RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-01728
            INDEX CODE:  131.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His  Officer  Selection  Brief  (OSB)  for  the  CY02B  Lieutenant   Colonel
Selection Board be corrected to reflect his degree  of  Master  of  Business
Administration (MBA) and that  he  receive  Special  Selection  Board  (SSB)
consideration for promotion to the  grade  of  lieutenant  colonel  for  the
Calendar Year CY02B Selection Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He graduated with an MBA in Military Management  on  29  August  2002.   The
university sent notification of graduation to the  Air  Force  Institute  of
Technology (AFIT) in early October 2002.  He attempted to  contact  AFIT  by
both voice mail and email numerous times to  ascertain  if  the  degree  was
included in his records, but  he  received  no  response.   He  deployed  to
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM on  28  October  2002  for  three  months.   Upon
return, he discovered that his transcripts had not  been  received  by  AFIT
and his master’s degree  was  not  included  in  the  package  sent  to  the
promotion board.

Applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, 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 CY02B (12 November 2002) and CY03A (8  July  2003)
Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Boards.

The Officer Selection Brief (OSB) prepared for  the  CY02B  Selection  Board
did not reflect his degree of Master of  Business  Administration;  however,
it was reflected on the OSB prepared by the CY03A board.


OPR profile since 1994, follows:

           PERIOD ENDING          EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL

                  14 Sep 94  Meets Standards (MS)
                  14 Sep 95                  (MS)
                  14 Sep 96                  (MS)
                  14 Sep 97                  (MS)
                  14 Sep 98                  (MS)
                  28 Aug 99                  (MS)
                  17 Jan 01                  (MS)
                  17 Jan 02                                   (MS)

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommended denial.  They indicated that although  the  applicant
would  have  received  the  Officer  Pre-Selection  Brief  (OPB)  prior   to
completion of his master’s degree, it was his responsibility to  ensure  his
master’s degree was updated in his record.  In  addition  to  attempting  to
contact AFIT, the applicant could have elected to  write  a  letter  to  the
CY02B Board before his  deployment  on  28  October  2002,  identifying  the
absence of the academic degree  and  included  copies  of  the  transcripts.
They found no  evidence  he  wrote  any  such  letter  to  the  board.   The
applicant has  not  demonstrated  he  exercised  “reasonable  diligence”  in
ensuring his records  were  accurate  for  the  CY02B  Board.   He  has  not
provided any documents to substantiate the actions  he  took  prior  to  the
CY02B Board to ensure the OSB reflected his master’s degree.

The evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 15 August 2003, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded  to  the
applicant for review and response within 30  days.   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  to  warrant  providing  the  applicant
consideration by a Special Selection  Board  for  the  Calendar  Year  CY02B
Central Lieutenant Colonel  Selection  Board.   Based  on  the  evidence  of
record, the applicant has established that an error existed  in  his  record
when it was reviewed by the selection board in question.   While  it  cannot
be conclusively determined whether or not the lack of  his  master’s  degree
on the OSB was the reason for his nonselection, the Board believes  that  it
served to deprive him of fair and equitable consideration.  Further, we  are
persuaded that the  applicant  exercised  due  diligence  in  attempting  to
assure AFIT received his transcript prior to  his  deployments.   Therefore,
the Board recommends his record be corrected to the extent indicated 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 2002B Central  Lieutenant  Colonel  Selection
Board, be amended in the Academic Education Section to include a  degree  of
“Master of Business Administration” effective 2002.

It is further recommended that he be considered for promotion to  the  grade
of lieutenant colonel by Special  Selection  Board  for  the  Calendar  Year
2002B Central Lieutenant Colonel  Selection  Board  with  inclusion  of  the
corrected OSB.

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The following members of the Board considered  AFBCMR  Docket  Number  2003-
01728 in Executive Session on 2 October 2003, under the  provisions  of  AFI
36-2603:

                  Mr. Wayne R. Gracie, Panel Chair
                  Mr. Laurence M. Groner, Member
                  Ms. J. Dean Yount, Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 1 May 2003, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 6 August 2003.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 15 August 2003.




                 WAYNE R. GRACIE
                 Panel Chair


AFBCMR BC-2003-01728





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 to show that the Officer Selection Brief
(OSB) prepared for the Calendar Year 2002B Central Lieutenant Colonel
Selection Board, be amended in the Academic Education Section to include a
degree of “Master of Business Administration” effective 2002.

      It is further directed that he be considered for promotion to the
grade of lieutenant colonel by Special Selection Board for the Calendar
Year 2002B Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board with inclusion of the
corrected OSB.





            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency