RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2002-03278
            INDEX CODE:  100.05, 131.00
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

She be considered for promotion  to  the  grade  of  lieutenant  colonel  by
Special Selection Board for the  Calendar  Year  2001B  (CY01B),  lieutenant
colonel selection board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She hand-carried a copy of her Meritorious Service Medal  (MSM),  first  oak
leaf  cluster  (1OLC)  to  AFPC  for  inclusion  in  her  selection  folder.
However, the MSM was not updated in her  record  prior  to  the  board.   In
addition, applicant states that her Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) was  not
updated as  requested  via  an  Air  Force  2096,  Classification/on-the-Job
Training Action which she submitted in August 2001.  The correct AFSC  would
have  provided  a  much  better  reflection  of  her  current   duties   and
responsibilities than the AFSC listed on the selection brief.

In support of her request, applicant provided a copy of  her  MSM,  AF  Form
2096, and a copy  of  her  Officer  Selection  Brief  (OSB).   Her  complete
submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Data extracted from the personnel data system reflects  that  applicant  was
appointed a second lieutenant, Reserve of the Air Force, on 15 May 83.   She
was voluntarily ordered to extended active duty on 27 Jul 83.  She has  been
progressively promoted to the grade of  major,  having  assumed  that  grade
effective and with a date of  rank  of  1  Oct  94.   She  currently  has  a
projected date of separation of 31 Jul 03.

She  was  considered  and  not  selected  for  promotion  to  the  grade  of
lieutenant colonel by the CY99B (30 Nov 99), CY00A  (28  Nov  00),  and  the
CY01B (5 Nov 01) lieutenant colonel  selection  boards.   Applicant's  DAFSC
during her three considerations for promotion was 46N3.  The personnel  data
system currently reflects her DAFSC as 46N4, with an effective  date  of  29
Jan 02.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommends denial.  DPPPO states that although the period of  the
decoration was through 1 Sep 01, the orders were not published until 16  Oct
01.  AFI 36-2803 directs forwarding citations and special orders  within  30
days of the date the special  orders  are  published.   The  medal  was  not
required to be updated in the personnel data  system  and  on  file  in  her
record, until 16 Nov 01.  As such, the MSM was not a  matter  of  record  at
the time the board convened on 5  Nov  01.   A  copy  of  the  citation  was
provided for inclusion in the applicant's Officer  Selection  Record  on  10
Jan 03.  The DPPPO evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPAMN recommends denial.  DPAMN states that the  applicant  provided  a
copy of an AF Form 2096 requesting a change of her duty  AFSC  (DAFSC)  from
46N3 to reflect 46A3 effective either 5 Nov 01 or 30 Aug 01  (the  form  has
been altered by someone).  Following her second nonselection  for  promotion
the applicant submitted an AF Form 2096 in an attempt to change  her  DAFSC.
She kept the same duty title, Deputy Squadron Commander.  The DAFSC did  not
change in the personnel data system as a result of the 2096.  Her top  three
Officer  Performance  Reports  (OPRs)  carried  the  duty  title  of  Deputy
Squadron Commander and DAFSC of 46N3.  Consistent with the guidance  of  the
AF Surgeon General's policy letter dated 13 May  99,  a  member  should  not
hold the Deputy Squadron Commander position, unless the  member  also  holds
the position of the functional advisor.  In this case, in order to hold  the
Deputy Squadron Commander role she would also have to be dual-hatted as  the
Group Chief Nurse.  There is no indication in her record that  she  was  the
Group Chief Nurse during the time period  in  question,  thus  she  was  not
qualified to hold the duty title of Deputy Squadron  Commander.   It  cannot
be validated that the correct DAFSC for the authorized duty title  is  46A3.
According to the same policy letter, the  correct  duty  title  for  someone
acting as the #2 in a squadron, unless the member is the functional  advisor
for the Group will be "Operations Officer," if that job occupies  more  that
50 percent of the  member's  time.   Otherwise,  the  duty  title  would  be
"Readiness Training Flight Commander"  with  an  additional  duty  title  as
Operations Officer.  There is no specification that  either  the  Operations
Officer or the Flight Commander  duty  title  at  Wilford  Hall  entitles  a
member to a DAFSC of 46A3.  So there is no assurance  that  she  would  have
been awarded a 46A3 DAFSC.  The  manpower  person  during  the  time  period
states that he was aware that the  applicant  was  never  awarded  the  46A3
DAFSC.  The DPAMN 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  31
Jan 03 for review and comment 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 that would warrant  some  relief.   In  this
respect, we believe that her record was  incomplete  at  the  time  she  was
considered for promotion by the CY01B  lieutenant  colonel  selection  board
although it appears that she made every  reasonable  effort  to  ensure  her
record was accurate.  Applicant states that she hand-carried a copy  of  her
MSM for inclusion in her selection record prior  to  the  convening  of  the
board; however, through no fault of her own, the MSM  was  not  included  in
the selection process.  Whether or  not  this  information  was  significant
enough to alter the results of the CY01B selection board is  a  question  we
are unable to answer based on  the  evidence  presented.   Nevertheless,  we
believe that the applicant  was  improperly  disadvantaged  because  of  the
absence of the MSM, which contained information the selection board  members
could have considered significant.  Accordingly, in  order  to  resolve  any
potential injustice to the applicant, we believe that any  doubt  should  be
resolved in her favor and that her record should be corrected  as  indicated
below.

4.  With respect to her request that her Officer Selection  Brief  (OSB)  be
corrected to reflect her AFSC  as  46A3  rather  than  46N3,  we  thoroughly
reviewed the evidence provided and are not persuaded that at  the  time  the
selection board convened, she met the  established  criteria  for  award  of
AFSC 46A3.  In addition, we note that the personnel data  system,  to  date,
does not reflect that she has been awarded the  46A3  AFSC.   Therefore,  we
agree with the opinions and recommendations of  the  Air  Force  offices  of
primary  responsibility  and  adopt  their  rationale  as  basis   for   our
conclusion that she has not  been  the  victim  of  an  error  of  injustice
regarding this matter.

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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 citation to  accompany  award  of
the Meritorious Service Medal, first oak  leaf  cluster,  was  accepted  for
file in her Officer Selection Record on or before 4 November 2001.

It is further recommended that she be considered for promotion to the  grade
of lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board  for  the  Calendar  Year
2001B Central Lieutenant  Colonel  Selection  Board,  which  convened  on  5
November 2001.

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The following members of the Board considered  Docket  Number  BC-2002-03278
in Executive Session on 6 May 03, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Roscoe Hinton, Jr., Panel Chair
      Mr. Vaughn Schlunz, Member
      Ms. Mary J. Johnson, Member

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

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 7 Oct 02, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 22 Jan 03.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPAMN, not dated.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 31 Jan 03.




                             ROSCOE HINTON, JR.
                                             Panel Chair

AFBCMR BC-2002-03278




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 citation to accompany
award of the Meritorious Service Medal, first oak leaf cluster, was
accepted for file in her Officer Selection Record on or before 4 November
2001.

      It is further directed that she be considered for promotion to the
grade of lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board for the Calendar
Year 2001B Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board, which convened on 5
November 2001.








  JOE G. LINEBERGER

  Director

  Air Force Review Boards Agency