RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-02210
            INDEX CODE:  131.00
            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be retroactively  promoted  to  the  grade  of  colonel  based  upon  the
position vacancy he occupied during the October 2001 promotion board; or  in
the alternative, he be considered for promotion to the grade of  colonel  by
Special Selection Board (SSB) for the Fiscal  Year  2002  (FY02)  Air  Force
Reserve Line and Nonline Colonel Selection Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His Officer Preselection Brief (OPB) did not include Air War College in  the
Professional Military  Education  section.   His  duty  title  as  Inspector
General (IG) was in conflict with other documents and may have  been  missed
by the  board.   His  Promotion  Recommendation  form  (PRF)  stated  Deputy
Commander as his duty title.  While he was a Deputy Commander  at  the  time
the PRF was written, he was actually the IG when the  promotion  board  met.
The PRF ranked him 5th of 22 Definitely Promotes (DPs)  in  a  field  of  65
lieutenant colonels.  The promotion board results should show that  most  of
the lower ranking DPs were actually promoted.

His last Officer Performance Report (ROP) lists his  duty  title  as  Deputy
Commander.  While the ending date is correct, when combined  with  the  PRF,
it is unlikely that the board knew he had been the IG, an 0-6 position,  for
a month.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant was appointed a second lieutenant in the Air Force Reserves  on  1
Jun 77.  He has been progressively promoted to the grade of colonel,  having
assumed that grade effective  and  with  a  date  of  rank  of  30  Jan  03.
Applicant was considered and not selected for  promotion  to  the  grade  of
colonel by  the  FY02  Line  and  Nonline  Colonel  Selection  Board,  which
convened on 15 Oct 01.  He was considered and selected for promotion to  the
grade of colonel by the FY03 Air Force  Reserve  Line  and  Nonline  Colonel
Selection Board, which convened on 21 Oct 01.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/DPB recommends denial.  DPB states that there is  no  position  vacancy
promotion opportunity to the grade of colonel in  the  Air  Force  Reserves.
Promotion to the Reserve grade of colonel is not vacancy based as  promotion
to lower grades can be.  Selection board  members  use  the  "whole  person"
concept when evaluating an officer for promotion to the next  higher  grade.
The applicant's Officer Selection Brief (OSB) was produced "in-board" on  19
Oct 01.  The OSB  contained  completion  of  Air  War  College.   Additional
relevant information became available to the selection board and an  updated
OSB was created.  This OSB was provided to the  board  members  for  use  in
their evaluation of the applicant's potential to serve in  the  next  higher
grade.  The OSB shows the applicant was assigned as  Inspector  General,  12
Sep 01, and was awarded a  primary  Air  Force  specialty  code  (PAFSC)  of
S87G0,  Inspector  General.   His  most  recently  completed  OPR  and   PRF
reflected a duty title of Deputy Commander.   The  OPR  and  PRF  were  both
completed prior to his change of job to IG.  Between the start  of  his  new
assignment on 12 Sep 01 and the board convening on  15  Oct  01,  there  was
insufficient time to require an OPR

The OSB contained accurate information concerning his completion of Air  War
College, his new duty assignment, duty history, and AFSC.  His OPRs and  PRF
also reflected accurate information concerning  the  applicant,  based  upon
the knowledge of his senior rater and the assignment the applicant  occupied
at the time those documents were prepared.  No  error  was  present  in  the
applicant's record when considered; therefore, there is nothing  to  appeal.
The DBP evaluation is at Exhibit B.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant provided a recount of his career highlights and  states  that  his
record before the FY02 board reflected an officer that met and  excelled  in
every criteria of objective measurement.  He understands that  "filling  all
squares" will not guarantee a promotion, just as failure to do so, does  not
guarantee one will be passed over.  Under the  "whole  person  concept"  his
record,  when  objectively   evaluated,   contains   unique   and   valuable
achievements  few,  in  any,  officers  can  cite,  and  outright  reveal  a
professional who is competitive at the very highest levels.

Senior leadership informed him there  was  a  quota  on  the  number  of  DP
recommendations that could be  awarded.   Based  upon  his  ranking  of  5th
overall, which was the top 8 percent of  all  officers  in  10th  Air  Force
receiving a  DP,  he  assumed  his  selection  for  colonel  was  a  virtual
certainty.   He  has  since  been  informed  that  senior  raters   had   no
constraints on the number of DPs they could award. Had  he  known  this,  he
would  have  written  a  letter  to  the  board  President  to  ensure   his
qualifications for  advancement  were  readily  discernable.   His  complete
submission is at Exhibit D.

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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.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence of error or injustice.  His contentions are duly noted.   However,
we do not find his  uncorroborated  assertions  sufficiently  persuasive  to
override the rationale provided  by  the  Air  Force.   We  agree  with  the
opinion  and  recommendation  of   the   Air   Force   office   of   primary
responsibility, and adopt their rationale as the basis  for  our  conclusion
that the applicant has not been the victim of an  error  or  injustice.   We
note that the OSB that was  prepared  for  the  selection  board  accurately
reflected his completion of Air War College.  We are not  persuaded  by  his
assertions that the disparity between his current duty title  and  the  duty
title reflected on his OPR and PRF had the potential  to  negatively  impact
selection board members.  Evidence has not been presented which  would  lead
us to believe his record was inaccurate when  considered  by  the  selection
board in question or  that  he  was  denied  fair  and  equitable  promotion
consideration.  Therefore, in the absence  of  persuasive  evidence  to  the
contrary, we find no compelling  basis  to  recommend  granting  the  relief
sought in this application.

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented  did  not  demonstrate
the existence of material error  or  injustice;  that  the  application  was
denied without a personal appearance; and that the application will only  be
reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant  evidence  not
considered with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number  BC-2003-
02210 in Executive Session on 11 Sep 03, under the  provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

      Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
      Ms. Brenda L. Romine, Member
      Ms. Carolyn B. Willis, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 30 Jun 03 w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Letter, ARPC/DPB, dated 18 Jul 03.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 25 Jul 03.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, Applicant, dated 5 Aug 03.




                                   RICHARD A. PETERSON
                                   Panel Chair