RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-02039
            INDEX CODE:  131.01, 107.00
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be  given  Special  Selection  Board  (SSB)  consideration  by  the
Calendar Year  2002B  (CY02B)  Lieutenant  Colonel  Central  Selection
Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His Officer Selection Record (OSR) and Officer Selection  Brief  (OSB)
were incomplete when reviewed by the CY02B Lieutenant Colonel  Central
Selection Board.  His records did not reflect his Meritorious  Service
Medal (MSM), Second Oak Leaf Cluster (20LC), for the  period  22  July
2000 to 10 September 2002 and two Army  Commendation  Medals  (ARCOM),
for the periods covering 13 May 2002 to 9 August 22002 and  1  October
2001 to 30 September 2002.

In support of his request, the  applicant  submitted  a  copy  of  the
Meritorious Service Medal Citation, a copy of Special Order for  award
of the Meritorious Service Medal, a copy of ARCOM citation  from  10th
Mountain Division, and a copy of ARCOM Citation from 1st Brigade,  4th
Infantry Division.

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  CY02  selection
board that convened on 12 November 2002.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommends partial approval.  DPPPO recommends approval  of
the applicant’s request for SSB consideration by the P0502B board with
the inclusion of the two missing ARCOMs with  close  out  dates  of  2
August 2002 and 30 September 2002, since  the  orders  were  completed
prior to the board convening date.

DPPO recommends his request to include  the  MSM,  2OLC,  in  the  SSB
consideration be denied.  The MSM, 2OLC, with a close out date  of  10
September 2002 and special order dated 16 May 2003, was not  filed  in
his record due to an inordinate approval process.  With a 16 May  2003
order date, the citation would not have been included in his selection
record nor would it be reflected in the personnel data systems at  the
time  the  board  convened.   For  the  purposes  of  including   this
decoration in a promotion board that convened on 12 November 2002, the
decoration did not yet exist.

The DPPPO complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the  applicant  on
17 Oct 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 an error or injustice.   After  thoroughly  reviewing
the complete case file, the Board noted that the  applicant’s  Officer
Selection Record and Officer  Selection  Brief  did  not  contain  and
reflect the award of two Army Commendations and a  second  Meritorious
Service Medal (MSM).  It is the Board’s opinion that while his MSM was
accomplished in accordance with the time limitations prescribed in the
applicable regulations, it did take an inordinate amount of time to be
approved.  In this respect, we note that the processing of  the  award
in question started in July 2002 and was not approved until May  2003.
While the Board cannot determine what  impact  these  omissions  would
have had on the outcome of the CYO2B Lieutenant Colonel Central Board,
the board is persuaded  that  they  deprived  him  of  full  and  fair
consideration.  In view of the above  and  in  order  to  resolve  any
injustice to the applicant, we recommend that his records 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  Air  Force
Meritorious Service Medal, Second Oak Leaf  Cluster,  for  the  period
22 July 2000 to 10 September 2002, was approved on 11  November  2002,
rather than 16 May 2003, and was filed in his officer selection folder
on ll November 2002

It is further directed that his record, to include the above reference
MSM, the Army Commendation Medal, for the period  13  May  2002  to  9
August 2002, and the Army Commendation Medal, for the period 1 October
2001 to 30 September 2002, be considered for promotion to the grade of
lieutenant colonel by Special Selection Board for  the  Calendar  Year
2002B Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket  Number  BC-2003-
02039 in Executive Session on 10 December 2003, under  the  provisions
of AFI 36-2603:

            Mr. Thomas S. Markiewicz, Chair
            Mr. J. Dean Yount, Member
            Ms. Kathleen F. Graham, Member

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

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 30 May 03, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 24 Sep 03.
      Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 17 Oct 03.






                                   THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
                                   Chair

AFBCMR BC-2003-02039




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 Meritorious Service
Medal, Second Oak Leaf Cluster, for the period 22 July 2000 to 10
September 2002, was approved on 11 November 2002, rather than 16 May
2003, and was filed in his officer selection folder on 11 November 2002.



      It is further directed that his record, to include the the above
referenced MSM, the Army Commendation Medal awarded for the period 13 May
2002 to 9 August 2002, and the Army Commendation Medal, for the period
1 October 2001 to 30 September 2002, be considered for promotion to the
grade of lieutenant colonel by Special Selection Board for the Calendar
Year 2002B Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board.






  JOE G. LINEBERGER

  Director

  Air Force Review Boards Agency