Chair

AFBCMR 02-02553




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                    , be corrected by deleting the statements,
“Send to AFIT, ACSC in-residence and then to MAJCOM!” in Section VI,
Rater’s Overall Assessment, and the statement, “Send to AFIT then ACSC in-
residence!” in Section VII, Additional Rater Overall Assessment, from the
Field Grade Officer Performance Report, AF Form 707A, rendered for the
period 10 April 1999 through 9 April 2000; and, replacing the deleted
entries with the statement, “Send to SSS in residence.”

      It is further directed that he be considered for promotion to the
grade of lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the
CY01B Lieutenant Colonel (Chaplain) Selection Board and for any subsequent
board for which the uncorrected Officer Performance Report, AF Form 707A,
closing 9 April 2000 was a matter of record.







  JOE G. LINEBERGER

  Director

  Air Force Review Boards Agency