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AF | BCMR | CY2004 | BC-2003-03741
Original file (BC-2003-03741.DOC) Auto-classification: Approved

                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:                       DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-03741
                                       INDEX CODE:  131.03
      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX                      COUNSEL: NONE

      XXXXXXXXXXXXX                     HEARING DESIRED:  NO

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His records be considered by a Special Selection Board (SSB) for  the  CY00A
(17   Jun   00)   (P0600A)   Colonel   Central   Selection   Board    (CSB).
_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was awarded the Airmen’s Medal (AM) on 12 May 2003 for heroic  action  he
performed on 23 March 1994.  The recommendation for his award was  submitted
in 1994; however, due to political constraints at that time,  his  award  of
the AM was delayed.  Efforts over the years to readdress the situation  were
unsuccessful until 2003, when the decoration was approved.   His  AM  should
have been in his P0600A Officer  Selection  Record  (OSR)  for  the  board’s
review.

In support of his application, the applicant provides  copies  of  a  letter
from Pope AFB concerning the award of his AM, the  AM  Order,  AM  Citation,
and AM Certificate.  The applicant’s complete  submission  with  attachments
is at Exhibit A.
_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a Regular Air Force officer currently serving in the  grade
of lieutenant colonel with an effective  date  and  a  date  of  rank  of  1
December 1995.  His Total Active Federal Military Service  Date  is  30  May
1979.  The following is a resume of the applicant’s performance ratings:

      PERIOD ENDING                     OVERALL EVALUATION

       2 Dec 92 (Major)                            MS
      21 Jan 94                                    MS
      29 Jun 94                                    MS
      10 Mar 95                                    MS
      10 Mar 96 (Lt Col)                           MS
      10 Mar 97                                    MS
      10 Mar 98                                    MS
      10 Mar 99                                    MS
      31 Jan 00                                    MS
       1 Feb 01                                    MS
       1 Feb 02                                    MS
       7 Jun 02                                    MS


The applicant was considered and nonselected for promotion to the  grade  of
colonel by the Colonel CSBs, which convened on  17  June  2000,  3  December
2001, 3 December 2002, and 27 October 2003.
_________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO  recommends  denial.   DPPPO  states  they  do  not  support  the
applicant’s contention that the AM should be filed in  his  P0600A  OSR  for
the CSB that convened on 17 July 2000.  Although the  closing  date  of  the
decoration is 23 March 1994, the special order awarding him  the  decoration
was published on 12 May 2003.  In accordance with  published  guidance,  the
decoration award authority announces it’s final decision when  approving  an
award by publishing special orders.  Thus, with a 12 May  2003  order  date,
the citation would not have been included in his selection folder nor  would
it be reflected in the personnel data system at the time the  CSB  convened.
The AM was not a matter of record when the CSB convened  on  17  July  2000.
The DPPPO evaluation is at Exhibit C.
_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force Evaluation was forwarded  to  the  applicant  on  19
December 2003, for review and comment within 30  days.   As  of  this  date,
this office has received no response.

_________________________________________________________________

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 injustice warranting  corrective  action.   After  reviewing
the evidence presented, the Board is of the opinion  that  approval  of  the
requested relief is appropriate.  The  applicant  contends  that  he  should
receive SSB consideration for promotion to colonel based  on  the  excessive
delay it took for approval of his award of the  Airman’s  Medal.   We  agree
that the period of time, 23 March 1994 to 12 May 2003,  is  an  unreasonable
delay for processing  and  approval  of  the  award,  even  considering  the
political constraints in place during that timeframe.   The  Board  believes
the applicant should not suffer from the miscalculations of  the  Air  Force
and therefore, we believe the records should be corrected in  favor  of  the
applicant.  Therefore, it is the Board’s opinion that in  order  to  provide
the applicant fair and equitable relief, his records should be corrected  as
indicated below.

_________________________________________________________________

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air  Force  relating
to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that  as  an  exception  to  policy,  the
Airman’s Medal for exemplary courage and heroism he displayed  on  23  March
1994 was awarded on 2 May 2000, rather than 2 May  2003,  and  the  Airman’s
Medal was accepted for file in his Officer  Selection  Record  (OSR)  on  or
before 16 July 2000.

It is further recommended that his record, to include  the  Airman’s  Medal,
be considered for promotion to the grade of  colonel  by  Special  Selection
Board for the Calendar Years 2000A, 2001B, 2002B, and 2003B Colonel  Central
Selection Boards and any subsequent boards for which  the  above  award  was
not a matter of record.

_________________________________________________________________

The following members of the Board considered this application in  Executive
Session on 11 March 2004, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Michael K. Gallogly, Panel Chair
      Mr. Joseph D. Yount, Member
      Ms. Renee M. Collier, Member

All members voted to correct the records,  as  recommended.   The  following
documentary evidence for AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2003-03009 was considered:

      Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 4 Nov 03, with attachments.
      Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/ DPPP0, dated 16 Dec 03.
      Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 19 Dec 03.




                                                   MICHAEL K. GALLOGLY
                                                   Panel Chair


AFBCMR BC-2003-03741




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 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, be corrected to show that as an
exception to policy, the Airman’s Medal for exemplary courage and heroism
he displayed on 23 March 1994 was awarded on 2 May 2000, rather than 2 May
2003, and the Airman’s Medal was accepted for file in his Officer Selection
Record (OSR) on or before 16 July 2000.

      It is further directed that his record, to include the Airman’s Medal,
be considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by Special Selection
Board for the Calendar Years 2000A, 2001B, 2002B, and 2003B Colonel Central
Selection Boards and any subsequent boards for which the above award was
not a matter of record.





  JOE G. LINEBERGER

  Director

  Air Force Review Boards Agency

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