RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-02254
            INDEX CODE:  131.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The 1988 through 1999 entries in  the  assignment  history  portion  of  his
Officer Pre-Selection Brief (OPB) be corrected to reflect his  correct  duty
history and that he be considered for a position vacancy (PV)  promotion  by
a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03)  Reserve  of
the Air Force (ResAF) Colonel PV Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The assignment history portion of his  Officer  Pre-selection  Brief  (OPSB)
shows Civil Engineer and Civil Engineering Staff Officer from  1988  through
1999.  Upon review, the Military Personnel Flight (MPF) reversed  additional
incorrect data and added a missing upgrade  to  his  AFSC.   This  may  have
impacted the FY03 Colonel board results.   The  MPF  stated  that  the  duty
titles are not changeable and  the  Officer  Performance  Report  (OPR)  job
description and duty title takes precedence over any other documents.

The following is a summary of changes the applicant requested; however,  the
MPF did not change:

990503  Civil Engineer                    to    IMA  CH  Housing  Investment
Branch
980717  Civil Engineering Staff Officer  to   IMA Ops Flight Commander
979717  Civil Engineering Staff Officer  to   IMA CH Ops Flight
930701  Civil Engineering Staff Officer  to   IMA CH Maintenance Engineer
890621  Civil Engineering Staff Officer  to   IMA CH Operations Branch

The MPF made the following changes in July 2003:

981231 OPR shows a 32E3C at this point in time and  assigned  to  42nd  CEG,
not 32E4 and ILEO HAF HQ at Maxwell

920717 duty AFSC upgrade never entered, 5511 to 5516 missing from record



890621 CE Director Operations & Maintenance, dual-hatted  both  CM  and  WB,
missing CM

880430 missing duty title - Assistant Chief Requirements

Applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving in the Air Force Reserves  in  the  grade
of lieutenant colonel with a date of rank (DOR) of 1 September 1999.

The applicant was nominated for consideration by the FY03 Line  and  NonLine
USAFR Colonel Position Vacancy (PV) Selection Board, which  convened  on  21
October 2002 and was not selected.

The applicant’s current duty history from MILMOD reflects the following:

FUNC     DUTY            CMD                              MAJ   ORGANIZATION
DUTY
ACCT    EFF DT  DAFSC LVL  DUTY TITLE                ID  NO  KNDTYPDET   LOC
CC

7101AA  020219  32E4  DJ  DEP  DIR  ENVIRONMENTAL  MGT   39   00   ZBLDO0000
TAYZ51
        010531  32E4  HQ  CHIEF  OF  PROGRAM  MGT        0N   00   HAFHQ0000
TAYZ51
1013RS  990830  32E4  HQ  CHIEF  OF  PROGRAM  MGT        0N   00   HAFHQRE11
TAYZ51
1751H1  990503  32E4   HQ   CIVIL  ENGINEER              0N   00   HAFHQILE0
TAYZ51
000000  970617  32E3C WB  IMA FOR CHIEF  OF  OPS  FLT    0J   00   CEGSQ0000
PNQS01
44E000  940928  32E3C WB  CIVIL  ENGINEERING  STF  OFC   0J   00   CEGSQ0000
PNQS01
44EO00  920717  5516  WB  CIVIL  ENGINEERING  STF  OFC   OJ   05   CEGSQ0000
PNQS01
44E000  890621  5511  CM  DIRECTOR OF  OPS  AND  MAINT   1M   00   CEGSQ0000
PNQS01
000000  880430  5511  WB  ASST  CHIEF  REQUIREMENT  SEC  0H   32   CEGSQ0000
MXQW25
442000  840601  552SG WB   ASST  CHIEF  LOGISTICS        OH   32   CEGSQ0000
MXRD25
442000  830715  5521G  UN   GENERAL  ENGINEER            OH   32   CEGSQ0000
MXRD25
440300  821229  5525D WB  CH INDUST  ENGRG  ANALY  BR    0Q   16   CEGSQ0000
MQNAP0
440300  810721  5525D WB  CH  INDUST  ENGINEERING  B     0Q   16   CEGSO0000
MQNAP0
440300  790901  5521D  WB   INDUSTRIAL  ENGINEER         9J   33   CEGSQ0000
MAHG28

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/DPB recommended denial.  They indicated that the MPF has  already  made
the  requested  corrections,  although  they  question  the   accuracy   and
justification for these  corrections.   If  the  officer  had,  at  minimum,
reviewed his OPB prior to the October 2002 board, he would  have  noted  any
discrepancies and corrected them.   Regardless  of  the  applicant’s  stated
date of discovery of July 2003, the purported issue has existed  since  1988
(applicant’s statement).  More than 10 years has passed  since  the  initial
“problem.”  Due diligence on  the  part  of  the  officer  would  reasonably
suggest the problem would have been discovered many years ago.

The evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant reviewed the evaluation and indicates that he appreciates  the
review into his duty history and requests replacing  990503  Civil  Engineer
entry with Branch Chief, IMA Housing Investment.  If this is  not  possible,
the MPF’s current  adjustments  to  his  duty  history  are  significant  by
themselves, which ARPC/DPB feels should have been  addressed  prior  to  the
Colonel Board.

Applicant’s response, with attachments, is at Exhibit E.

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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 not timely filed; however, it is in  the  interest
of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.    Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to  demonstrate  the
existence of an error or  an  injustice.   After  thoroughly  reviewing  the
applicant’s submission, we are not persuaded that the  applicant  should  be
provided SSB consideration for promotion to the Reserve grade of  lieutenant
colonel.  The Air Force indicates that the MPF made several  corrections  to
the applicant’s duty history, however,  they  questioned  the  accuracy  and
justification for the corrections.  We note the letter provided  in  support
of his application, however, we are not  persuaded  this  substantiates  his
request.  Nor are  we  persuaded  that  he  showed  due  diligence.   If  he
reviewed his OPB prior to the board, he would have noted  any  discrepancies
and corrected them.  As noted by ARPC/DPB, an OSB is a short summary  of  an
officer’s career.  It is not a complete picture.   When  a  question  arises
during a selection board concerning  any  difference  between  the  OSB  and
information contained in OPRs, board members are instructed that the OSB  is
a summary and may not match OPR information.  The OPR portrays what job  the
officer held and how well the officer accomplished that  job.   The  measure
of the officer’s accomplishments is located with the OPR, not the OSB.    In
addition,  the  applicant  had  approximately  five  months  prior  to   the
convening of the boards to examine his OPB for  completeness  and  accuracy.
If errors were found, he could have taken corrective  action  prior  to  the
selection boards, not after.  Therefore, in the absence of evidence  to  the
contrary, we find no compelling  basis  to  recommend  granting  the  relief
sought.

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented  did  not  demonstrate
the existence of an error or an 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-
02254 in Executive Session on 22 January 2004, under the provisions  of  AFI
36-2603:

                 Mr. Michael K. Gallogly, Panel Chair
                 Mr. Gregory H. Petkoff, Member
                 Mr. Albert Ellett, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 7 July 2003, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, ARPC/DPB, dated 31 July 2003.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 22 August 2003.
   Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, dated 18 September 2003
                 w/atchs.




                       MICHAEL K. GALLOGLY
                       Panel Chair