RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2004-03036
INDEX NUMBER: 131.03
XXXXX COUNSEL: NONE
XXXXX HEARING DESIRED: YES
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
She receive supplemental promotion consideration for the Fiscal Year 2005
(FY05) Line and Health Professions Lieutenant Colonel Position Vacancy (PV)
Promotion Selection Board.
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THE APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
Although her senior rater submitted a Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF),
AF Form 709, to the Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC) recommending her
promotion, she was not considered for promotion.
In support of the appeal, applicant submits a statement from the
Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge (NCOIC), Promotions and Testing, of her
Military Personnel Flight (MPF); a records transmittal, dated 21 April
2004; the Federal Express routing slip and tracking results, and the PRF
prepared for the FY05 board.
The NCOIC, Promotions and Testing, states, in part, that applicant was one
of five individuals who had their PRFs transmitted to ARPC on 21 April 2004
for the FY05 board. While two of the five individuals were selected for
promotion, the applicant and two other individuals were not considered for
promotion because their PRFs were not received by ARPC.
Applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
Applicant is serving in the Air Force Reserve in the grade of major.
A Records Transmittal/Request, dated 21 April 2004, indicates that on that
date, a PRF prepared on the applicant for the FY05 board was sent to
ARPC/DPBA, Denver, Colorado. A Federal Express tracker indicates the PRF
was received in Denver, Colorado on 22 April 2004.
The Fiscal Year 2005 (FY05) Line and Health Professions Lieutenant Colonel
Position Vacancy Promotion Selection Board convened at ARPC, Denver,
Colorado, on 14 June 2004. The FY05 board did not consider applicant
because her PRF had not been received by ARPC/DPB.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
ARPC/DPB recommends the application be denied and states, in part, that
applicant could not have met the promotion board because his (sic)
nomination (AF Form 709) was not received by ARPC/DPB prior to the
convening of the selection board.
The ARPC/DPB evaluation is at Exhibit B.
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APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
Her organization and leadership did everything in their power to ensure her
records met the board. Her package was sent via Federal Express and was
received in Denver on 22 April 2004, along with other packages in a single
parcel. Mysteriously, her PRF and two others were not provided to the
board. An administrative mistake occurred in Denver for which she is being
penalized. She is currently functioning in a lieutenant colonel position
because her leadership has the faith and trust that she can and will
execute the duties as a more senior officer. Her records are superior and
she has never missed a day of duty. She has earned the right to meet the
board and should not have her reserve career destroyed by an administrative
error made by someone other than herself.
Applicant’s complete response 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. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the
existence of error or injustice. In this respect, we note that almost two
months prior to the FY05 board convening, applicant’s servicing Military
Personnel Flight (MPF) forwarded her PRF, along with the PRFs of four other
eligible officers, to ARPC via Federal Express (FedEx). A FedEx routing
slip indicates the package was received in Denver on 22 April 2004;
however, ARPC/DPB indicates they never received applicant’s PRF prior to
the convening of the FY05 board. We find this incredulous in view of the
indisputable evidence substantiating the package was received at ARPC prior
to the board convening, and considering that two of the five PRFs
transmitted to ARPC in the same package were received by ARPC/DPB. In view
of this, 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 the attached Promotion
Recommendation Form (PRF), AF Form 709, prepared for the Fiscal Year 2005
(FY05) Line and Health Professions Lieutenant Colonel Position Vacancy (PV)
Promotion Selection Board, was accepted for file on 22 April 2004.
It is further recommended that her record, to include the attached
Promotion Recommendation Form, AF Form 709, signed by Colonel Close, be
considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel, Air Force
Reserve, by a Special Review Board (SRB), and her records be evaluated in
comparison with the records of officers who were and were not selected by
the FY05 Line and Health Professions Lieutenant Colonel PV Promotion
Selection Board, and if recommended for promotion by the SRB, the Air Force
Board for Correction of Military Records be advised of that recommendation
at the earliest practicable date so that all necessary and appropriate
actions may be completed.
If she is not recommended for promotion by the SRB, the office of primary
responsibility advise her accordingly.
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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC-2004-03036
in Executive Session on 2 November 2004, under the provisions of AFI 36-
2603:
Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
Mr. Gregory A. Parker, Member
Mr. James W. Russell, III, Member
All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The following
documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 16 Sep 04, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Letter, ARPC/DPB, dated 30 Sep 04, w/atch.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 1 Oct 04.
Exhibit D. Letter, Applicant, undated, w/atch.
RICHARD A. PETERSON
Panel Chair
AFBCMR BC-2004-03036
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 XXXXX, be corrected to show that the attached Promotion
Recommendation Form (PRF), AF Form 709, prepared for the Fiscal Year 2005
(FY05) Line and Health Professions Lieutenant Colonel Position Vacancy (PV)
Promotion Selection Board, was accepted for file on 22 April 2004.
It is further directed that her record, to include the attached
Promotion Recommendation Form, AF Form 709, signed by Colonel Close, be
considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel, Air Force
Reserve, by a Special Review Board (SRB), and her records be evaluated in
comparison with the records of officers who were and were not selected by
the FY05 Line and Health Professions Lieutenant Colonel PV Promotion
Selection Board, and if recommended for promotion by the SRB, the Air Force
Board for Correction of Military Records be advised of that recommendation
at the earliest practicable date so that all necessary and appropriate
actions may be completed.
If she is not recommended for promotion by the SRB, the office of
primary responsibility advise her accordingly.
JOE G. LINEBERGER
Director
Air Force Review Boards Agency
Attachment:
PRF
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