RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2004-00859

            INDEX CODE:  100.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

She be offered continuation to serve as a captain  in  the  Air  Force
until she is eligible for retirement.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her  recent  nonselection  for  continuation  by  the  CY03B   Captain
Selective Continuation  Board  has  left  her  five  months  short  of
sanctuary and ineligible for retirement after completion of almost  18
years of service.  Her current projected date of separation  (DOS)  is
31 August 2004.

In support of her request, applicant’s superior submitted a letter  of
recommendation for continuation.  The applicant’s complete submission,
with attachment, is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the Personnel Data System (PDS) reveals the
applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD)  as  9
January 1987.  Her Total  Active  Federal  Commissioned  Service  Date
(TAFCSD) is 22 June 1994.  She is currently serving on active duty  in
the grade of captain, with an effective date and date of  rank  of  20
March 1998.  The following is a  resume  of  her  Officer  Performance
Report (OPR) ratings subsequent to her promotion to that grade.

            Period Ending    Evaluation

              18 Jan 99      Meets Standards (MS)
              18 Jan 00           MS
               8 Feb 00      Education/Training Report
               4 Jul 00           MS
               4 Jul 01           MS
              15 Jun 02           MS
              15 Jun 03           MS

The  applicant  was  considered  In-the-Promotion   Zone   (IPZ)   and
nonselected for promotion to the grade of major  by  the  CY03A  Major
Central Selection Board, which convened on 5 May 2003.

The  applicant  was  considered  Above-the-Promotion  Zone  (APZ)  and
nonselected for promotion to the grade of major  by  the  CY03B  Major
Central Selection Board, which convened on 8 December  2003.   Due  to
her  second  nonselection  for  promotion,  she   was   eligible   for
continuation.  However, she was not offered continuation by the  CY03B
Captain Selective Continuation Board.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPPPO, recommends the application  be  denied.   DPPPO  stated
that the applicant's Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) of 64P  (Contract
Manager)  did  not  meet  the  eligibility  criteria  established  for
continuation at the CY03B Captain Selective Continuation  Board.   The
applicant will have 18 years of total active  military  service  on  9
January  2005.   Her  mandatory  DOS  of  31  August  2004  puts   her
approximately five  months  short  of  sanctuary  and  ineligible  for
retirement.  The applicant is not eligible to return to  the  enlisted
ranks due to a break in service.  Although  the  applicant’s  director
supports continuation, her AFSC was not identified as critical to  the
needs of the Air Force for  retention.   If  the  Board  approves  the
applicant’s request,  DPPPO  recommends  the  applicant’s  records  be
corrected to show she was offered continuation to 20 years of TAFMS or
until eligible for a normal (20 year) retirement.  The  HQ  AFPC/DPPPO
evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant reviewed the advisory opinion and indicated that she  is
a fully qualified Acquisition Professional Development Program  (APDP)
Level III in  contracting  certified  contracting  officer.   She  was
selected as the Air Force  Materiel  Command  Outstanding  Contracting
Officer of the Year 2003, CGO, Systems level.  She has dedicated  over
half of her life to the Air Force, which includes her  enlisted  time,
ROTC, an educational delay and commissioned time.  She was  handpicked
to be a Logistics Group Executive Officer and an  Acquisition  Manager
at the Air Force Personnel  Center.   She  attended  Squadron  Officer
School in-residence  and  has  a  Master  of  Business  Administration
degree.  She has held key positions where she has supervised and led a
flight and squadron.   The  Evaluation  Reports  Appeal  Board  (ERAB)
considered and denied the applicant’s  request  to  have  her  Officer
Performance Report (OPR),  closing  15  June  2002,  replaced  with  a
reaccomplished report.  She believes her record  does  not  accurately
reflect all of her achievements.

In support of her request, the applicant submits a copy of her  appeal
to  the  ERAB  and  the  ERAB  decision.   The  applicant’s   complete
submission, 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 timely filed.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the
existence of error or injustice.   The  applicant  is  requesting  her
records be corrected in a manner that  would  enable  her  to  retire.
After thoroughly reviewing the  evidence  of  record  and  noting  the
applicant’s contentions, we believe she was denied fair and  equitable
consideration  for  promotion  to  the  grade  of  major,  her  second
nonselection, which established a mandatory date  of  separation.   We
note  that  the  applicant  has  provided  documents  supporting   the
replacement of her Officer Performance Report (OPR), rendered for  the
period 5 July 2001 through  15  June  2002.   In  our  review  of  the
statements, we note that the rater and additional rater indicated  the
cited OPR does not accurately reflect the applicant’s achievements and
that  they  unintentionally  omitted  service  school  and   commander
recommendations at the time they rendered the report.  Having no basis
to question their integrity, we believe  replacing  the  cited  report
with the reaccomplished report provided is warranted.

4.  In view of the above determination, and noting that the  applicant
is in close proximity of reaching sanctuary, we  believe  that  action
should be taken to allow her to remain on active duty in order for her
to be considered for promotion by the next regularly  scheduled  major
selection board as an above-the-promotion zone (APZ)  eligible,  which
would also place her in the sanctuary for  retirement.   In  order  to
accomplish this end, one of her nonselections  should  be  set  aside.
Accordingly, we recommend the applicant’s 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:

      a.  The Company Grade Officer Performance Report (OPR), AF  Form
707B, rendered for the period 5 July 2001  through  15 June  2002,  be
declared void and removed from her records;  and,  the  reaccomplished
OPR, signed by the reviewer on 17 June 2002, be accepted for  file  in
its place.

      b.  She was not considered for promotion to the grade  of  major
by the Calendar Year 2003B Major Central Selection Board.
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The following members of the  Board  considered  this  application  in
Executive Session on 23 June 2004, under the  provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

                  Mr. Thomas S. Markiewicz, Chair
                  Ms. Cheryl V. Jacobson, Member
              Mrs. Barbara R. Murray, Member

All members  voted  to  correct  the  records,  as  recommended.   The
following documentary  evidence  was  considered  in  connection  with
AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2004-00859.

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 5 Mar 04, w/atch.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPO, dated 21 Apr 04.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 30 Apr 04.
   Exhibit E.  Letter from Applicant, dated 18 May 04, w/atchs.




                                   THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
                                   Chair



AFBCMR BC-2004-00859




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:

            a.  The Company Grade Officer Performance Report (OPR), AF
Form 707B, rendered for the period 5 July 2001 through 15 June 2002,
be, and hereby is, declared void and removed from her records; and,
the reaccomplished OPR, signed by the reviewer on 17 June 2002, be,
and hereby is, accepted for file in its place.

            b.  She was not considered for promotion to the grade of
major by the Calendar Year 2003B Major Central Selection Board.




            JOE G. LINEBERGER
                                        Director
                                        Air Force Review Boards Agency

Attachment
Reaccomplished OPR